Doki-Doki (short film)

Doki-Doki
Directed by	Chris Eska
Written by	Chris Eska
Produced by	Megumi Kano Aya Mitsuhashi
Starring	Endo Yumi Hayato Sugano Sae Takenaka
Narrated by	Haruki Iwakiri
Cinematography	Yasu Tanida
Edited by	Chris Eska
Release date	2003 (2003)
Country	Japan

Doki-Doki is a 2003 Japanese short film directed, written and edited by Chris Eska and starring Endo Yumi, Hayato Sugano and Sae Takenaka. ^[1]

The film addresses the themes of isolation and disconnectness amidst the crowded commuter trains of Tokyo.

Plot

In Tokyo, Yumi travels on the same early-morning commuter train every day, seeing the same people, who always sit in the same seats in the same carriage. Yet these strangers never acknowledge each other. Her attention focuses on Yosuke, with whom she was at pre-school, but he has forgotten her. She longs to speak to him, and on the day she is fired from her job, she follows him to his workplace and they eventually meet. In a parallel strory, fellow-commuter Makiko is a schoolgirl bullied by her classmates, and is close to despair.

Cast

• Endo Yumi as Yumi
• Hayato Sugano as Yosuke
• Sae Takenaka as Makiko
• Haruki Iwakiri as narrator

Release

Doki-Doki had its premiere U.S. broadcast on PBS's Independent Lens series on December 21, 2004 (introduced by Susan Sarandon). ^[2]

References

1. "Doki-Doki". ITVS . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
2. "Doki-Doki". Independent Lens. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Doki-Doki at IMDb
• Doki-Doki on Independent Lens
• The Central Plaza - Behind the Scenes of Doki-Doki
• Review of Doki-Doki at eMovieCritic (archived form the original on 4 March 2005)
• Doki-Doki at KCET'S 2003 Festival of Student Film (archived from the original on 2 October 2006