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My Dog is Dead

私の犬が死んだ

VIFF Short Forum

World Premiere

Riko and her boyfriend Yoshiki go visit her mom after the death of their family dog.

 

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Directors
Cast

Nao Oishi, Kandai Sano, Michiyo Ishimoto

Credits
Country of Origin

Japan

Year

2023

Language

In Japanese with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
9 min
Cinemas of Asia Comedy Shorts
Studio Coelacanth

Credits & Director

Producer

Akira Uchida, Tasuku Matsunaga, Takehiro Senda

Screenwriter

Tasuku Matsunaga

Cinematography

Takehiro Senda

Editor

Takehiro Senda

Original Music

Mikeru Katou

Tasuku Matsunaga headshot; My Dog is Dead director

Tasuku Matsunaga

Japanese director and screenwriter. Born in 1997 in Fukuoka, Japan. He has been making films, music videos, and other video works in Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Tokyo.

 

 

Takehiro Senda headshot; My Dog is Dead director

Takehiro Senda

Japanese director and producer. Born in 1997 in Aichi, Japan. He has been making films, documentaries, music videos, and other video works in Kyoto and Aichi.

 

 

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