'April Fools'

Overview

Ayu draws a picture in a park. She meets the boy who put on the hat of the raccoon. He came from Ibaraki to Tokyo. His name is Hiroto who is younger brother of Miss Mackerel. Ayu is interested in him. But Hiroto had death wish…

Ayu got the raccoon hat although she was disappointed in Hiroto. Her older brother Hamachi works in a cafe. Chinese foreign student Marin comes over there. She gets interested in Hamachi and Ayu’s raccoon hat. Ayu holds hostility feeling against Marin.

In addition, there is Mr. Flying Fish who is the owner of the café and a bar. Originally he got the raccoon hat. Also he gets trouble with his daughter about it and his sexuality. He is the lesbian who Hiroto once loved.

This is film about the group drama that turns around mainly on a raccoon for 3 people.

Director Statement

I hope you enjoy the three omnibuses. The images range from black and white to blue and slightly yellow. The images are rather stoic to match the three stories. The cast is made up of diverse actors. When you finish watching all of them, do you notice how the stories are connected in a circle? At the center of it all is a headdress (raccoon).

Film Festival

　　Kyiv Film Festival Official Selection

　　London International Motion Pictures Awards Official Selection

　　The World Film Fair in LA Best Japanese Feature

　　International Independent Film Awards (Experimental)Silver 2019-Fall

　　London International Filmmaker Festival Official Selection

　　Nice IFF 2020 Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film

　　World Cinema Antwerp Nomination

'Best Cinematography in a Foreign Language Film'

'Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film | Antwerp IFF 2020 Daisuke Uematsu'

'Best Supporting Actor in a Foreign Language Film | Antwerp IFF 2020 Masahiro Sugiyama'

　　WICA 2021Nomination

'Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film'

'Best Foreign Language Feature Film'

'Best Supporting Actor in a Foreign Language Film/Masahiro Sugiyama'

'Best Original Score'

　　New York Tri-State International Film Festival Best Cinematography

 'April Fools'

Episode1

 'Idiots As 27 Years Old'

The begining scene

Episode2

 'What are you looking for?'

The begining scene

Episode3

'The Lie of a Flying Fish'

The begining scene