{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9718939e5d050da5b58adaa4","clusterId":"c_05ecccc3669e545acc5aac7c","slug":"samansa-adds-soulmate-waiting-room-and-perfect-face-to-october-lineup","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"SAMANSA Adds Soulmate Waiting Room and Perfect Face to October Lineup","summary":"SAMANSA Inc. will begin streaming two short films, \"Soulmate Waiting Room\" and \"Perfect Face,\" on Friday, October 16, 2026. Salome Du Chatenet directs the 14-minute-57-second waiting room drama. Sandy Widyanata directs the 7-minute-28-second film about a woman whose face changes shape before a date. The service costs 490 yen monthly and streams more than 500 shorts.","whyItMatters":"SAMANSA's weekly drops keep its catalog moving past 500 titles, and the two additions sit on opposite ends of its range: a quiet hospital drama at roughly 15 minutes and a seven-minute comic premise.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two films arrive on the same Friday, October 16, 2026. \u0026#34;Soulmate Waiting Room\u0026#34; runs 14 minutes 57 seconds and follows two strangers who share a psychiatrist\u0026#39;s waiting room after the doctor fails to appear, eventually speaking about the pain they each carry.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#34;Perfect Face\u0026#34; runs 7 minutes 28 seconds. Its lead, Anna, panics when a date with Henry is moved up, then finds her face deforming like clay just as she is trying to settle on makeup and clothes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe service costs 490 yen a month and streams more than 500 short films, with an average runtime of about 15 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoulmate Waiting Room\u003c/strong\u003e: Directed by Salome Du Chatenet, 14 minutes 57 seconds\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect Face\u003c/strong\u003e: Directed by Sandy Widyanata, 7 minutes 28 seconds\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"SAMANSA pairs a 15-minute drama with a 7-minute one from two different directors. The shortest film carries the strangest premise, and the lineup splits its bets on runtime rather than tone.","twitterPost":"SAMANSA's two new shorts run 14:57 and 7:28. A 490 yen monthly service can afford to publish both lengths; theatrical booking cannot.","threadsPost":"SAMANSA's October lineup sets a 14-minute-57-second film beside a 7-minute-28-second one from different directors. Splitting runtimes that far apart is a subscription play: at 490 yen monthly across 500-plus shorts, neither film has to justify a ticket, only a slot.","newsletterBlurb":"SAMANSA's third week of October brings two shorts on Friday, October 16, 2026. \"Soulmate Waiting Room\" runs 14 minutes 57 seconds and follows two strangers stuck in a psychiatrist's waiting room. \"Perfect Face\" runs 7 minutes 28 seconds and follows a woman whose face turns shapeable before a date. The service streams more than 500 short films for 490 yen a month.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/442/4442928/?rss\",\"title\":\"【SAMANSA】October Week 3 New Short Film Lineup Announced! What If You Could Freely Reshape Your Own Face...? Two Human Dramas Depicting Strange Experiences and Heartwarming Encounters Now Streaming\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4669,"outputTokens":755,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792048029,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T07:02:06.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T07:06:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T07:06:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_05ecccc3669e545acc5aac7c","canonicalTitle":"【SAMANSA】10月第3週の新作ショート映画ラインナップを発表！もしも自分の顔を自由に変形できるとしたら...？不思議な体験、そして心温まる出会いを描いたヒューマンドラマを2本を公開","representativeArticleId":"a_ecb5405005c44e91eeb05194","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T03:43:44.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T03:43:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T07:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/442/4442928/?rss","title":"【SAMANSA】10月第3週の新作ショート映画ラインナップを発表！もしも自分の顔を自由に変形できるとしたら...？不思議な体験、そして心温まる出会いを描いたヒューマンドラマを2本を公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}