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Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme at HOME Cinema

  • Writer: Helen Clarke
    Helen Clarke
  • Jan 20
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jan 21

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The UK’s biggest festival of Japanese cinema is back in Manchester from February.


Running from Monday 17th Feb to Thursday 6th March the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP) is back for its latest instalment at HOME.


The cultural venue said: "In a world where injustice runs rampant, cinematic expressions of justice seem inexhaustible. Time and time again, heroic protagonists fend off malicious antagonists or enact their revenge, the constant injustices they face mirroring audiences’ own.


"Japan is no exception to this, and the JFTFP25 promises to showcase how Japanese filmmakers use the language of cinema to explore the concepts of criminal, social, and moral justice, along with the ways people respond to external judgement."


Films in the season include:


A Samurai in Time

Mon 17 Feb

When an Edo-era samurai travels through time to the 21st century, he puts his sword skills to good use.


In The Wake

Wed 19 Feb

A bizarre serial murder puts a spotlight on devastating injustices and unhealed trauma in Sendai nine years after the 2011 earthquake disaster.


Ichiko

Wed 26 Feb

When Ichiko goes missing, her boyfriend immediately begins to search for her. But he discovers that she’s not who he thought she was.


Qualia

Sat 1 Mar

Saki has been hired for a position at a family-run poultry farm. She also happens to be in an affair with her employer’s husband, plunging.


All the Long Nights

Thu 6 Mar

A woman with debilitating PMS and a man with a severe panic disorder find companionship in one another.






 
 
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