Kimie Tanaka

かくれんぼ

2015, 22 mins, Drama, Japan

母の死後、引きこもりの弟の面倒をみるはめになった昭一。責任を逃れようにも逃れられず、思い切った行動に出るが…。

After mother's sudden death, a young Japanese man has to look after his younger brother who's been "shut-in" (somebody who never leaves his room for a long time) for a long time. He tries hard to get away from the family responsibility…

Festival/Awards:

Toronto International Film Festival (Canada, September 2015)

Sguardi Altrove Film Festival (Italy, March 2016)

- Won the Best Short Film Award

Short Short Film Festival & Asia 2015 (Japan, June 2015)

Aichi International Woman's Film Festival (Japan, September 2015)

Bali International Film Festival (Indonesia, September 2015)

Sapporo International Short FIlm Festival (Japan, October 2015)

Message to Man Film Festival (Russia, September 2015)

Vancouver Asian Film Festival (Canada, November 2015)

Kyiv International Film Festival (Ukrine, November 2015)

Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival (US, January 2016)

Paris Short Film Festival (France, May 2016)

A Long Week of Short Films (China, May 2016)

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) (US, May 2016)

Intravenosa Film Festival (Colombia, August 2016)

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