Japanese Documentaries presented by NHK World TV
- Thursday, May 25, 15:00 Theater Die Käs
- The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families
- by Tomohiko YOKOYAMA, Ryo URABE
- Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 49 min, program in English
- German premiere in the presence of Ryo URABE
- Free admission
A telephone booth known as the “Phone of the Wind” stands on a hill in northern Japan. It is not connected, but many people come here to “call” their loved ones lost in the 2011 tsunami.
- Friday, May 26, 12:30 Mousonturm Studio 1
- Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
- by Kaku ARAKAWA
- Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 70 min, program in English
- German premiere
- Free admission
This observational documentary follows Hayao MIYAZAKI, animation maestro and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, as he comes out of retirement to work on his first-ever CG film.
- Saturday, May 27, 17:30 Mousonturm Studio 1
- What You Taught Me About My Son
- by Takuya MARUYAMA
- Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 59 min, program in English
- German premiere
- Free admission
An award-winning documentary about a Japanese boy with severe autism who wrote one of the most extraordinarily candid books on life with the condition.
- Thursday, May 25, 21:30 Mousonturm Studio 1
- Talk Event of Japanese Cinema by J-Flicks on NHK World TV
- program in English
- Free admission
The Nippon Connection & J-FLICKS Showcase introduces the 14 films chosen for this year by the festival and the program. Nippon Connection Program Director Martin Bregenzer and J-FLICKS Producer Sho Hirasawa will discuss the films, prior to a showcase screening of YAMATO (CALIFORNIA) at 22:15 preceded by a talk by director Daisuke MIYAZAKI.