Oyu
Sub in Eng or French It is the last day of the year and night falls on the small town of Toyama, Japan. A man goes to the public bath to retrieve a forgotten object. But once inside, the promise of a hot bath compels him to stay. Directed by Atsushi Hirai (insta : @atsushi_hirait_atsushi) Written by Atsushi Hirai & Martin Bertier Production (France) : MLD Films Produced by Martin Bertier, Damien Manivel Co-production (Japan) : Nobo Co-produced by Makoto Oki, Kohei Igarashi Distribution : Manifest Distributed by Anaïs Colpin & Andréa Goncalves Financing partners : CNC & France Televisions * Premiered - Directors' Fortnight 2023 * 65 official selections / 16 Awards • winner ••• Festival Nouveau Cinéma ••• Loup Argenté ••• Oscars Qualifying • winner ••• International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur ••• Best Short Film ••• Oscars Qualifying • winner ••• BOGOSHORTS Bogotà Shorts Film Festival ••• Santa Lucía for Best International Fiction Short Film • winner ••• Zubroffka International Film Festival ••• 1st Prize Whole Wide World competition • winner ••• Paris Courts Devant ••• Special Mention • winner ••• Vilnius short film festival ••• Best short film • winner ••• PragueShorts Film Festival ••• Best short film • winner ••• Tampere Film Festival ••• Best short film ••• Oscars Qualifying • winner ••• FilmfestDresden ••• Special Mention • winner ••• Akbank Short Film Festival ••• Special Mention • winner ••• Vienna Shorts ••• Best cinematography • winner ••• Palm Springs International ShortFest ••• Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Min Award ••• Oscars Qualifying • winner ••• Nevada City Film Festival ••• Best of the Fest, Best Narrative Short, Best Editing • winner ••• International Festival signs of the night ••• Jury award • winner ••• Ljubljana International Film Festival ••• Best short film • selection ••• Directors' Fortnight - Cannes Film Festival • selection ••• Donostia-San Sebastian Film Festival • selection ••• Stockholm International Film Festival • selection ••• London Short Film Festival • selection ••• Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival • selection ••• Minimalen Short Film Festival • selection ••• Aspen Short Fest • selection ••• IndieLisboa • selection ••• Florida Film Festival • selection ••• Regard Film Festival • selection ••• Athens int film & video festival • selection ••• Hong kong International Film Festival • selection ••• Oberhausen Film Festival • selection ••• Côté Court • selection ••• 2 Annas • selection ••• Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia • selection ••• Lanzarote Film Festival • selection ••• Norwegian short film festival • selection ••• Contis Film Festival • selection ••• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival • selection ••• Generation Film Festival • selection ••• Tirana International Film Festival • selection ••• Ljubljana International Film Festival • selection ••• Alciné 35 ••• Credits ••• Starring : Okihiko Yoshizawa, Hisako Mizuki, Kota Tsunezawa, Sachiko Okuno Dop : Benoit Pain Editing : Jehan Folqué Sound : Gen Takahashi Sound editor : Agathe Poche Sound Mixer : Simon Apostolou
