Osaka Asian Film Festival EXPO 2025 – OAFF 2026 Report 1 – August 29

Tracing to Expo ’70 (2K Restoration)
18:30 ABC Hall
Cast member Judy ONGG and TFAI Chairperson Arthur CHU attended the pre-screening meet & greet. Ms. ONGG attended the post-screening talk.





Flame Union
20:40 Theatre Umeda Cinema 4
Director SAKAMOTO Yugo, action director KAKIUCHI Hiroki, cast members MATSUMOTO Takuya, INO Masayuki, FUJISAWA Aniki and AIZAWA Hayato attended the post-screening talk.






Short Program A
Where Roots Go
Milk Lady
Weaving
10:15 Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 1F Hall
Director MIYASE Sachiko and producer, screenplay writer, cinematographer SAKO Asumi from Milk Lady, director CHOI Minzy, cast member Park Jeongin from Weaving, and Seok-hee from Where Roots Go and Weaving attended the post-screening talk.








Short Program E
D-Day, Friday
Maybe The Future Calls
The Red Kiss
12:00 Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 1F Hall
Cast members MINEMATSU Fumi and NODA Ryunosuke from Maybe The Future Calls, and directors Steve LI and Amy CHAN Tsz Kwan, and cast members Ocean ONG and HOPUI from The Red Kiss








Short Program F
Only Ever Be Empty or Overflowing
Don’t Call Me Kaminan
Gurgling
14:00 Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 1F Hall
Director Aim-ei POLPITAK from Only Ever Be Empty or Overflowing, director IIZUKA Toshimitsu from Don’t Call Me Kaminan, and director Christine Margaret WU and producer TSENG Tzu-Ting from Gurgling attended the post-screening meet & greet.








Short Program C
A Very Straight Neck
Ideal Son
In Between
15:30 Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 1F Hall
Director NOHARA Tadashi and cast member NAKAYAMA Shingo from Ideal Son attended the post-screening talk.



