Kentaro Hirase

Roleless

Miyamatsu, who works as a cable-car operator, is also a film extra. Through his different characters he has been living the life of a stranger, only playing that part. Finally he comes face to face with his own life, the one he had lost. Debut film.

Roleless

Miyamatsu, who works as a cable-car operator, is also a film extra. Through his different characters he has been living the life of a stranger, only playing that part. Finally he comes face to face with his own life, the one he had lost. Debut film.

A Hundred Flowers

Diagnosed with dementia, Yuriko's mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son Izumi, memories of the mother feel as vivid as when he lived them. One in particular, when he believed she had disappeared, haunts him terribly.

A Hundred Flowers

Diagnosed with dementia, Yuriko's mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son Izumi, memories of the mother feel as vivid as when he lived them. One in particular, when he believed she had disappeared, haunts him terribly.

Sanpatsu

A boy, who looks out of place, visits a hair salon in a women’s prison where, as part of their job training, inmates cut the hair of regular customers. Under the watchful eyes of the prison officers, haircutting is the only act allowed between the hairdresser and the boy. Despite this, the time spent together is special to them both.

Duality

A son has never met his father. His mother takes him on a journey to make him decide whether to see his father or not. Along the way, they face junctures, just like life. The film never reveals the outcome of the choice. It only depicts the renewed mother-and-son relationship as choices are made.

Happo-en

In our lives, you have to endure moments when you don’t know how to behave. In a Japanese wedding, everything proceeds as planned, but you can’t do something else even if you are bored, and you can’t look displeased because it is an auspicious occasion. At the end, liberation should be awaiting…