Content overview: “Between Us Director Matsumura Shingo on Healing After Disaster and Japanese Film Budgets a”. Japanese director Matsumura Shingo brings his latest film, Between Us, to the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Nippon Cinema Now section, which spotlights contemporary Japanese cinema. The story centers on childhood best friends Makoto and Kasumi, who drift apart after a traumatic incident during The story centers on childhood best friends Makoto and Kasumi, who drift apart after a traumatic incident during a joint family camping trip and reunite six years later.
Matsumura explores the unspoken emotional wounds that linger between them, offering a nuanced look at connection and recovery in the aftermath of disaster. In interviews, he also discusses the realities of making films on Japanese budgets, a topic of growing importance for independent filmmakers in Japan. The film’s inclusion in the festival highlights both its artistic merit and its relevance to broader conversations about trauma and resilience. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.