Welcome to the Village – Warau Mushi- 100’ (Jap) INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
March 5 • 5:15pm • Room 1 | March 2 • 3:00pm • Room 2
A young couple decided to start their life together by moving to a remote village. They encounter a very supportive community that does everything it can to make them feel welcome. In spite of that and although they feel the pressure to have a child soon, there is a latent threat. In fact, the village holds a secret that will change their minds. Rural life is no longer idyllic. A young couple decided to start their life together by moving to a remote village.They encounter a very supportive community that does everything it can to make them feel welcome. In spite of that and although they feel the pressure to have a child soon, there is a latent threat. In fact, the village holds a secret that will change their minds. Rural life is no longer idyllic.
Hideo Jôjô
Japanese film director, born in Tokyo in 1975, winner of 10 international awards, known for several television series such as ‘Urakku Jakku (2024), “95” (2024), “Burakku Famiria Shindô-ke no Fukushû (2023) and awarded for ”Dangerous Drugs of Sex’ at FilmOut San Diego in 2021, or the Pink Film Award as Best Film for ‘Lovely Chubby’ (2019).