14th OKINAWA INTERNATIONAL MOVIE FESTIVAL

MURASAKI

Director

Takanori Noda

Country

Japan

Legendary Okinawan rock band "Murasaki" The band was formed in Okinawa in 1970 before its return to Japan, and was led by George Murasaki. They broke new ground・・・

Tyida

Director

Yuji Nakamae

Country

Japan

This film depicts the personal growth of a woman who is betrayed by her loved ones in the city and is tired of life moves to Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, a place w・・・

LOST HORIZON

Director

Tanno Masato

Country

Japan

In 1970, Okinawa of Japan is under the rule of the United States. Contrary to the excitement of Expo'70 on the mainland, the frustration of the oppressed island・・・

DREAM TRAIN

Director

Yusuke Koroyasu

Country

CHINA

Zhong hao,a graduate student in mechanical physics, is doing a magical study that simulates reality at supersonic speeds.When the research was nearing its final・・・

Cinema Kumiodori Kokonomaki

Director

Takeo Miyahara

Country

Japan

"Cinema Kumiodori" is a project which attempts to view Kumiodori, a traditional song and dance performance that has been handed down for about 300 years, with a・・・

Miyata Busters Inc.

Director

Atuya Sakata

Country

Japan

Everything comes to an end. The SME's equilibrium of the long-term fight against space organisms to protect humanity is about to be shattered by "Technology's A・・・

Born Balearic

Director

Lily Rinae

Country

USA/Japan

Ibiza, a World Heritage Site in the Mediterranean Sea, is a renowned party island. In the summer, famous European nightclubs open up and star DJs gather. But DJ・・・

MIRACLE CITY KOZA

Director

Kazuhiro Taira

Country

Japan

In ‘70s Koza, Okinawa during the American occupation, American GIs streamed into town en route to Vietnam, and live music clubs raked in enough nightly cash to・・・

HIROSHIMA PIANO

Director

Toshihiro Goto

Country

Japan

Even after the bombing, the tone of the piano didn't change... The revived tone is beginning to speak to us today. At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945... a single at・・・

Chaz Island Living

Director

Aya Kunitake

Country

Japan

Chaz, an illustrator who has lived in Tokyo since childhood. Chaz has been busy working in Tokyo for four years since he got married. I was cramped every da・・・

WORLD SURF JOURNEY -Shimanto,Japan-

Director

Masataka Kiyono

Country

Japan

A surf documentary that reveals the surf culture that has taken root in various parts of the world. Following the first installment which was set in Hawaii, thi・・・

Are you ready for a mindset that will never sell?

Director

Hayashi Toma

Country

Japan

A music film that chronicles the colorful life of Shigeki Nasu (born in Miyazaki Prefecture), leader of the Okinawan band "Yachimun Shigeki Nasu," through live ・・・

Lively and fun 3 anime program [DINO!][Captain Bal] [Spring Pan Let's Go!]

Director

Jet Inoue, Masanori Numaguchi, SHIN HOSOKAWA, Jet Inoue

"DINO!" Is a swashbuckler of a boy and a crocodile looking for treasure. Animation made by a technique called stop motion animation, and enjoy great music. "Cap・・・

Bamitori

Director

Karin Miyagi

Country

Japan

The Iriomote wildcat is only found on Iriomote Island. The island's youth feel threatened by the fact that traffic accidents are not decreasing. One day, a myst・・・

gazing into the distance

Director

Tomohiro Ureshino

Country

Japan

Aoi, a new editor, moves to the town of Tsubata in Ishikawa Prefecture, where there is the legend of Genpei. Her mission is to retrieve a manuscript from Okada,・・・

Piano in the Wind

Director

SHINSUKE TATSUKAWA

Country

Japan

The town of Misato, Nara Prefecture. 21-year old Yuzu is struggling to make ends meet in a family whose hearts have been torn apart. One day, he meets a woman c・・・

a public servant from galaxy

Director

Shingo Soejima

Country

Japan

"There is a secret in this village ..." A civil servant "Tadokoro" who works at the Kashihara Village Office in Nara Prefecture. One morning, his old friend "Ay・・・

AKANI MONOGATARI

Director

Satoshi Ohkawa

Country

Japan

Aona is an illustrator living in one corner of the city with her older lover, a folklorist Unosuke. They live together in an old apartment, leading a modest but・・・

Silver road

Director

Tsubasa Nishimura

Country

Japan

Ken moves to Tokyo and begins working for a film production company to make the movie "Nanka Tsumaranakunatta yo." However, he becomes busy with his daily life ・・・

Wisdom tooth

Director

Fuka Miyajima

Country

Japan

Living alone without it. Unlike when an infant begins to get their teeth, parents never know when wisdom teeth are coming through. After having her wisdom teeth・・・

8mm Okinawa Revived in Digital

Director

Community people

Country

Okinawa

We are grateful to introduce this popular project. This film will show rare 8mm footage shot by ordinary people in the 1950s to 1970s, along with fanatical comm・・・

Dear Summer Sister

Director

Nagisa Oshima

Country

Japan

A fresh coming-of-age film from director Nagisa Oshima, set in Okinawa in 1972 when it was returned to mainland Japan. This wonderful film looks at the complex ・・・

The Horrible Obsessions

Director

Shin Takakuwa

Country

Japan

At a party held to commemorate the publication of Tsusai Sugawara, the Chairman of the Three Evils Expulsion Association, Tsujimura, a prominent figure in the b・・・

Hiroshima Carp Theater

Director

Hideyuki Tokigawa

Country

Japan

Tired of life in Tokyo, Aimi Okuzaki returns to her hometown of Hiroshima for the first time in six years. The movie theater owned by her grandfather is in fina・・・

Room without sound

Director

Takayuki Nakama

Country

Japan

A room in an old apartment. A delivery man knocks on the door to deliver a package, but there is no answer. The quiet room is littered with objects, with a daug・・・

Beyond the Skies

Director

LIU Zhihai

Country

China

To be or not to be is the question that Beyond the Skies asks. The war film follows a young soldier named Hong Qichen, who trudges through the bloodstained ruin・・・

Flavors Of Youth

Director

Li Haoling, Yi Xiaoxing, Yoshitaka Takeuchi

Country

CHINA, JAPAN

Set in three cities in China, this "gem of a coming of age anthology" weaves together the past and present as young people grow into adulthood with precious mem・・・

Left of Chopin

Director

Yoshino Takemoto

Country

Japan

Main Characters,Rinko and Kentaro dreamed of a bright future as pianists. However, an unexpected ordeal strikes them. The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and foc・・・

Save the Reef -ACT NOW-

Director

Yoshuya Shimasaki

Country

Japan, Australia, China

Climate change and warming are affecting various ecosystems around the world, and coral is no exception. It has suffered enormous damage such as death due to th・・・

Nirai no Oka - A Song of Gondola

Director

Tatsuya Oshiro

Country

Japan

Screened at the 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival. Ryo is a junior high school student that lives in Chatan town in the central part of Okinawa's main is・・・

FURIMUN in Okinawa

Director

Gori

Country

Japan

This film was screened at the 1st Okinawa International Movie Festival. Eisho, who works at a pig farm in Okinawa, is always playing silly games with Masaru and・・・

Bullfight Girl

Director

Hitoshi Maehira

Country

Japan

Located in the central part of the main island of Okinawa, Uruma City has been garnering attention as an area popular for bullfighting. The main character, Tomo・・・

Konna Kikuakari no Yoruni

Director

Sho Matsuda (Hatsukoi Cro-Magnon)

Country

Japan

This is a human-interest comedy centered on the story of Teppei, a young man working in farming, and his childhood friend Satsuki, who has returned to her homet・・・

Early Spring,Kyoto

Director

HIROSHI TODA

Country

Japan

Kenichi Kusuda, who lost his wife six months ago, runs a cafe alone. He lives in her memory, without even trying to bury her ashes. However, one day, when somet・・・

Kyoto Elegy

Director

Kiki Sugino

Country

Japan

Kiki Sugino can do anything having worked as an actress, producer and film director. She has produced a series of films such as Kantai (2011), Hotori no Sakuko ・・・

Jidaigeki wa Shinazu Chanbara Bigakuko

Director

Sadao Nakajima

Country

Japan

Director Sadao Nakajima has built up his film career in Kyoto spanning over half a century. As a filmmaker, Nakajima examines the chanbara (samurai fighting fil・・・