NewFestivalDocumentary & essay

TOKYO ECHO

by Masaaki Uchino

Young people’s online accounts of Tokyo become the basis for fictional figures on screen.

Format
Short film
Genre
Experimental city film
Year
2026
Runtime
5 min
Added
9 Nov 2026

Why this film matters

The short makes a city portrait out of the people who imagine it. It uses invented bodies to carry feelings gathered from accounts of the real city.

AI Film Festival Japan programmed the 5:00 short and awarded it SPECIAL MENTION at its 2026 edition.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

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Commissioning context

Produced as part of TYO Inc.’s Tokyo Stories AI short-film project.

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