Program List
サムライ・ロック
Masami is a guitarist who dreams of his band “Rhythm Head” winning the Grand Prix at the Japan Music Carnival. History, and the warlords of 16th century feudal Japan are the very last thing on his mind. But when Rhythm Head are performing in Nagoya, a mysterious lightning strike causes not only a power blackout, but also a “time slip”, in which two of Japan’s preeminent samurai-era figures, Nobunaga Oda and Hideyoshi Toyotomi are transported to present day Japan. To Rhythm Head’s manager, the duo are the perfect vehicle for the band to transition to an idol group, increase their chances of becoming famous, winning accolades and taking away the Japan Music Carnival top prize. Could this be the beginning of a new type of music, courtesy of a brand new band Samurai Rock?
Village Vanguard Strikes Back (Tentative)
リトル・サブカル・ウォーズ~ヴィレヴァン!の逆襲~
There are unique bookstores, called “VILLAGE VANGUARD”, it’s unlike any other in the world.
Keizo is a college student, who calls himself “empty” has been spending an exciting (stimulating) days with a mixture of junk and eccentric people at the bookstore “VILLAGE VANGUARD” where he works as a part-time staff.
After a year of getting used to excitement there, it is peaceful, but he found that something is missing. The Japanese subculture (niche genres of Japanese pop culture) has disappeared from the world!
His fierce battle to reclaim subculture and culture itself is about to begin!
The Last Train bound for Nagoya 2015
往名古屋的末班車 2015
This omnibus stories contains of the Lough, tear, humanness and comedy. We can describe a train as small society or the earth itself. Getting on a same train means sharing one moment of life. Each life never merges like train tracks. In “The last train”, life starts to merge by chance… This omnibus stories express the miracle and the thankfulness being in life.
平常像是軌道一樣,絕對不會交錯各自的人生。但是,偶然間的契機讓分別的人生産生交錯。有一天,
在末班車出現人性喜劇故事。乘客就是您!!
最終列車に乗るさまざまな人々を描いた、30分のショートストーリー。各回個性的な登場人物により、誰にも起こり得る何気ない日常を、実在する名古屋行き最終列車を通し描いた。
普段、あまり気が付くことがない生きていることの意義や価値、人を愛することの意味などを、30分という短い時間の中であらためて教えてくれる。さまざまな喜怒哀楽と共に人間の本質を分かりやすく描いた作品になっている。