Japanese Film Screenings Overseas in September 2017
Film Screenings Presented by Embassies of Japan Overseas and The Japan Foundation
Asia & Oceania
| Dates: | September 6 - 24, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Seoul / Korea Seoul Art Cinema |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Seoul Art Cinema |
| Films Provided by JF: | 16 films including The Ballad of Narayama, Black Rain, The Eel, Madam Onboro by Shohei Imamura |
| Dates: | September 22- October, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin / China 1905 Creative Space; Changchun Film Studio; Harbin Institute of Technology; Heilongjiang University |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan in Shenyang |
| Films Provided by JF: | 7 films including The Yellow Handkerchief, What a Wonderful Family! by Yoji Yamada, Station by Yasuo Furuhata |
| Dates: | September 1 – October 12, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch / New Zealand Academy Cinemas; The University of Auckland, Fisher & Paykel Appliances Auditorium; Paramount; Christchurch Art Centre, Philip Carter Family Auditorium |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan in Auckland, The University of Auckland, Auckland City Council, Embassy of Japan in New Zealand, Consular Office of Japan in Christchurch |
| Films Provided by JF: | 12 films including The Long Excuse by Miwa Nishikawa, The Mohican Comes Home by Syuichi Okita, and MY love STORY!! by Hayato Kawai |
The Americas
| Dates: | August 21 - January 14, 2018 (to be extended) |
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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; Cinémathèque québécoise; Vancouver Island 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) / U.S.A. 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: | September 2 - 30, 2017 |
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| Venue: | San Salvador / El Salvador Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in El Salvador, Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" |
| Films Provided by JF: | Amor para principiantes by Takeshi Furusawa, Wood Job! by Shinobu Yaguchi, La cuchara de plata by Keisuke Yoshida, Quiero Abarazarte by Akihiko Shiota |
| Dates: | September 7 – October 17, 2017 (to be extended) |
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| Venues: | Quito / Ecuador OCHOYMEDIO, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana “Benjamin Carrion” |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Ecuador |
| Films Provided by JF: | WOOD JOB! by Shinobu Yaguchi, Quiero Abarazarte by Akihiko Shiota |
| Dates: | August 28 – September 6, 2017 |
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| Venue: | La Paz / Bolivia Cinemateca Boliviana |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Bolivia, Cinemateca Boliviana |
| Films Provided by JF: | 5 films including KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR by Noboru Iguchi, The Complex by Hideo Nakata, and THE MOHICAN COMES HOME by Shuichi Okita |
Europe
| Dates: | September 11- October 30, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Cologne/ Germany The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne (The Japan Foundation) |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation |
| Films Provided by JF: | 9 films including Silver Spoon by Keisuke Yoshida, Oyster Factory by Kazuhiro Soda, Drops of Heaven by Atsunori Kawamura |
| Dates: | September 17- October 18, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Brussels/Belgium Cinémathèque royale de Belgique |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Belgium, Cinémathèque royale de Belgique |
| Films Provided by JF: | 14 films including The Approach of Autumn, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs by Mikio Naruse |
| Dates: | August 31 – September 3, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Torres Vedras/Portugal Parque Choupal |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Portugal, Torres Vedras City Hall |
| Films Provided by JF: | 4 films including A Farewell to Jinu by Suzuki Matsuo, WOOD JOB! by Shinobu Yaguchi |
| Dates: | September 19, 26-28, and October 3, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Tartu, Tallinn/Estonia Genialists' Club, Tartu Cinema Artis, Tallinn |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Estonia, NPO Animeclub Asashio |
| Films Provided by JF: | 4 films including A Living Promise by Kan Ishibashi, The Vancouver Asahi by Yuya Ishii, and Sing My Life by Nobuo Mizuta |
Middle East & Africa
| Dates: | September 24- 28, 2017 |
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| Venue: | Amman / Jordan Royal Film Commission (Amman) |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Jordan, Royal Film Commission |
| Films Provided by JF: | 5 films including I Just Wanna Hug You by Akihiko Shiota, Love for Beginners by Takeshi Furusawa, Enoshima prism by Yasuhiro Yoshida, WANDERFUL WORLD END by Daigo Matsui, and Tamako Love Story by Naoko Yamada |
| Dates: | August 26- September 2, 2017 |
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| Venues: | Harare /Zimbabwe Zimbabwe International Film Festival Trust Office, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, DZIKWA TRUST |
| Presented by: | The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe International Film Festival Trust |
| 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 |
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