Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy
A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust.
Yuki Yamato
Yuki Yamato
Casts & Crew
Miona Hori
Hiroya Shimizu
Mizuki Itagaki
Shotaro Mamiya
Hiyori Sakurada
Kaisei Kamimura
Riho Yoshioka
Also Directed by Yuki Yamato
Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.
Set within the backdrop of an all girls high school where a cultural festival is about to be held. The happiness and conflicts of five girls are told.
14 short films with an animated end-title sequence by young women directors born in late ‘80s to ‘90s.
Yuki Yamato's new film "Girls of Cinema" was released on December 29, 2017 on Vimeo. Shot a year ago on December 29, 2016 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, the film is an 8-minute, 42-second all-English piece about three girls running around the streets of Shinjuku. Moka Yasushi, winner of the Miss iD 2016 Grand Prix, has been cast in the lead role. Her co-stars are Hiraku and Sumire Ueno. The music used in the film is "Strawberry Field de Tsukumete" and "Punch Drunk Love Song" by Sunny Day Service. Director Yuki Yamato said, "I'm thinking of shooting this version as ep.0, as a feature film. We will continue to contact girls who are willing to fight with us and start up the project, so please look forward to seeing what happens next.
A short experimental love story about the encounter between two contrasting girls. Minami has a slightly boyish appearance, while Sumire's charming face always puts everyone at ease. But what kind of encounter, what kind of situation, what kind of decisive moment does it take for these two girls to make their feelings for each other come true? This is a series of short stories about love and romance between two girls.
short film by Yuki Yamato.
Tokiko’s mother died 20 years ago and her father Tetsuya is now in his 70's. Her father has a free spirit and is cute. Tokiko is in her mid 40's and still single. She has a strong personality. In their past, Tokiko and Tetsuya did not have a good relationship. It got so bad that they almost ended their relationship, but now they occasionally meet. They go out to eat together and have conversations. Tokiko decides to publish an essay about her father Tetsuya. To collect information for her essay, she meets Tetsuya and listens to various stories, but it's not just pleasant memories.
Hori plays the three roles of a girl who watches a movie, a girl who takes a movie, and a girl who plays a role in a movie, depicting a story of three people related to movies. Director Yamato has been depicting the delicate emotions of girls. This film is a perfect example of his worldview.
Interview with actress Nana Komatsu on her debut film "The World of Kanako".