Taking movie buffs on a cinematic journey of Japan will be The Japan Foundation with a film festival as part of which will be screened acclaimed Japanese movies. The schedule is as follows:
7 December: Dearest
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Duration: 111 mins
A prison instructor receives a post-dated letter from his late wife asking him to spread her ashes in her hometown. To fulfill her last wish, he sets out on a journey to her hometown, Nagasaki.
8 December: Fruits Of Faith
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Duration: 130 mins
Akinori is a farmer who attempts to grow organic apples for his wife who has fallen ill because of agricultural chemicals. The quest throws his family into abject poverty, but he persists in growing organic apples.
9 December: Friends Naki On The Monster Island
Director: Takashi Yamazaki, Ryuichi Yagi | Duration: 87 mins
Based on a famous Japanese nursery tale, this movie depicts the interaction between human and monster children. Kotake is a human child who wanders into the land of monsters and soon befriends them.
10 December: A Boy Called H
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Duration: 122 mins
The movie, based on an autobiographical book, depicts the life of a tailor’s close-knit family. They stay together and maintain their convictions till the events leading up to World War II cast a shadow on their bonds.
11 December: Hospitality Department
Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Duration: 122 mins
Kakemizu is a young public servant who is transferred to the Hospitality Department so as to stimulate local tourism. He later brings in the imaginative and down-to-Earth Yoshikado as a prt-time staff member to help him.
Entry: Free
Taking movie buffs on a cinematic journey of Japan will be The Japan Foundation with a film festival as part of which will be screened acclaimed Japanese movies. The schedule is as follows:
7 December: Dearest
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Duration: 111 mins
A prison instructor receives a post-dated letter from his late wife asking him to spread her ashes in her hometown. To fulfill her last wish, he sets out on a journey to her hometown, Nagasaki.
8 December: Fruits Of Faith
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Duration: 130 mins
Akinori is a farmer who attempts to grow organic apples for his wife who has fallen ill because of agricultural chemicals. The quest throws his family into abject poverty, but he persists in growing organic apples.
9 December: Friends Naki On The Monster Island
Director: Takashi Yamazaki, Ryuichi Yagi | Duration: 87 mins
Based on a famous Japanese nursery tale, this movie depicts the interaction between human and monster children. Kotake is a human child who wanders into the land of monsters and soon befriends them.
10 December: A Boy Called H
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Duration: 122 mins
The movie, based on an autobiographical book, depicts the life of a tailor’s close-knit family. They stay together and maintain their convictions till the events leading up to World War II cast a shadow on their bonds.
11 December: Hospitality Department
Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Duration: 122 mins
Kakemizu is a young public servant who is transferred to the Hospitality Department so as to stimulate local tourism. He later brings in the imaginative and down-to-Earth Yoshikado as a prt-time staff member to help him.
Entry: Free