CLOSING NIGHT FILM
The Specials (スペシャルズ)
SPECIAL GUESTS: Director Eiji Uchida will introduce the film.
Following the screening, APUC will present our Awards Ceremony to announce the winners of this season’s Film Competition for Best Feature, Best New Director, Best Animation and Best Short Film.
There will also be a Closing Night Wrap-Up Party (ticket sold separately) at MacGuffins Bar & Lounge.
SHOWTIME: Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 2:30 pm | AMC NEWCITY 14
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Japan | Action Comedy | 2026 | 110 minutes
In Japanese w/ English Subtitles
A group of assassins must transform into a pop dance group in this hilarious high-concept action comedy
Director/Screenwriter: Eiji Uchida
Starring: Daisuke Sakuma, Kippei Shiina, Yuta Nakamoto, Sho Aoyagi, Hitoshi Ozawa
Film Source: Shinji Sakoda
Former assassin Dia has long left the criminal world, but he decides to take up a mission to kill a rival gang boss for a huge payday. The catch: To kill his target at a talent show, he must go undercover and perform in a pop dance group.
For his first lead role in a film, Daisuke Sakuma – member of popular idol group Snow Man – must show off both his dancing and action chops with this unusual and hilarious comedy. Blending pop dancing with thrilling action (sometimes in the same scene), the film is an ode to unexpected second chances and embracing the dancer within us all.
Eiji Uchida, Director & Screenwriter
Born in 1971 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Uchida is a film director and screenwriter. After working as a reporter for Weekly Playboy magazine, he made his screenwriting debut in 1999 with the TV drama Kyoshuujo Monogatari (Driving School Story). He later served as a screenwriter and director on the Netflix original drama series The Naked Director, released worldwide in 2019 and widely recognized as one of the platform’s most talked-about series. His 2021 feature Midnight Swan won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Picture and screened at film festivals around the world. His recent works include Offbeat Cops! (2022), Silent Love (2024), Matching (2024), and Night Flower (2025).
APUC 20th Anniversary Wrap-Up Party
$60 per person (film + party)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
MacGuffins Bar, AMC NEWCITY 14
21+ only. No discounts for seniors/students. Admission to party is included for our ALL ACCESS Pass holders.
Join us for the festival’s closing celebration following the screening, including a Q&A with director Eiji Uchida, and the final Awards Ceremony.
Food and soft drinks included
Cash bar available
Wristbands required for admission
Proceeds from this event support APUC’s year-round mission to introduce and celebrate diverse Asian culture through film while highlighting our common humanity.