15th OKINAWA INTERNATIONAL MOVIE FESTIVAL - April 15(Sat) - 16(Sun), 2023

Ransom

Date

17:10 -, Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall A

Director

Atsushi Muroga

A group of five kidnappers, including one Korean, abduct a 19-year-old female college student, then demand a ransom payment from the girl’s father of 100 milli・・・

Origin of Lies “Drawing Song / White Lie”

Date

19:30 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall A

Director

Tomoya Sugioka (Drawing Song), Yuya Taniguchi (White Lie)

Origin of Lies is a short movie project envisioned to produce films by a number of up-and-coming directors on the theme of “lies.” Two films have been complet・・・

Surf Around: Taro Suruga Makes the Rounds of Tanegashima Island

Date

14:20 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Masataka Kiyono

A documentary delving into the culture of surfing – a sport enjoying deep roots around the world. The film focuses on the island nation of Japan, depicting th・・・

Mustache Principal

Date

13:10- , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Shinichi Tani

The background extends from the end of Japan’s Taisho Period (1912-25) to the early Showa Period (1926-89) of Japanese history. At that time, hearing impaired ・・・

A Far Shore

Date

16:40 - , Sunday, April 16　 Tenbusu Hall

Director

Masaaki Kudo

This film was selected for the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival division featuring competition for top prize honors. It received a standing ovation・・・

Kamaishi Ramen Story

Date

14:20 - , Sunday April 16　 Tenbusu Hall

Director

Akiyoshi Imazeki

The setting is the “Ogawa Restaurant,” a ramen shop in Kamaishi (Iwate Prefecture) run by Takeshi Ogawa and his younger daughter Nakayo. Suddenly returning to・・・

Nikko Story

Date

15:40 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Toshihiro Goto

Heaven Official’s Blessing : Tian Guan Ci Fu

Date

12:40 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

The setting is a fictitious version of ancient China. Xie Lian, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Xiang Le, has been granted special powers from Heaven. Continuing・・・

Jiko Dairinin (LINK CLICK)

Date

12:40 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

The “Time Photo Studio” is located in one corner of a busy shopping and entertainment district. It is operated by two young men by the names of Toki (Cheng Xi・・・

Sushi in Ginza

Date

16:00 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall A

Director

Masaaki Kanamori

A science fiction comedy film depicting a time leap backwards into the Ginza, an upscale quarter of Tokyo featuring elegant boutiques, stylish bars, sushi shops・・・

Where Love Goes

Date

19:10 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Fuka Miyajima

Childhood friends Ai Sudo and Sosuke Ito live in a city where love songs resound in Hokkaido. They have been raised together by a foster mother Yumi Sudo, who l・・・

Special screening of Episodes 1 and 2 of Serial Drama W-30 “Drop”

Date

10:20 - , Sunday, April 16　 Tenbusu Hall

Director

Hiroshi Shinagawa

After deciding to become a “delinquent” after admiring delinquent manga, Hiroshi Shinanogawa (Kanata Hosoda) transfers from a private school to the public Kom・・・

Pictures of the Battle of Okinawa (14 Panels)

Date

13:20 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

Atsunori Kawamura

Paintings of the Battle of Okinawa, drawn by the artists Toshi and Iri Maruki, are internationally recognized masterpieces conveying the evils and stupidity of ・・・

HAPPY SANDWICH

Date

10:20 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Tsukasa Kishimoto

The setting is the northern part of Okinawa Island (known as “Yanbaru”). One day, Shogo Manna, who operates a restaurant there, is ordered by Kaminchu (Shinto・・・

This Land is Your Land

Date

10:00 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall A

Director

Naoto Mitake

Eight short films are used to present eight traditions. The format adopted is group performances “linking the present to the past,” based upon insertion of fo・・・

Okinawa Coming out Chronicles “Mama” Katsuki’s Hug-Filled Road Trip

Date

18:30 -, Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

Hiroaki Matsuoka

“For quite some time, I had been thinking about coming out to my dear family.” This documentary is the “coming out” story of Katsuki Mama, the proprietor of・・・

Kaze ga Torinukeru Michi

Date

12:10 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall A

Director

Issei Tanaka

It’s been 10 years since moving from Tokyo to Okinawa. Hikaru Oshiro is desperate to become a singer, while Takashi is desperately trying to raise his daughter・・・

8 mm Okinawa Revived in Digital

Date

10:00 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

People on the street

This popular annual project will appear again this year. Get a deep and fanatic review of the conditions in Okinawa, mostly during the post-war reconstruction p・・・

Ryukyu Cinema Paradise

Date

10:00 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

Ryo Hasegawa

The Shuri Gekijyo has the atmosphere of the post-war period as the oldest existing movie theater in Okinawa, founded in 1950. This theater, which has been built・・・

Shuri Gekijyo Nostalgia

Date

10:00 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

Ryuji Taira

The Shuri Gekijyo is the oldest existing movie theater in Okinawa. Since its opening in 1950, in the ravages of the ground war, it has operated for 72 years wit・・・

Hi Izuru

Date

15:50 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall A

Director

Ryo Matsui

The mangrove takes root and lives where freshwater and seawater mix, and continues to sprout and grow asexually without male or female. This film depicts the ev・・・

Nande kane – Tsurumi: Gae niwa Mada Hayai

Date

10:30 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall A

Director

Atsushi Watanabe

Traditional Eisa provides the motif for this film. Set in Tsurumi Ward in Yokohama City. Every summer, Nakadori Shopping Street holds a Michi Junee festival. It・・・

The Story of Kizuna – Connecting Hearts and Minds

Date

4:00 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

Hiroyuki Fukuda (Nevertheless), Teppei Isobe (The Only Two People in Space), Kazutoshi Inudo (Yukari), Minori Hamada (Late Bloom), Takeshi Sone (The Refrain in Colors)

After the 10-year milestone, it has now been 12 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. The script was extracted from episodes related to “Kizuna” (bonds・・・

Sing Koza Mama! Koza Mothers!!

Date

18:00 - , Saturday, April 15　 Theater Donut

Director

YOSUKE NAKAGAWA

The “Ginten Mamas” decide to participate in a music contest aimed at revitalizing the town of Koza Gintentgai. The members are four women who are busy with wo・・・

Life sucks

Date

18:30 - , Saturday, April 15　 Theater Donut

Director

GORI

Ueno is a new writer for a publishing company in Tokyo who is asked to write a feature for a travel magazine on Okinawa. Rubbished by her sarcastic boss, she re・・・

Tsu.

Date

18:10 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Ü Inose

“I want to give up.” “I want to run away.” Losing, running away, getting hurt, and becoming empty... Yuki is about to graduate amidst a romantic relationsh・・・

The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus

Date

13:30 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall A

Director

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

With the aim of “a fusion of rock and roll and circus,” this live event planned and produced by the Rolling Stones, who also served as hosts, was shot in the ・・・

Leaving the World of Tokyo Entertainers – What I Saw After Leaving Tokyo Behind

Date

16:30 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

Sumiko Adachi

The movie version of the book “Leaving the World of Tokyo Entertainers” by Ganji Honbo of Sorashido, as an “entertainer living in Yamagata.” This is the tru・・・

I AM JAM – Planet of Pizza Crisis! (Silent Film)

Date

10:10 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

Nagiko Tsuji

Jam spends every day at her part time job. Her dream is to someday become the best comedienne in the world. One day, Jam faces a once in a thousand year storm a・・・

Sasakure

Date

15:10 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall B

Director

Kohei Ogane

When at the cusp of getting married in a workplace romance, Mizuki (Kana Satouchi) receives an abrupt cancellation of her engagement and returns to her parent’・・・

Hot Topic! Entanime is Fun!

Date

10:30 - , Sunday, April 16　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Kotaro Ishidate, Takeshi Onaka, Hiroshi Namiki

The YouTube channel “Entanime” was launched in July last year. In addition to skits performed by popular Yoshimoto comedians, the channel also includes origin・・・

Euphrasie=MontagE

Date

16:30 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Satoshi Okawa

Once upon a time, there was an old mechanical doll. One day, Arika, the doll, meets a girl. Arika says, “Who are you?” The girl responds. “I’m Cosette. I wa・・・

Kaedama no Otoko to Onna

Date

16:30 - , Saturday, April 15　 Sakurazaka Theater Hall C

Director

Nobukazu Aoki

A celebrity living in Fukuoka City, Aya Yamaguchi (27), falls off a fishing boat while doing her job and goes to rehab for a broken hip. She goes fishing every ・・・