Nippon Cinema

Japan as a film nation is very much alive. Japanese films account for more than 50% of their home country’s box office, and Japanese filmmakers are regularly invited to international film festivals. However, Japanese film does not figure as prominently in the international debate as it did in the 1990s. Still, this year’s NIPPON CINEMA program shows that Japan is a film force to be reckoned with. MIIKE, Sabu and TSUKAMOTO present their freshest films in years; Ryuichi HIROKI, Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI and Yuya ISHII reconfigure the Japanese family drama while Tetsuya NAKASHIMA takes cinema to dangerous new places. All that and the spectacle and entertainment of PARASYTE and SOLOMON’S PERJURY to boot!

In 2015, the audience will once again be able to bestow the NIPPON CINEMA AWARD upon their favorite film. The prize money of 2,000 € is donated by Bankhaus Metzler from Frankfurt.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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