『Shari』 63min / 2021 / Creative documentary
2020年の冬、流氷も雪も少ないという異常気象のなか、北海道・知床半島の斜里町で、不思議な出来事が次々と起こる。羊飼いのパン屋、鹿を狩る夫婦、海のゴミを拾う漁師などの人々が住むこの地に、突然毛むくじゃらで熱々の「赤いモノ」が現れ、土地の子供たちに相撲を挑む――。自然と人間、動物のせめぎ合いを描いた、斜里町で実際に起きた摩訶不思議なほんとのはなし。
In the winter of 2020, amidst unusual weather with little snow and no drift ice, strange events begin to unfold in Shari, a town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. In this land where people like a bread-baking shepherd, a deer-hunting couple, and a fisherman who picks up trash from the sea live close to nature, a hot, hairy “Red Thing” suddenly appears and challenges the local children to sumo matches. This is the mysterious and true story of Shari, where nature, animals, and humans constantly collide.
監督・出演・脚本・編集 | 吉開菜央
出演 | 斜里町の人々、海、山、氷、赤いやつ
撮影 | 石川直樹
録音・作曲|松本一哉 助監督|渡邊直樹 音響デザイン|北田雅也 アニメーター|幸洋子 グラフィックデザイン|畑友理恵 協力|写真ゼロ番地知床 SIGMA株式会社、環境大全、 伊藤正吉、齋藤俊太 知床斜里町観光協会、斜里町 制作|WHITE LEOTARDS
Director, Performer, Screenwriter, and Editor| Nao Yoshigai
Cast | People of Shari, Sea, Mountain, Ice, The Red Thing
Director of Photography | Naoki Ishikawa
Recording Engineer and Compositor | Kazuya Matsumoto
Assistant Director | Naoki Watanabe
Sound Designer | Masaya Kitada
Animator | Yuki Yoko Graphic
Designer | Yurie Hata
Supported by SHASHIN ZERO BANCHI SHIRETOKO
SIGMA Corporation, Kankyo Daizen,
Masayoshi Ito, Shunta Saito
Shiretoko Shari Association, and Shari Town
Production | WHITE LEOTARDS
吉開菜央特集|Nao Yoshigai Shorts 『Dancing Films』
2019: Wheel Music /15min
2018: Grand Bouquet / 15min (Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival 2019)
2018: The Pear and the Fang 『梨君たまこと牙のゆくえ』 / 30min (Winner of the Young Jury at Brive Film Festival)
2017: Stories floating on the wind 『風にのるはなし』/ 9min
2017: Across the water 『みずのきれいな湖に』 / 9min
2017: Breathing House 『静坐社』 / 12min
2015: hottamaru・days 『ほったまるびより』 / 37min (Winner of the New Face Award, Entertainment Division, Japan Media Arts Festival)
身体のすみずみの感覚に
目を向け
耳をそばだてれば
身体の内側も外側も
踊りに満ちている
盛大なワルツを
共に踊れ
あらゆるものを愛し
あらゆるものを受肉し
人間ではないものに
生まれなおして、みる
Masayume
(Nao Yoshigai, 2026, 110min)
Nao YOSHIGAI, who lost her mental and physical balance at 34, starts training at a Zen temple. Through Zen, she reexamines “eating,” “sleeping,” and “breathing,” viewing her body and mind as a “bag of flesh.” Inspired by Michizo Noguchi, founder of Noguchi Taiso (movement method), she sees the body as a skin bag of fluid—free to expand and contract—where bones, organs, and the brain float.
— @parallaxfilms_sales
before everything has a name
(An-li dīng, 2026, 17min)
This film draws its imagery from a series of hand-processed 35mm film stills, featuring textures with specific qualities collected by the artist during her travels through various natural environments. These images are then meticulously layered through slow dissolves in post-production, seeking to activate the image’s immanent potential to generate the indeterminate sensations. “Before everything has a name” is not an imagination of the past or future, but a perceptual mode and state of existence that can be experienced in the present moment - something that may arrive at any time, yet cannot be summoned by will. In this unnamed place, language has not yet taken shape, concepts have not yet been constructed, and naming has not yet severed the interconnections among all things. — @ang1li2
🎟️🌐 Tickets and full program guide at prismaticground.com
🏆 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑨𝒀𝑼𝑴𝑬 — 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑱𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
We’re very happy to share that 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙔𝙐𝙈𝙀 has received a 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 at the 𝗣𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮 – 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! ✨ @puntodevistafestival
🎥 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙔𝙐𝙈𝙀 Dir. 𝗡𝗮𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶 @ghiiyonda Japan | 2026 | 110‘ | Documentary
Nao Yoshigai, who lost her mental and physical balance at 34, begins training at a Zen temple. Through Zen, she reexamines “eating,” “sleeping,” and “breathing,” viewing her body and mind as a “bag of flesh.” Inspired by Michizo Noguchi, founder of Noguchi Taiso, she sees the body as a skin bag of fluid—free to expand and contract—where bones, organs, and the brain float.
🍚🌾 ❤️ Huge thanks to the festival and jury for this recognition! Congratulations to the director and the entire team on this amazing moment. We look forward to its continued journey ahead.
🌍 Proudly presented by 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗫 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 📩 For collaborations: 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮.𝗰𝗼𝗺 . . . #MASAYUME #PuntodeVista #SpecialMention #ParallaxFilms #DocumentaryFilm
🎬 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑨𝒀𝑼𝑴𝑬 — 𝑭𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑽𝑨𝑳 𝑺𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑬𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 (𝑨𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒍 & 𝑴𝒂𝒚)
We’re excited to share the upcoming festival screenings of 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙔𝙐𝙈𝙀 by 𝗡𝗮𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶, continuing its journey across Europe, Asia, and North America
🌍✨
💤 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙔𝙐𝙈𝙀 🍚 Dir. 𝗡𝗮𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶 @ghiiyonda Japan | 2026 | 110‘ | Documentary
📍 𝙋𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙊 𝘿𝙀 𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙏𝘼 (Spain) @puntodevistafestival Apr 20 — 10:00 Apr 21 — 19:00 (Q&A)
Bulwark. Chamber
📍 𝙅𝙀𝙊𝙉𝙅𝙐 𝙄𝙁𝙁 (Korea) @jeonju_iff Apr 30 — 10:00 Megabox Jeonju Gyeoksa Hall 5 May 3 — 13:00 Megabax Jeonju Gyeoksa Hall 3 May 6 — 21:00 Megabox Jeonju Gyeoksa Hall 4
📍 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙄𝘾 𝙂𝙍𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘿 (USA) @prismaticground May 3 — 17:45 Anthology Film Archives
📍 𝙏𝙄𝘿𝙁 (Taiwan) @tidf.tw May 4 — 18:10 (Q&A) Shin Kong Cinemas 1 May 6 — 15:30 (Q&A) Shin Kong Cinemas 1
📍 𝙍𝙄𝙂𝘼 𝙋𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙐𝙇𝙀𝙎 𝙁𝙁 (Latvia) @rigapff May 7 — 21:00 Kino Bize
Delicate and open in form, the film does not seek to resolve pain, but to hold it — allowing it to exist as a way of approaching calm. Following its world premiere at the 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝘼𝙔𝙐𝙈𝙀 continues its journey across continents. Some screenings will be followed by Q&As with the director. If you happen to be around, we’d really love for you to join us. Really look forward to sharing the film with you!
🌍 Proudly presented by 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗫 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 📩 For collaborations: 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮.𝗰𝗼𝗺 . . . #MASAYUME #FestivalCircuit #DocumentaryFilm #ParallaxFilms #WorldCinema
『まさゆめ』がPunto de vista国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭(スペイン 4月)、台湾国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭(台湾 5月)で上映されます!
私も現地に行きます!
お近くの方、ぜひ劇場でお会いできたらとてもうれしいです。
Masayume will be screened at the Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival and the Taiwan International Documentary Festival!
I’ll be attending both festivals in person.
If you’re nearby, I would be so happy to see you at the screenings!
Masayume / 110min
A film by Nao Yoshigai @ghiiyonda
🌾Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra / Official Section(Spain)
First screening - April 20th 10:00h - No intervention, just screening
Second screening - April 21st 19:00h - Introduction + Screening + Q&A
🌾Taiwan International Documentary Festival / Asian Vision Competition (Taiwan)
2026/05/04 - 18:10 to 20:00 Q&A 2026/05/06 - 15:30 to 17:20 Q&A
どちらの映画祭も、このご時世に渡航できるようにサポートしてくださり、行くことができて、ありがたい限りです。良い上映、出会いとなりますように。🌍🌊🌞