Haruka Mitani

Haruka Mitani Trailers

Tenjinsan Textiles TrailerBlue Movement TrailerBanquet of Love Trailer

Haruka Mitani is an independent filmmaker based in Kyoto Japan. She grew up in a Kyoto lacquer-ware crafts family and received a university degree in Image Arts and Sciences from Ritsumeikan University.

Most Popular Haruka Mitani Trailers

Total trailers found: 8

Riko Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

This short film was shot with a Super 8 camera during a photo session with butoh dancer Riko Murakami, and part of the film was developed by Caffenol.

METAMORPHOSE Trailer (2012)

01 January 2012

Having wavered in her thoughts a young girl establishes in her new self, a chrysalis. The girl, who has now hatched and transformed herself into a butterfly, dances wildly.

Banquet of Love Trailer (2014)

05 June 2014

Insects in their final moments chatter noisily, displaying extravagant colors and patterns – it is their great feast of love.

Tenjinsan Textiles Trailer (2022)

12 April 2022

Stop motion animation of antique kimono textiles from the Nishijin district in Kyoto. Filmed on super 8 in Kyoto.

Wriggle Trailer (2012)

01 January 2012

This silent 8mm short was filmed in 2012 and hand-developed using Caffenol, a home-made developer based on instant coffee and vitamin C.

Caffenol Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Visionaries intoxicated by the smell of coffee start to dream, and eventually end up sinking into a bottomless black sea.

Room 312 Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

This short film features several people who stay successively in a typical room in a Japanese business hotel.

Blue Movement Trailer (2016)

08 September 2016

An optisonic exploration of a world of primordial shapes created through various chemical treatments of a Super 8 emulsion.