Tokyo University of the Arts Special: The Stranger & Ando
Nippon Visions ½
Founded in 1887, the Tokyo University of the Arts is Japan’s oldest national arts institute. We present two outstanding short films by students enrolled at the Graduate School of Film and New Media, which was established in Yokohama in 2005.
Guests:
新井吉亮
Issey FILLIQUET WATANABE
異邦人
The Stranger
A young boy returns from school, but his family barely notices him because they have a visitor. Everyone is chatting excitedly while the stranger remains impassive, sitting silently at the table. Who is this mysterious man? Eerie discoveries follow, and reality starts to unravel.
世界初上映
異邦人
日本 2025
18 分
Yoshiaki ARAI 新井吉亮
アンドウ
Ando
Ando has an unusual desk job: From behind his computer, he calmly orchestrates criminal schemes. Coordinating contacts, wiretapping people, and collecting extortion money are all part of his daily routine. But one day, 80 million yen vanish, and Ando begins to suspect foul play.
日本国外初上映
アンドウ
日本 2025
60 分
海外セールス
新井吉亮
キャスト
Yoshihiko HOSODA, Kohei HAYASHIDA, Takeru SUZUKI, Mirei WADA, Fumiyo KOHINATA
Yoshiaki ARAI was born in Tokyo in 1999. He first studied at Musashino Art University and went on to complete his master’s degree at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media in 2026 with his first feature film ANDO (2025 / NC ‘26).
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