Risa Takeuchi
Born in 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from Rikkyo University's Department of Body Expression ind Cinematic Arts and the Film School of Tokyo's fiction course. Her gradutaion film "Michiteiku" won the Grand Prize and Best Actress Prize at the 15th TAMA NEW WAVE competition and was released in theatres the following year.
Mitsuko and the Space Bump (2018)
September 20th. Sunny. I wonder if it bugs me so much because I can't see it. I've gotten totally obsessed with finding out what's inside that bump. It's all I think about on my way to school, in the bathtub, and when I'm trying to fall asleep at night. I mean, if ... (more)
September 20th. Sunny. I wonder if it bugs me so much because I can't see it. I've gotten totally obsessed with finding out what's inside that bump. It's all I think about on my way to school, in the bathtub, and when I'm trying to fall asleep at night. I mean, if ... (more)
21st Century Girl (2020)
21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns. (more)
21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns. (more)
A short film by Risa Takeuchi. (more)
Michiteiku (2015)
High school track star Michiru and too-serious track captain Nitta grow closer as they search for meaning amidst the pressures of their lives. Two girls on the track team. They couldn't be more different as they deal with the problems of high school together. (more)
High school track star Michiru and too-serious track captain Nitta grow closer as they search for meaning amidst the pressures of their lives. Two girls on the track team. They couldn't be more different as they deal with the problems of high school together. (more)
Made in Yamato (2021)
The film consists of five films about Yamato in the post-Corona period. Tominaga's "The Fourth Eye" depicts a bewildered father who is introduced to his stepfather by his estranged daughter; Kiyohara's "The Light of March" tells the story of a woman who becomes ... (more)
The film consists of five films about Yamato in the post-Corona period. Tominaga's "The Fourth Eye" depicts a bewildered father who is introduced to his stepfather by his estranged daughter; Kiyohara's "The Light of March" tells the story of a woman who becomes ... (more)