Movie "Cat pupa"
(2022 production)
Officially screened at the Minsk International Film Festival
Lily Indy Film Festival Best Feature Award
A sci-fi human comedy set on the idyllic and beautiful Cat Island of Sanagishima in the Seto Inland Sea.
Movie "Long goodbye"
(2021 production)
Awaji Island crime movie that has won numerous awards at film festivals both in Japan and abroad
Currently streaming on Amazon Prime video
DVDs are now on sale at UMI Film Market
Quarterly Light Cinema
Quarterly Light Cinema is a small-budget film with a shooting period of 1-2 days.
This is a project to produce and screen light films that can be enjoyed casually by both filmmakers and audiences.
Directed by Daichi Ryuzaki
"Hesitation Rainbow"
Directed by Mamoru Nakano
"will"
Directed by Shuhei Katsuyama
"Has my soul reflected in you burned out?"
From a collection of short films produced in 2020-2021 in collaboration with theater companies active in the theater world
All three films are now available on Amazon Prime Video!
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About UMI Film makers
Founded in 2010 by Takayuki Takenobu, a film director and stage director based in the Kansai region, this voluntary organization (corporate number 7700150104713) primarily engages in the production and screening of video works.
The group does not have a fixed membership, and creative activities take place in the form of a production unit in which staff and cast members come together for each production.
History
2010/05/10
Establishment of organization
2010
Production and screening of the film "Short Sketches: Life and Lies" (directed by Takayuki Takenobu, screenplay by Chahan Ramon)
2013
Production and screening of the film "Tange Masumi One-Man Play: Bear and Sheep" (directed by Takayuki Takenobu, screenplay by Sayaka Nishikawa)
2018
Produced and screened the film "That Day, Love Fell" (directed by Takayuki Takenobu, screenplay by Ryuji Kaida)
2020～
In collaboration with a theater company active in the Kansai region, they are producing the "Quarterly Light Cinema" series, and will be screening five short films by 2021.
2021
With the support of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the film "Long goodbye" (directed and written by Nomura Yuji) was produced and screened.
2022
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the film "Cat pupa" (directed and written by Nomura Yuji) was produced.