Japan's AI Filmmakers Bring 90-Second Movies to an Odaiba Cinema

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AI-generated video is moving from social-media timelines to the cinema screen in Tokyo.

40 Short Films, 90 Seconds Each

AIgekijo2026 is being held on September 20 at United Cinemas Odaiba inside Aqua City Odaiba. The program includes 40 selected short films created by AI creators from across Japan, each built around a maximum running time of 90 seconds.

Guests, Talks and a Competition

The event also includes guest creator screenings, discussion opportunities and the AI CM COMPETITION 2026. Its focus is not simply the technology itself, but whether AI-assisted work can function as storytelling and cinema.

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It offers a real-world snapshot of how Japan's creator community is experimenting with generative AI as a new visual medium.

The event sits inside an Odaiba cluster that mixes technology, entertainment and large-scale live experiences.

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AIで作られた短い映画のイベントが、9月20日にお台場の映画館で開かれます。90秒以内の作品が40本上映されます。