Directing
Kohei Sengen
Place of birth
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
3 titles
Kohei Sengen, born in 1972, Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University in 1995, he has been making short films mainly with 8mm film. His main theme is impermanence of youth. He is also an organizer of a small group of independent filmmakers called The Seventh Poetry Society.
Known for
NRNatsu spends a last summer alongside his friends, Aki, Fuyu and Haru, while writing a stage play to commemorate their time together. Shot entirely on 8 mm film, Kohei Sengen’s feature-length debut, with its grainy images steeped in muted colors, creates an almost dreamlike atmosphere, conveying the melancholy of growing up and growing apart.
Song of a Dying Summer
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
And Thus, They're back on the Spaceship
2022
NRThe story of a young man named Y, filmed in 8mm to poetically portray friendship, love, the bond between mother-and-son, and repression within a group led by "Great Uncle" and "Mr. Death".
No One Can Draw My Picture
2019
Behind the camera
NRNatsu spends a last summer alongside his friends, Aki, Fuyu and Haru, while writing a stage play to commemorate their time together. Shot entirely on 8 mm film, Kohei Sengen’s feature-length debut, with its grainy images steeped in muted colors, creates an almost dreamlike atmosphere, conveying the melancholy of growing up and growing apart.
Song of a Dying Summer
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
And Thus, They're back on the Spaceship
2022
NRThe story of a young man named Y, filmed in 8mm to poetically portray friendship, love, the bond between mother-and-son, and repression within a group led by "Great Uncle" and "Mr. Death".
No One Can Draw My Picture
2019