TOGAKU, or TSFF, is the largest and longest-running student film festival in Japan.

The verdict from this year's 36th edition of the festival reads:
Grand Prix in the Live Action Film Category goes to
THE FIRST SPRING WIND by Jun Akagawa

Congratulations!

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