Directing

Miki Tomita

Born March 12, 1991 · Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (age 35)

Born 1991, in Kanagawa, Tomita’s short film "The Sky Is Not Always Blue" (2018) was selected for the Foreign Language Short Film section, at the Madrid International Film Festival. This film won both the Special Jury Prize and the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the MOOSIC LAB 2019.

Known For

Beats Per Mizu

Beats Per Mizu · 2019

MovieRomanceMusic

Sumiko is a university student who is blessed (or suffers) from a special ability to instantly grasp the BPM (beats per minute) of almost anything. One day she meets a boy who inexplicably sends her own BPM off the charts!

When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours · 2025

When It Rains, It Pours

Two lonely coworkers bond over late-night chats, discovering a queer connection that blurs the line between friendship and love.

Sacchan, Boku wa.

Sacchan, Boku wa. · 2024

Sacchan, Boku wa.

Dear Sa-chan, if only I'd had sex with you that time, perhaps I wouldn't have wandered down this disastrous path. A story of true love and its downfall, brought to life by an unconventional protege.

Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House

Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House · 2025

Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House

Alice returns to her hometown after ten years to live in a farmhouse with an irori hearth, where shared meals and moments help rekindle a bond with a childhood friend.

Contrast

Contrast · 2026

An emotionally distant star student and a quiet loner find an unlikely refuge on a stairwell landing, where shared silence slowly becomes something more.

Around 1/4

Around 1/4 · 2023

A romantic ensemble drama in which five men and women who worked part-time at the same izakaya when they were students are trying to find a way to overcome the quarter-life crisis now that they are all around 25 years old.

Shitsuren Karuta

Shitsuren Karuta · 2026

Shitsuren Karuta

After watching a friend run away from her own wedding, three former university board-game club friends are forced to confront their tangled love lives and what they really want from relationships.

The Flawless Revenge by the Flawless Wife

The Flawless Revenge by the Flawless Wife · 2024

The Flawless Revenge by the Flawless Wife

Filmography

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Beats Per Mizu

Beats Per Mizu · 2019

MovieRomanceMusic

Sumiko is a university student who is blessed (or suffers) from a special ability to instantly grasp the BPM (beats per minute) of almost anything. One day she meets a boy who inexplicably sends her own BPM off the charts!

Screenplay

When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours · 2025

When It Rains, It Pours

Two lonely coworkers bond over late-night chats, discovering a queer connection that blurs the line between friendship and love.

Co-Director

Sacchan, Boku wa.

Sacchan, Boku wa. · 2024

Sacchan, Boku wa.

Dear Sa-chan, if only I'd had sex with you that time, perhaps I wouldn't have wandered down this disastrous path. A story of true love and its downfall, brought to life by an unconventional protege.

Director

Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House

Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House · 2025

Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House

Alice returns to her hometown after ten years to live in a farmhouse with an irori hearth, where shared meals and moments help rekindle a bond with a childhood friend.

Director

Contrast

Contrast · 2026

An emotionally distant star student and a quiet loner find an unlikely refuge on a stairwell landing, where shared silence slowly becomes something more.

Director

Around 1/4

Around 1/4 · 2023

A romantic ensemble drama in which five men and women who worked part-time at the same izakaya when they were students are trying to find a way to overcome the quarter-life crisis now that they are all around 25 years old.

Director

Shitsuren Karuta

Shitsuren Karuta · 2026

Shitsuren Karuta

After watching a friend run away from her own wedding, three former university board-game club friends are forced to confront their tangled love lives and what they really want from relationships.

Director

The Flawless Revenge by the Flawless Wife

The Flawless Revenge by the Flawless Wife · 2024

The Flawless Revenge by the Flawless Wife

Director

The Earliest Spring in the World

The Earliest Spring in the World · 2025

The Earliest Spring in the World

A successful manga artist burdened by guilt over a hit series based on her late senior’s ideas is suddenly transported back to high school, where she gets a chance to rewrite the past and return the story to its true creator.

Director