Date: October 17th - October 27th, 2024, ONLINE: September 26th - November 7th, 2024

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Akira is obsessed with handheld 'Teztsu' fireworks, which originate in Toyohashi. His son, Yuto, who is neurodivergent, has a talent for drawing pictures but Akira shows no interest in them. One day, Akira falls ill and hospital tests show that he has little time left to live.

Director
Shinya Kawakami
Time
0:25:00
Country
Japan
Genre
Drama
Year
2024
Cast
Naoya Shimizu, Taro Suruga, Miyuki Sato

Director

Shinya Kawakami

He has directed and written the films: "KI-RYU", "Canned Peaches", "The Last Judgment", "Wish Cocktail" starring Jun Kunimura, "GIFT" with Naomi Nishida and "Death and Ghost Travel", a T.V. show written by Yasushi Akimoto which was selected as a Japanese representative for NHK Sundance in 2011.

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Cast

Naoya Shimizu, Taro Suruga, Miyuki Sato

Screening

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2024.09.26 [Thu] - 10.10 [Thu]

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Organizer

Committee for Short Shorts Film Festival Asia

Patronage

J-WAVE

Co-organizer

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Partner

TIFF

Support

Direct. Network systems.