Film archive, 2026

Earthlings in Love

恋する地球人 -劇場特別版-

Director Ueda Shinichiro

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In 2000, Shinpei, a high school student in a seaside town, asks his crush, Mai, to star in his first film. In 2025, now a film director, he is living with young-onset dementia. A story of memory and recorded images spanning 25 years. "Earthlings in Love", a 30-part vertical series with 60 million social media views, has been restructured as a feature film.

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Film details

Director: Ueda Shinichiro
Country/Region: Japan
Year: 2026
Length: 102min
Original language: Japanese
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Director

Ueda Shinichiro

Born in Shiga, Japan, in 1984, Shinichiro Ueda began making films in junior high. Feature debut One Cut of the Dead (2017) grew from 2 to 350 theaters. In 2023, vertical short Rental Subordinates won the TikTok Short Film Grand Prix at Cannes.

From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39

Credits

Director: Ueda Shinichiro
Screenplay: Ueda Shinichiro
Executive producer: Suzuki Nobuhiro
Cinematography: Yamamoto Shuhei
Lighting: Yamamoto Shuhei
Cast: Shinsuke KATO, Kiyose Yaeko, Kikuchi Go, Hosokawa Yoshitaka, Ikeda Ryo, Suzuse Ibuki, Adachi Kono
Distributor in Japan: Nakachika Co., Ltd.

Festival appearances1

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Earthlings in LoveTokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39Nippon Cinema Now

Festival history1

东京国际电影节, 2026Nippon Cinema Now, Competitive section

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