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[What's Your Favorite Film?] These Are the Most Popular Japanese Films in Asian
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   [WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FILM?] THESE ARE THE MOST POPULAR JAPANESE FILMS IN
   ASIAN COUNTRIES – RANKINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
   
   What type of Japanese films do overseas movie fans truly enjoy watching? JFF+
   conducted surveys on social media in various Asian countries…
   
   November 28, 2023

 * INTERVIEW
   
   
   DIRECTOR MAKOTO SHINKAI DISCUSSES HOW HIS EXPERIENCES WITH RELEASING HIS
   FILMS OVERSEAS HAVE GIVEN HIM A SUPPORTIVE PUSH
   
   We interviewed director Makoto Shinkai, who has just come back from overseas
   promotions for his new film, Suzume. What new facets of Japanese anime did he
   discover while abroad? Shinkai discusses the importance of telling stories
   that are true to his own sensibilities, something impressed on him by the
   reactions of audiences in countries such as India, China, and Mexico.
   
    * Cineast
    * Animation
   
    * India
    * China
    * Thailand
    * Korea
    * Mexico
   
   August 17, 2023

 * COLUMN
   
   
   SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL FILM INDUSTRY DISCUSS THEIR RECENT JAPANESE
   INDEPENDENT FILM PICKS
   
   How are Japanese indie films, creator-driven experimental works, seen by
   people in other countries? Seven Japanese cinema experts, from critics to
   film festival programmers, discuss their indie picks.
   
    * Animation
    * Comedy
    * Documentary
    * Drama
    * History
    * Musical
    * Mystery
    * Romance
   
   July 25, 2023

 * INTERVIEW
   
   
   POST-2011 EARTHQUAKE EAST JAPAN: THE STORY OF A CINEMA PROJECT THAT STILL
   BELIEVED IN THE POWER OF FILM
   
   The Eiga no Chikara Project holds outdoor film screenings and discussion
   events in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, approx. 500 km from Tokyo. We look back
   on the story of the project that kicked off right after The Great Japan
   Earthquake and share a message from the creator, Director Keishi Otomo.
   
    * Event
    * Culture
   
   March 31, 2023

 * INTERVIEW
   
   
   REEXAMINING THE APPEAL OF YOSHIMITSU MORITA: A CONVERSATION WITH KAZUKO
   MISAWA AND THE PROGRAMMERS OF THE NY RETROSPECTIVE
   
   Director Yoshimitsu Morita released 27 films from 1981, blazing through the
   Japanese film industry like a shooting star. We spoke with his personal and
   professional partner, Kazuko Misawa, as well as the programmers who organized
   the New York retrospective about reevaluating the appeal of Morita’s
   filmography.
   
    * Cineast
    * Drama
   
   March 20, 2023

 * INTERVIEW
   
   
   THERE IS NO RIGHT WAY TO WATCH A FILM. A NEW PROGRAM DURING THE PANDEMIC
   BRINGS POTENTIAL TO LIGHT.
   
   The “Introduction to the Contemporary Art House” series, an event that
   combines screenings and lectures, began at the height of the pandemic. The
   realizations of a curator raise issues related to Japanese film culture and
   the potential of “mini-theater” culture to connect to global contexts.
   
    * Cineast
    * Event
    * Culture
    * History
   
   March 15, 2023

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   AN OFFICIAL SELECTION AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, DIR. TAKESHI KITANO’S
   LATEST FILM, “KUBI”, WILL BE RELEASED IN JAPAN IN NOVEMBER
   
   Kubi, directed by Takeshi Kitano, will be released in Japan on November 23rd.
   The film, Kitano’s first in six years, was produced after 30 years…
   
   November 22, 2023

 * NEWS
   
   
   THE FILM “PHOENIX: REMINISCENCE OF FLOWER”, BASED ON THE ORIGINAL WORK BY
   OSAMU TEZUKA, THE “GOD OF MANGA,” WILL BE RELEASED IN JAPAN IN NOVEMBER
   
   Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower, the animated film adaptation of Osamu
   Tezuka’s manga, Phoenix, will be released in Japan on November 3rd.
   
   November 01, 2023

 * NEWS
   
   
   PROS AND CONS OF THE “UNCONVENTIONAL” GHIBLI ANIMATION - “THE BOY AND THE
   HERON” RELEASED
   
   Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki's new animated film, The Boy and the
   Heron, was released in Japan on July 14th, 2023, and is set to be...
   
   September 07, 2023


AN OFFICIAL SELECTION AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, DIR. TAKESHI KITANO’S LATEST
FILM, “KUBI”, WILL BE RELEASED IN JAPAN IN NOVEMBER

Kubi, directed by Takeshi Kitano, will be released in Japan on November 23rd.
The film, Kitano’s first in six years, was produced after 30 years…

November 22, 2023


THE FILM “PHOENIX: REMINISCENCE OF FLOWER”, BASED ON THE ORIGINAL WORK BY OSAMU
TEZUKA, THE “GOD OF MANGA,” WILL BE RELEASED IN JAPAN IN NOVEMBER

Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower, the animated film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s
manga, Phoenix, will be released in Japan on November 3rd.

November 01, 2023


PROS AND CONS OF THE “UNCONVENTIONAL” GHIBLI ANIMATION - “THE BOY AND THE HERON”
RELEASED

Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki's new animated film, The Boy and the
Heron, was released in Japan on July 14th, 2023, and is set to be...

September 07, 2023




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   August 1 - October 31, 2023
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 * Australia
   
   Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

 * Cambodia
   
   Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

 * China
   
   Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

 * India
   
   Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

 * Indonesia
   
   Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

 * Laos
   
   Feb 2020 - Feb 2020

 * Malaysia
   
   Sep 2019 - Oct 2019

 * Myanmar
   
   Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

 * Philippines
   
   Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

 * Russia
   
   Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

 * Singapore
   
   Oct 2022 - Nov 2022

 * Thailand
   
   Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

 * Vietnam
   
   Aug 2019 - Dec 2019


YEAR

2022 - 2023 2022 - 23 2021 - 2022 2021 - 22 2020 - 2021 2020 - 21 2019 - 2020
2019 - 20


JFF NEWSMORE


CAMBODIA 2022: UNEXPECTED COLLABORATION WITH VERY POPULAR CONTENT! JAPANESE FILM
FESTIVAL IN CAMBODIA FULL OF DREAMS AND HAPPENINGS!

 * Cambodia

August 15, 2023


THAILAND 2023: THE JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 IN THAILAND

 * Thailand

July 27, 2023


AUSTRALIA 2022：THE JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2022 IN AUSTRALIA

 * Australia

July 25, 2023


SPAIN 2021-2022: REPORT ON “JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2022”

 * Spain

September 30, 2022


GERMANY 2021-2022: REPORT ON THE JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE AND MORE

 * Germany

September 30, 2022


ARGENTINA 2021–2022: REPORT ON THE JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE

 * Argentina

September 27, 2022


BRAZIL 2021-2022: REPORT ON THE JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 & JAPANESE FILM
FESTIVAL ONLINE 2022

 * Brazil

September 26, 2022


EGYPT 2021–2022: REPORT ON THE JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE

 * Egypt

September 27, 2022


MEXICO 2021-2022: REPORT ON THE JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE

 * Mexico

September 26, 2022





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