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A bundle of 23 films featured in JFFLA 2021. Only available in the US.

Advance tickets are $40 until October 3rd. Price increases to $60 from October 4th.

An ambitious work by director Akiyoshi Imazeki that depicts the suffocating atmosphere of Japan in the year 2020 in a psychological manner.

This short film depicts the sense of closure of Japan due to COVID-19 through the episodes of three groups of people.A man picks up shards of glass night after night on a moonlit beach. A mysterious girl lies on the edge of the waves. A policeman at a police box along the beach. A young mother searches aimlessly for her missing daughter, and a man works with her. A young man in a rabbit suit who keeps distributing leaflets to find his missing girlfriend. What exactly is the "girl" that each of these people is searching for...?



2020年の日本の息苦しい空気感を《心象的》に描き出していく今関あきよし監督の意欲作。

コロナ禍(COVID-19)に覆われた日本の閉鎖感を3組の人々のエピソードで描く短編映画。

月夜の浜辺で毎夜毎夜ガラスの破片を拾い続ける男、波打ち際に横たわる謎の少女。海岸沿いの交番の警察官。行方不明の娘を当てもなく探しつつける若い母親、その女性と行動を共にする男。ウサギの着ぐるみを着たまま消息不明の恋人を探すビラを撒き続ける青年。それぞれの人々が探し続けている「少女」とは一体何なのか…!? 


  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    40 minutes
  • Language
    Japanese
  • Country
    Japan
  • Premiere
    USA premiere
  • Rating
    Drama
  • Note
    English Subtitle
  • Director
    Akiyoshi Imazeki
  • Screenwriter
    Hirotoshi Kobayashi
  • Cast
    Sora Ishii
  • Cinematographer
    Hisaki Sanbongi
  • Editor
    Hisaki Sanbongi
  • Production Design
    Akira Ishikawa
  • Sound Design
    Yuji Tan
  • Music
    VJyou and Rina Kohmoto, Hiromi Yanagi