TACET TACET -止-

Time slips by quietly—days folding into each other, sometimes without shape or direction. Caught between circumstances and systems, everyday life feels beyond my control. As an individual, navigating public procedures becomes an encounter with a faceless, immovable force. I feel stuck—unable to move freely, speak freely. The frustration grows. People around me keep going, living, rushing ahead. I remain still. That silence, that pause—I called it “tacet”. Time is said to be shared equally, yet I began to wonder: what if time isn’t just linear, but lunar? Through self-reflection, I noticed changes—tiny shifts in my body, in my thoughts. Some caused by habit, others by outside pressures. These shifts echoed inside me, quietly, like reflections in a mirror. This film is shaped by personal exp

Directed by Nonoka Matsuo, Tomikatz Starring Momoko Utsunomiya Written by Tomikatz, Nonoka Matsuo, Momoko Utsunomiya Cinematographer Tomikatz Camera Assistant: Momoko Utsunomiya Lighting Tomikatz Lighting Assistant: Momoko Utsunomiya VFX & CG and Edited by Tomikatz Styling Nonoka Matsuo Calligraphy Momoko Utsunomiya Sound Tomikatz Music Opening Theme: Jishyo Inomata Ateleir pianopia inc. George Morris-Mean Miyu Matsuo Special Thanks Aya Uehara Noriko Matsuo Kyōtanabe City Northern Community Center Produced by Studio Empty —--- Written by / Tomikatz, Nonoka Matsuo, Momoko Utsunomiya Cinematographer Tomikatz VFX & CG and Edited by / Tomikatz Styling / Nonoka Matsuo Calligraphy/ illustration / Momoko Utsunomiya Music/ sound / Jishyo Inomata ateleir pianopia inc. Produced by / Studio Empty

Teheran international film festival, interfilm Berlin