25 minutes to wreck your entire emotional stability. Happy birthday.
On actor Yoshiaki's birthday, a group of friends gather. They lead different lives, but understand each other and have a good relationship with each other. On the way home, one of the friends receives some bad news?
Acting
Ensemble chemistry that feels genuinely lived-in.
Direction
Chiba packs a lifetime of friendship into 25 minutes.
Director
Yudai Chiba
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Japanese 'group harmony' culture makes the unspoken tension devastating—nobody wants to ruin the birthday.
Director Yudai Chiba reportedly shot this in a single location over two days with mostly improvised dialogue.
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