Japanese Film Screenings Overseas in November 2017
Film Screenings Presented by Embassies of Japan Overseas and The Japan Foundation
Asia & Oceania
| Dates: | October 28 - November 19, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Hong Kong / China Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Film Programmes Office |
| Films Provided by JF: | 12 films including Sanshiro Sugata, No Regrets for Our Youth, The Quiet Duel, Scandal, Ikiru (To Live), Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa |
| Dates: | October 1 - December 3, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne / Australia Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA), Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA), Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) |
| Films Provided by JF: | 8 films including Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill, and Zigeunerweisen by Seijun Suzuki |
The Americas
| Dates: | August 21 - January 14, 2018 |
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| Venues: | Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Winnipeg, Nanaimo, Halifax, Montreal, London, Hamilton, Vancouver, etc. / Canada Embassy of Japan in Canada; The Japan Foundation, Toronto; Globe Cinema; The University of Winnipeg; St. Mary's University; Cinemateque Quebecoise; Vancouver Island University; Carleton University; etc. |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Canada, Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto, Consulate-General of Japan in Calgary, Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver, Consulate-General of Japan in Montreal |
| Films Provided by JF: | 7 films including KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR by Noboru Iguchi, The Vancouver Asahi by Yuya Ishii, and Time of EVE the Movie by Yasuhiro Yoshiura |
| Dates: | September 20 - November 14, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Champaign, IL; Rochester, NY; Middletown, CT; Haverford, PA; St. Louis, MO; Middlebury, VT; Kalamazoo, MI; Iowa City, IA; Kent, OH / USA University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lincoln Hall Theater; University of Rochester; Wesleyan University, the Powell Family Cinema; Haverford College, Visual Culture Arts and Media Screening Room; Washington University in St. Louis, The Brown Hall Auditorium; Middlebury College, Dana Auditorium; Western Michigan University, Schneider Auditorium; University of Iowa; Kent State University, Bowman Hall |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Rochester; Wesleyan University; Haverford College; Washington University in St. Louis; Middlebury College; Western Michigan University; University of Iowa; Kent State University |
| Films Provided by JF: | 5 films including Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky by Masaki Hamamoto, There is No Lid on the Sea by Keisuke Toyoshima, and A Drop of Grapevine by Yukiko Mishima |
| Dates: | October 19 - November 2, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Buenos Aires / Argentina Teatro Municipal General San Martín, Sala Leopoldo Lugones |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Argentina, Teatro Municipal General San Martín, Fundacion Cinemateca Argentina |
| Films Provided by JF: | 10 films including THE INHERITANCE, KWAIDAN, and STAKE A LIFE FOR NOTHING by Masaki Kobayashi |
| Dates: | September 7 - November 24, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Quito, Cuenca, Guayaquil / Ecuador OCHOYMEDIO, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana “Benjamin Carrion”, Centro Interamericanos de Artes Populares, North American - Ecuadorian Center of Guayaquil |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embajada del Japón en Ecuador |
| Films Provided by JF: | Amor Para Principiantes by Takeshi Furusawa, WOOD JOB! by Shinobu Yaguchi, La Cuchara de Plata by Keisuke Yoshida, Quiero Abrazarte by Akihiko Shiota |
| Dates: | October 31 - November 3, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Curitiba / Brasil Cinemateca de Curitiba |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Consulate General of Japan in Curitiba, Curitiba Cultural Foundation |
| Films Provided by JF: | 7 Films Including KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR by Noboru Iguchi, The Projects by Junji Sakamoto, and La La La at Rock Bottom by Nobuhiro Yamashita |
Europe
| Dates: | October 3 - November 30, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Rome/ Italy The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation |
| Films Provided by JF: | 4 films including La La La at Rock Bottom by Nobuhiro Yamashita, The Projects by Junji Sakamoto |
| Dates: | November 1 - December 31, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Zaragoza, Valencia, Barcelona/Spain Filmoteca de Zaragoza, IVAC, Filmoteca de Catalunya |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Filmoteca de Zaragoza, IVAC, Filmoteca de Catalunya |
| Films Provided by JF: | 4 films including WOOD JOB! by Shinobu Yaguchi, Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday by Shuichi Okita |
| Dates: | November 6 – December 31, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Cologne/ Germany The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation |
| Films Provided by JF: | 10 films including I HATE BUT LOVE by Koreyoshi Kurahara. THE RED SCHOOL ROOM by Chusei Sone |
| Dates: | November 6 - 9, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Ljubljana/ Slovenia Kino Bezigrad |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Slovenia |
| Films Provided by JF: | 4 films including A Living Promise by Kan Ishibashi and The Vancouver Asahi by Yuya Ishii |
| Dates: | November 6 - 8, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Bucharest/ Romania Romanian peasant museum |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Romania, Romanian peasant Museum |
| Films Provided by JF: | 4 films including When the Curtain Rises by Katsuyuki Motohiro, Round Trip Heart by Yuki Tanada |
| Dates: | November 21 - 28, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Moscow/Russia Formula Kino Horizont |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Russia |
| Films Provided by JF: | 6 films including Maestro! by Syoutaro Kobayashi, A Band Rabbit and a Boy by Takuji Suzuki |
Middle East & Africa
| Dates: | November 22- 26, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Gaborone/Botswana New Capitol Cinemas - Riverwalk |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Botswana |
| Films Provided by JF: | 5 films including I Just Wanna Hug You by Akihiko Shiota, Love for Beginners by Takeshi Furusawa and Enoshima prism by Yasuhiro Yoshida |
| Dates: | October 27 - November 5, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Cape town, Johannesburg/South Africa V&A Nouveau, Rosebank Nouveau |
| Presented by: | The embassy of Japan in South Africa, The Japan Foundation |
| Films Provided by JF: | Time of EVE the Movie by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship by Osamu Minorikawa, KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR by Noboru Iguchi |
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