Japanese Film Screenings Overseas in October 2022

Asia & Oceania

JAPAN FILM WEEK -the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan - Mongolia diplomatic relations - (Mongolia)
Dates: October 25 – 30
Venues: Ulaanbaatar / Mongolia
Tengis Cinema
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Mongolia
Films Provided by JF: Tremble All You Want by OHKU Akiko, Recall by MOTOKI Katsuhide, Pecoross' Mother and Her Days by MORISAKI Azuma, I Wish by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Japanese Film Festival 2022 (New Zealand)
Dates: October 25 – November 8
Venues: Christchurch / New Zealand
Christchurch Art Gallery
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Consular Office of Japan Christchurch
Films Provided by JF: We Make Antiques! by TAKE Masaharu, AWAKE by YAMADA Atsuhiro, Nosari - Impermanent Eternity by YAMAMOTO Tatsuya, After the sunset by KOSHIKAWA Michio
Japanese Film Festival 2022 (New Zealand)
Dates: October 21 – December 11
Venues: Wellington, New Plymouth, Dunedin / New Zealand
Roxy Cinema, Govett-Brewster Art Gallary, Dunedin Public Art Garally
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in New Zealand
Films Provided by JF: A LONG GOODBYE by NAKANO Ryota, The Lone Ume Tree by WAJIMA Kotaro, Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za by TANADA Yuki, We Make Antiques! by TAKE Masaharu, Okko’s Inn by KOSAKA Kitaro, Mori, The Artist's Habitat by OKITA Shuichi

The Americas

Japanese Film Festival 2022 (Canada)
Dates: October 13 – February 9
Venues: Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver/ Canada
Saint Mary's University, Cinémathèque Québécoise, Ottawa Art Galary, Hot Docs, Vancouver Public Library
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Toronto, Consulate General of Japan in Montreal, Saint Mary's University, Embassy of Japan in Canada, Canada Film Institute, Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver, Vancouver Public Library
Films Provided by JF: Omoideshashin by KUMAZAWA Naoto, The Takatsu River by NISHIKORI Yoshinari, 3ft Ball & Souls by KATO Yoshio, THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA by IMAMURA Shohei, The Town of Headcounts by ARAKI Shinji, Komaneko,Home alone & Mog and Perol by GODA Tsuneo, We Make Antiques! by TAKE Masaharu, The Night I Swam by IGARASHI Kohei, Damien MANIVEL, AWAKE by YAMADA Atsuhiro, Round Trip Heart by TANADA Yuki
Japanese Film Screening Tour (Mexico)
Dates: October 14 – 22
Venues: Monterrey, Toluca / Mexico
SANTA LUCIA INTERNACIONAL FESTIVAL/ Monterrey Town,
SANTA LUCIA INTERNACIONAL FESTIVAL/ Guadalupe,
MIRADAS LOCALES CINE FEST/ Auditorio Fad. UAEMEX,
MIRADAS LOCALES CINE FEST/ Plaza Benito Juarez
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, SANTA LUCIA INTERNACIONAL FESTIVAL, MIRADAS LOCALES CINE FEST
Films Provided by JF: Restart by SHINAGAWA Hiroshi, ORGAN by HIRAMATSU Emiko, A LONG GOODBYE by NAKANO Ryota, The Lone Ume Tree by WAJIMA Kotaro
Suzuki Seijun Tour & Lectures (America)
Dates: October 1 – February 11
Venues: Norman, Annandale, Durham, Rochester, New York / America
University of Oklahoma, Bard College, Duke University, George Eastman Center, Japan Society
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, University of Oklahoma, Duke University,
Bard College, George Eastman Center, and Japan Society
Films Provided by JF: Satan's Town, Love Letter, Kagero-za, Carmen from Kawachi, Tokyo Drifter, A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness by SUZUKI Seijun
Mostra de Cinema Japonês (Brazil)
Dates: October 5 – 9
Venues: Recife/ Brazil
Cinema do Porto - FUNDAJ
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Consulado Geral do Japão no Recife,
FUNDAJ - Fundação Joaquim Nabuco
Films Provided by JF: Sea of Revival by SHIRAISHI Kazuya, Another World by SAKAMOTO Junji, They Say Nothing Stays the Same by ODAGIRI Joe, And Your Bird Can Sing by MIYAKE Sho
Kinuyo Tanaka Retrospective (Argentina)
Dates: October 1 – December 7
Venues: Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata city, Buenos Aires Province,
Cordoba, Cordoba Province/ Argentina
The General San Martín Theater, Teatro Auditorium Centro Provincial de las Artes de Mar del Plata, Teatro Colón de Mar del Plata, Cineclub Municipal “Hugo del Carril”
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Argentina,
Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Cineclub Municipal “Hugo del Carril”, The General San Martín Theater, Argentine Cinemateca Foundation
Films Provided by JF: Love Letter, Girls of the Dark, Love Under the Crucifix, The Moon Has Risen, Forever a Woman by TANAKA Kinuyo, The Life of Oharu by MIZOGUCHI Kenji, WHERE CHIMNEYS ARE SEEN by GOSHO Heinosuke, Ballad of the Narayama by KINOSHITA Keisuke, MOTHER by NARUSE Mikio

Europe

KOBAYASHI Masaki Retrospective (Spain)
Dates: October 6 – January 31
Venues: Madrid, Sitges, Valencia, Barcelona, Zaragoza, San Sebastian / Spain
Círculo de Bellas Artes, SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, La Filmoteca・Valencia, Filmoteca de Catalunya, Filmoteca de Zaragoza, Filmoteca Vasca (Tabakalera)
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, La Filmoteca・Valencia, Filmoteca de Catalunya, Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Zaragoza Film Center, Filmoteca Vasca (Tabakalera) & SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia.
Films Provided by JF: Kaidan, Human Condition: Part I-II, Human Condition: Part III-IV, Human Condition: Part V-VI, Samurai Rebellion, Stake a Life for Nothing by KOBAYASHI Masaki
6th Japanese Film Festival (Turkmenistan)
Dates: October 10 – 14
Venues: Turkmenabat, Mary, Ashgabat / Turkmenistan
Cultural Center, "Belent" Shopping Center, "Ashgabat" Cinema-Concert Hall
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Turkmenistan
Films Provided by JF: It's a Summer Film! by MATSUMOTO Soushi, Brave Father Online – our story of FINAL FANTASY XIV by NOGUCHI Teruo, YAMAMOTO Kiyoshi

Middle East & Africa

Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Alger - Japanese Animation Show (Algeria)
Dates: October 4 – 8
Venues: Algiers / Algeria
Office Riadh el Feth, Ibn Zeydoun
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Arts, Embassy of Japan in Algeria
Films Provided by JF: Genius Party Beyond by FUKUSHIMA Atsuko, KAWAMORI Shoji, KIMURA Shinji, FUKUYAMA Youji, FUTAMURA Hideki, YUASA Masaaki, WATANABE Shinichiro
Japanese Film Festival 2022 (Botswana)
Dates: October 20 – 22
Venues: Gaborone / Botswana
New Capital Cinema
Presented by: The Japan Foundation
Films Provided by JF: ONLY THE CAT KNOWS by KOBAYASHI Syoutarou, Restaurant From The Sky by FUKAGAWA Yoshihiro, Show Me the Way to the Station by HASHIMOTO Naoki, Stopmotion Animation Films by Takeshi Yashiro by Yashiro Takeshi
28th Japanese film festival (Republic of South Africa)
Dates: October 14 – November 6
Venues: Johannesburg, Cape Town / Republic of South Africa
Rosebank Nouveau, Labia Theatre
Presented by: The Japan Foundation
Films Provided by JF: A LONG GOODBYE by NAKANO Ryota, The Lone Ume Tree by WAJIMA Kotaro, Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za by TANADA Yuki, The House of the Lost on the Cape by KAWATSURA Shinya
Japanese Film Festival 2022 (Republic of Namibia)
Dates: October 12 – November 9
Venues: Windhoek / Republic of Namibia
Ster-Kinekor Maerua Mall
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Namibia
Films Provided by JF: ONLY THE CAT KNOWS by KOBAYASHI Syoutarou, Restaurant From The Sky by FUKAGAWA Yoshihiro, Show Me the Way to the Station by HASHIMOTO Naoki, Stopmotion Animation Films by Takeshi Yashiro by Yashiro Takeshi
17th Japanese Film Festival in Istanbul (Turkey)
Dates: October 12 – 16
Venues: Istanbul/ Turkey
Kanyon Sinema, Tekfen Tower
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul,
Besiktas Municipality, DAIKIN Turkey
Films Provided by JF: One Night by SHIRAISHI Kazuya, My Sweet Grappa Remedies by OHKU Akiko, I Never Shot Anyone by SAKAMOTO Junji, Pecoross' Mother and Her Days by MORISAKI Azuma
Japan Film Premier 2022 (Jordan)
Dates: October 24 – 27
Venues: Amman / Jordan
Rainbow Theater
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Jordan, Royal Film Commission, JT International
Films Provided by JF: It's a Summer Film! by MATSUMOTO Soushi, jigoku-no-hanazono ~Office Royale~ by SEKI Kazuaki, Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone by OKITA Shuichi, The House of the Lost on the Cape by KAWATSURA Shinya
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