Animation — International
A Report about Phantoms : Mr.Y's Pastime2025
OFFICIAL SELECTIONAlmaty Indie
Film Festival2026 EDITION
Film Festival2026 EDITION
About the film
Animated short
- Director
- Yujin Iwai
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 3 min 20 sec
- Language
- English, no dialogue
Film still
Film stills
5 STILLSSynopsis
Supernatural beings inhabit abandoned apartments. Mr. Y, drawn to the dark and inexplicable, looks into their lives.
Festivals and awards
TVF2026 AwardTokyo Video Festival2026
Official Selection · international premiereAthens Animfest2026
Nippon Animation Shorts CompetitionNippon Connection2026
Creepy Animation NightAnimest2026
Grand CompetitionBanjaluka International Animated Film Festival2026
Credits
- Director, writer, producer
- Yujin Iwai
- Animation and sound
- Yujin Iwai
Director
Yujin Iwai
Yujin Iwai
Yujin Iwai was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in 1998. He graduated from Musashino Art University with an MFA in 2024. Based in Tokyo, he works as an independent animator and presents his work at festivals.
← All films in the programme
Screening times will be announced later.