Experience the largest Japanese Film Festival (JFF) outside of Japan.
Boasting the latest contemporary titles that attracted 25,000 people nationwide last year, this will be the 18th JFF. Growing both domestically and internationally each year, the JFF has expanded to include new venues in Adelaide, Sydney and Fremantle.
Held from October to December, each city will get to see over 10 of the latest films. Flagship cities Sydney and Melbourne however, will get to experience over 45 of the latest films out of Japan.
Featuring the live-action adaptation of the popular manga series — Rurouni Kenshin, will return as a trilogy this year. The original episode will be screened at the festival as well as the Australian premiere of the long awaited two-part sequel, Rurouni Kenshin - Kyoto Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin - The Ledgend Ends.
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Artistic Director, Masafumi Konomi says the JFF is looking for new opportunities to bring Japanese cinema to a larger audience. “Last year we expanded our programming to Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. Building on these existing locations, we are excited to welcome four new cities onto our Festival map – Adelaide, Parramatta, Fremantle and of course Auckland, our first international move. Having nurtured the Festival since 1997, now seeing it move beyond Australia is a dream come true.
“Cinema is a powerful medium that transcends cultural barriers. As a part of the Japan Foundation’s remit to promote cultural exchange between Australia and Japan, JFF free screenings are bridges that aim to reach out to audiences across all socio-economic backgrounds and circumstances. People can still access and experience Japanese culture through film for free. We are really bringing Japan to you.”
If the film screenings from the festivals satellite program 'JFF Encore' from July are anything to go by, you know you'll be in for a treat. (‘Tokyo Tower - Mom And Me, And Sometimes Dad’, ‘Rebirth’, ‘Confessions’, ‘The Kirishima Thing’, ‘Key Of Life’, ‘When The Last Sword Is Drawn’, and ‘Depatures’ and ‘Always - Sunset On Third Street’)
For more information on the festival, head over to the Japanese Film Festival website.
Japanese Film Festival
Oct 10 - 12 and 17 - 19 - Mercury Cinema (Adelaide)Oct 15 - 19 - Capitol Cinema Manuka (Canberra)
Oct 22 - 26 - Event Cinemas, Brisbane City Myer Centre (Brisbane)
Oct 29 - Nov 2 - Hoyts Carousel and Hoyts Millennium (Perth)
Nov 12 - 23 - Event Cinemas, George Street and Event Cinemas, Parramatta (Sydney)
Oct 15 - 26 - Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney)
Nov 27 - Dec 7 - Hoyts Melbourne Central and Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Melbourne)
