SHIROKUMA FILMS

Japanese Horror - "Transmission" (2019)「 トランスミッション」- Lovecraft - Japanese Short Horror Film A loose adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft short story 'The Statement of Randolph Carter'. Based in modern day Japan. A Moose Films & Shirokuma Films Production. Logline: Two parapsychologists venture to a group of abandoned and remote tunnels in search of evidence of the afterlife - what they encounter is far more sinister than anything they could have imagined. Imamura - Tetsu Shionuma Maruyama - Orson McLellan Police Officer - Takashi Kawaguchi DoP - Dan Cervi Music - Desi Caruso Sound - Edan Mason Wardrobe - Reina Matsumoto AD - Matt Satou AC - Luke Beamer PA - Seth Stephenson

y a m o me (2018) - award-winning japanese short film Through a heartfelt stream-of-conscious testimony, a middle-aged widow recounts her experience of dating a man 15 years her junior - a handsome Lothario who may not be what he seems. ‘Yamome’ (2018) **Awards** Independent World Best Short Film Award (Mt. Fuji Atami Film Festival) Best Actress (Genre Celebration Film Festival) Best Drama Short (Genre Celebration Film Festival) Best Editing (Shorties Film Festival) Best Film (Shorties Film Festival) Best Asian Short (Asian Cinematography Awards) Best Narrative Short (Wayward Film Festival) Starring: Tokio Oohara Hiroyuki Saito Takashi Okado Kano Kajiwara Cinematographer: Yanqiu Fei https://www.instagram.com/feilight/?hl=en AC: Keita Yugoshi https://www.instagram.com/yugo4keita/?hl=en Costume Design: Reina Matsumoto https://www.instagram.com/reina_matsumoto1/?hl=en Sound: Andreas Kuhn https://www.instagram.com/akshootsphotos/?hl=en Line Producer: Naomi Sakato https://www.instagram.com/naamin831/?hl=en Associate Producer: Keita Hasebe https://www.instagram.com/j0kerdealer/?hl=en Merlin Camozzi https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVUItVG3iauFv-rGB2F82Q Music: Desi Caruso https://soundcloud.com/desicaruso

「夢見びと」予告編 'Make-Believers' Trailer #1 An original musical motion picture set in Tokyo. 主人公は内気で独身の漫画家。疎遠だった父が危篤であることを 知る。充実した姿を最後に見せようと、妻としてレンタルファミリーの女優を 雇い、偽りの事実を作る。しかし、思いがけず父の病状が良くなり、それと共 に彼らの嘘が明らかになっていく。 Masa hires rental actress and aspiring dancer, Kanako, to pose as his fiancee to impress his estranged, ailing father. But as his father's death delays, Masa has to navigate the web of lies and learn to follow his heart.

'The Widow' 「やもめ」 Short Film Trailer #2

Transmission (2019) - Japanese Horror Trailer #2

An award-winning short from 2017 about the limitations of a.i. and human loneliness in contemporary Japan. Japanese Robot Short Film | 'Automation' 'Automation' [オートーメーション] - Japanese Robot Short Film Hiro, a shy, jaded salary worker, purchases a robot maid to keep him company. The robot at first injects some fun and comfort into his lonely existence but soon the lack of a human element only serves to isolate him further. 孤独で内向的なサラリマン「ヒロ」は彼の相手をするロボットメイドを購入する。ロボットは最初、彼の孤独な生活に楽しみと安らぎをもたらす。しかし、徐々に、ロボットの人間性の欠如がヒロにさらなる孤独感と絶望感を与えていくこととなる。 An iwantwings promotions Film: 'Automation' 「オートーメーション」 Starring: Shuna Iijima ......................... CRM 2.0 Yasuhiro Ito .......................... Hiro Mayumi Yamamoto ............. Hinako Director of Photography: David Allen (http://www.davidallenfilms.com/) Sound Recordist: Edan Mason (https://www.edanmason.com/) Editor: Andreas Kuhn (https://www.instagram.com/akshootsphotos/) Costume Designer: Reina Matsumoto Assistant Director: Mio Sekiguchi Written & Directed by: Kenjo McCurtain (https://www.instagram.com/the_loveliest_alarm/) Music by: Tristan de Liège https://tristandeliege.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/tristandeliege Awards: Best Director (Kenjo McCurtain) Best Actor (Yasuhiro Ito) at the 2017 English Riviera Film Festival Screenings: Balinale 2017 UK Monthly Film Festival 2017 Hollywood Verge Film Awards 2017 English Riviera Film Festival 2017

'Transmission' (2019) J- Horror Short Teaser Trailer 'Two parapsychologists venture to a group of abandoned and remote tunnels in search of evidence of the afterlife - what they encounter is far more sinister than anything they could have imagined.' Produced by: Moose FIlms and iwantwings promotions Written & Directed by: Kenjo McCurtain Cinematography by: Dan Cervi Sound by: Edan Mason Starring: Orson McClellan & Tetsu Shionuma Original Score by: Desi Caruso http://www.desicaruso.com/ http://www.moosefilms.co.jp/ https://www.edanmason.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_loveliest_alarm/

Check out the full film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ERsqns-zCs Japanese Robot Short Film Trailer / "Automation" Hiro, a shy, jaded salary worker, purchases a robot maid to keep him company. The robot at first injects some fun and comfort into his lonely existence but soon the lack of a human element only serves to isolate him further. Music by: Tristan de Liège https://tristandeliege.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/tristandeliege Awards: Best Director (Kenjo McCurtain) Best Actor (Yasuhiro Ito) at the 2017 English Riviera Film Festival Screenings: Balinale 2017 UK Monthly Film Festival 2017 Hollywood Verge Film Awards 2017 English Riviera Film Festival 2017

"Yamome" (The Widow) やもめ　(2018) a Japanese short film. Through a heartfelt stream-of-conscious testimony, a middle-aged widow recounts her experience of dating a man 15 years her junior - a handsome Lothario who may not be what he seems. An iwantwings promotions Film: Written & Directed by: Kenjo McCurtain Cinematography by: Yanqiu Fei (https://vimeo.com/272146484) Starring: Tokio Ohara, Hiroyuki Saito, Kano Kajiwara, Takashi Okado Original Music by - Desi Caruso https://soundcloud.com/desicaruso http://www.desicaruso.com/ Awards & Selections: 2017 Wayward Film Festival Storyteller Award Finalist Mt. Fuji Atami Film Festival - 'Independent World' Short Film Award Winner Official Selection Film Miami Fest/Best Shorts Worldwide Honorable Mention - Asia South East Short Film Festival