19th Annual
Louisiana's Reel Festival
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THIS IS TOYKO / JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
SHORT NARRATIVE
Kento is selected by a team to promote a partnership with a Singapore company. One day, he is left with a job to attend President Kwang who comes to Japan. He is confused by her cold attitude. As two of them see the sights in Tokyo, they find a small change in their hearts to each other.
Director Biography
Ben Suzuki was born and brought up in Tokyo, Japan. Self-taught in filmmaking, he has experience in both Music Video and TV Commercial, and became a freelance director in 2001. In 2007, he directed his first short film, “A Day in the Life of Beijing Hutong” which was selected for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2008 and received the Grand Prix award. This film was selected for the nomination at the 83rd Academy AwardsTM. He directed a movie-like music video “Anzen Unten” in 2013, which was made
to help Tanzanian people to learn traffic safety. After a year, the road death in Tanzania was decreased over 40%. Ben Suzuki is now shooting his first feature film in Japan.
Director Biography
Ben Suzuki was born and brought up in Tokyo, Japan. Self-taught in filmmaking, he has experience in both Music Video and TV Commercial, and became a freelance director in 2001. In 2007, he directed his first short film, “A Day in the Life of Beijing Hutong” which was selected for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2008 and received the Grand Prix award. This film was selected for the nomination at the 83rd Academy AwardsTM. He directed a movie-like music video “Anzen Unten” in 2013, which was made
to help Tanzanian people to learn traffic safety. After a year, the road death in Tanzania was decreased over 40%. Ben Suzuki is now shooting his first feature film in Japan.
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