SAMURAI OPERA
- Drama
Director: Shogo Ogawa
Country: Japan
Length: 19min 55s
Language: English
Subtitle: English, Japanese
Completed date: 2013
A very typical Japanese Samurai drama turned into an English muscial. A comedy about the story of a Ronin, his lover, and bad ass government officials.
Director: Shogo Ogawa
DP: Shinsaku Morita
Cast: Shigeki Maekawa, Tomomi Nishimura, Masanori Goto
Film Festival Awards
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New Director Film Festival Short Film Category Grand Prix
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Fukuoka Independent Film Festival
Film Festival Appearance
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Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
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Himeji International Short Film Festival
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And thers
Director's message:
This film is my attempt to present the very traditional Samurai drama of Japan,
in the form of comedy musical. I hope you will enjoy it.
Ablut the director
Born in 1978 at Yoichi in Hokkaido, Ogawa learned about the creative industry by working on a mobile content and scial game development company. In 2009, he quited being a salaryman and ventured into the path of filmmaking that he has been dreaming about.
in 2013, he made "SAMUAI OPERA", a short film in the form of samurai drama musical with a twist, and it has been awarded and officially selected by 13 film festivals.
