Project Detail

Sento

Synopsis

The daily grind of the elderly cleaner of a Japanese bathhouse is disrupted when a young man attempts suicide.
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2026

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 9 min
Director: Noémie Nakai
Producer: Noémie Nakai, Hiroko Oda
Editor: Natalia Gozdzik O’Kelly
Screenwriter: Noémie Nakai
Director of Photography: Shen Lin
Principal cast: Chiharu Mizuno, Yuta Koga

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Japan co-production

Noemie Nakai

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noemienakai.com

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