Happiness is a staple theme in Japanese cinema and it is within its framework that the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2020 has been curated, showcasing diverse cinematic voices which explore the highs and lows experienced in pursuit of happiness.
Organised by the Japan Foundation with Major Support from Japan Airlines, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, and Yakult, with Sponsorship in Kind from SUQQU, and in Cultural Partnership with Modern Culture.
Previously in this season
Cinema
Sea of Revival
In a bid to rid himself of a crippling gambling addiction, Ikuo moves to his partner’s coastal hometown - an area recovering from the devastating…
Cinema
Japan Now Special Strand/ I Go Gaga, My Dear
Documenting her parent's life, director Nobutomo presents an intimate portrait of the highs and lows of a family living with Alzheimer’s & the reality of…
Cinema
Ride Your Wave
Two young lovers, Minato & Hinako are torn apart when Minato's life is cut short in an accident at sea, causing the distraught Hinako to…
Cinema
Ten Dark Women
Progressive for the time of its production, this black comedy follows the undoing of a married TV producer and womaniser as the women in his…
Cinema
Our Meal for Tomorrow
After participating in their school’s sack race, an unlikely romance begins between an introverted Hayama & outspoken Uemura. As their lives unfold, can they overcome…