Osaka Asian Film Festival EXPO 2025 – OAFF 2026 Special Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony
18:30 at ABC Hall

Special Opening Ceremony was held before the screening of Tracing to Expo ’70. A total 39 filmmakers and talents from the OAFF films attended the ceremony.

Filmmakers in attendance

Behind the Shadows: CHOU Man-yu

Departing: FU Dandi (Director), LIU QINGLING (Producer), Shih Chihtian (Cast)

Don’t Call Me Kaminan: IIZUKA Toshimitsu (Director)

Gurgling: Christine Margaret Wu (Director), Tseng Tzu-Ting (Producer)

Ideal Son: NOHARA Tadashi (Director)

Imaginary Line: SAKAMOTO Kensho (Director)

Flame Union: SAKAMOTO Yugo(Director), MATSUMOTO Takuya (Cast), INO Masayuki (Cast)

Maybe The Future Calls: MINEMATSU Fumi (Cast), NODA Ryunosuke (Cast), KUNIMI Nobuhiko (Cast)

The Red Kiss: Steve LI (Director, Screenplay, Editor), Amy CHAN Tsz Kwan (Director, Producer, Sound Designer), HOPUI (Cast), Sam (Cinematographer)

Milk Lady: MIYASE Sachiko (Director), SAKO Asumi (Producer, Screenplay, Cinematographer)

Peach Flavored Asian Pear: SU Yu Chun (Director)

Posthouse: Nikolas RED (Director), Mikhail RED (Producer)

Shambhala Story: SEKINE Toshio (Director), TAKEDA Rina (Cast), FUJIWARA Tamaki (Producer,Screenplay)

Tracing to Expo ’70: Judy ONGG (Cast), Arthur CHU (TFAI Chairperson)

Sunshine: Geo LOMUNTAD (Producer)

Weaving: CHOI Minzy (Director), Park Jeongin (Cast)

Where Roots Go / Weaving: Seok hee (Cast)

First Summer / Where Roots Go: HEO Gayoung (Director)

First Summer: KIM Mi Hyang (Cast)

Queerpanorama: Jun LI (Director)

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MC: ENDO Jun