[Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd.] New theater addition this year! The area in front of Shinagawa Station has been transformed into a fantastic outdoor cinema space! The much-talked-about BAR counter also appears “Shinagawa International Film Festival” will be held from November 11th (Monday) to 16th (Saturday)
Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press release: October 18, 2024 A new theater has been added this year! The area in front of Shinagawa Station has been transformed into a fantastic outdoor cinema space! The much-talked-about BAR counter will also appear. “Shinagawa International Film Festival” will be held from November 11th (Monday) to 16th (Saturday) A total of 34 works will be screened, mainly short films carefully selected from around the world! The much-talked-about BAR counter also appears ~ Win Morisaki, Tetsuya Bessho, and Hiroe Igeta will be on stage at the opening event! ～ Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd.
(Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Masahiro Miwa) will operate Shinagawa Intercity Central Garden and Shinagawa Grand Commons from November 11th (Monday) to November 16th (Saturday), 2024. The outdoor theater “Shinagawa International Film Festival” will be held at the event plaza. In addition to the main screen from last year, two new theaters will appear, and a tent-style BAR counter will appear for the first time. We will also offer a special drink menu in collaboration with Tennessee Whiskey Jack Daniel’s.
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comprehensive short film brand “ShortShorts”, which is responsible for Asia’s largest international short film festival “Short Shorts Film Festival & In collaboration with the outdoor movie theater project “CINEMA CARAVAN,” a total of 34 films, mainly short films carefully selected from around the world, will be screened for free (some charges apply). As outdoor theater, which shows movies outdoors under the stars or in the city, has been attracting renewed attention since the coronavirus, this event, which started in 2018, has attracted many visitors as an unusual outdoor theater that suddenly appears in the city center. I received it. The theater is directed by CINEMA CARAVAN, which is attracting attention as a pioneer of outdoor film festivals, with the Zushi Coast Film Festival becoming a hot topic on social media. The film content to be screened will be screened daily at three special theaters, with a focus on masterpieces selected by Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals originating from Japan.
Furthermore, in addition to the movie, this year a bar counter in the form of a dining tent will be appearing for the first time. A bar counter, which is very popular at the Zushi Coastal Film Festival, will be set up, and a special drink menu in collaboration with “Jack Daniel’s” will also be available. It is an entertainment event where visitors can relax and enjoy a movie while having a meal, including live music by notable artists and illuminations that decorate the fantasy space. [This year, two new theaters will be added based on the theme! 】 This year, in addition to the main screen “Tsunagu/Connect Theater,” we will be adding two theaters, “Future Prediction” Theater and “Power of Cinema” Theater, to increase the number of screenings. ◆“Connect/Connect” Theater As a transportation hub, Shinagawa has connected many things, including people, business, and time. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the opening of “Shinagawa Intercity”, which has played a central role in urban development in Shinagawa, we will introduce “Japan and the World,” “Tokyo and Regions,” “Past and Future,” and “People and Culture.” Since everything in Shinagawa is connected, such as “on and off,” we have set the direction of urban development for the Shinagawa area to be a “connecting and connecting city” in order to achieve further growth. On weekdays, “Short Shorts” will screen masterpiece short films, and on Saturdays, feature films that the whole family can enjoy. Don’t miss the variety of content that will make you feel connected, such as live music held before the screening and lively stage events by people who are active in Shinagawa! ◆“Future Prediction” Theater Shinagawa is a city where technology companies gather and continue to evolve through repeated innovation. We will be screening a selection of masterpiece science fiction films that fantasize about the “future” that is perfect for Shinagawa. Encounters with androids, the singularity, extraterrestrial life…think about the future of the world, full of expectations, anxieties, and possibilities. At this film festival, all five films will be screened in a tent space with a wooden deck where you can feel the breeze. ◆“Power of Cinema” Theater An indoor theater has been installed on the site of a former store in the Shinagawa Intercity Atrium, renovated to look like a movie theater. We will screen films and video works, including documentary works that show the forefront of regional revitalization and social activities that need to be looked at in each region. With a drink in hand, this is a theater where you can discover perspectives you have never noticed before and new possibilities for solving problems. In conjunction with the screening, a talk session with related parties will also be held. (Paid theater with food and drinks) [Tetsuya Bessho and Win Morisaki will be guests at the opening ceremony this year] At the opening ceremony marking the first day of the film festival, actor Tetsuya Bessho, who presides over Asia’s largest international short film festival “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF&ASIA)”, and Mr. Win Morisaki, who won the SSFF & ASIA 2024 Grand Prix George Lucas Award for his first directorial work “Sen”, will appear as a guest.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-06e02ee8fcdadfc4813a141a1f489f6a-243×365.jpg Born and raised in Myanmar, she came to Japan when she was in the 4th grade of elementary school, and began her entertainment career in the 2nd grade of junior high school. While playing various roles as an actor, he made his Hollywood debut when he was selected as the main cast in Steven Spielberg’s movie “Ready Player One”, which was released in 2018. Since then, he has appeared in many movies and dramas, and in 2020, he won the New Actor Award at the 43rd Japan Academy Award for the movie “Bees and Distant Thunder.” In the movie version of “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM”, which was released in January 2024 and became a huge hit, he was in charge of the CV of the new character Griffin Alvarest. And “Sen”, who directed and starred in WOWOW’s “Actors Short Film 4”, won the Grand Prix “George Lucas Award” out of approximately 5,000 works at “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024”. did.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-86f48066644c7a29770ad4d6c5eddcaa-246×369.jpg Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law, Department of Law. In 1990, he made his Hollywood debut in the Japan-US co-production film “Crisis 2050”. Member of the American Society of Actors (SAG). Since then, he has been active in a wide range of roles including movies, TV dramas, stage plays, and radio. Since 1999, he has been running the “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia”, an international short film festival originating from Japan. In 2004, it was recognized as an Academy Award-certified film festival. For his efforts so far, he received the Director-General’s Award for Cultural Outreach from the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Selected as one of the Cabinet Office’s “Japanese who are active in the world and promote “Japan.” Received the 1st Tokiko Iwatani Award Encouragement Award. Received the 63rd Yokohama Cultural Award. [What is “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia” hosted by Tetsuya Bessho? 】 “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia”, headed by Tetsuya Bessho, who will be making a guest appearance this year, is the largest international short film festival in Asia, recognized by the Academy Awards in the United States. We spread the charm of talented filmmakers from Japan to the world, mastering the short film genre and continuing to take on new challenges every year. To commemorate the film festival’s 20th anniversary in 2018, the Grand Prize winner will be awarded the George Lucas Award, named after director George Lucas. In January 2019, the “Short Shorts Film Festival in Hollywood” was held as a 20th anniversary commemorative event, and the 2019 film festival also won the Excellence Award in the International, Asia International, and Japan categories, as well as the Non-Fiction Award. A total of 4 works will receive the Excellence Award in the category, and from 2022, a total of 5 works, including the Excellence Award in the Animation Category, will have the right to be nominated for the following year’s Academy Awards short film category. We support young creators through film festivals. ( https://www.shortshorts.org )
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-948eab938fc70b768461f1586e61a479-763×1020.png [What is the mobile outdoor movie theater project “CINEMA CARAVAN”? 】 “CINEMA CARAVAN” is a mobile outdoor movie theater project that was started in 2010 by photographer Rai Shizuno with the concept of “playing with the earth” and connects people, nature, and culture with all five senses. By expanding outdoor screening screens into everyday scenes and creating extraordinary movie theaters, he uses a variety of methods to express the experiences and sensations he has learned through his travels, such as the culture and landscapes that are rooted in each region, and the real reality. It also serves as a place to exchange information to pass it on to the world and future generations. Sponsored the Zushi Coast Film Festival, which will be held for the 13th time this year, and has created installations at domestic and international film festivals such as the Tokyo
International Film Festival and the San Sebastian International Film Festival, as well as art events such as the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale and ART JOG (Indonesia). Their activities span a wide range of genres and borders, such as local performances and regional revitalization through collaboration with local governments, such as Shirakawa-go and Niseko. As CINEMA CARAVAN & Takashi Kuribayashi, they are expanding their range of activities, including participating as the only invited artist from Japan to the global art festival docmenta15 held in Kassel, Germany, and serving as the main act of Roppongi Art Night 2023.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-15e2998066be3b5d605443c5d7d25432-456×304.jpg [Works screened at the Shinagawa International Film Festival] *Excerpts A total of 34 movies will be screened during the event. You can enjoy movies with a variety of themes in three theaters: the “Connect/Connect” Theater on the main screen, the newly added “Future Prediction” Theater and the “Power of Cinema” Theater. .
◆“Connect/Connect” Theater Screening Works “Sen” (24 minutes 45 seconds) Director: Win Morisaki Production: Japan (2024) Genre: Drama A typical day begins for an old woman (Mie Nakao) who lives in the countryside. He has breakfast with a young man from the office (Nobuyuki Suzuki) at a chabudai, and then drinks tea and talks with the delivery man on the porch. A subtle dissonance can be heard in such a normal everyday life.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-7f278fed40062396cd50ae1dec431ad0-495×330.jpg “Les Misérables” (158 minutes) Director: Tom Hooper Production: UK (2012) Genre: Musical Jean Valjean is released on parole after serving 19 years in prison, but finds himself at a loss and starts stealing again. He decided to be reborn both physically and mentally, and became the person he became as mayor. At that time, Valjean meets Fantine and is entrusted with the future of his beloved daughter Cosette by her.He pours out boundless love for her and raises her into a beautiful daughter as a father. However, an incident occurs in downtown Paris where students aspiring to revolutionize uprising. Everyone is being swallowed up by the turbulent waves…
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-edda9621f10d2331fd38a392be95b718-350×496.jpg ◆“Future Prediction” Theater Screening Works “The Matrix” (2 hours 16 minutes) Director: Lana Wachowski・Lilly Wachowski Production: USA (1999) Genre: SF Neo, a talented hacker, has recently been suffering from the feeling that he is still dreaming even when he wakes up. One day, a mysterious message arrives on the computer screen at home… Guided by an unknown beauty named Trinity, Neo meets a man named Morpheus. What truth about the world was revealed there? Before long, a fierce battle begins that will decide the fate of humanity. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-470a00418efbdd3b18207f2bc6d4a662-346×401.jpg ◆“Power of Cinema” Theater Screening Works *To enter this theater, you must purchase a ticket that includes food and drinks. *Special free screening only on November 12th (Tuesday). “Kamaishi Ramen Story” (1 hour 25 minutes) Director: Akiyoshi Imaseki Production: Japan (2022) Genre: Drama The eldest daughter, Masami (Hiroe Igeta), who ran away from home three years ago and had not heard from her, suddenly returns to her father and sister, who run a ramen restaurant called “Ogawa Shokudo” in Kamaishi. One day, his father Tsuyoshi (Toshige Tsuyoshi) finally collapses and is hospitalized. Kamaishi is a small town sandwiched between mountains and the sea. Set in a townscape that still retains traces of the Showa era, this is a story of a family’s rebirth that intertwines the humanity of the town’s people.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-c89975fcd76b574ec3f266bccaacd25b-525×296.jpg [Forest illuminations are a hot topic on SNS! A lighting ceremony was held with Hiroe Igeta as a guest] The “forest” adjacent to the main venue will be decorated with illuminations, brightening the path from Shinagawa Station to the venue. Please enjoy the moment when the “Forest Illuminations” are turned on, which has become a hot topic on social media as an illumination spot. At the opening event on the first day, Hiroe Igeta, who is currently very active as an actor and model in dramas and variety shows, will also be on stage. In addition to a talk with guests Win Morisaki and Tetsuya Bessho, they will also appear at the lighting ceremony.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-a656e96ec00aee933685bb50107aab49-236×354.jpg Hiroe Iget/Born February 3, 1997 in Fukuoka Prefecture. Since 2018, he has served as the image character for Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate. After working as a reporter for “ZIP!” (Nippon TV) in 2017, she became the 11th commercial girl for “Zexy” in 2018. In 2022, she starred in the drama series “Mental Strong Beauty Shirakawa-san” (TV Tokyo and others) for the first time, and has also appeared in variety shows such as MC for “Oshare Clip” (Nippon Television), and worked as an exclusive model for the magazine “MORE”. He is currently active in many fields. He will also be starring in the drama “Chiba-kun in My Town” (TV Tokyo), which started in October 2024. [We will set up a gourmet tent this year! Appeared in a popular format at the Zushi Coast Film Festival] A gourmet tent selling special menus that can only be tasted here will be making its first appearance at the film festival! We will set up a bar counter inside the tent, which is popular every year at the Zushi Coastal Film Festival, and provide “exquisite cinema gourmet”. In addition, we will also have a film festival limited drink menu in collaboration with “Jack Daniel’s”. You can enjoy “watching, listening, and tasting” all at once in an outdoor cinema space filled with an extraordinary feeling.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-dc29677cac4482786623dce1ac2d44fc-509×286.jpg ■Special drink menu in collaboration with Tennessee whiskey “Jack Daniels” Jack Daniel’s, the symbol of America’s proud Tennessee whiskey, has opened a store. At the bar counter, we have a special drink menu available only at the Shinagawa International Film Festival. Additionally, ambassadors will appear on the first day of the film festival, on the 11th (Monday) and 15th (Friday). Dynamic cocktail making is a must-see!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-f9b246ffcc08de1f7fc9afee7115eb2b-259×345.jpg ■Brewdog BREW DOG is a craft beer maker that opened in Scotland, UK and is now the number one in the UK. You can taste three kinds of them raw, including their representative brand “PUNK IPA”, “ELVISJUICE” which has a fruity aroma and sour taste, and “HAZY JANE” which has a tropical fruit aroma!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-9554f0428b6185b0fea6c9aa406cc530-339×339.jpg ■Akaneko A stew specialty store in Shinagawa that was featured in the magazine “Adult Weekend”. Our proud stew and fried chicken are made with plenty of ginjo sake lees from Tokyo Minato Jojo, the only sake brewery in the 23 wards, which adds flavor and mellowness to the dish.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-f4de1854ee5401c0172c990b1b970b3b-392×260.jpg ■RICEHACK Gluten-free Bakery All of our products are completely gluten-free, with our main focus being game dogs made with Kumamoto’s chicken and wild boar meat. Please enjoy the top of “Gibier x Gluten Free”!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-711da7d47ba45d5e4ac1ab142eb88813-388×254.jpg ■The Curry Hours ~Shinagawa International Film Festival/Beef tendon romantic edition~ The finest domestic beef tendon meat purchased from Shinagawa’s “Tokyo Meat Market” is the star of the national food curry! Beef tendon meat rich in umami extract that has been simmered until melty is made into a flavorful curry using plenty of secret spices and vegetables.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-261a9933d1aca20102e62a1fc1dc153c-383×287.jpg [Artists who will liven up the film festival are appearing one after another! Holding a live performance of a featured artist] Before the movie screening, notable artists will hold live music performances. Talented artists full of individuality will appear, inviting businessmen working in and around Shinagawa Intercity to the venue with their soothing music. 《Performing artists》 Daiho Soga (President of Tailor’s Circus) Sauce81 (N‘gaho Ta’quia / 77 Karat Gold) Half Mile Beach Club NAOITO [“Local Friendship Stages” will be held in collaboration with local organizations! 】 On the final day of the event, stage content will be held in collaboration with local organizations and circles active around Shinagawa. Enjoy amazing stage performances, from local students’ extracurricular activities to the kids’ dance team and a full-fledged gospel chorus. [Scheduled groups to perform] James Mama Choir (Gospel) / CJC (Come and Join the Chorus) / Hou Gakuin High School Brass Band / YDC DANCE STUDIO Azabu School / Kids Theme Park Dance / Shinagawa Gakuin Entertainment Club / Suga Nami Gospel Choir ■Event period Monday, November 11, 2024 – Saturday, November 16, 2024 ■CINEMA screening time “Connect/Connect” Theater @Shinagawa Intercity Main Screen Opening ceremony & illumination lighting ceremony/talk show: 18:00-19:00 Part 1 Film Festival Special Selection: 19:15-20:00 Part 2 Film Festival Special Selection: 20:10-21:10 Part 1 Daily/various selections: 19:00-19:50 Part 2 Daily/Various selections: 20:00-20:50 Special family program: 18:30-21:10 “Future Prediction” Theater @Shinagawa Grand Commons Event Plaza 19:15-21:15 From 19:00 *Ending time varies depending on the work. “Power Of Cinema” Theater @Shinagawa Intercity Atrium 19:30～ From 19:00 *Ending time varies depending on the work. *The screening time may vary depending on the film being screened. Thank you for your understanding. ■Music LIVE performance time November 12th (Tuesday) – November 15th (Friday) 18:00 – 18:45 ■Food and beverage area operating hours November 11th (Monday) – November 15th (Friday), 2024 17:00 – 22:00 *L.O. 21:30 Saturday, November 11, 2024 11:30-22:00 * L.O. 21:30 ■Illumination lighting time 16:30-24:00 *Lighting start time will be different on November 11th (Monday) due to the lighting ceremony. ■Local Friendship Stages November 16th (Sat) 13:00-17:00 ■Access 《Venue》 Shinagawa Intercity/Shinagawa Grand Commons (2-15-2 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo) 《Access》 ・6 minutes walk from JR “Shinagawa” station ・8 minutes walk from Keikyu “Shinagawa” station ・8 minutes walk from “Kita-Shinagawa” station on the Keikyu Main Line
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1379/404/1379-404-294d23f7ac6e2b0455870e940f7022ea-470×359.png [Shinagawa International Film Festival Official Website] *Scheduled to be released at 13:00 on Friday, October 18, 2024
https://www.shinagawa-cinema.com/ *You can also access it using the QR code.
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