This year, a "masterpiece of the future" will be born in the Japanese film industry! The results of the "TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM 2018" have been announced!

2018.11.19 Press Releases
Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd. / TSUTAYA Co., Ltd.

-This year, there was no Grand Prix winner, but two runner-up awards and one special jury award were selected-

Culture Entertainment Inc. (hereinafter referred to as C.E.), a CCC Group company that operates entertainment businesses such as planning and producing videos, publishing, and music, and TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as TSUTAYA), held the final judging session for the fourth annual TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM 2018 (hereinafter referred to as TCP), a program to discover video creators and film plans, on Thursday, November 15th at The Garden Hall at Yebisu Garden Place (Meguro-ku, Tokyo).

TCP FILM2018 Final Selection Results

TCP FILM 2018 received the largest number of entries ever, with a total of 670 works submitted. After a rigorous screening process, no work was awarded the Grand Prix, while the runner-up (TSUTAYA Premium Award) went to "Teacher, Would You Like to Sit Next to Me? (working title)" by Takahiro Horie (screenwriter/film director), and the runner-up (Fimarks Award) went to "This Isn't the Time to Be Pregnant! (working title)" by Satsuki Okawa (director/screenwriter/editor).
In addition, the Special Jury Prize, which was hastily established in place of the Grand Prix, was awarded to Yuji Shiota (video director) for his work "Mirror Mirror (tentative title)."

Comments from the final judges

・Muneaki Masuda (Chairman and CEO of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.)
"Thank you very much to everyone who came out today. Above all, I was moved by the mixed emotions expressed on the faces of the seven speakers.
Now that we live in a society where diverse lifestyles are possible, we are entering an era where individuals can live comfortably. We are entering an era where people will prefer films that solidify the specific images of people with a particular worldview, rather than films that everyone watches, and if such films were to come out, TSUTAYA would be even more fun.We started TCP four years ago with the idea that we could help individuals create such diverse films.

One of my favorite words is from a Zen teaching: "Everything is made by the mind alone."This teaching states that everything in the world is created by the mind. TCP was also created with the idea that if there was a system like this, it would be able to support artists, and for artists, it would allow them to work with us to realize the image in their mind of the kind of film they would like to make. TCP has a lot of potential in the future, so I would like to use it to give shape to what is in my mind. "

Comments from the winners

・Runner-up (Filmarks Award):
"You're Not Pregnant! (working title)" by Satsuki Okawa (director/scriptwriter/editor)
"When I heard that there was no Grand Prix this time, one of my possibilities was gone, and I was so nervous that I nearly collapsed. All the steps leading up to this stage were unknown territory, but winning this award gives me the opportunity to step into even more unknown territory. I will do my best to create something interesting and be able to present it here in a few years. "

・Judge's Special Award Winning Work: "Mirror Mirror (tentative title)" by Yuji Shiota (Video Director)
"The works and presentations I saw here today by the other speakers were fantastic, and I had always hoped to win an award, so I am extremely happy. I want to thank everyone who helped. thank you very much. "

■TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM2017 Final Judges (in alphabetical order, titles omitted)
Shuji Abe (CEO of Shuji Abe Office Co., Ltd. / Film Producer)
Shinji Ogawa (CEO / Film Producer, Bridgehead Inc.)
Osamu Kubota (President and CEO of C&I Entertainment Inc. / Film Producer)
Konishi Keisuke (President and CEO of Phantom Film Inc. / Film Producer)
Kazuo Nakanishi (President and CEO, Culture Entertainment Inc.)
Muneaki Masuda (President and CEO, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.)
Minami Kaho (actress)

(Reference) ■Works that advanced to the final round of TSUTAYA CREATORS' POROGRAM (in presentation order, titles omitted)
① Title: "Half Otaku! (tentative)" / Planner: Yui Yonemura (office worker)
Synopsis: One day, the protagonist, a genuine idol otaku, becomes the manager of his favorite idol!
The protagonist, who is hated by idol otakus and has become a ``half-otaku'' despite being an otaku and related to them, struggles with love and hobbies while also working hard at his job!

② Title: "You're Not Pregnant! (tentative title)" / Organizer: Satsuki Okawa (director/screenwriter/editor)
Synopsis: Natsumi gives birth to a half-Japanese baby after an unexpected pregnancy. Although she claims that mothers also have the right to live their own lives, it seems that this is taboo in Japanese society. After her defeat, a tweet she posted in desperation ends up further tormenting Natsumi.

3. Title: "Teacher, Could You Please Sit Next to Me? (Tentative)" / Organizer: Takahiro Horie (Screenwriter/Film Director)
Synopsis: When popular manga artist Sawako Hayakawa discovers that her husband is having an affair, she begins drawing a new manga. It was an adultery manga that candidly depicted her husband's affair and her own new love affair. When her husband reads it, he becomes anxious and suspicious. "Sawa-chan, are you having an affair too...?" This "entertainment film about adultery" is a comedic portrayal of revenge against an adulterer.

④ Title: "Mirror Mirror (tentative)" / Planner: Yuji Shiota (video director)
Synopsis: Charismatic model Hana (real name Hanako) has a secret that she is hiding from the world. In fact, she is a twin and has an older sister, Yoko, who is a shut-in. However, when her sister suddenly makes her AV debut, Hanako loses everything. Before long, the two enter into a conflict that involves the entire world, as they fiercely struggle to seize control of each other's identities. However, in the midst of all this, they end up alone together.

⑤ Title: "Traveling with Potatoes (tentative)" / Organizer: Akira Ikeda (video)
Synopsis: Wandering through a devastated future Japan, Soma comes across a village. In that village, people survived by cultivating sweet potatoes. However, an epidemic that year wiped out all the potatoes. Soma sets out on a dangerous journey in search of new seed potatoes for them.

⑥ Title: "Over the Wind (tentative)" / Planner: Emi Saito (film director)
Synopsis: Truck driver Koizumi (40) is looking forward to reuniting with his ex-wife's daughter, Yuka (16), for the first time in 11 years. The two meet at a mountain that they visited on a school trip a long time ago. What was supposed to be a touching reunion suddenly changes when a strong wind hits the two of them! In contrast, the observation deck is filled with eccentric people. Conflicting human relationships. With strong winds blowing, what will be the outcome of the parent-child reunion?

⑦ Title: "throwback (tentative)" / Planner: Shunsaku Okuno (video director)
Synopsis: December 24, 2007. Kojima, a 20-year-old college entrance exam ronin student, meets Naomi, who is drunk on the street, and spends the best night of his life with her. Two days later, Naomi is found dead, and Kojima is arrested on suspicion of murder. After serving 13 years in prison on a false charge, Kojima is released. Guided by Nico, an American student aspiring to be a film director, Kojima decides to find the real culprit in order to save Naomi's soul and clear his own name.

Materials related to this matter

This year, a "masterpiece of the future" will be born in the Japanese film industry! The results of the "TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM 2018" have been announced!

Inquiries regarding this matter
Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd.
public relations
03-6800-4583