Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in November, 2007
The Japan Foundation is pleased to present
and co-sponsor ongoing screenings of Japanese films at the following
exhibitions and international film festivals around the world.
Regularly-presented Japanese film shows
< Organized >
Touring Japanese Film Festival in East Europe
| Date: |
May, 2007 to March, 2008 |
| Venue: |
October, 2007:
(Traveling Screens: Romania,
Latvia,
Bulgaria, Belarus, Czech,
Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation,
Budapest |
| Films Screened: |
Ping Pong Bath Station by Gen Yamakawa, Women in
the Mirror by Kijyu (Yoshishige) Yoshida, bright future by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Go by Isao Yukisada, Ramblers by
Nobuhiro Yamashita, Shinkokyu no Hitsuyo by Tetsuo Shinohara, Byplayer by
Kaneto Shindo |
| Date: |
September 13 to November 10 |
| Venue: |
Canada/ Ottawa, Hamilton, Regina, Vernon, Vancouver, Calgary, Charlottetown, Montreal, Halifax, Toronto |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation |
| Films Screened: |
Hotel Hibiscus by Yuji Nakae, The Twilight Samurai by Yoji Yamada, Kamikaze Girls by Tetsuya Nakashima, The Glass Rabbit by Setsuko Shibuichi |
Touring Japanese Film Festival in Canada
| Date: |
September 25 to October 2 (Moscow), November 23 to 28 (St. Petersburg) |
| Venue: |
Muzei Kino (Moscow), Dom Kino (St. Petersburg) |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Russia, Muzei Kino, Consulate-General of Japan in Saint-Petersburg, Dom Kino |
| Films Screened: |
Kinoshita Keisuke's Works: Twelve Pairs of Eyes, Ballad Of The Narayama, Woman, My First Love Affair, The Yotsuya Ghost Story, Morning for the Osone Family, Carmen Comes Home, Carmen's Pure Love, Spring Dreams |
The Ninth Japanese Film Retrospective
| Date: |
October 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14 |
| Venue: |
The Japan Foundation, London, National Film Theatre |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, London |
| Films Screened: |
Over the course of six weeks this free lecture series will look at films from the 50s to current trends, pink film to anime and will offer an overview of Japanese cinema for those itching to know more but were afraid to ask or hate to do homework.
|
Japanese Cinema for Busy People
| Date: |
October 16 to December 8 |
| Venue: |
November 6 to 8 (Perth), November 12 (Brisbane), November 29 to December 8 (Sydney) |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation,
Japanese Embassy and Consulates General in Australia |
| Films Screened: |
We Shall Overcome Someday by Kazuyuki Izutsu, LINDA LINDA LINDA by Nobuhiro Yamashita, Spring Snow by Isao Yukisada,
And other films |
11th Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
October 19 to November 1 |
| Venue: |
Brazil/ São Paulo
(will be held at six sites in the city) |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, São Paulo |
| Films Screened: |
The biggest film festival in South America, More then 300 films will be shown from home and abroad, including new works. The Japanese films to be shown at the festival are not yet decided. |
31th São Paulo
International Film Festival
| Date: |
October 29, November 2, 3 |
| Venue: |
Indonesia/ Jambi
(Sumatra) |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Jakarta |
| Films Screened: |
Japanese anime Nitaboh will be shown from October 23 at the 4th Animation Festival in Indonesia. |
Nitaboh: Tsugaru Shamisen Shiso Gaibun Anime Screening
| Date: |
November 9 to 16 |
| Venue: |
Vietnam/ Ho Chi Minh |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Films Screened: |
Kids Return by TakeshiKitano, Adrenaline Drive by Shinobu Yaguchi, The Twilight Samurai by Yoji Yamada |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
November 12 to 14 |
| Venue: |
Algeria/ Alger |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Algeria |
| Films Screened: |
The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Bushi no Itibun by Yoji Yamada
*Subtitled in French or in Arabic |
2nd Japanese Film Days
| Date: |
November 13 to 17 |
| Venue: |
The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris |
| Films Screened: |
Ichijiku no Kao by Kaori Momoi, Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata by Jun Ichikawa, Zukan ni Nottenai Mushi by Satoshi Miki,
And other films |
Kinotayo Film Festival
| Date: |
November to December |
| Venue: |
Russia/ Moscow, Saint-Petersburg |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan in Saint-Petersburg |
| Films Screened: |
We Shall Overcome Someday by Kazuyuki Izutsu, LINDA LINDA LINDA by Nobuhiro Yamashita, Spring Snow by Isao Yukisada |
41th Japanese Film Festival
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