2013 Eigasai Flyer

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2013 Eigasai Flyer
screening schedules
screening schedules
fdcp cinematheque, davao city
Date
Time
4:30 pm
WANKO – The Story of Me, My Family and
My Dog (123 mins)
1:30 pm
Brave Story (111 mins)
4:30 pm
About Her Brother (126 mins)
1:30 pm
4:30 pm
Brave Story (111 mins)
1:30 pm
Light Up Nippon (90 mins)
4:30 pm
JULY 23 (TUESDAY)
Haru’s Journey (134 mins)
1:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
4:30 pm
JULY 24 (WEDNESDAY)
Brave Story (111 mins)
1:30 pm
WANKO – The Story of Me, My Family and
My Dog (123 mins)
4:30 pm
JULY 25 (THURSDAY)
Confessions (106 mins)
Parade (115 mins)
Mai Mai Miracle (93 mins)
4:30 pm
Dear Doctor (127 mins)
7:00 pm
AUGUST 11 (SUNDAY)
Rinco’s Restaurant (119 mins)
1:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 2 (146 mins)
4:30 pm
KAMUI (120 mins)
7:00 pm
university of the philippines
film institute, quezon city
AUGUST 19 (MONDAY)
KAMUI (120 mins)
4:30 pm
7:00 pm
Confessions (106 mins)
Light Up Nippon (90 mins)
4:30 pm
AUGUST 20 (TUESDAY)
JULY 26 (FRIDAY)
Japan, Our Homeland (96 mins)
1:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
4:30 pm
JULY 27 (SATURDAY)
Brave Story (111 mins)
1:30 pm
WANKO – The Story of Me, My Family and
My Dog (123 mins)
4:30 pm
JULY 28 (SUNDAY)
Haru’s Journey (134 mins)
1:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
4:30 pm
abreeza, ayala - davao city
JULY 20 (SATURDAY)
10:00 am
JULY 21 (SUNDAY)
10:00 am
JULY 27 (SATURDAY)
10:00 am
JULY 28 (SUNDAY)
KAMUI (120 mins)
7:00 pm
1:30 pm
1:30 pm
Rinco’s Restaurant (119 mins)
7:00 pm
Japan, Our Homeland (96 mins)
Fukushima Hula Girls (100 mins)
Mai Mai Miracle (93 mins)
7:00 pm
AUGUST 10 (SATURDAY)
JULY 22 (MONDAY)
About Her Brother (126 mins)
Time
AUGUST 9 (FRIDAY)
JULY 21 (SUNDAY)
Fukushima Hula Girls (100 mins)
Date
shang cineplex cinema 2, edsa, mandaluyong city
AUGUST 8 (THURSDAY)
JULY 20 (SATURDAY)
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
ayala center cinema, cebu city
AUGUST 7 (WEDNESDAY)
JULY 19 (FRIDAY)
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
In celebration of Philippines-Japan Friendship Month and the 40th Year
of ASEAN – Japan Friendship and Cooperation
10:00 am
Castle Under Fiery Skies (139 mins)
4:30 pm
Dear Doctor (127 mins)
7:00 pm
AUGUST 21 (WEDNESDAY)
Japan, Our Homeland (96 mins)
4:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
7:00 pm
AUGUST 22 (THURSDAY)
KAMUI (120 mins)
2:00 pm
Parade (115 mins)
4:30 pm
Confessions (106 mins)
7:00 pm
Date
Time
JULY 3 (WEDNESDAY)
About Her Brother (126 mins) (Invitational)
7:00 pm
JULY 4 (THURSDAY)
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street (133 mins)
1:30 pm
Castle Under Fiery Skies (139 mins)
4:30 pm
Confessions (106 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 5 (FRIDAY)
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 2 (146 mins)
1:30 pm
Rinco’s Restaurant (119 mins)
4:30 pm
Parade (115 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 6 (SATURDAY)
Mai Mai Miracle (93 mins)
1:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
4:30 pm
About Her Brother (126 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 7 (SUNDAY)
Japan, Our Homeland (96 mins)
1:30 pm
Dear Doctor (127 mins)
4:30 pm
Rinco’s Restaurant (119 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 8 (MONDAY)
Castle Under Fiery Skies (139 mins)
1:30 pm
Confessions (106 mins)
4:30 pm
KAMUI (120 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 9 (TUESDAY)
Mai Mai Miracle (93 mins)
1:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street (133 mins)
4:30 pm
Parade (115 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 10 (WEDNESDAY)
Japan, Our Homeland (96 mins)
1:30 pm
About Her Brother (126 mins)
4:30 pm
ALWAYS- Sunset on Third Street – 2 (146 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 11 (THURSDAY)
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
1:30 pm
Rinco’s Restaurant (119 mins)
4:30 pm
Confessions (106 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 12 (FRIDAY)
Castle Under Fiery Skies (139 mins)
1:30 pm
Parade (115 mins)
4:30 pm
Dear Doctor (127 mins)
7:30 pm
JULY 13 (SATURDAY)
Mai Mai Miracle (93 mins)
1:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 2 (146 mins)
4:30 pm
KAMUI (120 mins)
7:30 pm
2013
JULY 14 (SUNDAY)
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street (133 mins)
1:30 pm
Rinco’s Restaurant (119 mins)
4:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
7:30 pm
AUGUST 23 (FRIDAY)
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street (133 mins)
2:00 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 2 (146 mins)
4:30 pm
About Her Brother (126 mins)
7:00 pm
AUGUST 24 (SATURDAY)
Dear Doctor (127 mins)
2:00 pm
Mai Mai Miracle (93 mins)
4:30 pm
ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins)
7:00 pm
AUGUST 25 (SUNDAY)
Rinco’s Restaurant (119 mins)
4:30 pm
Confessions (106 mins)
7:00 pm
The Japanese Film Festival
For details, contact:
The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM)
23rd Floor, Pacific Star Building, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
cor. Makati Avenue, Makati City 1226
Tel: (63-2) 811-6155 to 58
Fax: (63-2) 811-6153
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.jfmo.org.ph
© 2010 “About Her Brother” Film Partners
About Her Brother
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おとうと (Ototo)
2010 | 126 min | Drama , Children/Family, Feature | Color | 35mm |
Cinema Scope (1:2.35) | Dolby Digital | English | Shochiku
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ALWAYS - Sunset on Third Street
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2005 | 133 Min | Feature | Color | 35mm | English | Ntv, Robot, Shogakukan, Vap, Toho,
Dentsu, Ytv, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Shirogumi, Imagica
Director: Yamazaki Takashi
Producer: Ando Chikahiro , Moriya Keiichiro ,
Takahashi Nozomu
Cast: Yoshioka Hidetaka (Chagawa Ryunosuke),
Tsutsumi Shinichi (Suzuki Norifumi),
Koyuki (Ishizaki Hiromi)
Executive Producer: Abe Shuji, Okuda Seiji
Original Story: Saigan Ryohei
Screenplay: Kosawa Ryota, Yamazaki Takashi
Music: Sato Naoki
Cinematography: Shibasaki Kozo
Director: Yamada Yoji
Producer: Fukasawa Hiroshi, Yamamoto Ichiro,
Tamura Kenichi
Cast: Yoshinaga Sayuri (Takano Ginko), Shofukutei
Tsurube (Tanno Tetsuro), Aoi Yu (Takano Koharu),
Kase Ryo (Nagata Toru), Kobayashi Nenji (Tanno
Shohei)
Screenplay: Yamada Yoji, Hiramatsu Emiko
Cinematography: Chikamori Masashi
Music: Tomita Isao Music
Production Design: Degawa Mitsuo
© 2010 “About Her Brother” Film
Partners
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ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 (Always Sancho-me no Yuhi)
© 2005 Ntv / Robot / Shogakukan / Vap /Toho /
Dentsu / Ytv / The Yomiuri Shimbun / Shirogumi /
Imagica
Synopsis:
Master filmmaker Yamada Yoji, known for his humanistic films, directs his first contemporary feature in ten years. Paying homage to Ichikawa Kon’s film of the same title,
the film presents a heartwarming depiction of the bond between a hard-working older
sister and her younger brother, a failed performer. Widowed young, Ginko (Yoshinaga
Sayuri) runs a pharmacy and lives with her daughter, Koharu (Aoi Yu), and her motherin-law, Kinuyo (Kato Haruko). Koharu was to marry a distinguished doctor; and, out of
the blue, Ginko’s long lost brother, Tetsuro (Shofukutei Tsurube), showed up drunk at
the wedding; thus, ruined the occasion.
Official Site: http://www.ototo-movie.jp/
Synopsis:
Set in a working class district of Tokyo in 1958, the year when the Tokyo Tower was
built. Norifumi (Tsutsumi Shinichi) runs a garage in Yuuhi-machi 3-chome. A woman
named Mutsuko comes to the garage to work, but she is disappointed to find out that
it is such a small place. Norifumi’s son, Ippei, cheers her up by telling her that they
are getting a TV at home soon. Meanwhile, the owner of the Sweet Shop opposite the
garage, Chagawa (Yoshioka Hidetaka) drunkenly agrees to look after a boy named
Junnosuke. Yuuhi-machi 3-chome welcomes the two new inhabitants. Everyone is in
a festive mood with the coming of TV, Christmas and other good news. The years roll
by, then Junnosuke’s father turns up in town. There is already a strong bond between
Chagawa and Junnosuke, but Chagawa, thinking about the boy’s future, sends him off
with his father.
Based on the comic book series, which sold 14 million copies.
ALWAYS - Sunset on Third Street - 2
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2007 | 146 Min | Drama, Feature | Color | 35mm | English | Always -Sunset On Third Street- 2 Film Partners, Ntv, Robot, Shogakukan, Vap, Toho, Dentsu, Ytv, Yomiuri Shimbun, Shirogumi, Imagica
© 2007 “Always2” Film Partners
Synopsis:
A sequel to ALWAYS -Sunset on Third Street (ALWAYS Sancho-me no Yuhi), an empathic drama set in the Showa era. Direction, script and VFX are again by Yamazaki
Takashi, as in the first part. The full use of VFX to realistically recreate the street
scenes of the Showa era was well talked about in the first part. This sequel shows
Nihombashi and Haneda airport recreated as in those days.
Spring of 1959. Chagawa (Yoshioka Hidetaka) still thinks of Hiromi (Koyuki) who took
off without a word, while living with Junnosuke(Suga Kenta), a boy Hiromi left in his
care. At Suzuki Auto, where Suzuki Norifumi (Tsutsumi Shinichi) and his wife Tomoe
(Yakushimaru Hiroko) live, Mutsuko (Horikita Maki) is established enough to be on her
own. Then the Suzukis gain a new family member - their relatives’ daughter whom
they are going to look after. As for Chagawa, Junnosuke’s biological father, Kawabuchi,
comes to take back his son. In order to keep Junnosuke with him, the father imposes
conditions upon him to give the boy a decent life. To secure a stable life and to prove
himself to Hiromi, Chagawa starts writing again to win the Akutagawa award, a once
abandoned hope.
Official Site: http://www.always3.jp/
ALWAYS - Sunset on Third Street - 3
ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 ‘64 (Always Sanchome no yuhi 64)
2012 | 142 Min | Feature | Color | DVD | English | Ntv, Robot, Shogakukan, Vap, Toho, Dentsu,
Ytv, Abe Shuji, Inc., The Yomiuri Shimbun, Shirogumi, STV•MMT•SDT•CTV•HTV•FBS
© 2012 “Always3” Film Partners
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Director: Yamazaki Takashi
Producer: Ando Chikahiro, Takahashi Nozomu,
Iinuma Nobuyuki
Cast: Yoshioka Hidetaka (Chagawa Ryunosuke),
Tsutsumi Shinichi (Suzuki Norifumi), Koyuki
(Chagawa Hiromi)
Executive Producer: Abe Shuji, Okuda Seiji
Original Story: Saigan Ryohei
Screenplay: Kosawa Ryota, Yamazaki Takashi
Music: Sato Naoki
Cinematography: Shibasaki Kozo
Production Design: Jojo Anri
Synopsis:
The third installment in a popular comedy-drama series following the lives of residents
of a Tokyo neighborhood, this time taking place in 1964. Shot using the same 3D
system as James Cameron’s Avatar, it vividly evokes the vitality of the times by interspersing nostalgic CG recreations of the Tokyo Olympics, the bullet train soon after it
went into operation, and a lot more.
As the benefits of Japan’s economic boom were being felt on Third Street in Sunset
Town, unfortunate incidents were taking place—novelist Chagawa (Yoshioka Hidetaka)
finds himself upstaged by a younger writer and ironically falls into a slump. Then he
receives word from his family in Nagano that his father is seriously ill.
Film Festivals, Awards:
2012 Hawaii International Film Festival, Spring Showcase
2012 Shanghai International Film Festival, Japan Film Week
2012 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, Vision Express
Official Site: http://www.always3.jp
Confessions
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告白 (Kokuhaku)
2010 | 106 Min | Drama, Children/Family, Feature | Color | 35mm | Cinema Scope (1:2.35) | Dolby
Digital | English | Toho, Hakuhodo Dy Media Partners, Faith Wonderworks, Licri, Futabasha,
Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Yahoo! Japan, Tsutaya Group
r15
Director: Nakashima Tetsuya
Producer: Ishida Yuji, Suzuki Yutaka, Kubota Yoshihiro
Cast: Matsu Takako (Moriguchi Yuko),
Okada Masaki (Terada Yoshiki),
Kimura Yoshino (Student’s Mother)
Original Story: Minato Kanae
Screenplay: Nakashima Tetsuya
Cinematography: Ato Shoichi, Ozawa Atsushi
Production Design: Kuwashima Towako
2009 | 139 Min | Drama, Action | Color | 35mm | English | Castle Under Fiery Skies
Production Committee
© Castle Under Fiery Skies Production
Committee
Official Site: http://kokuhaku-shimasu.jp/
FILM VENUE
MANILA
CEBU
DAVAO
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Dear Doctor
ディア・ドクター (Dear Doctor)
2009 | 90 Min | Drama, Feature | Color | 35mm | American Vista (1:1.85) | Dolby Digital |
English | Engine Network
Director: Tanaka Mitsutoshi
Producer: Shindo Junichi, Fujita Shigeki
Cast: Nishida Toshiyuki (Okabe Mataemon), Fukuda
Saki (Okabe Rin), Shiina Kippei (Oda Nobunaga),
Otake Shinobu (Okabe Tazu)
Script: Yokota Yoshia
Based On The Novel By: Yamamoto Kenichi
Cinematography: Hamada Takeshi
Music: Iwashiro Taro
Production Design: Nishioka Yoshinobu
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Director: Nishikawa Miwa
Producer: Kato Yoshihiro
Cast: Shofukutei Tsurube (Ino Osamu), Eita (Souma
Keisuke), Yo Kimiko (Otake Kotomi),
Igawa Haruka (Daughter), Yachigusa Kaoru (Kazuko),
Kagawa Teruyuki (Salesman)
Original Story: Nishikawa Miwa
Screenplay: Nishikawa Miwa
Cinematography: Yanagijima Katsumi
Production Design: Mitsumatsu Keiko
Mai Mai Miracle
マイマイ新子と千年の魔法
(Mai Mai Shinko to sennen no maho)
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2009 | 93 Min | Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Children/Family, Animation | Color | 35mm |
American Vista (1:1.85) | Dolby Digital | English | “Maimaishinko” Film Committee
Director: Katabuchi Sunao
Producer: Iwase Tomohiko, Ichii Miho, Matsuo Ryoichiro
Cast: Fukuda Mayuko (Shinko), Mizusawa Nako (Kiiko),
Morisako Ei (Nagiko)
Original Story: Takagi Nobuko
Screenplay: Katabuchi Sunao
Cinematography: Masumoto Yukihiro
Music: Murai Shusei, Obata “Mooki” Minako
Production Design: Uehara Shinichi
Rinco’s Restaurant
食堂かたつむり (Shokudo katatsumuri)
2010 | 119 Min | Drama, Feature | Color | 35mm | American Vista (1:1.85) | Dolby Sr |
English | Micott & Basara, Toho, Amuse, King Records, Tokyo Broadcasting System
Television, Hakuhodo Dy Media Partners, Poplar Publishing, Sme Records, Nippon
Shuppan Hanbai, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Daiko Advertising, Chubu-Nippon
Broadcasting, Rkb Mainichi Broadcasting, Tsutaya Group, Yahoo! Japan
Synopsis:
The story takes place in 1576. After defeating his greatest enemy, the Takeda clan,
in the Battle of Nagashino in 1575, Oda Nobunaga (Kippei Shiina) aspires to build an
enormous castle on Mount Azuchi, overlooking Lake Biwa, as a symbol of his efforts
to unite the country. As architect and chief master of the project, Nobunaga chooses
Mataemon Okabe (Toshiyuki Nishida), a temple carpenter from Atsuta.
The construction steadily advances under Mataemon’s guidance. However, the path to
completion of the greatest castle of all time is mined with obstacles.
Synopsis:
The third film from Nishikawa Miwa, whose previous film Sway garnered many domestic film awards and gained attention at the Cannes film festival. A novel she herself
wrote, bated on the idea of this film, was nominated for the Naoki Prize. This sincere,
humanistic drama takes a scalpel to the timely theme of rural medical treatment
against a beautiful pastoral backdrop. Rakugo storyteller Shofukutei Tsurube, gives a
highly empathetic performance in his first lead role, as a medical practitioner (Dr. Ino)
beloved by the mountain village residents. Dr. Ino suddenly vanishes after meeting
with a terminal patient; and, his identity puzzled the villagers.
Premiere:
International Premiere: The World Film Festival Montreal 2009
Japan, Our homeland
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ふるさとJapan (Furusato – Japan)
2006 | 96 Min | Animation | Color | 35mm/DVD | English | Wao Corporation All Rights
Reserved
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Director: Nishizawa Akio
Producer: Murakami Masahiro, Nishizawa Masae
Cast: Naoya Sekine (Akira Yanagisawa),
Maika Kawagushi (Shizu Miyanaga),
Subaru Kimura (Gonji “Gon” Abe),
Sayaka Hanamura (Ms. Rieko Sakamoto)
Screenplay: Nishizawa Akio
Editor: Goto Soji
Music: Kuriya Makoto
Official Site: http://deardoctor.jp/
KAMUI
2009 | 120 Min | Action/Adventure, Feature | Color | 35mm | American Vista (1:1.85) |
Dolby Digital Surround Ex | English | Kamui Film Partners
One spring, a new female music teacher and a pretty girl—Shizu, who likes to sing
join their class. They decide to join a singing competition in school; ‘DOYO’ (Japanese
children’s songs) was their choice and they practice well. However, some boys in the
school are found shoplifting; as a result, the class is forced to withdraw from the
singing competition… But somehow, Akira and his classmates try to re-enter the
competition.
There was a strong will to realize Ms. Sakamoto’s wish and Shizu’s dream to become a
singer.
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Director: Sai Yoichi
Producer: Enoki Nozomu
Cast: Matsuyama Kenichi (Kamui),
Koyuki (Sugaru Oshika), Ohgo Suzuka (Sayaka)
Original Story: Shirato Sampei
Screenplay: Sai Yoichi, Kudo Kankuro
Cinematography: Fujisawa Junichi, Ezaki Tomoo
Music: Iwashiro Taro
© WAO Corporation ALL rights reserved.
Synopsis:
In the late 1950s, Japan was in a state of recovery from the ravages of the war—developing
its economy. In downtown Tokyo, children always played outdoors until sunset and
were awaited warmly at home by their families. Akira is an ordinary boy—naïve and
serious; Gon is the boss; and, Hakase is a genius.
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カムイ外伝 (Kamui Gaiden)
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Official Site: http://mai-mai.jp/
WANKO - The Story of Me, My Family and My Dog
ロック わんこの島 (Rock Wanko No Shima)
2011 | 123 Min | Drama | Color | DVD | English | Fuji Television Network, Toho, FNS
Kamui (Matsuyama Kenichi), born in the 17th century in the lower classes of society,
became a Ninja in order to survive. Unable to bear the restrictive rules and brutality,
he fled—known as an escaped Ninja. Being a fugitive, he lived in the home of fisherman
Hanbei (Kobayashi Kaoru) whose life he saved. Hanbei’s wife Sugaru (Koyuki)—herself an
escaped Ninja did not trust him. Meanwhile, Hanbei’s daughter Sayaka (Ohgo Suzuka) finds
herself falling in love with him.
Premiere:
World Premiere: Toronto International Film Festival 2009
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2010 | 115 Min | Drama, Feature | Color | 35mm | English | Wowow, Showgate, King Records,
Happinet Corporation
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Director: Yukisada Isao
Cast: Fujiwara Tatsuya (Naoki), Karina (Mirai),
Kanjiya Shihori (Kotomi), Hayashi Kento (Satoru),
Koide Keisuke (Ryosuke)
Original Story: Yoshida Shuichi
Screenplay: Yukisada Isao
Cinematography: Fukumoto Jun
Music: Asamoto Hirofumi
Production Design: Yamaguchi Shu
Director: Kakimoto Kensaku
Producer: Yukawa Atsuki
Cast: Takada Yoshitake, Yukawa Atsuki,
Members Of The Light Up Nippon Executive
Committee And All Participant Members At Each
Fireworks Launch Site
On March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by an unprecedented earthquake and tsunami that
caused great devastation to property and loss of lives in the Tohoku region; the entire
nation was consequently in grief.
LIGHT UP NIPPON is a fireworks display project launched in 10 disaster-stricken areas
simultaneously following the Great East Japan Earthquake. After overcoming many
obstacles with strong commitment and sheer determination, the first fireworks event
was on August 11, 2011, much to the delight of many people—it was a memorial for the
victims and a symbol of hope for recovery.
The Japan Foundation has produced a documentary video for overseas viewing that
includes the LIGHT UP NIPPON project, which was made possible through the efforts
of individuals from Japan’s younger generation.
Synopsis:
A dark coming-of-age ensemble piece adapted from Yoshida Shuichi’s novel, which
won the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize. Appraised for his portrayal of restless and apathetic
youth, director Yukisada Isao depicts how repeated incidents of violent assault cast a
shadow on the superficial relationship between a group of five young men and women.
Film production employee Naoki (Fujiwara Tatsuya), struggling illustrator Mirai (Karina),
part-timer Kotomi (Kanjiya Shihori), and college student Ryosuke (Koide Keisuke)
share an apartment. Their seemingly peaceful communal life starts to go awry when a
male prostitute, Satoru (Hayashi Kento), comes into their lives.
Film Festivals, Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival 2010 FIPRESCI Jury Prize
Official Site: http://parade-movie.com/
Haru’s Journey
Haru’s Journey 春との旅 (Haru Tono Tabi)
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© 2010 Haru’s Journey Film Partners / Laterna /
Monkey Town Productions. All Rights Reserved.
Synopsis:
Miyakejima, a small island in the Pacific Ocean, is a six-and-a-half hour boat ride away
from Tokyo. There have been eruptions every 20 years on this volcanic island. Here,
the Noyama family runs a guesthouse in the sixth district. Shin, a primary school pupil,
adores a newborn puppy that he has named Rock.
Synopsis:
In April 2009, an elderly man named Tadao and his granddaughter Haru go on a trip.
Tadao, living in the lonely fishing village of Mashike in Hokkaido, had spent his life fishing
for Pacific herring. Retired after injuring his leg, he lives with Haru after his only daughter
killed herself. While taking care of her grandfather, Haru worked as a nutritionist, but
lost her job when the elementary school that employed her closed down.
One day, Haru tells Tadao that she wants to move to the city to find a new job and that
one of his siblings should look after him. Tadao gets angry but has no choice; they set
off to visit his estranged siblings in Tohoku in northeastern Japan.
Their journey consequently revolves around the theme of family reconciliation, as
Haru and Tadao come to understand the harshness of life and how precious human
relations are. Thus, Tadao looks back on his life and Haru finds a new future.
In August 2000, Mount Oyama in Miyakejima erupts violently, forcing the Noyama family
to evacuate. At that time, Rock goes missing. One day, Shin and his family miraculously
reunite with Rock at a volcanic hazard animal rescue center. However, dogs are not
allowed at the shelter. Rock, already not well, becomes increasingly weak, and the family
members do not know when they will return to the island. In this situation fraught with
anxieties and conflicts, Shin makes a decision.
Brave Story
Fukushima Hula Girls
2006 | 111 Min | Animation, Feature | Color | 35mm/ DVD | English | Fuji Television
Network/ Gonzo/ Warner Entertainment Japan/ Dentsu/ SPWT
2011 | 100 Min | Documentary | Color | DVD | English | Fukushima Hula Girls Production
Commitee (J Cine Quanon, Yahoo! Japan, Fukushima-Minpo Co., The Fukushima Minyu
Shimbun, Dentsu, Asmik Ace Entertainment)
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Director: Kobayashi Masahiro
Cast: Nakadai Tatsuya, Tokunaga Eri,
Otaki Hideji, Awashima Chikage, Emoto Akira,
Kagawa Teruyuki
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ブレイブ ストーリ (Brave Story)
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Director: Chigira Koichi
Producer: Koiwai Hiroyoshi, Kajita Koji, Sekiguchi
Daisuke
Cast: Matsu Takako (Wataru), Oizumi Yo
(Kee Keema), Tokiwa Takako (Kutz)
Original Story: Miyabe Miyuki
Executive Producer: Kameyama Chihiro
Screenplay: Okouchi Ichiro
Editor: Seyama Takeshi
Music: Juno Reactor
Chief Animation Director: Chiba Yuriko
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Director: Kobayashi Masaki
Producer: Ishihara Hitomi, Fujimura Keiko
Executive Producer: Kwang Jin Chung
© 2010 “Parade” Film Partners
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
A heartwarming human drama based on lyricist Ogawa Ito’s debut novel. Using CG
animation and musical scenes, this fantastical film shows us the small miracles a little
heartfelt cooking can bring. In shock from a heart break, Rinco (Shibasaki Kou) has
lost her voice. She reluctantly moves in with her whimsical mother Ruriko (Yo Kimiko),
but trying to find a way to provide for herself, she decides to convert the guest house
into a restaurant, where she serves only one pair of guests a day with carefully cooked
meals. Soon word spreads that “dining there will bring you happiness.”
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© 2011 Fuji Television Network, Toho, FNS
がんばっぺ フラガール!(GAMBAPPE HULA Hula GIRL!)
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© 2010 Micott&Basara / Toho / Amuse / King Records/ Tokyo Broadcasting System Television /
Hakuhodo Dy Media Partners / Poplar Publishing / Sme Records / Nippon Shuppan Hanbai / Mainichi
Broadcasting System / Daiko Advertising / Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting / Rkb Mainichi Broadcasting /
Tsutaya Group / Yahoo Japan
2010 | 118 Min | Drama | Color | DVD | English | 2010 Haru’s Journey Film Partners,
Laterna, Monkey Town Productions
Synopsis:
Director/screenwriter Sai Yoichi and screenwriter Kudo Kankuro have created a live action
period piece based on the internationally famous classic Ninja comic by Shirato Sampei.
パレード (Parade)
2012 | 90 min | Documentary | Color | DVD | English | The Japan Foundation
Premiere:
World Premiere: International Film Festival Locarno 2009
© 2009 Kamui Film Partners
Parade
rated
Shinko (voiced by Fukuda Mayuko) is an energetic third-grader who has a curl in her
forehead that she calls her “Mai Mai.” She loves listening to her grandfather’s stories
of the Heian period, and finds herself imaging the lives of those who lived 1000 years
ago. When Kiiko (voiced by Mizusawa Nako) came, the ever-curious Shinko finds Kiiko’s
unfamiliarity with the local ways to be fascinating. They become fast friends, and spent
much time together. They started on a project to stop the canals and build a dammed
lake; and, taking care of a goldfish they had discovered.
Director: Nakae Isamu
Cast: Sato Ryuta, Aso Kumiko,
Baisho Mitsuko
Official Site: http://www.kamuigaiden.jp/
Light Up Nippon – Recovery from the Great
East Japan Earthquake
© 2009 Nobuko Takagi/ Magazine House/
“Maimaishinko” film committee
Synopsis:
Nostalgic full length animated film adaptation of the autobiographical novel of the
same title by Akutagawa Prize winner, Takagi Nobuko. Set in Hofu City, Yamaguchi
Prefecture in the mid 1950’s, a place which still retains historic sites and placenames
of the Heian period. The film portrays the warm friendship between a young local girl
(Shinko) with a rich imagination, and a girl (Kiiko) who came from Tokyo. Production
house MADHOUSE (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; Summer Wars), completed the
film using visually pleasing graphics.
rated
Director: Tominaga Mai
Producer: Watanabe Naoko, Kameda Yuko,
Akagi Satoshi, Nihira Tomoyo
Cast: Shibasaki Kou (Rinco), Yo Kimiko (Ruriko),
Brother Tom (Kumasan), Tanaka Tetsushi (Neokon),
Shida Mirai (Momo)
Original Story: Ogawa Ito
Screenplay: Takai Hiroko
Cinematography: Kita Nobuyasu
Music: Hashimoto Yasuo
© 2009 Dear Doctor Production Committee
© 2010 Toho Co., Ltd / Hakuhodo Dy Media Partners Inc. / Faith Wonderworks Inc. / Licri Inc. / Futabasha
Publishers Ltd. / Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Inc. / Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)Inc. / Yahoo Japan
Corporation / Tsutaya Group
Synopsis:
Nakashima Tetsuya, director of Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari) and Memories of MATSUKO (Kiraware Matsuko no Issho) discards his distinctive flashy and comical style and ventures into new territory with this more somber piece, based on Minato
Kanae’s mystery novel. The film has been selected as Japan’s entry for the 83rd Academy Awards’ Foreign Language Film. Moriguchi Yuko (Matsu Takako) is a junior high
school teacher who has lost a daughter. She has reason to believe that the murderer
is among her students so she announces to the class her intentions to avenge her
daughter’s death. A punishment beyond anyone’s imagination awaits the killer...
rated
火天の城 (Katen no Shiro)
G
ALWAYS 続・三丁目の夕日 (ALWAYS -Zoku Sancho-me no Yuhi)
Director: Yamazaki Takashi
Producer: Ando Chikahiro, Yamagiwa Shinpei,
Takahashi Nozomu, Kurata Takaya
Cast: Yoshioka Hidetaka (Chagawa Ryunosuke),
Tsutsumi Shinichi (Suzuki Norifumi),
Koyuki (Ishizaki Hiromi)
Executive Producer: Abe Shuji, Okuda Seiji
Original Story: Saigan Ryohei
Screenplay: Kosawa Ryota, Yamazaki Takashi
Music: Sato Naoki
Cinematography: Shibasaki Kozo
Production Design: Jojo Anri
Castle Under Fiery Skies
©2006 Fuji Television Network/ Gonzo/ Warner
Entertainment Japan/ Dentsu/ SPWT
© Fukushima Hula Girls Production Commitee (J Cine Quanon, Yahoo! Japan, Fukushima-Minpo Co.,
The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun, Dentsu, Asmik Ace Entertainment)
Synopsis:
This documentary was produced after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 11,
2011. Iwaki City, one of the hardest-hit areas close to the Fukushima nuclear power
plant, features the beautiful “Spa Resort Hawaiians” resort hotel and facilities. After
the disaster, everyone working at the resort, including the hula dancers known as the
“Hula Girls,” has been trying to overcome the challenges of rebuilding the facility as
a first step toward the reconstruction of Fukushima. The film tells the story of these
people facing everyday life and other struggles leading up to the reopening of “Spa
Resort Hawaiians.”
Synopsis:
Based on a fantasy masterpiece by best selling author, Miyabe Miyuki. A primary
school pupil, Wataru, lives with his mother as his parents are divorced. His mother
slips into critical condition. “If you go to the other side of that door, you can change
your fate,” says his new classmate, Mitsuru. Mitsuru came to the world of Vision before
Wataru. Wataru follows the advice of Mitsuru and sets off on a journey into the world
of Vision.
Wataru becomes a trainee hero, and travels in search of a hidden treasure that has the
power to change fate. Entrusted with fate, Wataru chooses to prioritize peace in Vision
over his wish to recover his happy home with his parents. The demons are sealed away
and peace returns to Vision once again.