Salvia
“ Let's make it our secret base! "
Yoshi enjoys his boy’s life.
One day, Yoshi met a beautiful stranger, Salvia. Relationship with father, mysterious old man… Kids’ secret adventure has begun.
the theme of the film is "Symbiosis",
A fantastic story of two children in a town, JAPAN.
This is Japan’s "the 400 blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups)" .
Directed and written by Hiroyuki Oda.
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Hiroyuki OdaDirectorSchoolgirl, Crooked Dances, Duo for John Cage
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Hiroyuki OdaWriterSchoolgirl, Crooked Dances, Duo for John Cage
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Tatsuji YamazakiProducerMiyagino
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Camille SchneiderKey Cast"Salvia"
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Naoki WakabayashiKey Cast"Yoshi"
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Koki OkadaKey Cast"Yoshi's Father"Metropolis
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Family/Children, Arthouse
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Runtime:28 minutes 10 seconds
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Completion Date:April 3, 2020
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Production Budget:25,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Japan
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Country of Filming:Japan
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Language:Japanese
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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This film has not been screening yet
Distribution Information
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Ota City: City Promotion Dept (Please Contact Director Hiroyuki Oda)DistributorCountry: Japan
【 DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY 】
“Hiroyuki Oda” was born on November 4th, 1972 in Tokyo.
He studied at “The Film School of Tokyo” where Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Nobuhiro Suwa taught.
Now H.Oda is a graduate school student (MA), studying Film Education for high school students.
*World-Fest Houston 2018 Platinum Remi, 2020 Silver & Bronze Award Winner
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【 DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY 】
“Schoolgirl” (Director, 2016)
- World-Fest Houston 2018 Platinum Remi Award Winner (Short-Family/Children)
“Danses de travers” (Director, 2018)
- International Independent Film Award 2018 Winter Silver Award (Directing)
- World-Fest Houston 2020 Bronze Remi Award Winner (Graduate School)
“Duo for John Cage” (Director, 2019)
- World-Fest Houston 2020 Silver Remi Award Winner (Performance/Dance)
“Salvia” (Director, 2020)
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2020 Official Selection
- World-Fest Houston 2021 Platinum Gold Award Winner (Short-Family/Children)
~<H.Oda's IMDb>~
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8674228/
~<H.Oda's Official Site>~
https://tokyofilmgarage.wixsite.com/hirooda
"Salvia" has produced for Ota City's memorial movie, with fully City support.
Ota City has many foreign immigrants,
the theme of the film is “Symbiosis” beyond ethnicity.
Building a story influenced by James Joyce's “Dubliners”,
It is a sketch of a child citizen in a fantastic story.
A Japanese Version's new interpretation of
"The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) "