PLATONIC SEASON
2025 / 15 min 16 sec / Fiction
[Synopsis]
Shoji is told by his mother that he was born through third-party sperm donation, and that his genetic father has requested to meet him.
Days later, under the mediation of the sperm bank company, Araki meets his genetic father, Soga, for the first time.
“When you donated your sperm to my mother, who were you thinking of as you ejaculated?”
Confronted with this question, Soga is visibly taken aback.
This short film focuses on a person born through sperm donation.
It reflects my own unease and ideals about reproduction, shaped by imagining my relationship to a genetic father from a male perspective.
Screenings & Exhibitions
November 2025 — Ground Level Cinema Vol. 6.0, Image Forum (Tokyo)
December 2025 — Chorus of the Crossroads Vol. 2, Hong Kong
Cast
KATSUMATA Ryohei, TAKAZAWA Satomi, KATAYAMA Kyoko, KONISHO Tomonori
Crew
Cinematography: KIMURA Masato
