8000 Miles

Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be rap star lifestyle. But try they do with their freestyle rap band Sho-Gung. Yu Irie, who gained the Grand Prize at Yubari Fantastic Film Festival with this film, grew up in Saitama and inserts the grim realities of suburban youth skillfully in his comedic style.

• Director: Yū Irie
• Cast: Ryusuke Komakine, Shingo Mizusawa, Eita Okuno, Tatsuya Masunari, Tetsuya Haishima, Hirofumi Fuji, Mihiro, Hakushu Kamisuzuki