Film archive, 2026

Saravah

Director Kujiraoka Hironori

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A man named Riku takes on a ghostwriting job for a celebrated screenwriter, bringing three former classmates together for the first time in ten years. Their love triangle may have ended long ago, but their lives remain hilariously tangled. Director Kujiraoka Hironori's second feature, Saravah, was independently produced from an original screenplay by five filmmakers who have collaborated with the director on numerous short films. Blending witty humor with brutally honest dialogue, the film explores creativity, love, and friendship through the realities of people in their 30s in contemporary Japan.

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Film details

Director: Kujiraoka Hironori
Country/Region: Japan
Year: 2026
Length: 103min
Original language: Japanese
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Director

Kujiraoka Hironori

Born in 1993 in Hyogo, Japan, Kujiraoka Hironori is a filmmaker and television director. His short films Kay (2020) and The End Point Is the Sea (2021) won over 30 awards at international film festivals. In 2025, he made his feature-film debut with Youth Gestalt Collapse.That same year, he served as chief director of Nippon Television's drama series "Bokutachin-chi."

From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39

Credits

Director: Kujiraoka Hironori
Screenplay: Kujiraoka Hironori
Cinematography: Kujiraoka Hironori, Sato Hiroki
Editing: Kujiraoka Hironori
Producer: Naito Satoshi
Sound: Masato KOMAKI
Lighting: Sato Hiroki
Makeup: Kaori
Cast: Otomo Ritsu, Matsumoto Mai, Tokunaga Ōsuke, Simokyo Keiko, Kato Ryosuke, Nakahara Tsubasa, Mio, Ando Hiroro, Yokoyama Michiyo, Ozawa Mayu

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SaravahTokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39Asian Future

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东京国际电影节, 2026Asian Future, Competitive section

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