Archive

Fantastic Short Films 20 - Yubari Shorts Collection

Tokinky Story

NOBI Akira

Japan2018 4min International Premiere

Synopsis

A mother who loves her son dearly, goes to Tokyo to meet her grandson. When she enters the house, she is faced with a startling situation in her son's room.

Program Note

A mother who loves her son dearly, goes to Tokyo to meet her grandson. When she enters the house, she is faced with a startling situation in her son’s room. A parody of the title of the famous Tokyo Story by Ozu Yasujiro, Tokinky Story is a family film with added sex, which is essential to make a family, for love between mother and son. (KIM Bong-seok)

Diretor

NOBI Akira

Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1960, Nobo Akira participated actively as a photographer. In 1992, the film Diamond Moon received the Grand Prix Award in the Independent Section of the Yubari Film Festival, an indie film he directed. In 2011, he directed The Day of Ants In The Sky which hit the theaters.