Feature Film 'April Fools' Teaser

This is the information of my film 'April Fools'.

Category:Narrative Feature

Duration: 91 minutes

Trailer

Cast: Daisuke Uematsu, Narumi Yonezawa, Shyun Matsuoka, Aki Hashimoto, Tario Sugi, Shyou Fujiharu, Kumiko Ishikawa, Masahiro Sugiyama, Kenji Horikoshi, Hidefumi Kataoka, Mitsuru Ozawa

Director: Yusaku Fushimi

Awards

Kyiv Film Festival Official Selection

London International Motion Pictures Awards Official Selection

The World Film Fair in LA Best Japanese Feature

International Independent Film Awards 2019-Fall Silver Winner

The London International Filmmaker Festival 2020 Official Selection & Nominations

Storyline

Ayu draws a picture in a park. She meets the boy who put on the hat of the raccoon. He came from Ibaraki to Tokyo. His name is Hiroto who is younger brother of Miss Mackerel. Ayu is interested in him. But Hiroto had death wish - Ayu got the raccoon hat although she was disappointed in Hiroto. Her older brother Hamachi works in a cafe. Chinese foreign student Marin comes over there. She gets interested in Hamachi and Ayu's raccoon hat. Ayu holds hostility feeling against Marin. In addition, there is Mr. Flying Fish who is the owner of the cafe and a bar. Originally he got the raccoon hat. Also he gets trouble with his daughter about it and his sexuality. He is the lesbian who Hiroto once loved.

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Subtitles - English

Director Statement

I hope you enjoy the three omnibuses. The images range from black and white to blue and slightly yellow. The images are rather stoic to match the three stories. The cast is made up of diverse actors. When you finish watching all of them, do you notice how the stories are connected in a circle? At the center of it all is a headdress (raccoon).

Film Festival

Kyiv Film Festival Official Selection

London International Motion Pictures Awards  Official Selection

The World Film Fair in LA Best Japanese Feature

International Independent Film Awards (Experimental)Silver 2019-Fall

London International Filmmaker Festival  Official Selection

Nice IFF 2020 Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film

World Cinema Antwerp Nomination

'Best Cinematography in a Foreign Language Film'

'Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film | Antwerp IFF 2020 Daisuke Uematsu'

'Best Supporting Actor in a Foreign Language Film | Antwerp IFF 2020 Masahiro Sugiyama'

New York Tri-State International Film Festival Best Cinematography

WICA 2021Nomination

Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film

Best Foreign Language Feature Film

Best Supporting Actor in a Foreign Language Film/Masahiro Sugiyama

Best Original Score