Taisho University’s School of Expression Studies Industry-Academia Collaboration Project: “Film Festival 2025” to be held on Saturday, November 1st
Taisho University Educational Institution Press Release: October 20, 2025 Taisho University’s School of Expression Studies’ industry-academia collaboration project will hold the “Film Festival 2025” on Saturday, November 1st. ~The truth is always one!? Uncovering the mysteries of hit anime production! ～
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/54969/365/54969-365-445175da9768c175764dd59939cfc451-1075×1455.jpg “FILM FESTIVAL 2025” poster (back) Guests at “FILM FESTIVAL 2025” Producer Michihiko Suwa Taisho University (President: Tomozumi Kamitachi, Location: Toshima-ku, Tokyo) will host its annual student-planned and organized event, “Video Festival 2025: Is the Truth Always One? Uncovering the Mysteries of Hit Anime Production!” on Saturday, November 1, 2025. This event will be led by second-year students in the Art & Entertainment Work Course of the Department of Media Expression, Faculty of Expression Studies, as part of their PBL (Problem-Based Learning) program. In 2025, we will be inviting Michihiko Suwa, anime planning producer and representative director of ATHHA PP Co., Ltd., who has worked on numerous TV anime series such as “YAWARA!”, “The Kindaichi Case Files,” and “Inuyasha,” and was the founding producer of “City Hunter” and “Detective Conan,” as our guest lecturer. He will share behind-the-scenes stories and
behind-the-scenes information about the production of numerous classic anime. We also plan to hold screenings of films selected by students, and consultation sessions with students in this course will be held before and after the lecture, making this an event recommended for high school students and their parents. 【Key Points】 1. This PBL initiative encourages students to take ownership of social issues and connect their learning to solving social challenges. 2. We will be hosting an open lecture with Michihiko Suwa, a producer who has planned numerous programs. 3. A consultation session with students from the Art & Entertainment Work Course will be held on the same day, so it is also recommended for high school students and their parents.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/54969/365/54969-365-4af19e3636ffc2377411d90581c8784a-3900×2600.jpg ■ “Video Festival 2025” details Date and Time: Saturday, November 1, 2025, 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM 11:30 AM Doors Open 11:45 AM Student Selection Screening 1 12:55 Break “Student Films” 13:05 Screening of Student-Selected Films 2 13:45 Break Approximately 14:00-16:00 Open Class (Lecture) by Michihiko Suwa Theme: Is the truth always one?! Uncovering the mysteries of hit anime production! *Current students will also be holding academic consultation sessions from 11:00 AM to 1:45 PM and 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Venue: Taisho University Building 3, 3rd Floor, Large Classroom (3-20-1 Nishi-Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-8470) 2-minute walk from Exit A3 of Nishi-Sugamo Station on the Toei Mita Line, 10-minute walk from the East Exit of Itabashi Station on the JR Saikyo Line ※Event times and venues are subject to change Participation Fee: Free *Admission may be denied if the event is fully booked Organizer: Taisho University, Faculty of Expression, Department of Expression and Culture/Department of Media Expression Art & Entertainment Work Course ■Guest Lecturer at “Film Festival 2025” Michihiko Suwa Anime Planning Producer, Representative Director of ATHHA PP Co., Ltd. Born in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture in 1959. After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at Osaka University, he joined Yomiuri Television Broadcasting in 1983. He made his debut as an anime producer in 1986. He has worked on numerous titles, including “City Hunter,” “YAWARA!,” “The Kindaichi Case Files,” “Inuyasha,” and the “Detective Conan” series. He has been active at the forefront of anime planning and production for many years, and received the Fujimoto Award Special Prize in 2013. ■SNS and blog information ・Blog
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https://www.tiktok.com/@eizousai_2025?_t=ZS-90VJBTo1BXb&_r=1 ◆Faculty of Expression, Department of Media Expression, Arts & Entertainment Work Course In this course, you will consider what is needed and how to act as a team member. You will also gain knowledge of intellectual property rights, marketing, public relations, and more, cultivating the ability to play an active role in society at large, transcending industry boundaries. You will hone your production skills to unearth hidden content and create new value that the world desires. Course introduction website:
https://www.tais.ac.jp/faculty/department/art_entertainment/ ◆Taisho University Taisho University is a university operated in collaboration with the four founding sects of Buddhism: Tendai, Shingon Buzanha, Shingon Chizanha, Jodo, and Jishu. This spirit of collaboration is supported by the founding principle of “Practicing Wisdom and Compassion,” which was adopted by our university at its founding in 1926. “Practicing Wisdom and Compassion” represents the way of life of a bodhisattva in Buddhism. A bodhisattva is someone who strives to complete their own training and save all living beings. Simply put, a bodhisattva is someone who strives to improve themselves while also acting with the happiness of others in mind. We hope that students will live like bodhisattvas throughout their lives, not just while enrolled at the university. Taisho University’s founding principle embodies this aspiration, and based on this principle, we carry out our educational and research activities with an educational vision of “Becoming the Four Kinds of People,” which is rooted in the Buddhist spirit of “compassion, self-illumination, the middle way, and coexistence.” Official website: https://www.tais.ac.jp/
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