This program will include a guest appearance on 7.19 (Sat) at 13:40. It will also be screened as part of the Vertical Film Marathon, but there will be no guest appearances during those screenings.

Screening of award-winning films from the Vertical Film Festival co-hosted by Toho and TikTok.

The "TikTok TOHO Film Festival" is a vertical film festival that has been co-hosted by Toho and TikTok since 2021. Its aim is to discover next-generation creators and expand the possibilities within the film industry through the new "form" of vertical cinema. The 2024 festival, its fourth iteration, saw approximately 400 submissions across a wide range of genres.

 

＜Screening Works＞

human wonderland (2024 /Japan / 4 min 14 sec)
TikTok TOHO Film Festival 2024 Grand Prix Winner
Director, Screenwriter, Animation, Music: Issun Saki wa OJI
Video link: TikTok

Mob-Life (2024 /Japan/ 6 min 7 sec)
TikTok TOHO Film Festival 2024 Runner-up Grand Prix Winner
Planning: XU Xinyu
Screenwriter, Director: Haruna TAKAHARA
Producer: Jiahao ZHANG
Production Managers: Yoshika KANZAKI, Minori ICHIMURA
Assistant Director: Masataka NODA
Production Assistants: Keita SUGA, Remi NISHIDA, Kazuto SHIRAI, Tetsushi IKEDA, Ryota ASAUMI
Cinematographer: Rikio UENO
Cinematographer Assistant: Yuya TAKAHASHI
Gaffer: Toshiaki INABA
Lighting Assistants: Rei HIRANO, Ryosuke ABE
Hair & Makeup: Chika KAMESHIMA
Hair & Makeup Assistant: Sakura SONEDA
Stylist: Kiyoshi IKEDA
Casting: Shunichiro KANAI
Sound Recording, MA: Takeshi DOSAKA
Sound Recording: Taisuke SAITO
Offline Editors: Haruna TAKAHARA, Rihito IGARASHI
Colorist: Rikio UENO
Cast: Ryunosuke SHIMAMURA, Mayumi, Suzuna, Sora KAITO, Taro YAMAMURA, Saayana MINASE, Maina CHISA, Hayato MIYAZAKI
Video link: TikTok

Lighthouse Keeper and the Lost Ghost (2024 /Japan /3 min 11 sec)
TikTok TOHO Film Festival 2024 Animation/CG Award Winner
Modeling, Cinematography, Director: Toru KATORI
Sound Recording, MA: Masami UCHIDA
Cast: Hiroki SATO, Rakuho SHITO
Video link: TikTok

Zetsumetsu Meshi(2024/Japan / 8 min 50 sec)
TikTok TOHO Film Festival 2024 Special Award Winner
Director, Editor, VFX: Takayuki HOSONUMA
Screenwriter, Producer: Yuki UCHIDA
Cinematographer: Sora KAWARA
Lighting, Still Photographer: Hiroshi SAEKI
Sound Recording: Kazuki MORIYAMA
Hair & Makeup: Hikaru TAKADA
Stylist: Moyashi NAKAMURA
Production: Tsukasa MIYASHITA, Yuki YOSHIZAWA
Camera Assistant: Haoda ZHOU
Lighting Assistant: Hidetomo SAKUTA
Sound Mixing: Renmei IZUTA
Cast: Amon KABE, Mikoto MIYAZAKI, Miki
Cooperation: Tokyo New Cinema / Tokyo Polytechnic University Tokusatsu Research Club
Production: kotofilm
Video link: TikTok

SIDE STEP GIRL (2023 /Japan / 5 min 32 sec)
TikTok TOHO Film Festival 2023 Grand Prix and Audience Award Winner
Director, Screenwriter: Kazuya MIYATA
Cinematographer, Editor: Shohei MIWA
Music: Hikari KUBOTA
Cast: Mahoko (Merupu)
Video link: TikTok