On May 17, 2025, a stage greeting was held at Shimokita-Ekimae Cinema K2 to commemorate the release of the short story collection, “Tokyo Forecast – Film Director Toyama Bunji Short Films Collection,” with Tanaka Rena, Endo Yuya, Hoshino Anna, Kawamura Kokoa, Utsumi Seiko, Ito Haruhi, Uno Aimi, and director Toyama Bunji taking the stage. I looked back on the time of filming. *Articles and photos will be available here https://nbpress.online/ Short story collection “Tokyo Forecast – Film Director Toyama Bunji Short Story Collection” 《INTRODUCTION》 “Tokyo Forecast – Film Director Toyama Bunji Short Story Collection,” the first short story collection in eight years, “Tokyo Forecast – Film Director Toyama Bunji Short Story Collection,” by director Toyama Bunji, who is known for his huge hits with the films “Soiré” and “Tea Drinking Friends,” and is also attracting attention overseas, will be released nationwide from Friday, May 16th, 2025. The first collection of works screened eight years ago has been the largest in the Eurospace (Shibuya) ever to attract the highest number of late show audiences in two weeks, and this time it has attracted a lot of attention. The name of the collection is “Tokyo Forecast – Film Director Toyama Bunji Short Films Collection.” Three films of completely different genres are drawn based on the concept of Tokyo’s “Katasumi no Hikari” in 2025, and have a gorgeous cast that goes beyond the boundaries of short films. “Name, I want you to call me” is an adult love story about a man and woman who spend one day as a couple at the end in order to resolve their affair. The film stars Tanaka Reina, who made her debut as an actress in the film “Ganbatte Ikshoi,” and won numerous newcomers awards, including the Japan Academy Award for Newcomer Actor, and has continued to color the screens, including the Fukuda Village Incident in recent years. She depicts the romantic love story between Endo Yuya, who won the Best Actor Award at the 38th Takasaki Film Festival, starring Tatsumi, which became a hot topic last year. Haruurara, starring a young actress who is attracting a lot of attention in the industry in 2025, is a story about Haru and Rei, a middle school girl, who accidentally find Haru’s divorced father on social media and go to meet her. The two stars Hoshino Anna, who is an exclusive model for the popular magazine “nicola,” starring in the film “Gold Boy,” and the drama “Yuki-san’s Four Brothers,” and Kawamura Kokoa, who is an exclusive model for the magazine “Seventeen,” and who is active in the drama “The Lady of the Lady.” The talented Yoshizawa Yu starred in the role of his father, creating a refreshing and gorgeous spring short film. “Forget-me-not” is a pop and cynical modern drama in which girls from girls bars attend the funeral of a customer who has passed away at an internet cafe. The lead roles are Utsumi Seiko, who has attracted attention in commercials for the dramas “Wonderful Teacher!” and “Burger King,” Ito Haruhi, who has been active in a wide range of fields including the film “Snowdrop,” and stage music videos, and Uno Aimi, who has grown rapidly as a talented actress in the plays “Hungry” and “Tsukikage,” and comically portrays the fleeting and surreality of modern-day human relationships. “I want you to call me your name,” “Haruurara,” “Forget-me-not” “Tokyo Forecast – A collection of short stories from the film director Toyama Bunji” included on Friday, May 16th, 2025 Shimokita-Ekimae The cinema “K2” will be released nationwide, starting with: https://tokyo-forecast.studio.site/ Official X: https://x.com/tokyo_forecast Official Instagram: @tokyo_forecast[Synopsis of “I want you to call me your name”]Saho, his wife and mother of one child, is in a relationship with Ryota, who also has a wife and child. Saho is attracted to Ryota, but also has the calmness of not continuing this relationship forever. Saho suggests to Ryota that he spends one day as a couple and ends their relationship. On the day of their promise, the two forgot that they were “Yusuke’s dad” and “Hinata’s mom,” and called each other’s names in an unfamiliar town, becoming a one-day couple. Cast: Tanaka Reina, Endo Yuya, Seki Koji, Dazai Mio, Taguchi Tomoya Producer, Director, Screenplay: Toyama Bunji 2025 / European Vista / Stereo / 26 minutes / © Toyama Bunji[Synopsis of Haru Urara]Ninomiya Haru and Mizuhara Rei (Urara), third-year junior high school students, are girls who look exactly like them. One day after school, the girls were filming for TikTok and accidentally found Haru’s father on social media. When she divorced as a child, her father left home, and ran a delicious scone cafe on the outskirts of Tokyo. Hal decides to take Urara to see her father. That too, Haru becomes Urara and Urara becomes Haru and he goes to meet him. Will fathers who meet for the first time in 10 years be able to realize their daughter without making a mistake? Starring: Hoshino Anna, Kawamura Kokoa, Matsumoto Rei, Takami Sora, Shigematsu Risa, Torii Kotaro, Yoshizawa Yu, Produced, directed and written by: Toyama Bunji 2024 / Cinemascope / Stereo / 20 minutes / © Toyama Bunji[Synopsis of “forget-me-not”]Mika, Haru, and Eli, who invite girls’ bars on a street corner at night in Tokyo, find out that regular customers Kimijima is found dead at an internet cafe. In his pants pocket there was a note saying, “Who I want you to call me when I die,” and the names of the three were written there. The next day, the three headed to the funeral home for Kimijima, who had become a unaware Buddha. Cast: Utsumi Seiko, Ito Haruhi, Uno Aimi, Nerio Hiroaki, Morii Masashi, Produced, directed and scripted by: Toyama Bunji 2025 / Cinemascope / Stereo / 15 minutes / © Toyama Bunji #Tokyo Forecast #Toyama Bunji #Tanaka Reina

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