The Barber Under the Sea
In an underwater shopping district, an old man cutting hair finds one strand at a time of lost memories hidden in his customers' hair.
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The story
Beneath a town where the tide never recedes lies a shopping district filled with seawater. The old barber So draws cuts and releases small memory-fish each time. The last customer to arrive was his forgotten wife.
- Original title
- 海底の理髪師
- Country / region
- Japan
- Genres
- Fantasy
- Language
- Japanese
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 101:06
- Director
- 森田晶
Creative process
Director, editor, poster art director, rights reviewer, language reviewer, and producer approve creative, legal, and cultural outputs.
Human-led story development, screenplay polish, casting bible, rights review, AI-generated key art and motion tests, human edit, grade, sound, language review, and C2PA export.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Generative narrative
- Format
- Feature film
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Frame rate
- 24 fps
- Delivery format
- 4K DCP; ProRes 4444 XQ master; H.265 review screener.
- Subtitles
- English · Korean · Japanese · Thai · French