GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE have been designated as the “Official Navigators”
for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2020!
Their song “You & I” has been named the festival’s official theme song.
SSFF & ASIA 2020 Navigators & with their song “You & I” as the official theme song, a message to everyone from GENERATIONS!
CINEMA FIGHTERS Project has evolved over the past three years.
We’ve watched films where members from LDH starred in, and we’re very impressed by the stories and expressions that are different from feature films and unique to short films.
When we were assigned as the official navigator of this year’s SSFF & ASIA, we watched short films from countries across the world for the first time.
As you can feel from this year’s SSFF & ASIA theme of “(New)Borderless”, various values, perspectives, and messages overflow from every film. Through short films, these made us realize something important afresh and gave us chances to make new discoveries that we have yet thought of.
As the official navigator, we would like to introduce this film festival where one can encounter many of such films and the attractiveness of short films to as many people as possible!
Our song “You & I” contains the message “Our heart is united even in this changing world, even if we’re apart. Let us unite.” The world is facing the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, but we would be very happy if we could bring short films from across the world to everyone in Japan through an online film festival and unite everyone as one, and if filmmakers from all over the world could get together and connect with each other online. Please listen to the song “You & I”, the theme song that supports this new type of film festival.
Our Navigators’ recommended festival program.
Hello there, this is SSFF & ASIA Navigator Alan Shirahama of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
The short film “Black Ghiandola” with it’s incredible cast & staff is exactly the strength of the promise of films that draws people into the cinema. To be able to see short films by Bong Joon-ho & an early short film by Taika Waititi, the director of “Jojo Rabbit,” is a very precious opportunity. I was truly inspired by director Kōji Fukuda’s short film’s cinematic quality shot on only a smart phone! After really getting into it & watching so many short films, I was so surprised when I realized that only an hour had passed!
I think you can spend a really valuable & worthy time in the world of short films. I’d love for everyone to watch these short films.
Alan Shirahama
PROFILE :
In November 2012, he made his major debut as a performer of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
In April 2014, he was chosen as a new performer of EXILE and joined the group.
He carries out activities as both the leader of GENERATIONS and the member of EXILE.
What's more, as an actor, he has appeared in the dramas "SUGARLESS", "GTO", "The King of Novels", "M -beloved one-", and in the movies "Daytime Shooting Star" and "THE CONFIDENCE MAN JP - EPISODE OF THE PRINCESS -".
Furthermore, he also carries out activities as a DJ (music production) and extends his activity scope to other fields.
The Black Ghiandola is a story about a young man risking his life to save a girl he has grown to love, after his family has been 'killed' in an Apocalyptic world of Zombies.
A tale of first love. While waiting for their parents, two boys and a girl meet in the carpark of a rural pub. What at first seems to be a relationship based on rivalry soon develops into a close friendship. We learn that love can be found in the most unlikely of places.
Kôji Fukada /0:07:29/Japan/Drama/2016
In a room full of sunshine, a woman accuses a man. Another woman sits uncomfortably by the
Hey everyone, this is SSFF & ASIA Navigator RYOTA KATAYOSE of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
I was impressed & excited by filmmakers who went ahead & made short films about the new normal in the Corona stricken world.
But I was also able to laugh at a short starring Juliet Binoche about a strict & unyielding traffic cop. Making short films from 5 to 10 minutes, some even without dialogue, that are able to work its way into your heart & mind is truly amazing. One of the biggest qualities of short films is that you can feel like you’re travelling the world by watching them.
Please enjoy the world as only you can through these short films!
Ryota Katayose
PROFILE :
In November 2012, he made his major debut as a vocalist of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
He made his acting debut in the drama "GTO" in 2014. Among his notable works are the dramas "Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom" and "PRAYERS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM", movies "My Brother Loves Me Too Much" and "Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight", the animated film "Ride Your Wave", and others.
In 2019, he was honored as one of "8 Asian Stars: Up Next" by Variety and the International Film Festival & Awards Macao and massively carried out activities in Asia.
In January 2020, he released his first song "Possible" as a solo artist on digital music services. He expands the range of his activities as an artist and actor not only in Japan but also around Asia.
Amandine, an inflexible traffic warden, takes perverse pleasure in punishing every little infraction by handing out a fine. An unexpected event suddenly disturbs her daily routine.
Normally, you would drink a bottle of wine with your friends or family. Assuming you drink at all. But during the Corona confinement, nothing is normal. So a young animator drinks the bottle alone by herself and animates a movie.
Alessandro Marinelli/0:05:08/Italy/Documentary/2020
Quarantine mood documents real life scenes during the quarantine in Rome, looking for the beauty and poetry of reality. I chose to tell the life I saw during the lockdown from my terrace. My eyes tried to capture all that I saw around me, which in the end was also the reflection of what I had inside.
Hi, this is SSFF & ASIA Navigator YUTA NAKATSUKA of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
The short film “Beauty Boys” from France depicts a teenager who lives in a small village. He likes to make himself up but is worried about the way others in the village see him. He shies away from it but an event becomes the key to bring about change. This film made me realize the importance of accepting someone as a person, not just as a man or woman by society.
What we were taught to be “normal” in the way we were brought up, is that really true?
In this way, the Shibuya Diversity Program, with its theme of “Diversity & Inclusion,” made me think hard about accepting the differences that are here in a city with a wide variety of people.
It would make me very happy if this program becomes the catalyst for people to think about these themes.
Yuta Nakatsuka
PROFILE :
He began to learn to dance from an early age and from 2011 served as a back-up dancer for GENERATIONS. He made his major debut as a performer of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE in November 2012.
He serves as a supervisor of EXPG STUDIO, a school nurturing people who want to become artists such as dancers, singers, actors and all types of performers opened by EXILE, who has always been pursuing their dreams, with the desire to provide children with a place where dreams come true. Besides excellent dancing skills, he has a great passion for dance.
He made his acting debut in the movie "HiGH & LOW THE WORST" released in October 2019 and tried his hand at the reading drama BOOK ACT "Geinin Koukan Nikki" for the first time in February 2020.
Apart from his activities as an artist, he is expanding his scope by trying his hand at acting and in other fields.
An older couple experience a blip in an otherwise pretty uneventful marriage when the husband, Fred, avoids embracing retirement , and drifts purposeless around the house with an increasing resentful wife, Doreen. However, when a leaflet lands on his doormat promising to bring joy into his life again, he embarks on a mission to find himself, and put the much-needed magic - and music - back into their marriage. But she’s terrified that his ‘ridiculous’ behaviour will show them both up…
Layla is a 60 year old Syrian refugee and Dreamland Amusement Park cleaner whose life is turned upside down when she meets a young boy, Femi, who teaches her to skateboard.
Florent Gouelou/France/0:17:50/Drama/2019
In a small village, Leo, 17 years-old, has a strong taste for make-up. His big brother, Jules, who fears to be laughed at, stands against this passion. On the night of the open stage, Leo shows up in full drag...
Hi everyone, this is SSFF & ASIA Navigator MANDY SEKIGUCHI of GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE.
THE Cinematic Tokyo Program shows the allure & appeal of Tokyo as seen through the eyes of directors from Japan & around the world.
My reaction was that I was able to “re-discover Tokyo.”
The little everyday scenes that we don’t realize turn into an incredible cinematic world through the hands of others.
Though I may have been living here for a long time, I felt refreshed when I was shown places that I had taken for granted.
I felt that this was a program full of short films that made me want to travel throughout Tokyo again. I’d love for everyone to see this too.
Mandy Sekiguchi
PROFILE :
In November 2012, he made his major debut as a performer of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
In April 2014, he was chosen as a new performer of EXILE and joined the group.
In 2016, he also started carrying out activities as a member of the hip-hop unit "HONEST BOYZ®" together with NIGO®, EXILE NAOTO, VERBAL and SWAY.
As an actor, he appeared in the dramas "Secret x Heroine Phantomirage!" and "Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare Mania" as well as the movies of "HiGH & LOW" series, "PRINCE OF LEGEND" and other works.
Apart from his activities as a member of GENERATIONS, EXILE and HONEST BOYZ®, he has also been appearing in variety shows and recently working as an actor. He expands the range of his activities to various fields.
Heartbroken, Matthew, an American art curator, wanders daydreaming through a maze of artworks in his hotel in Tokyo. That is, until he has a surreal encounter.
Set against the backdrop of the foreign world of Tokyo, two young lovers are separated when one accidentally boards the last train without the other. With a dead phone battery, and unaired tension, Lucas and Lindsay's relationship is tested as they learn that communication is the only thing that can bring them back together.
Ben Suzuki /0:16:15/Japan/Drama/2020
Kento is selected by a team to promote a partnership with a Singapore company. One day, he is left with a job to attend President Kwang who comes to Japan. He is confused by her cold attitude. As two of them see the sights in Tokyo, they find a small change in their hearts to each other.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR NAVIGATOR
SSFF & ASIA Navigator RYUTO KAZUHARA of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE checking in here.
The CG Animation Program of the film festival is totally different from my favorite American comics but I feel like I made a new discovery. The worlds that were depicted by directors, not only from Japan & the U.S., but also from around the world were truly wonderful. I was drawn into the many means of expression that is unique to CG animation. I felt excited & thrilled by the films that showed the future. I was also moved by how the inner emotions were depicted in stories about our real world Please experience the world as seen only through stories created by CG Animation.
Ryuto Kazuhara
PROFILE :In November 2012, he made his major debut as a vocalist of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE. In recent years, he has also extended his activity scope beyond group activities. As a solo artist, he released his digital single "Nostalgie" in October 2019 and another digital single "Mou Ichido Kimi to Odoritai" in March 2020.
In a place much like Japan, the protagonist escapes the negative effects from an entity which she had noticed as she grew, and return for recovery.
A young boy who loves to draw and build ferris wheels encounters strange creatures that turn his life upside down.
Bruno Collet/0:12:02/France/Animation/2019
Recently, Louis, painter is experiencing strange events. His world seems to be mutating. Slowly, furnitures, objects, people lose their realism. They are destructuring, sometimes disintegrating …
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR NAVIGATOR
Hi, this is HAYATO KOMORI of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE
The Hikari TV Award in the Japan Competition is given to the Japanese director whose film best illustrates originality & great possibilities for the future. The short films that have won the award are just as good are even better than feature films.
There’s a rhythm & speed in the development of the story in the short films that you don’t see in feature films. That’s what is so fun about short films. There’s a strange sense of elation that comes from watching a scene right out of our own lives in anywhere from as short as 5 minutes to no more than 25 minutes. I’d be very happy if you could also experience these kinds of sensations & when you do, please let me know your reactions & feedback!
Hayato Komori
PROFILE :In November 2012, he made his major debut as a performer of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE.
His MC skills are particularly strong in the group and in recent years has been serving as MC of radio programs. From April 2020 he serves as the MC of TOKYO FM "SCHOOL OF LOCK!".
As an actor, he made his debut in the movie "HiGH & LOW THE WORST" released in October 2019 and tried his hand at the reading dramas in BOOK ACT "Geinin Koukan Nikki" put on stage in January and February of 2020. He is now active in many fields as an artist, actor and radio MC.
Yoko wishes to become the “bad kid” but she is trapped in her little book store. One day, she falls in love with a phrase written by a novelist, and starts to plan a very innocent and mindless crime, which becomes an everyday prank towards a joyful life.
A girl encounters an android on the street. She finds something strange about the experience and decides to follow the android to give it a "message."
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR NAVIGATOR
Hi, this is SSFF & ASIA 2020 Navigator, REO SANO of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE. The U-25 project, a program that features short films under 5 minutes made by directors under 25 years old.
I was very impressed by the films made by directors the same age or younger than myself. A short using music & animation to show the inner feelings of turmoil, a futuristic story about humans & robots in co-existence, & an excellently comedy made by a junior high student! That we can experience emotions & a connection through the drama from films in just under 5 minutes is truly wonderful & amazing.
I’d like for everyone to see & feel this youthful energy & please give me your feedback!
Reo Sano
PROFILE:In November 2012, he made his major debut as a performer of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE. As an actor, he appeared in the dramas "GTO" and "Inpei Sousa" and played his first leading role in the movie "Rainbow Days" in 2018. He played the son of the heroine (played by Yo Yoshida) in "Hanalei Bay" released in the same year. His ephemeral presence in this movie drew tears from the audience. He is very active not only as an artist but as an actor as well.
This film expresses human life and gloomy feelings by using a drifting black spirit. Finally, the spirit will be fitting inside "me"…In the end, people pick up the things that they think will make them happy. And tend to live surrounded by them to make themselves comfortable. This is human.
Tsukasa Uraham/0:05:00/Japan/Thriller/2020
Two years ago, a man who lost his wife and two-year-old son in a traffic accident. One day, a female household Android from the man's robot production company comes home for a product test. The 30-day TEST of the man and female Android begins.
One day, when a grandmother is cleaning the entrance, her eyes are fixed on a young man who is passing by. The grandma mistakes the stranger for her son.