Yumiko Masuda

人が犬を選ぶんじゃない、犬が人を選ぶんだ！ 今も愛され続ける、もうひとつのハチの物語　ついに完全映画化！

With all the unrest and uncertainty in the world today, now feels as good a time as any for a movie portraying good will and love between people from opposing countries. The film is a love story set in the city of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture on the Japanese island of Shikoku against the historical backdrop of the Russo-Japanese War. The movie is centered around the romance between a Russian officer, a war prisoner in Matsuyama, and a Japanese nurse who find themselves on opposing sides of the war. It is a kind of "Romeo and Juliet story of the Russo-Japanese War".

One of Japan's most inspirational documentaries of 2018 "Life Goes On..." True stories of ordinary people struggling to rebuild their lives after the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011. Courage and compassion in the face of adversity. Six years after East Japan's Great Earthquake & Tsunami, director Mia Yoon reveals why she returned to the affected area. "The tragedy of Tohoku has been broadcasted to the world, but since then, rays of hope and happiness have begun to emerge, and these stories deserve to be told.” Actress Norika Fukiwara introduces to us the realities of life in this beautiful yet tragic landscape. We learn from farmers, children, house wives, a hotel manager, oridnary people struggling to re-build their lives. Against the trauma of lost love ones, devastated commuities and the threat of nuclear fallout, the resilience and benevolence of ordinary people is nothing short of insprational: a message for us all.

122年にわたって、地元の人々に親しまれてきた映画館・大黒座の閉館が決まる。ある晩、新入社員として同劇場で働く明日香は、館内で奇妙な老人と出くわす。謎の言葉を口にして、どこかへ消えてしまった彼に驚く明日香。一方、バーテンダーのアキラは大黒座で映画を観て育ち、自身も映画を撮りたいと思いながら踏み出すことができない。そして大黒座支配人は、閉館するにあたり、複雑な感情を抱いていた。そんな中、大黒座最後の日を迎えるが…。