Daisuke HOSAKA Special

Thank You, Mom
  • Friday, May 27, 22:30 Naxoshalle Kino
  • Thank You, Mom
    お母さん、ありがとう
    Okasan, arigato
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 37 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Director & script: Daisuke HOSAKA
  • Production & world sales: The Film School of Tokyo
  • Camera: Tatsuya YAMADA
  • Cast: Yumiko FUJITA, Shigeo OSAKO, Han ARAI
  • International premiere in the presence of director Daisuke HOSAKA and actor Shigeo OSAKO

As an unmarried salaryman, Shugo still lives with his dad and can hardly believe his "luck" when a "robotic mom" moves in with the two men. The entertaining family short film was produced under the artistic auspices of Daisuke HOSAKA in the context of a seminar at the Film School of Tokyo.

Be the World for Her
  • Be the World for Her
    世界は彼女のためにある
    Sekai wa kanojo no tame ni aru
  • Japan 2004, Blu-ray, 96 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Director & script: Daisuke HOSAKA
  • Production & world sales: The Film School of Tokyo
  • Camera: Takehiro MATSUMOTO
  • Cast: Hiroki SAKANOSHITA, Kaori FUSEYA, Taro SUWA, Kei HORIE, Kanji TSUDA
  • International premiere in the presence of director Daisuke HOSAKA and actor Shigeo OSAKO

Hiroki and Kaori seem like two normal Japanese high school teenagers involved in the usual disasters of everyday life. When Hiroki mysteriously disappears, Kaori discovers a conspiracy of incredible proportions. Daisuke HOSAKA’s teenage-sci-fi-parable became the surprise hit at the 2005 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.

Director Bio
Daisuke HOSAKA was born in Tokyo in 1977 and made his first films while studying at Rikkyo University. His feature film directing debut, BE THE WORLD FOR HER, won him the Special Jury Award at the 2005 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. After that, he has mainly been working as a script writer and director for TV productions.

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