Tofu

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Kaede, a junior high school student, and her tofu maker father have been at odds since she lost her mother. One morning, she heads to the beach where she used to go with her mother. Kaede feels her mother's presence in the sky and releases her pain listening to the azure waves. As she shares memories of her mother with her father, their relationship begins to change.

Director
Hiroyuki Nishiyama
Time
0:14:56
Country
Japan
Genre
Drama
Year
2022

Awards Nominations

Selected at the 26th LA Shorts International Film Festival (2022/America) and 42nd Hawai‘i International Film Festival (2022/America).

Director

Hiroyuki Nishiyama

After his debut as a TV ad director, he works in various fields including filmmaking and the direction of concerts and stage plays. His stage play "In the BOX" was shown in New York in 2015 and 2017 and was chosen as one of the New York Times' "10 Plays and Musicals to Go to." "20dB," the first film he directed, was selected for the golden goblet award's short film category at the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival. It also won awards including top prizes at both domestic and overseas film festivals.

filmarks

Screening

Screenings venue schedule Online Screenings / Ticket Reservation
VenueOmotesando Hills Space O2023.06.23 [Fri] 15:40 – 17:30
VenueOnline Grand Theater2023.06.26 [Mon] – 2023.07.10 [Mon]

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Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

Xperia

Milbon CO., LTD.

Hoppy Beverage co.

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

Indeed Japan K.K.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

TOKYU COPRORATION

its communications Inc.

Digital Innovation Partner

Deloitte Digital

Creative Partners

AOI Pro. Inc.

TYO Inc.

dwarf studios

Media Partners

J-WAVE, Inc.

CONDÉ NAST JAPAN

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

cinemacafe.net

Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

English Media Supporter

Kyodo News Plus

Festival Supporters

MORI Building

Equipment Supporter

LED TOKYO

War and the Power
To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Official Tote Bag

ROOTOTE

Tokyo Tokyo Festival

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