Pia Film Festival 1
Nippon Digital ½
PIA is THE event magazine in Tokyo, and since 1977 hosts one of the most important film festivals of aspiring filmmakers. We will present the best of 2006.
Wed., April 18 2007, 22:00
Studierendenhaus
International premiere
Original with English subtitles
Kazuto KODAMA
Dam Girl
The heroine cannot bring herself to waste water when her thoughts go out to her hometown at the bottom of a dam and to her late father. A surreal sense of humor permeates the entire work. The future of this director, with the ability to bring such a peculiar tale to a sound ending, seems bright indeed.
Japan 2005
33 minutes
World sales
PIA Film Festival
Cast
Yumi YANAGI, Tomihiro TAKUMA, Shoichi OSADA, Michiko KATO, Yoichiro FUKUDA
About Kazuto KODAMA
Kazuto KODAMA, born 1976, shot music videos and short films until he gave his film debut with THIS SIDE OF PARTADISE in 2006.
Hiroaki YUASA
Blink
Three different characters happen to be on the same bus. The theme could have become dark and difficult to understand, but within the beautiful, illusory, and comfortable atmosphere of this work, based on the central idea that the ordinary moment is what is important, the result is a visually stunning experience.
Japan 2005
49 minutes
World sales
PIA Film Festival
Cast
Emiri EZURE, Hiroya MORITA, Rikiya OTAKA, Akihito YOSHIIE, Tsutomu OKABE