Films

A Cappella

A Cappella

  • 無伴奏
    Mubanso
  • Director: Hitoshi YAZAKI
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 132 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Friday, May 27, 14:15 Mousonturm Saal

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The Actor

The Actor

  • 俳優 亀岡拓次
    Haiyu kameoka takuji
  • Director: Satoko YOKOHAMA
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 123 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Thursday, May 26, 19:45 Mousonturm Saal
  • Friday, May 27, 17:30 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Anohito – The One

Anohito – The One

  • あのひと
    Anohito
  • Director: Ichiro YAMAMOTO
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 87 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of director Ichiro YAMAMOTO, assistant director Ayaka KOTERA and actor Kazuaki TAI
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Wednesday, May 25, 20:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Ark in the Mirage

The Ark in the Mirage

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Being Good

Being Good

  • きみはいい子
    Kimi wa iiko
  • Director: Mipo O
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 121 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Friday, May 27, 17:00 Mousonturm Saal

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The Birth of Saké

The Birth of Saké

  • Director: Erik Shirai
  • USA 2015, Blu-ray, 94 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Thursday, May 26, 19:30 Theater Die Käs
  • Nippon Filmdinner

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The Bride from Hades
(c)1968 Kadokawa Pictures

The Bride from Hades

  • 牡丹燈籠
    Botan doro
  • Director: Satsuo YAMAMOTO
  • Japan 1968, 35mm, 89 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Tom Mes
  • Sunday, May 29, 18:00 German Film Museum

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The Case of Hana & Alice

The Case of Hana & Alice

  • 花とアリス殺人事件
    Hana to Alice satsujin jiken
  • Director & script: Shunji IWAI
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 100 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 6 or older
  • German premiere
  • Thursday, May 26, 12:00 Mousonturm Saal
  • Friday, May 27, 22:30 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Cinéma Concret

CINÉMA CONCRET – Film / Music-Performance with Takashi MAKINO & Hilary Jeffery

  • CINÉMA CONCRET
  • Director: Takashi MAKINO
  • Japan / Netherlands 2015, DCP, 23 min, no dialog
  • ACTION DIRECT
  • Director: Takashi MAKINO
  • Japan 2015, HD Video, 45 min, no dialog
  • Friday, May 27, 22:00 Mousonturm Saal

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Creepy

Creepy

  • クリーピー 偽りの隣人
    Creepy itsuwari no rinjin
  • Director: Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 130 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • In the presence of the director
  • Wednesday, May 25, 19:30 Mousonturm Saal

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Cure

Cure

  • キュア
  • Director: Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
  • Japan 1997, 35mm, 111 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 16 or older
  • In the presence of the director
  • Thursday, May 26, 20:30 German Film Museum

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Daisuke HOSAKA Special

Daisuke HOSAKA Special

  • Thank You, Mom
    お母さん、ありがとう
    Okasan, arigato
  • Director & script: Daisuke HOSAKA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 37 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Be the World for Her
    世界は彼女のためにある
    Sekai wa kanojo no tame ni aru
  • Director & script: Daisuke HOSAKA
  • Japan 2004, Blu-ray, 96 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Friday, May 27, 22:30 Naxoshalle Kino
  • International premieres in the presence of director Daisuke HOSAKA and actor Shigeo OSAKO

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Dear Deer

Dear Deer

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Doglegs

Doglegs

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Dryads in a Snow Valley

Dryads in a Snow Valley

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The Empire of Corpses
©Project Itoh & Toh EnJoe /
THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES

The Empire of Corpses

  • 屍者の帝国
    Shisha no teikoku
  • Director: Ryotaro MAKIHARA
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 120 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 16 or older
  • German premiere
  • Friday, May 27, 12:00 Mousonturm Saal
  • Saturday, May 28, 22:45 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Erinnerungen an Marnie

Erinnerungen an Marnie

  • 思い出のマーニー
    Omoide no Mani
  • Director: Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI
  • Japan 2014, DCP, 99 min, German, released to age 0 or older
  • Thursday, May 26, 15:30 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Flying Colors
(c)2015 "Flying Colors" Film Partners

Flying Colors

  • ビリギャル
    Biri gyaru
  • Director: Nobuhiro DOI
  • Japan 2015, HDcam, 117 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Thursday, May 26, 14:15 Mousonturm Saal

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The Ghost Story of Yotsuya

The Ghost Story of Yotsuya

  • 東海道四谷怪談
    Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan
  • Director: Nobuo NAKAGAWA
  • Japan 1959, 35mm, 74 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Dimitri Ianni
  • Saturday, May 28, 16:00 German Film Museum

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Gonin saga
(c)2015 "GONIN SAGA" Film Partners

Gonin Saga

  • GONIN サーガ
  • Director: Takashi ISHII
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 129 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Wednesday, May 25, 22:30 Mousonturm Saal

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Good Stripes

Good Stripes

  • グッド・ストライプス
  • Director & script: Yukiko SODE
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 119 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere with a greeting by the director
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Friday, May 27, 19:45 Naxoshalle Kino
  • Sunday, May 29, 18:00 Mal Seh’n Kino

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Hakodate Coffee

Hakodate Coffee

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Harmony
©Project Itoh / HARMONY

Harmony

  • ハーモニー
  • Director: Takashi NAKAMURA & Michael Arias
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 120 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 16 or older
  • German premiere on May 29, in the presence of the director Michael Arias
  • Wednesday, May 25, 17:30 Mal Seh'n Kino
  • Sunday, May 29, 14:15 Mousonturm Saal

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Her Father, My Lover

Her Father, My Lover

  • 友だちのパパが好き
    Tomodachi no papa ga suki
  • Director & script: Kenji YAMAUCHI
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 105 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Thursday, May 26, 19:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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Special Screening: Hibana

Hibana

  • 火花
    Hibana
  • Director: Ryuichi HIROKI, Kazuya SHIRAISHI, Shuichi OKITA, Shinji KUMA, Yasunori MOURI
  • Japan 2016, DCP and Blu-ray, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Episoden 1 – 3: 150 min, International premiere
  • Episoden 4 – 10: 380 min, International premiere
  • in the presence of the leading actors Kento HAYASHI and Kazuki NAMIOKA as well as director Shinji KUMA
  • Saturday, May 28, 22:15 Mousonturm Saal (EP. 1 – 3)
  • Sunday, May 29, 14:00 Theater Die Käs (EP. 1 – 3)
  • Sunday, May 29, 17:00 Theater Die Käs (EP. 4 – 10)

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The Inerasable

The Inerasable

  • 残穢-住んではいけない部屋-
    Zang-e sunde wa ikenai heya
  • Director: Yoshihiro NAKAMURA
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 107 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Thursday, May 26, 22:30 Mousonturm Saal

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Jigoku

Jigoku

  • 地獄
  • Director: Nobuo NAKAGAWA
  • Japan 1960, 35mm, 101 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Dimitri Ianni
  • Saturday, May 28, 20:00 German Film Museum

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Journey to the shore

Journey to the Shore

  • 岸辺の旅
    Kishibe no tabi
  • Director: Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 128 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Tuesday, May 24, 19:30 Mousonturm Saal
    (with presentation of the Nippon Honor Award)
  • Thursday, May 26, 17:30 Mal Seh'n Kino
    In the presence of the director

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JVTA Presents: Twilight of the Cockroaches
(c)1987 TYO Productions, Inc. KITTY FILM. INC

JVTA Presents: Twilight of the Cockroaches

  • ゴキブリたちの黄昏
    Gokiburitachi no tasogare
  • Director & Script: Hiroaki YOSHIDA
  • Japan 1987, Blu-ray, 105 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Jonathan M Hall
  • Saturday, May 28, 22:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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Katabui – In the Heart of Okinawa

Katabui – In the Heart of Okinawa

  • Director & script: Daniel López
  • Japan / Schweiz 2015, Blu-ray, 80 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • World premiere in the presence of director Daniel López, producer Takako MIYAHIRA and associate producer Hitoshi DOI
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Sunday, May 29, 14:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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Ken and Kazu

Ken and Kazu

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Kwaidan

Kwaidan

  • 怪談
    Kaidan
  • Director: Masaki KOBAYASHI
  • Japan 1964, 35mm, 182 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Tom Mes
  • Sunday, May 29, 20:00 German Film Museum

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Landscapes After 3/11

Landscapes After 3/11

  • Nature and its Manifestations: From Four Poems
    自然と兆候/4つの詩から
    Shizen to choko / Yottsu no shi kara
  • Director: Takamasa IWASAKI
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 50 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Close but Distant
    ちかくてとおい
    Chikakute toi
  • Director: Yui OKUBO
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 53 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere in the presence of the director
  • Friday, May 27, 17:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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Live Fashionably or Die

Live Fashionably or Die

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The Look

The Look

  • まなざし
    Manazashi
  • Director: Atsushi URABE
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 93 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • European premiere in the presence of director Atsushi URABE, producer/cinematographer Ikuma HORII, actor Takashi IRIE, actor Takuya MATSUNAGA and actress Inori IMAMURA
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Thursday, May 26, 17:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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Love & Peace

Love & Peace

  • ラブ&ピース
  • Director: Sion SONO
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 117 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Wednesday, May 25, 19:45 Mal Seh'n Kino
  • Saturday, May 28, 19:45 Mousonturm Saal

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Lowlife Love

Lowlife Love

  • 下衆の愛
    Gesu no ai
  • Director: Eiji UCHIDA
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 110 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere in the presence of the leading actor Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA and the producer Adam Torel
  • Thursday, May 26, 17:00 Mousonturm Saal
  • Friday, May 27, 20:15 Mal Seh'n Kino

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A Lullaby Under the Nuclear Sky

A Lullaby Under the Nuclear Sky

  • 抱く {HUG}
    Daku {HUG}
  • Director: Tomoko KANA
  • Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 69 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Wednesday, May 25, 17:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Man Who Was Eaten

The Man Who Was Eaten

  • 食べられる男
    Taberareru otoko
  • Director: Keisuke KONDO
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 100 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Wednesday, May 25, 22:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Mansion of the Ghost Cat

The Mansion of the Ghost Cat

  • 亡霊怪猫屋敷
    Borei kaibyo yashiki
  • Director: Nobuo NAKAGAWA
  • Japan 1958, 35mm, 69 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Sebastian Lauritz
  • Friday, May 27, 20:00 German Film Museum

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Miss Hokusai
© 2014-2015 Hinako Sugiura • MS.HS /
Sarusuberi Film Partners All Rights Reserved

Miss Hokusai

  • 百日紅〜Miss HOKUSAI〜
    Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai
  • Director: Keiichi HARA
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 90 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Friday, May 27, 19:30 Mousonturm Saal
  • Saturday, May 28, 14:00 Mal Seh'n Kino

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The Mohican Comes Home

The Mohican Comes Home

  • モヒカン故郷に帰る
    Mohican kokyo ni kaeru
  • Director: Shuichi OKITA
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 125 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Saturday, May 28, 14:30 Mousonturm Saal

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My Technicolor Girl

My Technicolor Girl

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Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

  • 母と暮せば
    Haha to kuraseba
  • Director: Yoji YAMADA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 130 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • International premiere
  • Saturday, May 28, 12:00 Mousonturm Saal

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Onibaba

Onibaba

  • 鬼婆
  • Director & script: Kaneto SHINDO
  • Japan 1964, 35mm, 103 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Dr. Alexander Zahlten
  • Saturday, May 28, 22:00 German Film Museum

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Oyster Factory

Oyster Factory

  • 牡蠣工場
    Kakikoba
  • Director: Kazuhiro SODA
  • Japan / USA 2015, Blu-ray, 145 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere with an introduction by Dimitri Ianni
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Tuesday, May 24, 19:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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Pieta in the toilet

Pieta in the Toilet

  • トイレのピエタ
    Toire no pieta
  • Director: Daishi MATSUNAGA
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 120 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • In the presence of the director
  • Saturday, May 28, 18:00 Mal Seh'n Kino
  • Sunday, May 29, 19:45 Mousonturm Saal

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Pink and Gray
©2016 “Pink and Gray” Film Partners

Pink and Gray

  • ピンクとグレー
    Pinku to gure
  • Director: Isao YUKISADA
  • Japan 2015, HDcam, 119 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • European premiere the presence of the director
  • Wednesday, May 25, 16:45 Mousonturm Saal
  • Thursday, May 26, 20:00 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

  • 龍三と七人の子分たち
    Ryuzo to shichinin no kobuntachi
  • Director: Takeshi KITANO
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 110 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Thursday, May 26, 22:30 Mal Seh'n Kino
  • Sunday, May 29, 12:00 Mousonturm Saal

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Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn

Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn

  • 新しき民
    Atarashiki tami
  • Director & Script: Juichiro YAMASAKI
  • Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 117 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere
  • Friday, May 27, 12:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Sheep Story

The Sheep Story

  • ひつじものがたり
    Hitsuji monogatari
  • Director: Ken KAWAI
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 97 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Saturday, May 28, 12:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Presents

SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Presents

  • The Afterimage
    あの残像を求めて
    Ano zanzo o motomete
  • by Hiroki KUMAMOTO
  • Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 25 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Girl, Wavering
    空っぽの渦
    Karappo no uzu
  • by Noriko YUASA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 20 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere in the presence of director Noriko YUASA
  • Ondine’s Curse
    オンディーヌの呪い
    Ondinu no noroi
  • by Sayaka KAI
  • Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 30 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Sunday, May 29, 20:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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That’s It

That’s It

  • ソレダケ / that’s it
    Soredake / that’s it
  • Director: Gakuryu ISHII
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 110 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere with a greeting by actor Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA (only on May 24)
  • Tuesday, May 24, 22:45 Mousonturm Saal
  • Sunday, May 29, 20:15 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Their Distance

Their Distance

  • 知らない、ふたり
    Shiranai, futari
  • Director: Rikiya IMAIZUMI
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 109 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • International premiere in the presence of the director
  • Saturday, May 28, 20:30 Mal Seh'n Kino
  • Sunday, May 29, 17:00 Mousonturm Saal

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Three Stories of Love

Three Stories of Love

  • 恋人たち
    Koibitotachi
  • Director: Ryosuke HASHIGUCHI
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 140 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • German premiere
  • Saturday, May 28, 17:00 Mousonturm Saal

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Tokyo Sonata

Tokyo Sonata

  • トウキョウソナタ
  • Director: Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
  • Japan 2008, Blu-ray, 119 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Sunday, May 29, 10:00 Theater Die Käs
  • Film breakfast

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Tokyo University of the Arts: Animation

Tokyo University of the Arts: Animation

  • In presence of Hiromitsu MURAKAMI
  • Thursday, May 26, 14:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Ugetsu Story

The Ugetsu Story

  • 雨月物語
    Ugetsu monogatari
  • Director: Kenji MIZOGUCHI
  • Japan 1953, 16mm, 97 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Sebastian Lauritz
  • Friday, May 27, 18:00 German Film Museum

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Under the Cherry Tree

Under the Cherry Tree

  • 桜の樹の下
    Sakura no ki no shita
  • Director: Kei TANAKA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 92 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Thursday, May 26, 12:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Whispering Star

The Whispering Star

  • ひそひそ星
    Hiso hiso boshi
  • Director: Sion SONO
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 101 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 0 or older
  • Wednesday, May 25, 14:30 Mousonturm Saal
  • Sunday, May 29, 22:15 Mal Seh'n Kino

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A Wild Patience – Indie Animated Shorts by Women

A Wild Patience – Indie Animated Shorts by Women

  • In the presence of the curator Dr. Catherine Munroe Hotes and the director Maya YONESHO
  • Sunday, May 29, 17:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Yotsuya Ghost Story (Part I & II)

The Yotsuya Ghost Story (Part I & II)

  • 新釈四谷怪談 (前篇/後篇)
    Shinshaku Yotsuya kaidan (zenpen/kohen)
  • Director: Keisuke KINOSHITA
  • Japan 1949, 35mm, 159 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Friday, May 27, 21:30 German Film Museum

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Yotsuya Kwaidan

Yotsuya Kwaidan

  • 四谷怪談
    Yotsuya kaidan
  • Director: Kenji MISUMI
  • Japan 1959, 35mm, 84 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Dimitri Ianni
  • Saturday, May 28, 18:00 German Film Museum

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