The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office Japanese Film Screenings with English Subtitles

The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office organizes Japanese film screenings in cooperation with Kyoto City International Foundation.

Outline

Dates Thursday, February 12 - Friday, February 13, 2026
Screening starts at 2:00 p.m. (Doors open at 1:30 p.m.)
Venue Event Hall, Kyoto International Community House (kokoka)
2-1 Torii-cho, Awataguchi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto access
(6-minute walk from Exit 2, Keage Station of Kyoto City Subway Tozai Line)
Admission Free
Seating capacity 200 (First-come-first-served basis/No advance booking required)
*The pamphlet can be downloaded from the following link:
Japanese Film Screening (PDF:494KB)
Presented by The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office
Co-presented by Kyoto City International Foundation

Schedule

2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026 2:00 p.m.

The Bitter Spirit (with English subtitles)

Director: Kinoshita Keisuke
Cast: Takamine Hideko, Sada Keiji, Nakadai Tastuya, Otowa Nobuko
1961/Shochiku/107mins. /B&W/35mm

Images from two scenes in the film ‘The Bitter Spirit (with English subtitles)’. The left shows two characters, a man and a woman, holding hands. The right shows a man and a woman with serious expressions.

(c)1961 Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Friday, February 13, 2026 2:00 p.m.

Heart (with English subtitles)

Director: Ichikawa Kon
Original story: Natsume Soseki
Cast: Mori Masayuki, Aratama Michiyo, Mihashi Tatsuya, Yasui Shoji
1955/Nikkatsu/122mins. /B&W/35mm

Images from two scenes in the film ‘Heart (with English subtitles)’. Left: A man is looking at a book; a woman approaches him, and another man observes the scene. Right: Two men sit with solemn expressions.

(C)Nikkatsu

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