Experiencing Interruptions?

MError

One day, a psychoanalyst is visited by a patient who is the spitting image of himself.
Unable to process what is going on, he continues to question the patient, when a startling truth begins to emerge.
A six-minute closed-room drama about identity and family.

  • Tetsuji Muraoka
    Director
  • Tetsuji Muraoka
    Writer
  • Tetsuji Muraoka
    Producer
  • Tetsuji Muraoka
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    MError
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35：1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 11th Japan Serbia Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • 24th Tateshina Highlands Film Festival – Short Film Competition
    Tokyo
    Japan
    2nd Prize
  • Good Vibes International Film Festival 2025

    Winner of 5 Categories
  • Obu Film Festival 2026
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Tetsuji Muraoka

Actor / Filmmaker.
Born in Yamanashi, Japan in 1985, Tetsuji Muraoka received a Ph.D. in Arts and Sciences
from Tohoku University in 2017. After completing the acting training program at the New
National Theatre, Tokyo, he joined Victor Music Arts and has worked across stage and screen.
Since 2020, he has led the family-based creative unit “The Expressive Muraoka Family,”
producing moving image works centered on his own family. His works explore identity,
memory, family relationships, and contemporary communication through experimental
narrative forms.
Working across writing, directing, editing, and performance, his films have been screened
internationally at film festivals and art-oriented programs.

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Director Statement

The title "MError" carries two meanings: "Mirror" and "Me Error." Through this film, I wanted to explore the distortion between the ideal self reflected in the mirror of one's mind and the true self revealed under the light of reality.

We live in an age where opportunities for self-expression have increased, yet at the same time, social media, mediated images, and the gaze of others often make it difficult to stay connected to who we truly are. As conversations about the importance of connecting with others become increasingly common, I felt it was important to first explore the most familiar, yet often the most difficult relationship of all—the one we have with ourselves.

The protagonist struggles between the ideal image he has created of himself and the reality he cannot fully accept. Through the quiet presence of his family, the film portrays both the pain of confronting one's authentic self and the hope found in love and acceptance.

I hope this six-minute chamber drama offers viewers a quiet moment to reflect on themselves and begin a small inner dialogue.