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Diana from Hong Kong
香港から来たダイアナ
Hong Kongers and Japanese, their realities
One-week limited release at Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa, Tokyo,
from Saturday 24 May 2025!
Screening with English subtitles!
Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa Official Website
Click here to purchase tickets online
NEWS
February 16, 2025
The official website for the film “Diana from Hong Kong” is now available!
The much-talked-about independent film, which was screened at film festivals in 13 countries (including the United States, the Netherlands, India, the United Kingdom, and France) in 2024 and won a total of 32 film awards, will be released in theaters for the first time in Japan!
“Diana from Hong Kong” Japanese Poster
“Diana from Hong Kong” International Poster
Introduction
The film is a docudrama that combines documentary techniques and drama, based on the actual events of the 2019 to 2020 “democracy demonstrations” in Hong Kong, and portrayed from two different perspectives: Diana Sato, a Hong Kong woman living in Japan, and Taku Nagayasu, a Japanese national.
CAST
Diana Sato
Was born and raised in HK, came to Japan in 2006
Speaks Chinese, English and Japanese
Likes: dad jokes
Dislikes: bugs, tatemae
Taku Nakamura
Born in Japan
Specialty: Batting practice
Likes: Sweet and sour pork (without pineapple)
Dislikes: Electric bath
MUSIC
The music for the film “Diana from Hong Kong” was composed by Kenkichi Sakai aka Ice9.
This is the fifth time that Kenkichi Sakai has worked with STUDIO F+, including “Digital Camera of Fate” (2011) and “Santa ga Sannin!?” (2013). For his film “Diana from Hong Kong,” Sakai won the Best Sounding Award at the 2024 Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival (KIIFF).
Here is Kenkichi Sakai's Instagram
STUDIO F+ (studiofplus）
STUDIO F+ (studiofplus), which has produced independent films such as “Otaku from America” (selected for the 2007 Kawasaki Short Film Festival) and “Cinema Story 2007-2008” (2009 graduation film), presents its first new film in 14 years, “Diana from Hong Kong” (original title: “Diana from Hong Kong”). (original title: Diana from Hong Kong) is produced, directed, written, filmed, and edited by Naoki Fujimoto.
(STUDIO F+ filmography)
April 2007
While a student in the doctoral program of Nihon University Graduate School of Art, established the independent video production group STUDIO F+ (studiofplus) and began working on video production.
November 2007
A Otaku Guy from America,” a short documentary film produced and directed by the director, was selected for the Kawasaki Short Film Festival.
May 2009
Produced and directed a documentary film “Cinema Story 2007 - 2008” and presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Imaging Science and Technology held at Nagoya University, Japan.
May 2010
Produced and directed an experimental film “Marija's World” at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Imaging Science and Technology held at Nihon University College of Art.
November 2010
Received the Gizmon Award for the short film “Nighttime Phone Receptionist” produced and directed at the first iPhone 3-minute Film Festival.
August 2011
Won the “Popular CM Award” at the “Morinaga Nubo CM Contest” sponsored by filmo for the commercial work produced and directed by the filmmaker.
October 2013
Won the “JCN Kita President's Award,” a judges' special award, for the 30-second commercial “Kita-ku, the City of Writers,” which he produced and directed, in the “Kita-ku Love CM Contest” organized by the cable TV station “JCN Kita.
2014 - 2016
Director and editor of “Business Flash” for Chiba Television Broadcasting
2019 - 2020
In charge of video editing for the official website of NHK Broadcasting Corporation's “Gogo-Nama
etc.
Trailer
Diana from Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
Theater Information
One-week limited release at Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa, Tokyo,
from Saturday 24 May 2025!
Screening with English subtitles!
Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa Official Website
Click here to purchase tickets online
Awards 受賞
CAST
Diana Sato Taku Nakamura Go Yamamoto Mano Monaka Eiji Sato
Touistu Shimada Yoshiko Murase Kakiko-san maruco。 fujinn-m
MUSIC
Ice9 : Kenkichi Sakai
PRODUCED, WRITTEN, PHOTOGRAPHED, EDITED and DIRECTED by
Naoki Fujimoto STUDIO F+
Diana from Hong Kong / 2024 / Japanese (with Japanese and English subtitles) / Color / Stereo / DCP 2K Flat / 84 min
All rights reserved by STUDIO F+ 2025