I will be participating in a screening and talk program at the Sendai Short Film Festival 2025, which is organized by a group of volunteers, mainly working adults and students from Sendai City! September 20th, 13:45 – 15:45 | Program B: “Looking to the Future from Animation” https://www.shortpiece.com/B.php This program will feature three films by director Ryo Hirano and two films by director Sakichi Watanabe. What do we see in these mysterious worlds? For those aspiring to create animation, a talk session will be held after the screening where we will dive deeply into the world of animation, listening to and learning about the behind-the-scenes stories of the creation process from both directors. Films to be screened: Ryo Hirano “The Kappa’s Arm” “Holiday” “Paradise” Sakichi Watanabe “The Princess of Raspberry Jam #1” “Tulip-chan” There will be a talk with Director Sakichi Watanabe to delve into the world of animation! I am really looking forward to it. I don’t often have screenings of my student works, so if you are in the area, please come and join us. I will be participating online!!

ENJOY MUSIC CLUB Releases First New Song in Five Years: “Good Bad Story”!! I created the music video and cover illustration. The Music Video features a simple line-drawn animation that depicts the daily life of middle-aged man and his best friend Cat . The scene composition was handled by Soshi Matsumoto. The Music Video is now available on YouTube.   “Good Bad Story” is streaming on various platforms.◾️https://linkco.re/aGztx0uv ENJOY MUSIC & VIDEO