The Dedication

How far would you go to guarantee your child’s future?

Upon receiving her son’s first published book, Kiko decides to tell her best friend Midori about a shameful secret from their childhood, how she “made a deal with the devil” for her son’s future.

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We are in the last stages of post for our Japanese adaptation of a Stephen King story. The adaptation is from a short story from Nightmares and Dreamscapes, a collection of short stories. It was optioned as part of the Dollar Baby program, in which promising filmmakers can create short films for the festival circuit. I am very excited to participate in this program as the program has been discontinued after successfully running for over a decade.

Filming took place in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Gunma. The crew was a mix of international filmmakers and Japanese nationals. The final product is in Japanese with English subtitles.

Run time: 38 minutes

Tokyo, JP 2025

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Cast

Toshie Senzaki

Kiko

I am mainly active in movies and dramas. My specialty is Japanese dance. I love kimonos. ◾️ TV Crimes of the Women” (2023/NTV) Partners Season 21″ (2022/EX) Red Beard 4″ (2022/NHK BS) ◾️Films The Dedication” (2024) The Melancholy of Schneidman” (2024) Nemesis: Mystery of the Golden Spiral” (2023) ◾️ TV commercials “ Recruit”, “Mitsubishi Electric”, “Taisho Pharmaceutical”, “Subaru”

https://www.instagram.com/toshiesenzaki

Mayu Ogihara

Young Kiko

Yoshiko Hosoda

Midori

“My name is Yoshiko Hosoda. The shoot was very enjoyable and a valuable experience.”

m-yamashita@kmcinema.com

Supporting Cast

Tatsuto Harazumi

Tanaka Miya

Mysterious Old Woman "You know, I have a knack for drawing people in! At my part-time job, the number of customers increases on the days I work. If I line up for the restroom, a queue forms behind me. I think it's because I have an approachable aura. This Yamanba...

James Taku Leung

Kafuka James Taku Leung is an American actor who often plays tragic characters. He has appeared in TV series such as "Westworld," "Magnum P.I.," "9-1-1: Lonestar," and "Snowfall." In addition to Japanese, he is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Cantonese...

Nanami Saeki

Young Midori This is my third year since starting my career as an actor. I always strive to deliver performances that move the hearts of those who watch the films. Participating in the filming of 'Dedication' has also contributed to my growth. I hope that as many...

Keita Arai

Supporting Cast, Bartendar Netflix: City HunterMovie: Tokyo Revengers 2TV series: Great HarukoCommercial: Expedia Inc . https://www.instagram.com/samurai_actor_arayan https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6225569

Elliot M. Smith

Colorist I am Elliot the Colorist and I love to color and I think Japan is cool @ElliotTheColorist elliotthecolorist.com

Tania Pinkus

Hair and Makeup artist With a passion for transforming visions into reality, I am a dedicated and creative freelance Hair and Makeup Artist (HMUA) specializing in Special Effects Makeup (SPFX). Experienced in Editorial, Fashion, Event Makeup, Films and Commercial...

Masaki Dew

Set Decorator An artist with a keen aesthetic and philosophical sense that merges on set. His focus is feel, expression, and details. @masakidew

Yuta Shimada

Unreal Engine Supervisor I have been working in the VP industry since 2021 as a developer. My specialty is Unreal Engine, as I have used it for over 8 years since UDK. I love to learn things, such camera principles, AWS cloud, LED Color management, and so on....

Chester Law

2nd AC in Tokyo from Hong Kong and America. https://instagram.com/chesterlaww https://chester.la/w

Emily Shuttleworth

Production Coordinator An Austrian film student born in 2005, currently aiming to go into 3d and Vfx Professionally. esh.aternos.me https://eshuttleworth.com

Oscar Pelling

Production Manager A Tokyo based Technical Director who moonlights as a production manager. @Seveneights.productions www.seveneightsproductions.com

Masanari Sasaki

Sound OP - Second Unit Masanari Sasaki is from Shizuoka, Japan. https://www.instagram.com/sasakimasanari_sma sasakimasanari.sma@gmail.com

Naoto Watanabe

Production sound mixer Born in Belgium in 1994.Graduated from Belgium cinematography University (HELB ILYA PRIGOGINE)Worked 4 years as sound assistant in Japanese film industry.Moved to Sapporo for 2 years, worked in a production industry.Came back to Tokyo, working...

Sammi Le

Production Department Art department, Interior design, Production Coordinator, Fixer, Trilingual (Mandarin, English, Japanese) @good_sammi

Lachlan Briggs

Camera Department, Steadi-Cam I'm a big fan of cameras and camera equipment, so naturally I have always been interested in the coolest kind of camera gear, the Steadicam. I also take interest in underwater diving and camera operation, basically just keeping in theme...