The film "Autofiction" will be screened on January 24th (Sat) and 25th (Sun), 2026 at the Bashamichi Campus of the Graduate School of the Tokyo University of the Arts.

Jan 19, 2026

Film "Autofiction"

Director: Koki Maeda
2026/Japan
Color 15.1ch/American Vista DCP
Filmmaker Eriko Taniguchi's film is invited to a film festival in her hometown of Shimoda, forcing her to return to her hometown for the first time in 12 years since her brother's suicide. There, she meets a young man named Shiroyama, and feeling as if her brother has been resurrected, Eriko begins to create his story. However, Shiroyama has a secret past... An autofiction film that questions the meaning of "living," "loving," and "filming."

[Cast]
Sarasa Hayashi
Naoki Hirota
Tsumugi Hashimoto
Emiko Izawa
Ryota Komatsu
Ichie Nomura
Ayano Nita
Eri Niwa
Takashi Hayashida
Mahiro Tamura
Mei Watanabe

[Main Staff]
Director: Koki Maeda
Producers: Wan-Su Wei, Jin-Yi Yu
Screenplay: Tatsuya Kubo, Koki Maeda
Screenplay Assistance: Yuki Nakazato
Cinematography & Lighting: Zhiyuan Xiong
Art Direction: Xin-Yu Zhou, Juan Guo
Sound Recording: Mo-Han Li, Shun-Sheng Li
Sound Mixing: Mo-Han Li
Music: Shun-Sheng Li
Editing: Yu Murata
Assistant Directors: Hiromi Tanoue, Rei Yoshida, Momoe Tsuchida

[Autofiction Screening Schedule]
1/24 (Sat) 13:50~
1/25 (Sun) 10:00~

[Venue]
Tokyo University of the Arts Bashamichi Campus
Free admission; first-come, first-served basis on the day of the event.