Everybody has once told a lie or kept something hidden from others. Whether for good intentions or otherwise, it is a fundamental and intriguing aspect of human nature which has provided inspiration to countless storytellers and filmmakers.
With diverse cinematic voices, The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2018 features some of the best examples of cinema from Japan and will look at how the country’s filmmakers have been drawn to portraying the “(un)true” colours of human nature. The twists and turns of life portrayed in the programme are at times heart-rending, at other times hilarious, but always enthralling.
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme is organised by the Japan Foundation and supported by Japan Airlines, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, and Yakult.
Previously in this season
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Birds Without Names
A subliminal thriller focusing on the twisted and loveless relationship between Towako, a despicable woman and Jinji, an uncouth but devoted man 15 years her…
Cinema
Sword of the Stranger
A classic animation celebrating its tenth anniversary, this breath-taking and thrilling action anime features stunningly animated fight scenes and is produced by the legendary Studio…
Cinema
Where I Belong
Lowlife thief Izumi nds himself stranded in the mountains when he comes to the aid of an injured elderly woman. Taken in by the woman…
Cinema
Room For Let
A hilarious portrait of an Osaka low-life revolving around Yoda Goro, a jack of all trades renting a room in a mansion with a host of…
Cinema
Japanese Girls Never Die
Cryptic graffiti appearing across town; a girl gang violently attacking men at random - are they all related to Haruko Azumi’s disappearance? This anarchic and…