I’ve been fortunate in my life to do what I love to do. The filmmakers’ work you are about to see, they are very passionate about what they do also. So hopefully you like it, and have fun this year at the Short Shorts EXPO.

I thought that short films were just short versions of standard movies.

But now I realize that a short film stands as its own form, not a short version of a long movie.

Please enjoy the art and contents that are packed into each story.

Life is short!

I really love films, especially short shorts. They don’t have any extra padding. They are very similar to the short stories we use for our stand-up, so short films are very helpful to me.

Now, everyone, please enjoy short films and get excited!

Life is Short.

The theme of this festival, NATURE'S WISDOM, is one that is of vital importance to each and every one of us.  As you watch these films, I urge you to open your minds and your hearts to their message of compassion, responsibility and peaceful co-existence among all living creatures.

There are countless different ways that you can make a difference with just one small change in your daily habits.  When you do something simple like recycling waste, or using only recycled or all-natural products, or, best of all, adopting a healthy vegetarian diet, you are not only helping the planet and all the living creatures around you, you're benefiting your own health and well-being.

If each of the 6 billion people inhabiting this earth were to make just a single small change, imagine what the combined effect would be!

The challenges facing our planet are real crises affecting our lives now.  Making a change will not just make your children’s lives better, it will make your lives better.  If we respect our planet and all the living creatures within it, it will give us and our children　back so much more than we can ever imagine.

Enjoy EXPO 2005!

In our world, we all are familiar with music videos and promotional films that combine sounds and visuals.

I believe that short films are one step ahead of these.

Now, I am getting absorbed in the world of short films.

I hope everyone else can also enjoy this world.

Cheers,

Life is Short !

It’s my great pleasure to welcome you to the Short Shorts Film Festival in Aichi in Japan .  I offer this project my whole-hearted support. 

I’ve always believed that our true identity is the inseparability of the environment, our relationships, our physical bodies, our emotions, our minds, our intellects, and our souls. 

The Short Shorts Film Festival will show you how these separate parts of ourselves go to make us who we are.  I give this endeavor my full-hearted support, and with great enthusiasm welcome you to the Short Shorts Film Festival at Aichi EXPO.

It is with great pride that I lend my name and support to the Short Shorts Film Festival.
In times of great adversity in our world, I commend an event that brings together people from all around the world in a peaceful celebration of our earth and the people who inhabit it.

Filmmaking may differ in scale and in style all around the world, but if you see in the program tonight, that outstands differences in style and scales, we all share basically the same human stories, the same experience regardless of where we live, what time we live in, or what our economic and social condition might be.
That is the power of cinema, and you will see a selection of films that I am proud to represent. This line up is the cinematic genius of the world's next generation film greats.

Enjoy the Short Shorts Film Festival Expo 2005.