A promising new star has been born in the Japanese film industry! Results of "TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM2015" announced!

2015.11.12 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. / Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd. / T-MEDIA Holdings Co., Ltd.

--The Grand Prix was awarded to Kazuhito Nakae (CM director/CM planner) for his work titled "The Woman Who Slept with Lies"--

The final judging session for the "TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM2015 (hereinafter referred to as TCP)," which is run by Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd., a member of the Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CCC) group that operates entertainment businesses such as planning and producing videos, publishing, and music, and T-MEDIA Holdings Co., Ltd., an online entertainment company, aimed at discovering film creators and providing comprehensive support from production to rental and distribution, was held on Thursday, November 12th at iTSCOM STUDIO & HALL Futakotamagawa.

We received 474 entries from many creators, both professional and amateur, and after a rigorous screening process, we are pleased to announce that the Grand Prize winner was Nakae Kazuhito (CM director/CM planner) for his work titled "The Woman Who Slept with Lies," the runner-up (Filmarks Award) was Katagiri Kenji (assistant director) for his work titled "Room Laundering," and the runner-up (GREEN FUNDING Award) was Kato Takuya (assistant director) for his work titled "Secret Account."

・Second Prize (Filmarks Award) Winner: "Room Laundering" Comment from Kenji Katagiri (Assistant Director)
"I'm very much obliged to you. That's all I can say. I've been working as an assistant director for a long time, and there was a time when I thought I might never be able to make a film. That's when I found out about TCP, applied, won the award, and am so thrilled that I can finally make a film myself. Now that I've finally reached the starting line, I'm going to do my best from now on. "

・Second Prize (GREEN FUNDING Award) Winner: "Ura Aka" Comment from Takuya Kato (Assistant Director)
"Among those who made it to the final round, only Katagiri and I had started out as assistant directors, so I am extremely happy to have received this award together with him. I believe that making a film of this project will be the greatest way to express my gratitude to my colleagues who cooperated with me free of charge in making this presentation video. I'd like to use the T-points I received as a prize to treat my friends who helped with the filming to some yakiniku at Gyukaku (laughs). "

The three winning works will each receive up to 50 million yen in funding and production support, and production will begin toward completion. In addition, by linking up with "GREEN FUNDING," a crowdfunding service provided by the CCC Group, we will be able to widely raise production funds, allowing film fans, including T members, to participate in the film's production.

Furthermore, the completed work will be available for exclusive rental at TSUTAYA stores nationwide, as well as on TSUTAYA DISCAS and TSUTAYA TV. In addition, we will continue to announce information about the works from time to time.

■TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM Final Judges (in alphabetical order, titles omitted)
Shuji Abe (CEO and Producer of Shuji Abe Office Co., Ltd.)
Kentaro Otani (Film director)
Osamu Kubota (President and CEO of C&I Entertainment Inc./Film Producer)
Hitomi Kuroki (actress)
Toshiaki Nakazawa (CEO of Sedic International/Film Producer)
Kazuo Nakanishi (CEO of Culture Entertainment Inc. / CEO of T-MEDIA Holdings Inc.)
Muneaki Masuda (President and CEO of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.)
Katsuhide Motoki (Film director)

TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM final selection (in presentation order, titles omitted)

①Title: "Before the Earth Ends: Family on Fire"
Planner: Noriko Yuasa (Director/Producer)
Biography: "Wait for me in Udagawacho. ","Empty Whirlpool," "Looking for Sunflowers," "Flower's Lazy Meal," etc.
Project Key Points: "The theme of this work is, quite simply, 'The collapse and beginning of a family.'With whom should we live, and how should we live? This is a profound question in life, and it is explored in a sharp way by focusing on a mother and daughter who clash with each other with all their might and sincerity. I put a lot of thought into the song, that at the very end of your life, the people you really want to be with are your family."

② Title: "Secret Account"
Planner: Takuya Kato (Assistant Director)
*Assistant director works: "Kenryuu: The Point of Destiny," "The Solitary Scalpel," "Princess Toyotomi," "My Mother's Chronicle," etc.
Project key point: "30% of young people who use social media have secret accounts, or "uraaka."This film is a love story about a woman named Machiko who has a secret account, becomes addicted to sex with a young man, but struggles with regrets about her ex-husband and struggles to live her life while torn between desire and reason. "

3. Title: "The Woman Who Slept with Lies"
Planner: Kazuhito Nakae (CM director/CM planner)
Career: "Permanent Land," "Blue Hand," "Stringphone," "Single," etc.
Project Point: "This story is based on a true incident. When her common-law husband, with whom she had lived for five years, passed away, she discovered that his name and his claim to be a doctor were all lies. I can't find out who her husband was. However, her husband wrote a 700-page novel without telling his wife... "

④Title of work: "Jenga"
Planner: Kenichi Omori (film director/screenwriter)
Work history: "Poplar Autumn," "Setouchi Pirate Story," "Horror Newspaper," "How to Write a Fun Light Novel," etc.
Project highlights: This work is based on the table game "Jenga," known worldwide. This is a story told in the genre of an intense sports film. "That Jenga is a life-risking game." He and his friends take on the fierce National Jenga Championship, where even deaths could occur! It's serious and silly, and the ending will bring you to tears!

⑤Title: "Finger Soup Incident"
Planner: Yu Inose (freelance filmmaker)
Career: "David & Guy with No Name," "The 7 Greatest Bathrooms in L.A.", "I Don't Do It Again," etc.
Project highlights: "The suspense comedy film 'The Finger in Soup Mystery' is based on a real fraud case that took place in America, and through a comedy of deception and deception, it is a story that depicts the struggles of a masochist in a world full of sadists, with the theme of greed vs. morality. "

⑥Title: "Room Laundering"
Planner: Kenji Katagiri (Assistant Director)
*Assistant director works: "Blood and Bones," "Wishing on Snow," "I Am Ichihashi: Until I'm Arrested," "Crows EXPLODE," etc.
Project point: "There are a lot of shady jobs out there. I know about corpse washing and organ trafficking, but I've never seen it. The real estate agency in this film that specializes in haunted properties is also a dark profession lurking in the city. Room Laundering is a dark fantasy comedy starring a listless woman who makes a living by living in troubled properties and purifying them, helping the former residents who have turned into ghosts but still have feelings for them to find peace while searching for her missing mother. "

7. Title: "You are you and you are you"
Planner: Daigo Matsui (film director)
Experience: "Afro Tanaka," "Our Ha Ha," "Wonderful World End," "Sweet Poolside," "I Feel Pathetic When I Only Think About Myself," etc. Project Key Point: "This is a movie about love. A form of one-sided love where you give up your own personality and remain yourself for the other person. But that's wrong, and she faces true love by revealing herself. This is a love story that saves men, especially in this age of women. "

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Inquiries regarding this matter
Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd. Public Relations Officer: Noguchi
T-MEDIA Holdings Co., Ltd. Public Relations Officer: Tada and Azuma