32nd Japanese Film Festival
Fri Jul 24, 13:00 - Sat Jul 25, 18:00
Road House Cinema at The Neelsie
ABOUT
The Office of Consul of Japan in Cape Town and Stellenbosch University Japan Centre are proud to present the 32nd Japanese Film Festival!
Taking place on 24 & 25 July at the Road House Cinema at The Neelsie, this year's festival features four exceptional films, each offering a unique cinematic experience.
Tickets are FREE and EVERYONE is welcome!
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Event Schedule:
Friday, 24 July
[ 14:30 ] - The Dancing Okami (1h48) / Comedy, Drama
[ 16:40 ] - The Zen Diary (1h51) / Drama
Saturday, 25 July
[ 12:30 ] - Father of the Milky Way Railroad (1h58) / Drama
[ 14:50 ] - Princess Arete (1h45) / Animation
Venue:
Road House Cinema at The Neelsie, Ground Floor, The Neelsie Student Centre, 7 De Beer St, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7600
*All films are in Japanese with English subtitles.
Seats are first come first serve, so be sure to arrive early!
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**If you book a ticket and then find you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your ticket so that someone else may enjoy this opportunity.
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to experience Japanese cinema in South Africa!
EVENT SCHEDULE
14:30 | Friday, 24 July: The Dancing Okami
1h48 / 2023 / Comedy, Drama | Director: Toshiro Saiga
A Japanese-style dance movie set in the hot spring town of Kaga.
An inspiring musical comedy about a young woman who returns to her home town after her dreams of becoming a tap dancer in the city are dashed. In Kaga, she follows in her mother's footsteps, becoming the proprietress of a hot spring inn. Determined to revitalize the area, she brings the community together through her passion for dance.
16:40 | Friday, 24 July: The Zen Diary
1h51 / 2022 / Drama | Director: Yuji Nakae
The joy of seasonal cooking and reminder of what it's like to live in nature and taste the richness of life.
Tsutomu lives alone in the mountains with his dog and his wife’s ashes, writing essays, and cooking with seasonal vegetables he grows or picks in the hills. His routine is happily disturbed when Machiko, his editor and love interest, occasionally visits from Tokyo. She loves to eat and he loves to cook for her using skills he learnt as a Zen monastery apprentice.
12:30 | Saturday, 25 July: Father of the Milky Way Railroad
1h58 / 2023 / Biographical Drama | Director: Izuru Narushima
The story of one of Japan's most beloved authors and the father who always believed in him.
A biopic on the family life of one of Japan's most beloved authors, MIYAZAWA Kenji, a free spirit determined to walk his own path in life, despite expectations to pursue the family business. Told from the perspective of his father whose unconditional love endures through adversity. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name.
14:50 | Saturday, 25 July: Princess Arete
1h45 / 2001 / Animation | Director: Sunao Katabuchi
A contemplative and untraditional fairytale of an independent-spirited princess.
A slow-moving anime about a princess confined to a tower as a lure to get prospective suitors to collect treasure for the king. She is lonely but no damsel in distress. Her curiosity for the outside world grows and as she observes people creating things with their own hands, as if by magic, she wonders what possibilities lie within her own ability.