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Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in October, 2011
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 | ||
| Bangkok, Thai | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Sydney, Australia | Madrid, Spain | |
< Organized >
| Dates: | September 1 to December 31, 2011 |
| Venues: | Victoria, Whitehorse, Salmon Arm, Whitehorse, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg,Ottawa, Montreal,City of Fredericton,Hamilton,London, Tronto Cinecenta (University of Victoria), Qwanlin Theatre, Salmar Classic Theatre, Pacific Cinematheque, PLAZA THEATRE, Cinematheque, National Archives of Canada Library, Cinema du Parc, University of New Brunswick, The Westdale Theatre, Western Film, University of Western Ontario, Royal Theatre |
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| Films Screened: | LINDA LINDA LINDA by YAMASHITA Nobuhiro,ALWAYS -Sunset on Third Street- 2 by YAMAZAKI Takashi,WONDER CHILD by HAGIUDA Koji,THE SUMMIT A CHRONICLE OF STONES by KIMURA Daisaku |
| Dates: | September 1 to December 31, 2011 |
| Venues: | St Louis, MO/ Muncie, IN/ Iowa City, IA/ Ithaca, NY/Middlebury,
VT/Middletown, CT Washington University in St. Louis, Ball State University, University of Iowa, Cornell University, Middlebury College, Weslyan University |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, New York |
| Films Screened: | HARMFUL INSECT by SHIOTA Akihiko,ONE MILLION YEN GIRL by TANADA Yuki,Yunagi City, Sakura Country by SASABE Kiyoshi,Kamikaze Girls by NAKASHIMA Tetsuya |
| Dates: | September 24 to October 27, 2011 |
| Venues: | France / Paris The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris ( Maison de la culture du Japon a Paris) |
| Presented by: | The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris |
| Films Screened: | German plus Rainby Satoko YAMASHITA,The Matsugane Potshot Affairby YAMASHITA Nobuhiro,Kishiwada Hooligansby IZUTSU Kazuyuki,Sawako Decidesby ISHII Yuya,Hanging Gardenby TOYODA Toshiaki,Face by SAKAMOTO Junji,Ote Checkmate by SAKAMOTO Junji etc. 74 films in total. |
| Dates: | September 27 to October 9, 2011 |
| Venues: | Russian Federation / Moscow Museum of Cinema |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, The Japanese Culture Department “Japan Foundation” of the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature |
| Co-organizer: | Museum of Cinema |
| Films Screened: | Children of Hiroshima,The Ditch,Mother ,Onibaba,Live Today, Die Tomorrow,The Life of Chikuzan,Tsugaru Shamisen Player,Sakuratai 8・6”,Bokuto Kidan” A Strange Story of Oyuki,A Last Note,Will to Live,The Owl,The Island,Byplayer, The Tale of Genji,Elegant Beast |
| Dates: | September 27 to November 2, 2011 |
| Venues: | Croatia (September 27 to October 12) Croatia/Zagreb Kino Tuskanac Macedonia (October 19 to October 25) Macedonia/Scopie The Cinematheque of Macedonia Bulgaria (October 31 to November 2) Bulgaria/Varna Festival and Congress Centre of Varna City |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Croatia, Kino Tuskanac, Embassy of Japan in Austria, The Cinematheque of Macedonia, Embassy of Japan in Bulgaria, Varna-Japan Friendship Association |
| Films Screened: | The Man Who Raised a Storm by Inoue Umeji,Akitsu Onsen by Yoshida Yoshishige,Red Handcerchief by Masuda Toshio,The Ballad of Narayama by Imamura Shohei,Violent Cop,Boiling Point,Getting Any?! by Kitano Takeshi |
| Dates: | September 15 to October 21, 2011 |
| Venues: | Seoul, Gwangju, Daegu Seoul Art Cinema(Seoul), Gwangju Theater(Gwangju), Dong Sung Art Hall(Dong Sung). |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation,Seoul, Seoul Art Cinema |
| Films Screened: | I was born, but…, Early Spring, Tokyo Story, Munakata Sisters, The Early Autumn, etc. |
| Dates: | October 4 to November 11, 2011 |
| Venues: | Italy / Rome The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome |
| Films Screened: | The Inferno of First Love, She and He by Susumu Hani, Funeral Parade of Roses by Toshio Matsumoto, Silence Has No Wings by Kazuo Kuroki, Nikudan-A Human Bullet by Kihachi Okamoto, Oh, Long Lost Lovers! by Kunio Shimizu, The Pitfall by Hiroshi Teshigawara, Pastral Hide-and-Seek by Shuji Terayama, Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, The Ceremony, Yunbogi’s Diary by Nagisa Oshima |
| Dates: | October 14 to November 13, 2011 |
| Venues: | Spain / Madrid, Zaragoza Ateneo de Madrid, Segovia Film Center |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, The Japan Foundation, Madrid |
| Films Screened: | "Niguruma no Uta" Wagon Song, A Band of Assassins, Return of the Band of Assassins, The Tycoon, The Ivory Tower, Botan Dōrō , Solar Eclipse. by Satsuo yamamoto |
| Dates: | October 4 to October 9, 2011 |
| Venues: | Brasil / Curitiba Cinemateca de Curitiba |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan in Curitiba |
| Films Screened: | Warm Current, Dr. Hanaoka’s Wife, The Blind Beast, by Yasuzo Masumura etc. |
| Dates: | October 18 to October 21, 2011 |
| Venues: | Republic of Fiji / Suva Suva City Village 6 |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Fiji |
| Films Screened: | THE DAGGER OF KAMUI by RIN Taro, GALAXY EXPRESS 999 by RIN Taro, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by HOSODA Mamoru,LAPUTA:CASTLE IN THE SKY , by MIYAZAKI Hayao |
| Dates: | October 20 to November 30, 2011 |
| Venues: | Hanoi, Phan Thiet, Danang, HCMC To be determined |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, The Japan Foundation Center for
Cultural Exchange in VietNam |
| Films Screened: | Sawako Decides by Yuya Ishii, Twilight Samurai by Yoji Yamada, Water Boys by Shinobu Yaguchi, Mai Mai Miracle by Sunao Katabuchi, Milkwoman by Akira Ogata |
| Dates: | October 7 to October 28, 2011 |
| Venues: | Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg Cinema Nouveau@Brooklyn Mall, Cinema Nouveau@V&A Waterfront Mall, Cinema Nouveau@Rosebank Mall |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in South Africa |
| Films Screened: | Castle under Fiery Skies by Mitsutoshi Tanaka, Climber's High by Masato Harada, Tokyo Tower by Joji Matsuoka, Summer Days with Coo by Keiichi Hara |
| Dates: | October 11 to October 15, 2011 |
| Venues: | Federated States of Micronesia / Kolonia Pohnpei Cinemas |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Micronesia |
| Films Screened: | HAPPY FLIGHT by YAGUCHI Shinobu, I JUST DIDN'T DO IT by SUO Masayuki, RINCO'S RESTAURANT by TOMINAGA Mai, MEMORIES OF TOMORROW by TSUTSUMI Yukihiko, STAKE A LIFE FOR NOTHING by KOBAYASHI Masaki |
| Dates: | October 15 to October 28, 2011 |
| Venues: | France / Paris The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris |
| Films Screened: | Au Fou!,CLAP VOCALISM by Yoji KURI and films by Toshio MATSUMOTO and Shuntaro TANIGAWA etc. |
| Dates: | September 1, 2011 to January 29, 2012 |
| Venues: | Köln, Berlin, München, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Nürnberg,
Hamburg The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne (Cologne),Arsenal (Berlin),Munich Film Museum (Munich), Dusseldorf Film Museum (Düsseldorf), German Film Museum (Frankfurt), Nuremberg House Films (Nürnberg), Kinemathek Hamburg (Hamburg) |
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| Films Screened: | SANSHIRO SUGATA, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, SANSHIRO SUGATA 2, THOSE WHO STEP ON THE TAIL OF THE TIGER ,NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH, One Wonderful Sunday, Drunken Angel, QUIET DUEL, STRAY DOG, SCANDAL, RASHOMON, THE IDIOT, IKIRU, SEVEN SAMURAI, I Live in Fear, THE THRONE OF BLOOD, THE LOWER DEPTHS, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS, The Bad Sleep Well, YOJIMBO, SANJURO, HIGH AND LOW, RED BEARD, DODESKADEN, Dersu Uzala, Shadow Warrior, Ran, Dreams,Rhapsody in August, Madadayo(Not Yet) |
| Dates: | September 6 to December 6, 2011 |
| Venues: | Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne MurcuryCinema(Adelaid), State Libraly, Theatre,Perth Cultural Centre,Northbridge,WA(Perth), State Theatre, North Hobart, TAS(hobart),Schonell Cinema, Bld 22/Lvl3 Union Comple, Union Road, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072(Brisbane), National Film & Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT(Canberra),Event Cinema George Street(Sydney), ACMI(Australian Centre ofor Moving Image)/Hoyts Melbourne Central(Melbourne) |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Sydney, Embassy of Japan in Australia, Respective Consulate General. |
| Films Screened: | GALAXY EXPRESS 999by RIN Taro,RAILWAYS by NISHIKOORI Yoshinari,Ken, Kiru, On the Road Forever, Yotsuya Kwaidan, The Homely Sisterby MISUMI Kenji |