MieMie ~She can see~
A charming homage to Japanese cinema that is a lovely tribute letter to Miike, Miyazaki, anime ghosts and Gojira-san!
This enchanting, romantic fantasy whisks us away to a delightful, mythical realm where normality, dreams, fun and classics collide. Die-hard cinephiles will be able to test their knowledge of Japanese kaiju (monster) movies. Fans of VFX epics may recognise swords and gadgets for hunting ghosts and spirits. Anime lovers will meet their favourite characters in flesh. Katsutoshi-san’s wicked imagination brings Japanese folklore, literature and history about legendary creatures to life with hilarious sweetness.
Misato loves food from all over the world and sees ghosts everywhere. She gently pets a fox spirit and believes that each person has their own unique ghost. As in a clichéd film, Misato falls for the handsome Takuto, who can read minds.
An Anti-Ghost Squad has been formed to exorcise a parade of twelve evil villains (including samurais), commanded by a soul-stealing old lady. The nine-tailed demon fox Tamamo appears, issuing warnings, playing tricks and offering aid. Suddenly, an uninvited giant bear threatens to attack at any moment in the scariest Godzilla-like fashion unless the cursed killing stone is found in time. It won’t be easy peasy Japanesey!
Edvinas Pukšta
Katsutoshi Furuya is a Japanese film director, born in Komaki City and currently residing in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. He began his career in filmmaking in his twenties while active in Nagoya’s independent theater scene. In 2005, he directed the medium-length film “Rainbow Dynamite”. A tokusatsu (special effects) hero film, it has found renewed appreciation following the production of “MieMie ~She can see~” and has been nominated for awards at regional film festivals in Japan. He later worked in the television industry and moved to Inuyama, where he embraces a lifestyle of “half-farming, half-video production”. He has been a director for a music program for 14 years. In 2024, at the age of 50, he took on the challenge of creating his first feature-length film for theatrical release, “MieMie ~She can see~”.