Kotone Furukawa’s first starring short film ‘Spring’ was released on October 1st, depicting a year of a college student living with his grandfather with dementia.

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Based on the experience of director Ayumu Omori, who is acting as a CM director, the short film ” Spring ” starring Kotone Furukawa, who has been attracting attention for ” Any Crybabies Away ” and ” Over the Town, “is directed by Ayumu Omori. It will be screened at the same time as the new work ” Ricchan, Ken-chan’s Summer. “

He delicately and realistically portrayed the feelings of a college student living with his grandfather with dementia for a year. He won numerous awards, such as the Kyoto International Film Festival 2018 Creators Factory Grand Prize. Ami, who attends art school while staying at her grandfather’s house, was tired of her grandfather, who always proudly talked about going to Manchuria. While Hashimoto, an anime otaku classmate, goes his way, Ami struggles with the task of not being able to draw what she wants to attract and loses her confidence. At home, Ami was frustrated by her grandfather with dementia, but the story of her grandfather moved here for the first time.

Osamu Kao, active as a core member of the theater company Tokyo Voodville Show for 20 years and is active mainly on the stage, played the exposed piano at the ” Seaside Movie Theater Kinema no Tamatebako, “and Sakiko Kato is an animation of Ami. Plays Hashimoto, a classmate of otaku.

In the teaser video released recently, it can be confirmed that the natural feeling that young Ami gets irritated with her grandfather, who has advanced dementia is not escaped.

” Spring ” will be released nationwide from October 1st, including Uplink Kichijoji.

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