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俳優。16年にハイパープロジェクション演劇『ハイキュー!!』で注目を集め、昨年、『ウルトラマンオメガ』で主演を演じるなど活躍中。
Akio Fujimoto
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1988. He studied filmmaking at Visual Arts College Osaka. His debut feature film, *My Place to Return* (2018), which portrays a Burmese family living in Japan, won the Best Film Award in the Future of Asia section and the Japan Foundation Asia Center Special Award at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. In 2021, he released his second feature film, *Girls by the Sea* (a Japan-Vietnam co-production), which portrays Vietnamese technical interns. He continues to produce co-production films primarily set in Asia, including Myanmar.
Hanchuyuei
A Tokyo-based theater group that has been active since 2007. The group looks at the boundaries between reality and storytelling, and questions their location by moving back and forth between them. The creation of stories about life and death, sensation and language, collective society, family, etc., starts with the subject of interest each time, and aims further afield to access universal "questions. With its unique direction that combines elements such as text, photographs, color, light, and shadow projected on the stage with actors, and a strong script that shakes the audience's sense of ethics, the company has performed and co-produced many productions in Asian countries and North America. Winner of the Bangkok Theatre Festival 2014 Best Screenplay Award and Best Production Award for "Juvenile X". He won the 66th Kishida Kunio Drama Award for "Banana Flowers Can Be Eaten".
Official website: https://www.hanchuyuei2017.com
Official Twitter: @HANCHU_JAPAN
Official Instagram: hanchuyuei
Izumi Okaya
Manga artist and illustrator. He made his debut in 2011 with "Irodachi (Color Differences)," in which he depicts everyday life with his unique sensibility. He is the author of "Sukimameshi," "Zoku Sukimameshi," "Gohan no Jikkouwari 1 & 2," "Mono Suru Hito 1, 2 & 3," "Mitsuba Dori Shotengai de," and the essay comic "Ooitte ga Yoroshiku De" in which he asks popular authors about their ideal "last supper. In 2022, he won the 26th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for Short Stories for his two works "Itoshi wo" and "Shirakiren wa Kirei Sasanai".
Shing02
MC and musician born in Tokyo in 1975. Spent his youth in Tanzania and the U.K. as well as Japan, and started his career in Japan as an MC in 1996, releasing the album "Green and Yellow" in 1999, which became a long hit, followed by the album "Distortion" in 2008. While actively performing live in Japan, he has gained a wide following for his lyrics and ever-changing style with a global and independent perspective.
Mary Halvorson
Described as “New York's most unpredictable guitarist,” he is a guitarist and composer known for his work on a number of projects. In June 2024, he will visit Japan as a member of Tommyka Reed's quartet.
Gao Yan
Manga artist and illustrator, born in 1996 in Taipei, Taiwan. His manga “Midori no Uta - Shuyu Gunpu -”, which depicts young people in Taiwan who are fascinated by Japanese culture, such as Happi Endo and Haruki Murakami, became a big hit. He is currently serializing “Gap” in “Monthly Comic Beam.
ゼロカラン
1995年11月10日生まれ、大阪府出身のワキユウタと1995年6月24日生まれ、大阪府出身のたいがからなる、吉本興業所属のお笑いコンビ。高校の同級生だった2人がコンビを結成。フリーで活動し、2023年4月から吉本興業に所属。現在は、神保町よしもと漫才劇場を拠点に活動中。
Ryota Bando
Born on May 24, 1997 in Hokkaido, Japan, he made his acting debut in 2017, winning the “32nd Japan Film Critics Award” for Best New Actor for the film “Futari no Sekai” in 2022. His recent major film credits include the movies “Haru ni Sasaru” (2023), “Bakanuri no Musume” (2023), “Ichigatsu no Koe ni Joy o Kakume” (2024), “Wakamusha” (2024), and the dramas “Yakushi no Yakushi” (TBS), “What did you eat yesterday? season2” (TX), “RoOT / Route, 366 Days” (CX). His waiting films include “Sisa” (Sept. 13), “Fureru” (Oct. 4), and “Sisa” (Sept. 13). (released on October 4), “Kimi no Forgotten” (starring, released on January 17, 2013), and the drama “Lion's Lair” (TBS, Oct.).
Sorry Youth
This power trio was formed by guitarist Weni, bassist Giang Giang, and drummer Chung-Han. Taiwanese lyrics are an important base of their songwriting and a characteristic of the Beat Xie boys. And their song arrangements strongly capture the atmosphere of their live performances. They are one of the few indie bands in Taiwan to write lyrics entirely in Taiwanese. The Beat Xie Boys are currently an important band as a flagship of the Taiwanese indie scene. Their performances are always sold out, and they frequently perform at national and international music festivals such as “SUMMER SONIC” (Japan), “Megaport Festival” (Taiwan), “shima fes SETOUCHI” (Japan), “Mori, Michi, Ichiba” (Japan), and “SXSW” (USA). He has also toured in Japan, Korea, Canada, Hong Kong, and many other countries. In 2020, he is planning to organize his own “Shan Meng Kai Oath” music festival to further explore the possibilities of the collision of music culture and art in Taiwan.
Watashi Kobayashi
Singer-songwriter born January 18, 1999 in Akiruno, Tokyo.
She began her music career in earnest when she was a student at Tama Art University. She has attracted attention by distributing her original songs and cover songs on her YouTube channel, and currently has over 160,000 channel subscribers.
In April 2023, she became a member of HEROIC LINE, a label within King Record, and released her first major album, her third album “Zogata ni Kajitsu” in June of the same year.
In August 2024, they released their 4th album “Chushoku wo Rimu”, which includes anime tie-up songs.
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