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NOMINEE 2025 SUMMER
『yui』
directed by Yuya Teramoto
Kururu Machida, a third-year junior high school student, is suddenly diagnosed one day with acute myeloid leukemia.
Unable to attend school after starting chemotherapy, she distances herself from her friends, lashes out at nurses and family members, and loses the will to live.
Then one day, a nurse shows her a video of a girl around her age who is also battling leukemia…
Kururu Machida, a third-year junior high school student, is suddenly diagnosed one day with acute myeloid leukemia.
Unable to attend school after starting chemotherapy, she distances herself from her friends, lashes out at nurses and family members, and loses the will to live.
Then one day, a nurse shows her a video of a girl around her age who is also battling leukemia…
『Don’t Call Me Kaminan』
directed by Toshimitsu Iizuka
Tanaka (38), feeling unfulfilled and worn down by the demands of daily life, attends the 50th anniversary celebration at his old school.
There, in the familiar hallways, he encounters his first love, Minami Kanda (18), still in her school uniform—and exactly as she was back then.
As he struggles with confusion, he confronts the feelings he once held, and the time that had stood still begins to move again.
A story of a man—once a boy from “that day”—facing his youth once more.
Tanaka (38), feeling unfulfilled and worn down by the demands of daily life, attends the 50th anniversary celebration at his old school.
There, in the familiar hallways, he encounters his first love, Minami Kanda (18), still in her school uniform—and exactly as she was back then.
As he struggles with confusion, he confronts the feelings he once held, and the time that had stood still begins to move again.
A story of a man—once a boy from “that day”—facing his youth once more.
『Re-Snow』
directed by Hisashi Kasamatsu
One day, Yota is invited by his girlfriend, Mina, to an event where lanterns are released into the snowy night sky.
This moment stirs memories of his former lover, Yuka, and the feelings they once shared—feelings that can never truly be untangled.
“I wonder… will even these feelings melt away someday?”
One day, Yota is invited by his girlfriend, Mina, to an event where lanterns are released into the snowy night sky.
This moment stirs memories of his former lover, Yuka, and the feelings they once shared—feelings that can never truly be untangled.
“I wonder… will even these feelings melt away someday?”
『What you see beyond your eyes』
directed by Takashi Yamamoto
His presence begins to take over every part of Yukari’s daily life.
Clinging to a faint glimmer of light, she tries to connect with the world beyond the screen.
It is the only hope keeping her fragile heart from falling apart.
His presence begins to take over every part of Yukari’s daily life.
Clinging to a faint glimmer of light, she tries to connect with the world beyond the screen.
It is the only hope keeping her fragile heart from falling apart.
『I'M AWAKE NOW』
directed by Ken Izumisawa
When Yuki wakes up, she suddenly sets out for the sea.
Hayato stops in his tracks on his way to work, and Ayaka finds herself unable to take that one final step forward.
Along the way, they—and others she meets—are each burdened with their own troubles.
She offers them words of advice, but Yuki herself may be hiding a secret…
When Yuki wakes up, she suddenly sets out for the sea.
Hayato stops in his tracks on his way to work, and Ayaka finds herself unable to take that one final step forward.
Along the way, they—and others she meets—are each burdened with their own troubles.
She offers them words of advice, but Yuki herself may be hiding a secret…
『Chico』
directed by sheikh haris
Hajime, a second-year junior high school student, loses his beloved dog, Chico, and with it, his passion for running, leading him to quit the track team.
In the mornings, he still takes a leash on walks, and runs a lint roller over his uniform even though no fur remains—unable to let go of the habits from when Chico was alive.
Worried about him are his mother, Narumi, and Yusuke, a former teammate from the track club.
Will Hajime ever be able to run again?
Hajime, a second-year junior high school student, loses his beloved dog, Chico, and with it, his passion for running, leading him to quit the track team.
In the mornings, he still takes a leash on walks, and runs a lint roller over his uniform even though no fur remains—unable to let go of the habits from when Chico was alive.
Worried about him are his mother, Narumi, and Yusuke, a former teammate from the track club.
Will Hajime ever be able to run again?
『The Taste of Choice』
directed by Amane Ishihara
Aya was raised in a vegan household, surrounded by her cheerful mother and gentle father, and had always lived a healthy, peaceful life.
However, upon entering junior high school and making new friends, she found herself, for the first time, wavering over whether to try eating meat.
Caught between her parents’ teachings and her own curiosity, Aya comes face-to-face with her personal values for the very first time.
Aya was raised in a vegan household, surrounded by her cheerful mother and gentle father, and had always lived a healthy, peaceful life.
However, upon entering junior high school and making new friends, she found herself, for the first time, wavering over whether to try eating meat.
Caught between her parents’ teachings and her own curiosity, Aya comes face-to-face with her personal values for the very first time.
『CHASE』
directed by Yuki Matsumoto
There was a girl who worked as a postal carrier, riding a yellow motorcycle to deliver letters.
One day, one of the letters she was delivering was blown away by a sudden gust of wind, and she had to chase after it on her bike.
Along the way, she embarked on a strange and wondrous adventure.
There was a girl who worked as a postal carrier, riding a yellow motorcycle to deliver letters.
One day, one of the letters she was delivering was blown away by a sudden gust of wind, and she had to chase after it on her bike.
Along the way, she embarked on a strange and wondrous adventure.
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