Following “Alive” from 2022, Toshiaki Toyoda has come up with the fifth entry in his “Wolf Resurrection” series, titled “Right Now“. The 18-minute short is a sequel to “Alive” an which a man goes missing in the mountains and is drowned by a waterfall deep in the mountains. The film was shot in Tochigi Prefecture and stars Toyoda’s frequent collaborator Kiyohiko Shibukawa
In addition to the music by Seppuku Pistols, Kenji Nakagomi and Yuta Sumiyoshi from Kodo, a taiko performing arts group based on Sado Island that continues to spread traditional Japanese performing arts to the world, and Kakko-horn performance unit Shelltones, headed by Kakko master and first-class Horaishi priest of the Kinpozan Temple Shugendo Honshu, Kakugo Miyashita, have been announced as additional participants. Along with this, the new song “Wolf Roaring Gate” by Seppuku Pistols has been chosen as the ending song.
On July 24th,World Premiere Public Screening Event of “I am Here” will be held at WWW X in Shibuya. In addition to the world premiere screening of the film, there will be stage greetings by Kiyohiko Shibukawa and director Toyoda, a solo live performance by lone rapper Shito, and a live performance by the Seppuku Pistols. (Tickets are now on sale at the Toyodafilms store.)
Two cars were destroyed during the filming due to a fallen tree in the mountains, and an emergency crowdfunding campaign is taking place until July 17
