TOGAKU, or TSFF, officially the Tokyo Student Film Festival, is an event featuring a competition screening of our student filmmaker Jun Akagawa's film, THE FIRST SPRING WIND. TOGAKU is the largest and longest-running student film festival in Japan. Jun Akagawa's film, produced by the Lodz Film School, is among the festival's nine competition films.

The festival organizers write: "Students fascinated by cinema are creating films, trying to captivate audiences with their work. Student films aren't something that most people are interested in. However, these students will soon shape the Japanese film industry. Their free, daring, and interesting ideas can only be carried out during this special period of being students. We want to show that student films can be incredibly engaging ".

The festival runs from 16 to 17, August.

We’re keeping our finger crossed for Jun Akagawa!

THE FIRST SPRING WIND

Film synopsis: My grandmother, who spends her days alone, sets off to see her husband in the hospital one last time. However, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a plastic curtain separates them. Time, though limited, continues to flow; the seasons complete their circle, and the wind starts to blow again to announce the arrival of a new spring.

Credits:
screenplay, direction, cinematography: Jun Akagawa
editing: Xuan Lu
cast: Yoko Akagawa, Takeshi Akagawa
sound direction: Bogdan Klat
production management: Katarzyna Miąsik
production coordinator: Agata Bednarek
colour correction: Konrad Zięcina CSI
digital intermediate supervisor: Tomasz Czech
film project coordinator: Małgorzata Kotlińska
artistic supervision: Maciej Drygas, Jacek Petrycki, Marta Prus, Rafał Listopad, Bartosz Pietras

Festival website: tougakusai.jp

stills from the film THE FIRST SPRING WIND