A Banana? At This Time of Night? (Japan, 2018) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
A Banana? At This Time of Night? is adapted from the eponymous debut non-fiction book by acclaimed author Watanabe Kazufumi whose work primarily focuses on...
The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (Japan, 2018) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
“No parent should have to bury their child,” goes an old saying, although sometimes, refusing to do so can be infinitely worse. Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s drama...
Sea of Revival (Japan, 2019) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
Ikuo (Shingo Katori) is working in Tokyo as a punter, but gets fired. He has a serious gambling problem, wasting all his money and time...
My Dad is a Heel Wrestler (Japan, 2018) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
My Dad is a Heel Wrestler, the second feature by Kyohei Fujimura, is adapted from the popular picture book My Daddy’s Job is Baddie a.k.a....
Bento Harassment (Japan, 2019) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
Inspired by a blog that became hugely popular through the Japanese networking website Ameda, Renpei Tsukamoto’s comedy Bento Harassment combines inter-generational strife with foodie culture...
Shadowfall (Japan, 2019) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
Based on a novel by Hideo Yokoyama and directed by Tetsuo Shinohara, Shadowfall is a drama that follows Shuichi (Masayoshi Yamazaki), a thief who has...
The Actor (Japan, 2016) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
It is fair to say that most people go into acting with the expectation that they will be cast in a leading role at some...
Another World (Japan, 2018) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
Somewhere in rural Japan, underneath a humorously shaped tree-root, two middle-aged friends unearth a time capsule from their youth. They’ve just reunited, a mere three...
Her Sketchbook (Japan, 2017) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
Japan is a densely populated country so, in order to live there, it is important to make connections with others as well as to find...