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Midwest Premiere

Showings

Festival tickets go on sale March 18, with visionaries and members receiving early access for ticket purchase.

April 10, 2026
11:45 am – 1:25 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
Playhouse Square Allen Theatre
April 11, 2026
2:25 pm – 4:05 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
April 11, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:27 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
April 18, 2026
11:50 am – 1:17 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
Playhouse Square Allen Theatre

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2026
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Run Time: 11 Minutes
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Film Type: Short
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Animated: Yes
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Genre: Family
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Countr(ies): Japan
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Language: Japanese
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English Subtitles: Yes
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Captions: Open
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Release Year: 2025

Film Overview

Young Teto rides to school on his bed to school, the lonely lighthouse keeper asks the seagull for breakfast. As various people dream of tomorrow through their imaginations, harsh, rough waves of reality crash into their imaginations as Teto wanders into the darkness.

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Shunsuke Koyama Headshot
Shunsuke Koyama

Produced By

Keiichi Yuta, Shinnosuke Watanabe

Cinematographers

Yoichi Sakata

Principal Cast

Haru Kuroki

Sponsors & Community Partners

Our Lady of the Wayside
Community Partner