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Human Farm

  • Running Time
    00:07:57
  • Genre
    Sci-Fi, Fantasy
  • Language
    Japanese
  • Completed
    October 20, 2024, Japan

A man works as a caretaker at a human breeding farm. One day, however, the farm is suddenly ordered to shut down due to poor financial performance. Tasked with dispersing the pre-shipment humans who remain at the facility, he desperately struggles to send them on their way. But as he races to complete his assignment, unexpected complications begin to arise...

Director's Note

Human Farm explores the contradictions, social behaviors, and underlying absurdities of contemporary society through the lens of speculative fiction. Inspired by experiences within corporate culture and modern working life, the film examines the ways individuals adapt to systems that often appear irrational, yet are accepted as normal.

At its core, the film reflects on the diminishing sense of autonomy among workers and younger generations, as well as the widespread indifference toward the conditions of society and the lives of others. It questions how responsibility becomes diffused within institutions and communities, allowing harmful structures to persist without clear accountability.

Rather than presenting simple answers or identifying a single source of blame, Human Farm invites audiences to consider the complex relationships between individuals and the systems they inhabit. The film asks whether social absurdity is created by institutions themselves, by those who maintain them, or by the collective willingness to accept them.

The title Human Farm is a direct reference to George Orwell's Animal Farm. By drawing on Orwell's legacy of social and political allegory, the film seeks to encourage reflection on conformity, responsibility, and the role of the individual within society.

Through its dystopian setting, Human Farm aims not only to entertain, but also to provoke thought and inspire audiences to question the structures that shape everyday life.

About the director

Gentoku Yamada was born in 1993 in Kanagawa, Japan. He graduated from Osaka University of the Arts, where he studied fiction screenwriting and documentary filmmaking.

Based in Osaka, Yamada creates fiction films that blend fantasy, social satire, and contemporary social commentary. His work frequently explores themes of alienation, conformity, morality, and the contradictions of modern society through imaginative and thought-provoking narratives.

His distinctive authorial voice has earned recognition at film festivals both in Japan and internationally. Among his notable works are Human Farm, The Exit, and Wound Spring, films that reflect his ongoing interest in examining human behavior and social structures through allegorical and speculative storytelling.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

🏆 Grand Prize Winner
• 48 Hour Film Project Osaka 2024

🎬 Special Screenings
• Marché du Film, 78th Cannes Film Festival
• East Koenji International Film Festival – Invited Screening
• Postira Seaside Film Festival – Invited Screening

🌟 Official Selections
• Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2025
• interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival 2025
• Nippon Connection 2026
• Japanese Film Festival Hamburg 2025
• Japan World Film Festival 2025
• Toyama International Short Film Festival 2025
• Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival 2025
• Cyprus International Film Festival

     

 

Director, Screenwriter & Editor
Gentoku Yamada

Cast

Takashi Yuasa

Hiroyuki Shirai
Maki Nishiyama
Mizuho Kuzuhara
Noriko
Kanae Tsujino
Ryo Tomoida
Setsuo Sou
Kujaku Amatsu
Hitomi Shinami
Noriko Okamoto
Aki Ozora
Motomi Sakurai

Screenplay Collaboration
Takashi Yuasa

Assistant Director & Screenwriter
Makoto Sakurai

Director of Photography & Lighting
Kohta Tanizawa

Camera Assistant
Ryo Yamamoto (BeeCrew Co., Ltd.)

Sound Recording, Sound Editing & Sound Design
Takahiro Ishimaru (Studio Max Co., Ltd.)

Sound Assistant
Taro Katsuma (Studio Max Co., Ltd.)

Production
Masahiro Kinugasa
Souki Yamamoto
Yuko Sakurai
Motomi Sakurai