Toshie the Nihilist

Toshie the Nihilist is a Japanese comedic short film written and directed by Matthew Chozick. It has won numerous awards after premiering at the Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival on July 14, 2021.

Plot
Cryptocurrency exchange secretary Toshie (Rino Higa) ought to be celebrating the release of her boyfriend (Taro Yabe) from jail. Instead, a freak accident compels her to swim from Japan to Hawaii with the child of an American-Vietcong war hero.

Cast

 * Rino Higa as Toshie
 * Taro Yabe as Boyfriend
 * Hideo Furukawa as Boss
 * Takato Yonemoto as Bad Influence
 * Nanami Hidaka as Crypto Twins
 * Matthew Chozick as Anh Dung

Select screenings

 * 25th LA Shorts International Film Festival
 * 76th Salerno International Film Festival
 * 28th Victoria Film Festival
 * 22nd Boston Underground Film Festival
 * 75th Edinburgh Festival Fringe (in Nightpiece)
 * 15th Sydney Underground Film Festival
 * 75th Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner
 * 13th Burbank International Film Festival
 * 28th Golden Boll Film Festival
 * 9th Chelsea Film Festival
 * 10th New York Shorts International Film Festival