Living.
Tsugumi is dating a younger man, Tetsu, but Tsugumi has a premonition of a breakup. One day, her best friend Yuno visits Tsugumi's house. Yuno came to see Tsugumi to convey her feelings. Now, Tetsu is also dating a woman of the same age, Kazane. Kazane says, "Break up with Tsugumi." The thoughts of the four men and women are intensely mixed. The days pass by like nothing happened.
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Nobuyuki MorikawaDirector
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Nobuyuki MorikawaWriter
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Tsugumi AkasakaKey Cast"tsugumi"
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Kanade MizunoKey Cast"yuno"
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Tetsurou TatsumiKey Cast"tetsu"
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Kazane NishimuraKey Cast"kazane"
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Hideaki HayashiProduction support
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Nobuyuki MorikawaCinematographer
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Fukuko TokudaProduction manager
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Noriko_NMusic
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WHITE BGMMusic
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Nobuyuki MorikawaProducer
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Runtime:19 minutes 53 seconds
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Completion Date:July 9, 2022
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Production Budget:250,000 JPY
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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:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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LISBOA INDIE FILM FESTIVAL (LISBIFF)Lisbon
Official Selection (Short film category)
"Ice of giraffe" (2024) ninth directed
"Heartbreaking" (2024) eighth directed
"March 12th" (2024) seventh directed
"barren" (2023) sixth directed
"birthday" (2023) fifth directed
"Lightning rod" (2023) fourth directed
"Cross" (2022) third directed/unpublished
"Living." (2022) second directed
"gate" (2022) First directed
Thank you very much for reading.
about "Living." (second directed)
Since my debut work "gate", my philosophical foundation has not changed. The foundation is my personal opinion that images are already eloquent.
My ultimate faith in images is very similar to my direct and complete admiration for silent films.
I believe that the sound (Recording and voicing by a sound engineer) plays the role of helping the fact that the image speaks richly. And how should I, as a filmmaker, respond when I cannot rely on sound (Recording and voicing by a sound engineer)? In other words, what is cinematic? After asking myself what is a silent film and what is a talkie film, I have come up with my own answer: "Living." The reason why I couldn't rely on a voice engineer is simple. Budget problems and lack of connections. However, in the end, I think positively that it was a great opportunity to learn how to arrange environmental sounds, sound effects, and music through trial and error.
Reference works include Jean Vigo "Zero de conduite", John Cassavetes "Faces", Jim Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise", and Yasujiro Ozu's "Tokyo Story".