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WADACHI

Ryuta Miyake · 11:08 · Full film

A young woman in an old single-storey house begins what seems an ordinary morning, until familiar routines feel strangely wrong.

WADACHI poster
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From the filmmakers

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  • Creator class · Video · Japanese · 1 hr 38 min 52 sec · English subtitles have not been confirmed

    Ryuta Miyake’s Detailed WADACHI Making-of: Part 1 (new tab)

    Director Ryuta Miyake · Ryuta Miyake’s official channel, スクリプトドクターのサクゲキ大学 · 2026.04.24

    Miyake explains how WADACHI’s generated material could lead back to character and script revisions. He also discusses deriving additional room views from an existing image to maintain spatial continuity for the performances.

    • From 05:31: returning to character and script revisions after generation.
    • From 1:14:31: deriving reverse views from an existing room image.
    Verification and access notes

    The original page’s creator, title, date and runtime were checked, alongside relevant Japanese auto-caption passages. The video was not reviewed in full. Automatic captions may contain errors; this is not a verbatim transcript or a verified complete workflow. Timestamps are approximate guides from the automatic captions.

    Japanese video with Japanese automatic captions. Chinese and English captions are unconfirmed. YouTube access varies by region and network. English subtitles have not been confirmed.

    Checked: 2026.10.24

  • Creator interview · Audio · Japanese · About 30 min

    Ryuta Miyake on WADACHI and His Reasons for Making an AI Film (new tab)

    TBS After 6 Junction 2 interviews Ryuta Miyake · TBS Podcast · official episode on Apple Podcasts · 2026.04.15

    TBS invites director Ryuta Miyake to discuss his reasons for making AI films and the production of WADACHI. The episode is relevant to the filmmaker’s motivation; this description follows the official show notes only.

    Verification and access notes

    The official episode title, guest, date and rounded runtime were checked. The audio was not reviewed in full; no unverified tool list, detailed claims or timestamps are supplied.

    Japanese audio. A Chinese or English transcript has not been confirmed. Web or app playback may vary by region.

    Checked: 2026.10.23

Film record

RecognitionSpecial Jury Prize by Kumiko Endo, WAIFF Kyoto 2026
Festival / platformWAIFF 2026 in KYOTO
DirectorRyuta Miyake
Runtime11:08

Awards and recognition

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AI production notes

The director’s making-of class discusses revising characters and the script after generating material, and developing reverse angles from an existing room image. The notes on this page cover selected passages of the Japanese class, not a complete workflow audit or a verified measure of AI-generated content.

This is a source note, not an independent audit of every shot.

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Sources and last checked

Last checked: 2026-10-21. Links go to the original organiser or creator source.

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