Local Origination Movies
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Morioka, Iwate Prefecture "ALL FOR ONE"
- Director
- Atsushi Watanabe
This film delves into the rugby world, a timely topic as the 2019 Rugby World Cup approaches, in hopes of generating some extra excitement about the World Cup m・・・
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Yamagata,Yamagata Prefecture "How Many Miles to the Sea?"
- Director
- Ryuichi Hiroki
This short film on youth focuses on the stories and human drama of the people left behind in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake—and how each・・・
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Chikuma , Nagano Prefecture "Mystic Shrine Maiden"
- Director
- Takeshi Sone
Toko works as a shrine maiden. Her days are full of joy as she would be called out by the village people to play or sometimes simply savor time with nothing spe・・・
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Katsushika-ku, Tokyo "This Town and Me"
- Director
- Kazuo Nagai
Miki Murata (23) just started working at a production company which produces variety TV programs. She worked as an assistant director on the 30-minute late nigh・・・
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Ayase,Kanagawa Prefecture "roots"
- Director
- Yu Shibuya
“This year’s speech theme will be about roots” The Japanese class is full of enthusiasm ahead of the upcoming speech presentations at the Ayase International・・・
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Hikone,Shiga Prefecture "I Don’t Wanna Meet Nobody"
- Director
- Masaaki Kanamori,Eikichi Soma
This is the story of a wonderland where people turn into "phantoms" when withdrawn. The hero is Umizu, a senior in high school. Filled with bullying by friends,・・・
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Sumoto,Hyogo Prefecture "Old-fashioned Man"
- Director
- Yasutaka Otsugi
Born and raised on Awajishima. Regular office worker Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has never been off the island in this film which depicts half of his life up to marrying ・・・
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Tawaramoto,Nara Prefecture "I"
- Director
- Shinsuke Tatsukawa
Ai Sakai made her way from the town of Tawaramoto in Nara Prefecture to the pinnacle of comedy, the Namba Grand Kagetsu Theater while living an unusual life as ・・・
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Matsue, Shimane Prefecture "Izanagi"
- Director
- Nozomu Kasagi
The port that is closest to God. Mihonoseki, at the eastern end of Shimane Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has been known as the sacred c・・・
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Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture "BENTHOS"
- Director
- Tekko Nogami
In the Takashima area, Takashima is the only island of the four islands of Takashima, Hashima (Gunkanjima), Nakanoshima and Tobishima which are inhabited. The t・・・
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Onna Village,Okinawa "NAGISA"
- Director
- Toshiyuki Teruya
- Country
- Japan
Onna village is located on the western side of the central part of the main island of Okinawa, and is one of the most famous resorts in Japan. Large resort hote・・・
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Aguni, Okinawa "born, bone, boon."
- Director
- Gori
- Country
- Japan
Hitoshi returns home to Agunishima to introduce his new bride Yuko, but when he tells her the real reason for their returning, she is furious. She shouts "I'm g・・・