A short film starring actor Eiji Okuda The short film "Takarabako: What You Must Protect" won the Best Actor Award Best Actor in a Short Film" and "Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film" at the Madrid International Film Festival. and "Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Foreign Language Film" at the Madrid International Film Festival, Best Actor in a Short Film" and "Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film" at the Madrid International Film Festival! The film was selected as a semi-finalist in the "Short Film" category out of 27 categories at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, This film was selected as a semi-finalist in the "Short Film" category out of 27 categories at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and expectations are high for it to win an award!

The short film "Takarabako: What You Must Protect," starring actor Eiji Okuda, was nominated for Best Leading Actor and Best Foreign Language Leading Actor at the Madrid International Film Festival, and was released on Monday, April 3, 2023, The film was nominated in six other categories.

Main visual of the short film "Takarabako - Things to Protect

The film was produced by Crevalley Home Corporation (Head office: Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture; Representative Director: Yoshiteru Matsuda), which operates a nationwide franchise of custom-built housing brands. Since 1997, Crevalley Home has built 40,000 houses throughout Japan as a housing manufacturer. Today, Japan's living environment has changed dramatically, with the country's aging society with a very low birthrate, the number of working families approaching 70%, and the demand for housing in the 100-year life period. Having dealt with many families and their homes, Crevalley Home took on the challenge of producing this film on the theme of the family in order to rethink "what is truly important" when building a home.

The film was selected as a semi-finalist in the "Short Film" category out of 27 categories at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, and is expected to win an award at the Madrid International Film Festival. The results will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, September 5, 2024 (Japan time).

Madrid International Film Festival Nominees (6 categories in total)

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Best Picture of the Festival

Best Lead Actor in Short Film

Best Short Foreign Language Film

Best Director of a Foreign Language Film

Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film

Best Original Screenplay in a Foreign Language Film

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What is Madrid International Film Festival?

The Madrid International Film Festival has been held annually since 1997 in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

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Film Information

Film title: "Takarabako - Things to Protect

Release Date : April 17, 2023 (Monday)

Length ：About 30 min.

Place of release : Official movie website ( https://www.cleverlyhome.com/sp-movie/ )

　　　　　　　Cleverly Home Housing Exhibition Halls nationwide, etc.).

Cast : Eiji Okuda, Kentaro Akisawa, Haruka Dan, Kiku Asakawa, Hisako Iokura,

　　　　　　　Akiko Takeuchi, Kaoruhei Maeda, Kazumi, Hideto Suzuki

Director: Kunio Nozawa

Planning/Production: Crevalley Home Co.

Synopsis

Koichi (68), a factory manager for a tile manufacturer, lives alone in a house full of family memories after the death of his beloved wife (Yuriko).

When his only daughter, Aika (32), tells him that there is someone she wants him to meet, he reluctantly returns home to find Aika's boyfriend, Kenta (36), waiting for him.

Koichi feels conflicted, but he allows Aika and Kenta to marry, saying, "If this is the man my daughter chooses," and entrusting Kenta with a message.

A few years later, Aika visited his parents' house for some reason and asked Koichi, "I've decided to build a house, would you like to live with me? Koichi refuses, saying that he cannot so easily leave the place filled with memories...

The feeling of love for one's family becomes a home. This is a human story depicting the connection between people and their families.

Other nominations and awards for this film

Selected as a semi-finalist in the "Short Film" category out of 27 categories at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

Main Cast Information

Eiji Okuda as the main character Koichi (62)

<Profile> Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1950.

Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1950.

He won the Mainichi Film Concours for Best Actor in 1986 for "The Sea and Poison" and the Japan Academy Award for Best Actor in 1989 for "Sen no Rikyu: Hongakubou no Hibun".

In 1994, he won eight Best Actor awards, including the Kinema Junpo and Blue Ribbon Awards, for his role in "The Sorrow of the Stick.

His recent works include the TV series "Ranman" (2011 first half, NHK), the film "Kakushigoto" (2012, director: Kosai Sekine), and the WOWOW drama series W "Totally Innocent" (2012, director: Tatsushi Omori).

Eiji Okuda as Koichi (68), the protagonist

The protagonist's son-in-law, Kenta (36) is played by Kentaro Akisawa.

<Profile> Born in 1988 in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Born in Akita Prefecture in 1988.

His recent major performances include "Hyper Projection Theatre 'HIQUE! (as Daichi Sawamura), the stage play "Shin-Sangoku Musou" (as Zhou Yu), and the movie "Eyes On You" in which he starred.

Kenta Akisawa as Kenta (36), the protagonist's son-in-law.

Haruka Dan as Aika (32), the protagonist's daughter

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Born in Tokyo in 1993.

She entered Hiroo Gakuen High School in 2009.

In 2010, she was scouted and entered the entertainment industry.

She has worked as a reporter for NTV's "ZIP!" for 7 years since she was a student at the University of the Sacred Heart.

Her father is the architect Norihiko Dan and her grandfather is the composer Ikuma Dan.

Haruka Dan plays the role of Aika (32), the daughter of the main character.

About Crevalley Home

The basic performance of "Cleverly Home" is "maintainability," "earthquake resistance," and "health performance. The company's desire to deliver high quality homes with excellent cost performance to customers nationwide without compromising quality or performance took the form of a franchise system, which has now expanded to approximately 150 sales offices nationwide, from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu and Okinawa in the south. The company now has about 150 sales offices throughout Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu and Okinawa in the south.

Exterior wall tiles are an easy-to-maintain exterior material that is resistant to stains and has a self-cleaning function that allows stains to be washed away by rain. The disaster-resistant "Premium Hybrid Construction Method" has been proven in full-scale seismic testing to be virtually undistorted and undamaged even when subjected to twice the shaking of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The "Shearmin Air," which creates an indoor space filled with negative ions through the power of "charcoal" and "ions," is also a standard feature of the house, which is designed from a health perspective.

We believe that "a home's basic performance is the key to a personalized lifestyle," and we have given top consideration to maintenance, earthquake resistance, health performance, and other aspects of a Crevalley-quality home.

Crevalley Home" will continue to provide products that consider the health and safety of the family, starting with the construction of the home.

Company Profile

Company name: Crevalley Home Co.

Representative: Yoshiteru Matsuda, Representative Director

Head Office: 4-3-3, Higashisakada 4-chome, Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan

Representative TEL: 0439-50-3371

Capital ： 101,000,000 yen

Business : Nationwide custom-built housing franchise business

Website : https://www.cleverlyhome.com/

Crevalley Home Co.