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Aki-no Festival for Japanese Cinema

The program is dedicated to bringing the best of the contemporary Japanese cinema. The selection represents the various genres Japanese cinema is known for, from animation to delicate family dramas. 

Vision

Dir.: Naomi Kawase
| 110 minutes

Jeanne travels to the woods in Japan, searching for a rare plant with medicinal powers. This is not her first trip to the area. In fact her connection to the woods is much more complex than meets the eye. A mystical fantasy set against Japan’s ravishing vistas. 

Mirai

Dir.: Mamoru Hosoda
| 98 minutes

A spectacular animated film. Four-year-old Kun’s life turns upside-down when his baby sister gets all the attention. But things improve when he discovers a magic garden where he meets his relatives at different points in their lives.

Dear Etranger

Dir.: Yukiko Mishima
| 127 minutes

Makoto and Nanae are on their second marriage. Everything seems to be tranquil, until the two find out they are expecting a baby. A heartfelt family drama about second chances, directed with sensitivity and boasting extraordinary performances.

Killing

Dir.: Shin’ya Tsukamoto
| 80 minutes

Set during the tumultuous mid-19th century Edo period of Japan, Killing is the story of a samurai without a master who is in love with a peasant’s daughter and training her brother. As winds of war begin to hover, a veteran Samurai arrives in the village…. 

Ryusuke Hamaguchi: A Tribute

Asako I & II

Dir.: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
| 120 minutes

It is love at first sight, when Baku and Asako cross paths. But a broken heart quickly follows. A couple of years later, Baku meets someone who eerily resembles Asako…. A clever and extraordinary sweet romantic comedy that plays on the heartstrings. 

Ramen Shop

Dir.: Eric Khoo
| 89 minutes

Masato is a young ramen chef who leaves Japan to explore his family’s history and culinary delights in Singapore. A reunion with his estranged grandmother will bring forth long forgotten stories and memories from the Japanese occupation of Singapore.

Sweating the Small Stuff

Dir.: Ryûtarô Ninomiya
| 114 minutes

Ryûtarô’s life is dull and ordinary. But when he decides to visit his best friend’s ill mother, who played a significant part in his life, Ryûtarô begins to reexamine his life and the people he surrounds himself with. 

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

Dir.: Atsushi Kaneshige
| 111 minutes

Two brothers dream of becoming musicians, but their stern father, a renowned cardiac surgeon, does not approve. A musical drama based on the story of one of the most popular boy bands in Japan, GreeeeN. 

Family in Japanese Cinema

Speaker (in Heb.): Dr. Dalit Bloch

Moon and Thunder

Dir.: Hiroshi Ando
| 120 minutes

Yasuko grew up without a mother and the feeling of being a part of a family. When one day she reunites with Satoshi, the boy she grew up with, her mundane and lackluster existence completely transforms. A chamber drama that explores the concept of family in Japan.