Musical short film production for young audiences

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Theater Company Rafu

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2021 1st Startup Subsidy

Emotion Sentai Emo Inja ~ Episode 0

Emotion Sentai Emo Inja ~ Episode 0

Emotion Sentai Emo Inja ~ Episode 0

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Business Overview

A project to produce short films to convey the appeal of musicals to young people in Japan. The title of the film is "Kansei Sentai Emo Inja ~ Episode 0". Starring Miho SHIKINAMI, Hiroshi ITO, Shingo SAITO, Yuka ISHIBASHI, Suga Oropesa Chizuru and Ikuma TAKAHASHI, all of whom are active in the musical industry. From music production to filming and editing, all the work was done by theatrical troupe Rafu, and the 12 episodes, 1 episode 1 minute, were released on social media. Smartphones are used throughout the film, and the angle of view is vertical. In order to appeal to the “smartphone generation, ” they are taking on the challenge of creating a vertical video, which is rare for musicals in Japan and overseas.

implementation period

Saturday, January 29, 2022 - Thursday, March 31

Place of implementation

Online

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Profile

[Theatrical company Rafu]
Started in January 2020.
It is an organization that was started by a group of friends who met in a musical circle in college, and when they had grown up a little bit after working for a company
, they reunited and said, "I really want to make a musical!".
Aiming to create musicals that can be enjoyed casually, he works not only on stage but also on video.