Anniversary
Various directors
アニバーサリー
Anibaasarii

Japan
2016
109
Colour
English
subtitles

Five filmmakers were given the task to make a film to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Japanese collectible toy manufacturer MediCom Toy, perhaps most famous for their BE@RBRICK character. The stories show great variation, revolving around lovers, families, married couples, friends and children, with each director demonstrating his own distinctive style.

Vijf regisseurs kregen de kans om een korte film te maken over een jubileum, om te vieren dat het Japanse design-speelgoedbedrijf MediCom Toy, bekend van hun BE@RBRICK-poppetjes, twintig jaar bestaat. De zeer verschillende films, elk geschoten in een geheel eigen stijl, gaan onder meer over de liefde, families, huwelijken, vrienden en kinderen.

Main Titles & Credits

Episode 1
Happy Birthday
Directed by Atsunori Sasaki
Starring: Ryuya Wakaba, Fuku Suzuki

Episode 2
Re-Birth
Directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro
Starring: Megumi Kobashi, Munetaka Aoki

Episode 3
Anniversary Missing
Directed by Eiki Takahashi
Starring: Marika Ito, Rui Kurihara

Episode 4
The 50th-year Cinderella
Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara
Starring: Katsuo Nakamura, Chieko Matsubara

Episode 5
#TADAO, 300 meters above the ground
Directed by Takeshi Moriya
Starring: Yasushi Fuchikami, Noriko Iriyama

Executive producers: Tatsuhiko Akashi and Izumi Suga
Produced by Takeshi Moriya
Overall Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro