Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2024

12 Short films online screenings set

Expired September 18, 2023 7:00 AM
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Akutagawa, the acclaimed mystery writer, is in serious trouble. His plot twists are clever, his tricks still flawless, yet the author’s recent novels ring lifeless and dull. A young stranger, Naoki, appears at the writer's remote lake-side home with a timely offer. He'll be Akutagawa’s assistant, cooking, cleaning, doing whatever necessary, just to be close to the great author and his work. Most fortuitous of all, Akutagawa finds his young fan has a surprising talent for writing and hires him to ghostwrite his next novel. Yet is everything as lucky as it seems?


  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    Japanese
  • Country
    Japan
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Michiko Mori
  • Screenwriter
    Michiko Mori
  • Producer
    Michiko Mori
  • Cast
    Eiichi Seike, Tairiku Kamizuru
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