Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in October, 2008
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.
< Organized >
| Date: |
September to November |
| Venue: |
Canada / Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and other seven cities |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Canada |
| Films Screened: |
Shangri-La (Japan Goes Bankrupt) by Takashi Miike, The Book of the Dead by Kihachiro Kawamoto, Half a Confession by Kiyoshi Sasabe, Breathe in, Breathe out by Tetsuo Shinohara |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
September to November |
| Venue: |
Russia / Moscow, Sankt-Peterburg, Khabarovsk, Vladovostok, Uizhno-Sakhalinsk |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Russia |
| Films Screened: |
Dodes’ka-den,Doomed by Akira Kurosawa, Priest of Dark,Ballad of the Paper Balloons by Sadao Yamanaka, Sudden Rainby Mikio Naruse, Lady Oyu by Kenji Mizoguchi, Floating Weeds by Yasujiro Ozu, The River Fuefuki by Keisuke Kinoshita, The Masseurs and a Woman by Hiroshi Shimizu, The Inheritance by Masaki Kobayashi, Where Chimneys are Seen by Heinosuke Gosho, The Owl by Kaneto Shindo, Kamikaze Girls by Tetsuya Nakashima, A Stranger of Mine by Kenji Uchida |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
September 9 to October 4 |
| Venue: |
The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris |
| Films Screened: |
Warm Current by Kozaburo Yoshimura, Black River by Masaki Kobayashi, Face by Junji Sakamoto, Bloody Thirst by Kiju Yoshida, and other films |
Shochiku Retrospective
| Date: |
September 29 to October 6 |
| Venue: |
Croatia / Kino Tuskanac, Zagreb |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Croatia |
| Films Screened: |
Billiken by Junji Sakamoto, Charisma by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2/Duo by Nobuhiro Suwa, The Twilight Samurai by Yoji Yamada, The Stars Converge by Kiyoshi Sasabe, Futaribiyori by Keiichi Nomura, Always-Sunset on Third Street- by Takashi Yamazaki |
Touring Japanese Film Festival in East Europe
| Date: |
October to November |
| Venue: |
Honduras / San Pedro Sula |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Honduras |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
October 2 to December 22 |
| Venue: |
The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne |
| Films Screened: |
Narita: Heta Village by Shinsuke Ogawa, Minamata: The Victims and Their World by Noriaki Tsuchimoto, A Dedicated Life by Kazuo Hara |
Documentary Film
| Date: |
October 10 to November 7 |
| Venue: |
Vietnam / Hanoi (October 10 to 14), Haiphong (October 17 to 21), Ho Chi Minh (November 1 to 7) |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Films Screened: |
Ping Pong Bath Station by Gen Yamakawa, Fancy Dance by Masayuki Suo, Captain Harlock in Arcadia by Tomoharu Katsumata |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
October 14 to 16 |
| Venue: |
Zambia /
Ster-Kinekor Cinema,
Lusaka |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Zambia |
| Films Screened: |
When the Last Sword is Drawn by Yojiro Takita, Doraheita by Kon Ichikawa |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
October 15 to 22 |
| Venue: |
Brunei / Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Brunei Darussalam
|
| Films Screened: |
The Twilight Samurai by Yoji Yamada, Chibi Maruko-chan by Tsutomu Shibayama, Kids Return by Takeshi Kitano |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
October 16 to December 26 |
| Venue: |
India / Mumbai (October 16 to 23), Kolkata (November 10 to 12), Chandigharh (November 15 to 23), Chennai (December 17 to 26) |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Mumbai
Consulate-General of Japan,
Calcutta
Consulate-General of Japan, Chennai
Consulate-General of Japan |
| Films Screened: |
The Scent of Incense (Koge), Twenty-Four Eyes, Spring Dreams by Keisuke Kinoshita |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
Middle of October |
| Venue: |
Mongolia / Ulaanbaatar |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Mongolia |
| Films Screened: |
Marusa no onna (A Taxing Woman) by Jyuzo Itami |
Japanese Film Festival
| Date: |
October 22 to November 2 |
| Venue: |
Equador / Quito |
| Presented by: |
The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Ecuador |
| Films Screened: |
Yasujiro Ozu: I flunked, but…, The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice, Early Spring, and other films |
Retrospective of Yasujiro Ozu
< Supported >
| Date: |
September, 2008 to June, 2009 |
| Venue: |
U.S.A., Canada / New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Cleveland, WashingtonD.C., Santa Fe, Rochester, Madison, Berkeley, Toronto, Vancouver |
| Presented by: |
Cinema theque Ontario |
| Films Screened: |
Nagisa Oshima:Street of Love and Hope, Boy, Naked Youth, The Sun’s Burial,
and other films |
Retrospective of Nagisa Oshima
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