Pole To Win Holdings, Inc. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Teppei Tachibana; Securities Code: 3657), which operates globally in the Service Lifecycle Solutions business, oversees Palabra Inc. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Shoko Yamagami; hereinafter "Palabra"), a company engaged in Japanese and multilingual subtitle production for films, barrier-free subtitles and audio guide creation, and the development and operation of the audio guide app "UDCast."
Following the announcement that the Gold Prize of the 30th Shindo Kaneto Award has been awarded to director Yuiga Danzuka for the film "Brand New Landscape", Palabra has decided to produce a barrier-free version of Director Danzuka's next work.
The award ceremony will be held on December 5, at Josui Kaikan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).

The Shindo Kaneto Award is an award for new directors that is selcted by active producers belonging to the Japan Film Makers Association (hereinafter "JFMA")The award is given to the most outstanding new director of the year, based not only on the quality and potential of their work, but also on the producers' perspective of "wanting to work with this director" and "wanting to see this director make more films in the future."
Since 2019, Palabra has sponsored this award by presenting the "UDCast Prize" to the Gold Prize-winning film, which includes providing barrier-free subtitles and audio guides.

Last year, Director Yoko Yamanaka's "Desert of Namibia" won the award and produced a barrier-free version of her debut movie, "Amiko" upon the Director's request. Since a barrier-free version of "Brand New Landscape" has already been produced in UDCaast this year, it has been decided that a barrier-free version will be produced for the next production by Director Danzuka.
Barrier-free versions of the movie "Brand New Landscape" was produced in collaboration with the movie staff, Palabra, and the monitors of the parties concerned. By using the "UDCast MOVIE" app, one can enjoy barrier-free subtitles that can be enjoyed with subtitle glasses, smart phones, and tablets, as wel as 2 types of audio guidance by Aoba Kawai and BE:FIRST LEO.

Comments from Director Danzuka (Gold Prize)

For this barrier-free version production in collaboration with Palabra, they were mainly involved from the script review meetings for the audio guide through to the recording sessions. Normally, only one version of the audio guide is produced, but thanks to their flexibility, we were able to create two versions--one with a male voice and one with a female voice. Both were excellent, but personally, I was deeply moved to work again with Aoba Kawai, who appeared in my previous film "Toku he Ikitaiwa".
In light of this award, I am truly grateful for the opportunity to have a barrier-free version and UDCast provided for my next work. I will continue striving to create even better films in the future.

Director Yuiga Danzuka's profile

Born in Tokyo in 1998. Withdrew from the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University.Completed the The Film School of Tokyo. While at school, he was taught by Kunitoshi Manda and screenwriter Takashi Ujita.A short piece made while in school, "After the Night on the Bridge" was selected and awarded at the International Film Festival, the Sapporo International Short Film Festival, and TAMA NEW WAVE Film Festivals. In 2022, he wrote and directed the short film, "Tokuhe Ikitaiwa" (produced by Siglo) at the New Directions in Japanese Cinema (ndjc), and was invited to the 36th Takasaki Film Festival. His first feature film, "Brand New Landscapte", was selected for Director's Week at the 78th Cannes International Film Festical at the age of 26, the youngest in Japanese history.

Director Yuiga Danzuka's latest film "Brand New Landscape" Outline

The youngest entry in Japanese history for Director's Week at the 78th Cannes International Film Festival
Directed and written by: Yiga Danzuka
Cast: Kurosaki Kodai, Endo Kenichi, Kiryu Mai, Kikuchi Akiko, Nakayama Shingo, Yoshioka Mutsuo, Su Yu Chun, Hattori Misaki, Ishida Riko, Arao Rintaro, Nakamura Aoi, Igawa Haruka
Production of subtitles and audio guides: Palabra Inc.
Credit: ©2025 Siglo & LesPros Entertainement
Distribution: Siglo
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Outline of Awards Ceremony

30th Award Ceremony of the Shintoh Kaneto Award 2025
Award ceremony: Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:00-14:00
Venue:Josui Kaikan 2F Star Hall (Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Sponsored by Japan Film Makers Association
Speakers (honorific titles omitted): Director Yuga Danzuka, Director Tomoya Itabashi, Mr. Toshiyuki Matsui

Palabra Inc. (Group Profile)

Representative: Shoko Yamagami, President
Established: March 4, 1960
Head Office: Shinjuku NS Building 14F, 2-4-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Capital: ¥30 million (As of January 31, 2024)
Business Outline: Japanese subtitles, multilingual subtitles, voice guides, and sign language video production, Develop and operate app "UDCast", Video production and editing training business, Barrier-free video and other consulting services

About Palabra Inc. https://palabra-i.co.jp/

Palabra was founded with the desire to make cultural and artistic works--starting with films--truly accessible to everyone. To enable more people to enjoy experiences such as film, theater, and art exhibitions together, we provide services including the creation of subtitles, sign language videos, multilingual translations, and audio guides for works, as well as barrier-free consulting that comprehensively supports accessibility and reasonable accommodation for facilities, events, and screenings.