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Directed by: Mayumi Kiuchi, Written & Produced by: Kii Shindo, Starring: Shiori Toyama, Umi Yamano, Naomi Akimoto, Hidetoshi Kubota, DP: Hajime Atsuta; Lighting: Tokuhiro Kinoshita, Sound Recording\/Editing\/Design: Daichi Mikasa, Script Supervisor: Chihiro Masuda | 2024 | 22\u201924\u201d | drama | in Japanese with English SDH subtitles | Free!* <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n This is the story of a daughter who has been dominated by her mother. However, it is not a story of hatred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Akiko, the daughter, has lived under her mother\u2019s control, constantly pushed to strive and succeed. Even in her 30s, she continues to live while gauging her mother\u2019s reactions, with no hesitation in falsifying her own feelings to keep the peace. But one night, when her lie about landing a job at a major trading company\u2014a position her mother had desired for her\u2014threatens to unravel, the emotions she had buried deep within suddenly surface. This suspenseful tale portrays the sorrow of a daughter who, even after her mother\u2019s physical presence fades, cannot escape her psychological grip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Director<\/strong> *Please share your feedback on the Japanese shorts to encourage the emerging filmmakers in Japan by leaving a comment on the streaming site, emailing us (info@unoportartfilms.org<\/a>), DMing on SNS, or posting on SNS (tag @oshitori_ball and @unoportartfilms). Thank you!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 10th UPAF Japanese Shorts Official Selection Uno\u2014Sat 1\/11 @11:00 (max 20 ppl) Okayama Premiere. Screened with Reveal Man and So This is WHat It Feels Like… Directed by: Mayumi Kiuchi, Written & Produced by: Kii Shindo, Starring: Shiori Toyama, Umi Yamano, Naomi Akimoto, Hidetoshi Kubota, DP: Hajime Atsuta; Lighting: Tokuhiro Kinoshita, Sound Recording\/Editing\/Design: Daichi … [Read more…]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166,165],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-moie","4":"post-6029","6":"format-standard","7":"has-post-thumbnail","8":"category-2024-japan-short-films","9":"category-165"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6029"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6194,"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6029\/revisions\/6194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unoportartfilms.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n\n
\nMayumi Kiuchi
\nCurrently working at a television network, Mayumi Kiuchi has directed numerous television dramas and is now involved in producing informational programs. This film represents her first step toward fulfilling her long-held dream of becoming a film director. The staff and cast rallied around the project, eager to support her directorial debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n