HIFF45 Fall Festival

ARMY ON THE TREE

Adapted from an unfinished work by acclaimed dramatist Hisashi Inoue, ARMY ON THE TREE is inspired by real events on the Okinawan island of Iejima in the final days of World War II. Inoue, whose plays often examined the legacy of war and the shared responsibility of ordinary Japanese citizens, conceived the story as a

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ANOTHER WORLD

Between death and rebirth lies “another world,” a dazzling realm where souls await reincarnation. Here, Gudo, a spirit guide, escorts the departed on their journeys—until he encounters Yuri, a young girl consumed by grief and rage. Ordered by the Goddess Mira to prevent Yuri’s transformation into a monster, Gudo embarks on a perilous mission that

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AINU PURI

Every year, Shige has to get permission from the Hokkaido government, the fishermen’s union, the organization that fosters salmon, and the police department before he can start Marek fishing. He’ll get caught as a poacher if he catches a salmon without those permissions, even though his sole purpose of this it to keep the tradition

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