Ryutaro Mihama
For ten years, Eriko has been chasing her dream of becoming an actress in Tokyo. Returning to her hometown for her older sister’s funeral, she realizes that she might have to readjust her path in life. She deciof the to take care of her nephew and to follow in her sister’s footsteps as a mourner-for-hire.
When an accident happens during an experiment involving a machine which visualizes the contents of human minds, developer MISHIMA Soichi loses consciousness. His wife and co-developer, Midori, continues the development in an attempt to visualize Soichi’s mind. Is the human mind identical with the actual human? This sci-fi drama, based on an experimental short film by the director, depicts love and skepticism through the relationships between researchers who visualize human minds.
Hasegawa
軍部が実権を握る戦前の日本。ある山奥の村で、特高警察の警官が殺された。特高警察部隊長の甘粕は村に捜査本部を設置、拷問同然の横暴な捜査を繰り返す。特高に対する村人の怒りが日に日に高まる中、血の病で入院する姉の蘭を献身的に看病する心優しい青年・蓮は、日本刀を手にしたよそ者の少女・小夜に出会う。“古きもの”を狩るため村へ来たという小夜を奇妙に思いながらも、泊まる場所もない彼女を家に招く蓮だった。
Osamu Asaku, who lives a stressful and uninteresting life, heads to the wedding of his ex-girlfriend but he feels intimidated and turns back on the verge. Rina, who pantomimes on the street, is in the midst of her job search but has not found her future. A drunken Asaku gets involved with Rina, and the two meet again the next day and go to the beach.
The second feature by OE Takamasa, who won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes with “Drive My Car”, co-written by HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke. University student Yuji lives alone with his mother. He begins to keep a journal. One day, he finds his mother’s diary, in which she details her imaginary life with Yuji’s unborn little brother. “Nice to Meet You” looks into the verity of a real life hidden under a lie, by depicting an alienated mother and son trying to communicate through a fictional diary.
