Programs

YouTube: 5/23-

TOKYO【ONLINE 5/19〜】Cinematic Tokyo Program

Online

Special Screening

SAMURAI SWORDFISH

Edo, 1863. Aisuke Kajiki, a young blind swordsman, is entrusted the son of his best friend Toramaru Sakakibara, who is about to join the Shogun's Samurai Unit and promises to train him well. However, after Toramaru's death in battle, Eisuke drowns in a river and is transported in time to present-day Tokyo. Eisuke and his descendant, Ryusei, a college student, go to meet Toramaru's descendant, Taiga, a swimmer. The blind samurai's promise to his best friend in Edo is fulfilled 160 years later in present-day Tokyo through para-swimming.

Director: Hiroki Horanai
Time: 0:24:58
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
Year: 2022

Awards Nominations

Director

Hiroki Horanai

Born in 1985, Japan. Started making films while in junior high school. Graduated from Hosei University. Currently working as a director for Dentsu Creative X. He won the Best Short Award in the SSFF&ASIA Cinematic Tokyo Competition for "Tokyo Comet" in 2018.