
Junta Yamaguchi
Directing
Biography
Junta Yamaguchi was born in 1987 and studied management at Kindai University. In 2005 he joined Kyoto-based theater troupe Europe Kikaku as director, editor, and DVD producer. Apart from his many theater productions, he also directed and shot many short features, TV dramas, music videos as well as advertisements. Together with Europe Kikaku he made his feature debut “Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes”, which was screened at Fantasia Film Festival and Nippon Connection 2021, among others, and, due to its low-budget nature, has been compared to “One Cut of the Dead”.
Known For

A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

Yōsuke works as a copywriter for an advertising agency. His wife, Aiko, informs him that she is pregnant. Due to a case, Yōsuke asks for an unusually long six-month paternity leave. Nobody at his workplace has taken a six-month paternity leave before. A few months later, Yōsuke's daughter is born.
A Copywriter Takes Paternity Leave

Shonan Theater, also known as...Distress Theater. One day, comedian Tokiura (Yoshihiko Aramaki) comes to this theater where comedians with no future or problems are banished to the island. On stage, the duo Amagen, consisting of Genta (Chin Naisho) and Amano (Mizuki Umetsu), is performing a skit. However, there were only two customers, and only the voice of the skit echoed hollowly. Meanwhile, in the dressing room on the second floor, entertainers such as Jatani (Hiroki Torigoe) and Shima (Masanari Wada) are gambling on card games even though the performance is in progress. Furthermore, when Tokiura comes to the dressing room, Jabani persistently tries to ask him the truth about the "certain incident" involving Tokiura that led to him being exiled to the island.
He Is Good and Bad Is Me

A newbie editor joins the erotic-fiction desk at “France Publishing,” guided (and flustered) by her eccentric boss. In the digital era, the team fights to prove the value of print sensual literature and grows up in the process.
Reiwa ni Kannou Shousetsu Tsukuttemasu

The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!
River

Taxi driver Gion Taro falls in love with one of his female passengers. When he learns that she is a famous actress shooting a film in his beloved hometown Kyoto, he doesn't hesitate for a second to apply for the last remaining acting role - as a taxi driver. Based on a radio drama, Gion Taro's odyssey is charmingly animated with paper cutout figures, set against the backdrop of scenic Kyoto.
Taxi Driver Gion Taro THE MOVIE – To All You Deserted Dudes
In the Japanese town of Marugame, a vigilante tries to become the local defender when the mascot is kidnapped, but he learns the town already has a broad network of protections in place.
Marugame Emergency Call

An anthology version of five short stories themed around "chicken-on-the-bone" set in Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture. Includes Junta Yamaguchi's "Let's Have Dinner Tonight" and was formally presented at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.
Honetsukidori

A woman's anxious inner monologue on a first date.
Let's Have Dinner Tonight?

A house in the countryside. Aya, a primary school student, is staying at her friend Minami's house. There, Aya notices Minami's strange behaviour. Gradually, she begins to feel the unique atmosphere of the house, which she doesn't know...
My Friend's Place

A filmmaker must find a way to Okinawa to shoot the last scene of his film.
723 Na-tsu-mi

Occult energy is in the air. Seven unsuspecting souls find themselves in a mysterious village. What secrets lie buried in the heart of this village?