Takara MINEO 峰尾宝
Naohiro TAKAHASHI 髙橋直広
Scary Friend
スケアリーフレンド
Nippon Visions ½
Nuiko is a lonely girl whose best friends are self-made plush toy animals. Looking for a real friend, she meets the mysterious killer Yabachari, who rides through town on a bicycle. But Nuiko’s toy companions aren’t exactly harmless themselves. SCARY FRIEND is an immensely creative low-budget film that presents a bizarre and eerie horror fairy tale.
スケアリーフレンド
Sukeari Furendo
Japan 2022
76 minutes
Director
Takara MINEO, Naohiro TAKAHASHI
Script
Takara MINEO, Naohiro TAKAHASHI
Cinematography
Takara MINEO, Yamato MINEO
Music
Takara MINEO, Naohiro TAKAHASHI
World sales
PIA Film Festival
Cast
Sakura MINEO, Naohiro TAKAHASHI, Takara MINEO, Yamato MINEO
About Takara MINEO
峰尾宝
Takara MINEO, born in Tokyo in 1998, met Naohiro TAKAHASHI in school. During their time at university, they began making short stop-motion films together. SCARY FRIEND (2022 / NC ’23) is their feature-length debut, which won the Runner-Up Award as well as the Audience Award at the 2022 PIA Film Festival.
About Naohiro TAKAHASHI
髙橋直広
Naohiro TAKAHASHI, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1999, met Takara MINEO in school. During their time at university, they began making short stop-motion films together. SCARY FRIEND (2022 / NC ’23) is their feature-length debut, which won the Runner-Up Award as well as the Audience Award at the 2022 PIA Film Festival.