CHIKATO

This is a short film by artists Maki Ohkojima and Yosuke Tsuji, shot entirely in the Suwa region of Nagano Prefecture after several research stays in the area. Inspired by the myths, beliefs, and folk customs of the Suwa region, the ambivalent nature of the universal activities of life, such as life, death, sexuality, food, and burial, is expressed in the form of a creative myth. Currently in production - to be in the fall of 2023.




INTRODUCTION

Once upon a time, at the intersection of two fault lines running through the Japanese archipelago, there was a mysterious forest that was revered as the boundary between this world and the next. In that forest lived the old gods and the people who worshipped them. The people who lived around the forest called the forest people and their gods "CHIKATO," and never went near the forest.

One day, a man from the Land of Jade in the north wandered into the CHIKATO Forest by accident. Lured by the sound of the wind and the scent of the water, he eventually reached the depths of the "CHIKATO Forest. There, he sees a huge jade object, which is unique in the world, and a strange-looking woman who radiates white light.

CAST



LLON KAWAI

ASAMI IDA



MOTOI TANAKA

KOM_I



HAN-HAN



JOMON TRIBE

（ AZU, KENJI ONO, KATSUO, YOSUKE TSUJI, NUKEME, MADOKA, RYOTA MIYABAYASHI )





KAZUO AOKI

TAKUMI AOKI

KENTA ISHIGE

TAKU OSHIMA

TAIRA HANZAWA







MUSIC BY


KEN IKEDA

KOM_I





SOUND ENGINEER

HIROKI ONO



AUDIO ENGINEER

KAZUTO OKAWA : LLLL




DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY


SHINN ASHIKAGA

KEN YAZAKI







EDIT BY


SHIN AHIKAGA

MAKI OHKOJIMA

YOSUKE TSUJI

KEN YAZAKI









WORK APPEARING IN THE PLAY

（YELLOW SPHERE）



KAZUMASA OHIRA ［KAZE KANGEN］




PRODUCTION

ART COMMONS
Forest for Dialogue and Creativity




DIRECTED BY


MAKI OHKOJIMA

YOSUKE TSUJI

• Forest for Dialogue and Creativity