Program A 10:00~11:30

The Temperature of Time is a fantasy romance short film that explores the changing “temperature” of love as time passes. When familiar affection begins to feel distant, a mysterious clock alters time and forces a couple to confront their feelings anew.

Genre:Romance
Year of Production:2023
Running time:7 minutes
Country of Production：South Korea
Direction, Writing, Cinematography, Lighting, Editing: Kyungrok Kim

Lee Chae-hyun, Yoon Jun-seok

Director　Kim Kyungrok

Kim Kyungrok studied film at Korea National University of Arts. After working in publishing, he began directing short films such as The Mock Test in September (2023), The Temperature of Time (2023), and Let Me Stay for Today (2023). His works have been screened and awarded at various international film festivals.

Noda Aima, who spends every day without seeing any hope, unexpectedly reunites with her high school classmate, Hamazuna Chinatsu, in front of a convenience store one day. However, she was supposed to have died ten years ago.

Genre: Drama
Year of Production: 2025
Running time: 7 minutes
Country of Production： Japan
Direction, Writing, Editing： Marina Arisato
Cinematography: Yuto Kaneda
Music: Chiko Nakano

Tsubasa Okuno, Yuka Sueyasu, Yurika Hashimoto

Director　Marina Arisato

Marina Arisato is an actor, director, and producer. After studying at Waseda University, she made her feature film debut as the lead in With Love from Koshu-kaido and later directed her first short film Ice-Cream Syndrome. She is also active in music as NOYON (Ba.).

Li Wenwu, deputy head of a real estate company, provided a credit guarantee for his classmate Jin Liguo’s “Hong Kong Indoor Ice-Snow World” project to secure a bank loan. After Jin absconded with the funds, the company promptly dismissed Li. Upon returning home, he faced his wife’s harsh scolding. Trapped in despair, Li wandered to a park. While borrowing a lighter, he met Foyin, a monk practicing qigong. Their brief conversation offered him a sliver of solace.

Running time: 10 minutes
Country of Production： China
Director: He Wang

Director He Wang

Master of Arts (MA) from The Education University of Hong Kong, Member of the China Society of Dramatic Literature.

I wonder why I am drawn to that light without any reason. On the night of the Nagasaki Lantern Festival, I stood alone in the sea of light once again this year. Suddenly, a familiar high school girl called out to me.
“Why do you come every year?”
That question touches deep within my heart. Reunion with my past self. Someone I couldn’t talk to on that day. The memories that had been frozen begin to move quietly.

Genre: Drama, Youth, Fantasy
Year of Production:2025
Running time:5 minutes
Country of Production：Japan
Direction, Writing: Ryo Matsumura
Cinematography: Kounosuke Suyama
Assistant of cinematography: Kota Miyazoe , Yuki Sakemura
Assistant director: Mark Ikeda
Sound: K.Mutoh
Supervision：Ryosuke Performed by Toshiyuki Tachikawa

Ayu Mori
Kokomi
Ryo Matsumura

Director Ryo Matsumura

Film Director / Actor, CEO of filand.
Born in Nagasaki, Japan. He moved to Tokyo at the age of 21 to pursue acting, appearing in numerous stage plays, films, TV dramas, music videos, and commercials.
In 2020, he began his career as a director and producer. In 2022, Matsumura directed and starred in Ano Toki, Nagasaki (That Time, Nagasaki), a film set in his hometown. Screened at the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum and in Shibuya, Tokyo, all screenings sold out. The film was officially recognized by the Mayor of Nagasaki as a “Nagasaki Revitalization Project” and received the Excellence Award at the Fukui Ekimae Short Film Festival.

Hikari, a university senior whose job search was not going as she hoped, was troubled. Amidst days crushed by vague anxieties and impatience about the future, it was the presence of her university friend Yuto, who was always by her side, that supported her heart. Hikari secretly had feelings for him but was afraid of ruining the friendship they had built, so she kept those feelings locked away deep inside. However, upon discovering that Yuto had confessed his feelings to someone else, their relationship began to gradually go off track.

Genre: Love
Year of Production: 2024
Running time: 18 minutes
Country of Production： Japan

Direction, Writing, Editing: Nao Kamehira
Cinematography: Risa Hiratani
Recording: Yui Hasegawa
Coloring: Yudai Hirabayashi
Assistant director: Yurina Sanuki
Sound: Ayane Hagiwara
Record and Production: Tenrai Taguchi
End　roll: Yuta Fukui
Still: Yori Matsumoto

Asuka Saito
Yuto Nakayama
Yuki Ando

Director Nao Kamehira

Born in 1997. Graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Cinema.
Currently works at a film production company while also creating independent films.

Haruka, a Japanese person met in Seoul, and Min-jun, a Korean. On the day before Haruka returns to her country, the two reflect on this past year at the Han River, where they first met. A warm story of friendship and challenges shared by two who have the same dream of becoming actors.

Genre: Drama
Year of Production: 2025
Running time: 10 minutes
Country of Production： Japan

Director： Ayaka Hirayama
Writing： Chon Mira
Cinematography： Jean Giman
Recording: Richard Larkin
English subtitle： Kimchae Yongjun
Korean subtitle： Chon Mira, Ayaka Hirayama
Music： Yoon Sohyun

Ayaka Hirayama
Kimchae Yongjun

Director　Ayaka Hirayama

From 2021, she started acting activities in earnest, focusing on video. In 2022, she served as the heroine in the short film “Make Blueberry Jam” and attended many film festivals, including the Short Short Film Festival.
After that, while continuing to work as an actor.
In 2024, she studied in Korea for a year and start a project to create what she felt there with local staff and actors. The day before returning to Japan, she filmed her first directorial work, “Seoul, Dream”. She completed all the work in May 2025 and is about to debut as a director from now on.

Preparation period for the cultural festival.
The class decided to put on a science show, and three high school students who hadn’t talked much before were paired into teams through rock-paper-scissors.
While conducting flame color reaction experiments in the science room to search for ideas, the three confront their admiration and feelings of inferiority towards each other, as well as face their ‘own unique color’.

Genre: Drama
Year of Production: 2024
Running time: 10 minutes
Country of Production： Japan

Direction, Writing: Masaya Tsutsumi
Cinematography: Yosuke Tsuno / Recording, Sound design: Keefar
Hair & makeup: Kawamoto Kaha / Assistant director: Hiroshi Matsuoka
Production progress and costume provision: Miyabi / Editing: Masaya Tsutsumi / VFX: Takayuki Ome / Title logo: moca / Music: Yoshimu Hattori / Recording: Toshimitsu / Produce: Tetsuro Imura

Yuya Konishi, Tamaka Awano, Saku Murasame, Akira Suda

Director Masaya Tsutsumi

Born in 1986 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
While working as a freelance filmmaker, he also creates his own work under the name “Tick Tack Movie.” His notable directorial works include the independently produced web drama series Smartphone Kamen (2012–2013), the feature film Parallel World Theater (2019), and the mid-length film In Another Language (2021), which was selected for 13 film festivals in Japan and abroad.

Part timer Hisashi Onodera, company employee Takumi Oishi, and Akio Horibe gather to drink and relieve their daily frustrations. One day, seeking to meet women, they participate in a theater workshop being held in the neighborhood. A variety of people attend, and their objectives begin to change.

Genre: Drama
Year of Production: 2025
Running time: 20 minutes
Country of Production： Japan
Direction, Writing： WASHIZU SHOGO
Writing： Hiroko Takai
Produce： Mirai Kuroda
Cinematography： Taro Miyoshi
Recording： Hanae Iijima
Lighting： Shuto Kimura

Masumi Fujita, Chiyo Noguchi, Hiro Harumoto, Ryuki Endo, Hinako Kumakura, Nanae Mizuki, Mizuki Kimura, Nami Amano, Atsushi Hirajima, Yuta Kobayashi, Pirori Takahashi, Kanon Matsui, Masaki Itano, Kai Ohya, Natsuki Kono, Hideki Nagai, Yukari Tachibana, Rika Hoshino, Yuu Katsunuma, Souta Wakao, Mao Miyatake, Miyuki Yamashita

Director WASHIZU SHOGO

Born on June 6, 1985, from Sapporo City. The founder of the theater company ‘Machidax’ based in Machida City, and has gained experience in producing the reading play ‘Continuation of Family Correspondence’ (script: Megumi Okada, directed by Hitoshi Uyamana) and the music video for Takuya Kimura’s ‘Rolling Stone,’ among others. Actively involved in short film production, with screenings and awards at various domestic and international film festivals, including the Sanuki Film Festival, Ehime International Film Festival, and Yamagata International Movie Festival. Specializing in humorously expanding ordinary moments of everyday life, depicting a world that is surreal yet relatable.