Tollywood - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Tollywood. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Hiroyasu Ishida Film Screening
Anime director Hiroyasu Ishida garnered attention this year with his latest work, “Penguin Highway”. Tollywood has twice screened Ishida’s “Hinata no Aoshigure”, first at its release in 2013 and again...More »
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“Modern Love” Film Screening
Tollywood presents the newest long-cut edition of Takuya Fukushima’s “Modern Love,” first screened to popular acclaim in June, 2018. A version with English subtitles will be shown from 19:00 on September...More »
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Animation Screening - “Yoru no Tanken” Summer Vacation Roadshow
Following last year’s acclaimed screening of “Kioku Kiroku Ima (Memory Record Now)” at Tollywood is “Yoru no Tanken (Night Expedition)”. The handmade children’s puppet animation/animal series took director...More »
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“Massive End-of-Year Youth Sale! Top Teen Movie Selection” Screening Event
This event presented by Gucci’s Free School will screen a selection of the best teen films about, including “Slacker,” “The Kings of Summer,” and “The Myth of the American Sleepover,” which will show on...More »
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“Living in Shimokitazawa: Shimokita 2003 to 2017 revised edition” Film Screening
Shimokita Voice is an event that explores the issues surrounding the heavy redevelopment that has been taking place in the Shimokitazawa neighborhood in recent years. This documentary film provides a record...More »
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Movie “Close But Distant” + “Under the Wave, On the Ground”
“Close But Distant” is director Yui Okubo’s video letter-like documentary to her future niece about the memories and places of her hometown of Otsuchi Iwate, which was heavily hit by the Great East Japan...More »
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Movie “Close But Distance”
“Close But Distance” is director Yui Okubo’s video letter to his hometown of Otsuchi, Iwate, a place devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The documentary contains a message about the memories...More »
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Piece of Philippine Shorts - Struggle
A selection of three films portrays the lives of certain Philippine people who live through a variety of conditions with vigorous strength. “Fish Out of Water” describes the Philippine community in Korea....More »
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Approved for Adoption - Film Screening
This award-winning short film tells the story of an adoptee’s life growing up in Belgium and his search for his roots in Korea. More »
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Family Affair - Film Screening
Made as his graduation work from Nihon University Keitaro Sakon presents the film “Family Affair”, featuring the popular actor Sousuke Ikematsu. Although intended to be screened only two weeks as of 18th...More »
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Typhoon Noruda + Hinata no Aoshigure
Ex-Studio Ghibli animator Youjiro Arai makes his debut with new animation work from Studio Colorido, featuring the character designs of Hiroyasu Ishida.More »
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Talk “Setagaya Love Story”
Presenting a talk by director Isao Yukisada and actress Nana Seino following a screening of their 30-minute short film “Setagaya Love Story.” [Event Details] Guests: Isao Yukisada (director) and Nana...More »
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Boys’ Love Film Screening
A special screening program of three films focusing on “Boys’ Love”. [Screening Program] “Itsuka no Kimi e” (2007/67 mins) Director: Kei Horie Dates: March 14(Sat), 18(Wed) 13:00 (sat only) / 20:00 March...More »
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Living in Shimokitazawa - Shimokitazawa 2003-2014 - Screening
A screening of a film which documents the legendary area of Shimokitazawa and its various struggles with redevelopment, documenting the changes of the district through the past 10 years as featured in...More »
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The Adventures of Tom, the Small Cat
First planned during the bubble period and produced over a 5 year period with over 60,000 stills, “The Adventures of Tom, the Small Cat” was a feature work which unfortunately never made its way to movie...More »
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Tollywood - Winter Anime Festival
Taking on the themes of birthplace and home two animations taking Korea as their stage are screened here. Animation Works “Honey-colored Jun” The animation version of the bande dessinée manga telling...More »
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Film Screening “Uzumasa Jacopetti”
In this experimental comedy, a family man dreams of building a house made out of magnets. When a cop discovers him slaughtering a bull for leather to use in his house, he is drawn into a shadowy business...More »
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Film Screening “Horikawa Nakatachiuri”
In this occult horror film directed by Go Shibata, lead characters Shinsuke and Tsutomu battle a population turned into murderous monsters.More »
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The New World of Synthesizer in Osaka - Film Screening
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Vocaloid Opera Aoinoue with Bunraku Puppets
Vocaloid singing and Bunraku performance act out a section of the world’s oldest novel “The Tales of Genji”, with emergency screenings after recent productions of the work by artists.More »
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Aterlier Iroi - Film Screening
Gotokuji, Setagaya, Tokyo is home to “Jiritsu no Ie” (Independent House), an art school for people with all kinds of disabilities, and this film follows through its 10 year history and captures the eager...More »
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Amalka and Krtek and the Midsummer Night Stories of Czech Animation
With 26 works spread over 5 programs this screening event pays homage to the masterpieces of Czech children’s animation including “Amalka” and “Krtek”, along with Jiří Trnka’s feature animation “A Midsummer...More »
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Screening “The Short Animations of Yu Numata”
For two weeks only Shimokitazawa’s Tollywood will show new short animations by Yu Numata. Featuring rough graphics and polished dialogue, the new series, which has caused stirs at competitions and film...More »
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“Spring Tollystar Festival - Full Screening of the Tollywood Studio Project”
Tollywood Studo Project is a film project born from a collaboration between Shimokitazawa Tollywood and the specialist school Tokyo Visual Arts. Just as they are about to release their 9th film this event...More »
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Couleur de peau Miel (Approved For Adoption)
This award-winning short film tells the story of an adoptee’s life growing up in France and his search for his roots in Korea. More »
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“Shashinkan” and “Yonata no Aoshigure”
Presenting two short films. Takashi Nakamura’s “Shashinkan” (2013, 17 min.) tells the story of the employees at a hill-top photo studio in the pre-war era. Hiroyasu Ishida’s “Yonata no Aoshigure” (2013,...More »
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“In Our Bellies”
Presenting the newest production by Tollywood Studio Project, the visual arts collaboration between Tollywood and Tokyo. Directed by 19-year-old filmmaker Chikako Iwashita, “In Our Bellies” tells the...More »
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Burning Buddhist Statue People
Made with “dramamation,” the early animation technique of moving cut-out paper figures over backgrounds, this short film by the Kyoto-based creator Ujicha tells the tale of discarded Buddhist statues taking...More »
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"Yukio Mishima vs Koji Wakamatsu"
Film screenings of Koji Wakamatsu's two new films for 2012, "11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate" and "Petrel Hotel Blue". In addition, the first in Wakamatsu's film trilogy about the Red Army will be...More »
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"311 Sendai Short Film Festival Film-Making Project 'Tomorrow'"
The venue for the Sendai Short Film Festival lost its budget and venue in the Tohoku disaster, but in this event there will be an omnibus showcase of 41 film-makers' short films (all 3 minutes, 11 seconds...More »
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"World Animation Theater WAT 2011"
The twelfth in this annual series of animation film festivals, featuring entries from America, UK, France, Spain, China and Peru. With a line-up of eight titles under the theme of "laughing" this is a...More »
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"Makoto Shinkai All Works" Screening
Includes the anime director's short films and full-length movies. [Image: Makoto Shinkai]More »
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"Exit Through the Gift Shop" Screening
"Exit Through the Gift Shop" finally makes its Japan premiere after its Academy Award nomination and the ensuing discussion of whether notorious graffiti artist and subject of the documentary, Banksy,...More »
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"World Animation Theater WAT 2010"
Inaugural edition of the World Animation Theater festival, featuring 29 works from Europe and Canada.More »
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"Kazagumo" Screening
Three-minute short films by 15 directors.More »
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"10th Canada Animation Festival -The Works of NFB"
Norman Mclaren, Co Hoedeman, Ishu Patel, Jacques Drouin - from Academy Award-winning directors to up-and-coming young directors, the film festival will present 30 works including classics and new works....More »
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"The Complete Works of Takashi Murakami & Kaikai Kiki" Screening
In 2008, artist Takashi Murakami's own Kaikai Kiki released their first, fully self-produced feature film, "Nobody Dies", with Kaikai Kiki artist Mr. as the director and Murakami himself as the executive...More »
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Mr. "Nobody Dies" Screening
The fist movie produced by Takashi Murakami's art company Kaikai Kiki is a short movie, "Nobody Dies," directed by Mr., a spirited artist internationally known for works evolved from his fetishes for manga,...More »
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"Foreign Art Animation @ Tollywood Autumn 2008"
This is Tollywood's 14th festival of special screening events of foreign animation films. From Europe, North America, and South America, 26 short animation works rarely seen in Japan are featured. This...More »