17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS
TABI TO HIBI
In summer, Nagisa, a woman from the city, and Natsuo, a young man visiting his relatives, meet by the sea. Their vacant gazes reflect each other as they exchange awkward words and wade into the rain drenched ocean. In winter, Li, a screenwriter in a creative slump, travels to a snow-covered village with an old camera left behind by a late acquaintance. There, she finds a peculiar, desolate guesthouse run by the enigmatic Benzo. Their conversations rarely connect, yet they set off on an unexpected adventure.
ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಗಿಸಾ ಮತ್ತು ನತ್ಸುವೋ ಅನಾಯಾಸವಾಗಿ ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಮೌನ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸಹಜ ಮಾತುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಮೂಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಚಳಿಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೃಜನಾತ್ಮಕ ಸ್ಥಬ್ಧತೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥಾ ಲೇಖಕಿ ಲಿ, ಹಳೆಯ ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾವೊಂದರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಿಮಾವೃತ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗೆ ತೆರಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ರಹಸ್ಯಮಯ ಬೆನ್ಜೋ ನಡೆಸುವ ನಿರ್ಜನ ಅತಿಥಿಗೃಹದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆಗಳು ಅವಳನ್ನು ಅಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಸಾಹಸದತ್ತ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ಯುತ್ತವೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Masayoshi Johnai
Screenplay:
Sho Miyake
Director of Photography:
Yuta Tsukinaga
Editor :
Keiko Okawa
Music :
HiSpec
Sho Miyake (b. 1984, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) stands as a leading voice in contemporary Japanese cinema, renowned for atmospheric, humanistic storytelling rooted in his Hitotsubashi University sociology background and Film School of Tokyo training. He first captured major global attention with moody youth drama AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING (2018), selected for Berlin's Forum section, following his Locarno-competing debut PLAYBACK (2012) and documentary THE COCKPIT (2014). Miyake reached new heights with SMALL, SLOW BUT STEADY (2022), a poignant portrait of deaf boxer that that premiered in Berlinale's Encounters section.