Sunday, May 28

Shogi - Japanese chess
© Fei Phoon

Shogi - Japanese chess

  • Free admission
  • Thursday, May 25, from 11:00
  • Saturday, May 27 – Sunday, May 28, from 11:00
  • Naxoshalle Café

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In This Corner of the World
© Fumiyo Kouno/Futabasha/Konosekai no
katasumini Project

In This Corner of the World

  • この世界の片隅に
    Kono sekai no katasumi ni
  • Director: Sunao KATABUCHI
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 129 min, Japanese with German subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • Saturday, May 27, 22:15 Mal Seh’n Kino
  • Sunday, May 28, 12:00 Mousonturm Saal

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Nihon Buyo workshop

Nihon Buyo workshop

  • Japanese dance with Sachimaine HANAYAGI
  • Workshop in Japanese with German translation
  • Sunday, May 28, 12:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Matcha Cuisine Lab
© Ionela Stoica

Matcha Cuisine Lab

  • Delicious vegan cooking with Matcha
  • Workshop in German
  • Sunday, May 28, 12:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Dynamite Wolf

Dynamite Wolf

  • おっさんのケーフェイ
    Ossan no kefei
  • Director: Kohei TANIGUCHI
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 71 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • International premiere in the presence of the director, of the cinematographer Sokchu KIM and the CO2 employee Haruka KANAIZUKA
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Sunday, May 28, 12:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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At The Terrace

At The Terrace

  • テラスにて
    Terasu nite
  • Director & script: Kenji YAMAUCHI
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 95 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Saturday, May 27, 17:45 Mal Seh’n Kino
  • Sunday, May 28, 14:30 Mousonturm Saal

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Filmmaker talks
© Susanne Hamann-Meyer

Filmmaker talks

  • With Koji YAKUSHO (winner of the NIPPON HONOR AWARD)
  • Moderation: Dr. Alex Zahlten
  • Free admission
  • Sunday, May 28, 15:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Kids' film: Rudolf the Black Cat
©2016 “Rudolf the Black Cat” Film Partners
Japanese etiquette

Japanese etiquette

  • Workshop with Maria Deutsch
  • Workshop in German
  • Sunday, May 28, 15:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Harmonium
© 2016 FUCHI NI TATSU FILM

Harmonium

  • 淵に立つ
    Fuchi ni tatsu
  • Director & script: Koji FUKADA
  • Japan / France 2016, DCP, 118 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Sunday, May 28, 16:45 Mousonturm Saal

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Rajio Taiso – Japanese radio gymnastics

Rajio Taiso – Japanese radio gymnastics

  • Free admission
  • Thursday, May 25, Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, 16:50 in front of the Naxoshalle
  • Thursday, May 25, and Saturday, May 27, 19:15 next to the Mousonturm Café

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Poetic Landscapes – Recent Gems in Japanese Indie Animation

Poetic Landscapes – Recent Gems in Japanese Indie Animation

  • in the presence of the curator Dr. Catherine Munroe Hotes and director Hayato Nove
  • Sunday, May 28, 17:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Long Excuse

The Long Excuse

  • 永い言い訳
    Nagai iiwake
  • Director & script: Miwa NISHIKAWA
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 124 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • German premiere
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, May 26, 20:00 Mousonturm Saal
  • Sunday, May 28, 17:45 Mal Seh’n Kino

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Video Games in Japan: Brain Refreshment or Danger to Society?

Video Games in Japan: Brain Refreshment or Danger to Society?

  • A lecture by Florian M. Kaiser, M.A.
  • Free admission
  • Lecture in deutscher Sprache
  • Sunday, May 28, 18:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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The Stroller in the Attic (a.k.a. Watcher in the Attic)
The Stroller in the Attic © 1976 Nikkatsu Corporation

The Stroller in the Attic (a.k.a. Watcher in the Attic)

  • 屋根裏の散歩者
    Yaneura no sanposha
  • Director: Noboru TANAKA
  • Japan 1976, 35mm, 76 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Jasper Sharp
  • Sunday, May 28, 18:00 Deutsches Filmmuseum

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The Emperor in August

The Emperor in August

  • 日本のいちばん長い日
    Nihon no ichiban nagai hi
  • Director: Masato HARADA
  • Japan 2015, DCP, 136 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the NIPPON HONOR AWARD winner Koji YAKUSHO
  • Sunday, May 28, 19:45 Mousonturm Saal (with presentation of the Nippon Honor Award)

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The Woman With Red Hair
The Woman With Red Hair © 1979 Nikkatsu
Corporation

The Woman With Red Hair

  • 赫い髪の女
    Akai kami no onna
  • Director: Tatsumi KUMASHIRO
  • Japan 1979, 35mm, 73 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Dimitri Ianni
  • Sunday, May 28, 20:00 Deutsches Filmmuseum

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The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

  • 映画 夜空はいつでも 最高密度の青色だ
    Eiga yozora wa itsu demo saiko mitsudo no aoiro da
  • Director & script: Yuya ISHII
  • Japan 2017, Bluray, 108 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Sunday, May 28, 20:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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Let’s Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?!

Let’s Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?!

  • チア☆ダン~女子高生がチアダンスで全米制覇しちゃったホントの話~
    Chia☆Dan ~Joshikosei ga chia dansu de zenbei seiha shichatta honto no hanashi~
  • Director: Hayato KAWAI
  • Japan 2017, HDcam, 121 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 0 or older
  • European premiere
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Thursday, May 25, 17:30 Mousonturm Saal
  • Sunday, May 28, 20:15 Mal Seh’n Kino

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Daguerreotype

Daguerreotype

  • ダゲレオタイプの女
    Dagereotaipu no onna
  • Director & script: Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
  • France / Belgium / Japan 2016, DCP, 131 min, French with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • German premiere
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, May 26, 17:30 Mousonturm Saal
  • Sunday, May 28, 22:30 Mal Seh’n Kino

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