Nippon Visions

A place for newcomers, for innovation, for special formats: all this is provided in the NIPPON VISIONS section. Filmmakers present their view on Japanese society, which is confronted with numerous challenges. Directing debuts such as THE SOWER, GOING THE DISTANCE, or ERIKO, PRETENDED give proof of the potential of Japanese cinema. Documentaries open up historical perspectives, but they also deal with current topics of high social relevance. Last but not least, NIPPON VISIONS has some highlights for all short film fans.

Two awards are offered in the NIPPON VISIONS section. The NIPPON VISIONS JURY AWARD consists of a free subtitling, sponsored by the Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy (JVTA). NIPPON VISIONS AUDIENCE AWARD is funded by Japanisches Kultur- und Sprachzentrum in Frankfurt and endowed with 1,000 €

95 and 6 to Go

95 and 6 to Go

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Boys For Sale

Boys For Sale

  • 売買ボーイズ
    Bai-Bai Boys
  • Director: Itako
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 76 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • World premiere in the presence of the protagonist Co and of the producer Ian Thomas Ash
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Wednesday, May 24, 22:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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Come On Home to Sato

Come On Home to Sato

  • さとにきたらええやん
    Sato ni kitara eeyan
  • Director & camera: Yoshiki SHIGEE
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 100 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere in the presence of the director
  • Friday, May 26, 17:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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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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Eriko, Pretended

Eriko, Pretended

  • 見栄を張る
    Mie o haru
  • Director & script: Akiyo FUJIMURA
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 93 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Saturday, May 27, 17:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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Going the Distance

Going the Distance

  • かぞくへ
    Kazoku e
  • Director, script & production: Yujiro HARUMOTO
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 117 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director and of the actor Masahiro UMEDA
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Friday, May 26, 19:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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GOOD/BYE

GOOD/BYE

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Gui aiueo:S A Stone from Another Mountain to Polish Your Own Stone

Gui aiueo:S A Stone from Another Mountain to Polish Your Own Stone

  • ギ・あいうえおス 他山の石を以って己の玉を磨くべし
    Gui aiueo:S Tazan no ishi o motte onore no tama o migakubeshi
  • Director & script: Go SHIBATA
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 86 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • European premiere in the presence of the director and of the producer Eijun SUGIHARA
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Saturday, May 27, 22:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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Innocent 15

Innocent 15

  • イノセント15
  • Director & script: Hirokazu KAI
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 88 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Supporting film: Jihanki no Hikari ni Furafura Ayumiyori
  • 自販機の光にふらふら歩み寄り ごめんなさいってつぶやいていた
  • by Kyoshi SUGITA, Japan 2017, 37 min, Japanese with English subtitlesThursday, May 25, 12:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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Japanese Documentaries presented by NHK World TV

Japanese Documentaries presented by NHK World TV

  • 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
  • Thursday, May 25, 15:00 Theater Die Käs
  • Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
  • by Kaku ARAKAWA
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 70 min, program in English
  • German premiere
  • Friday, May 26, 12:30 Mousonturm Studio 1
  • What You Taught Me About My Son
  • by Takuya MARUYAMA
  • Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 59 min, program in English
  • German premiere
  • Saturday, May 27, 17:30 Mousonturm Studio 1

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La Terre abandonnée

La Terre abandonnée

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Love and Goodbye and Hawaii

Love and Goodbye and Hawaii

  • 恋とさよならとハワイ
    Koi to sayonara to Hawaii
  • Director & script: Shingo MATSUMURA
  • Japan 2017, DCP, 94 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • International premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Wednesday, May 24, 19:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

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Parks
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Parks

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Poolsideman

Poolsideman

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Raise Your Arms and Twist! Documentary of NMB48

Raise Your Arms and Twist! Documentary of NMB48

  • 道頓堀よ泣かせてくれ! Documentary of NMB48
    Dotonbori yo, nakasetekure! Documentary of NMB48
  • Director: Atsushi FUNAHASHI
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 121 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Saturday, May 27, 19:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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SKIP CITY Shorts

SKIP CITY Shorts

  • VANISH
  • by Yusuke HATAI
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 18 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • Ping Pang
    ピンパン
  • by Yoichi TANAKA
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 15 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere
  • Son of the Bakery
    パン屋の息子
    Panya no musuko
  • by Shintaro HIHARA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 22 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • Lies
    嘘をついて
    Uso o tsuite
  • by Yuji MITSUHASHI
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 25 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • in the presence of the directors Yusuke HATAI and Yoichi TANAKA
  • Wednesday, May 24, 17:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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The Sower

The Sower

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Start Line

Start Line

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TKY2015 Short Film Series

TKY2015 Short Film Series

  • Homerun
    ホームラン
  • by Shumpei SHIMIZU
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 15 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • Get My Hair Washed
  • by Akira IKEDA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 15 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • 45 x 45
  • by Daisuke SHIMOTE
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 15 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere in the presence of the director
  • The Light Dances
  • by Hajime IZUKI
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 23 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • After Hours
  • by Tatsuo KOBAYASHI
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 15 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • An Interview on the Street in Ginza, Tokyo, Conducted on 27th December 2015.
  • by Yusuke SHIBATA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 15 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • International premieres in the presence of the director Daisuke SHIMOTE (45 X 45)
  • Friday, May 26, 14:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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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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Tokyo University of the Arts: Shorts

Tokyo University of the Arts: Shorts

  • Icarus and the Son
    イカロスと息子
    Ikarosu to musuko
  • Director and script: Kohei SANADA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 34 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • Snake Beneath the Flower Petals
    湖底の蛇
    Kotei no ja
  • Director and script: Rina TANAKA
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 59 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere in the presence of the director Rina TANAKA
  • Saturday, May 27, 14:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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Yamato (California)

Yamato (California)

  • 大和(カリフォルニア)
  • Director & script: Daisuke MIYAZAKI
  • Japan / USA / Netherlands / Taiwan 2016, Blu-ray, 119 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Thursday, May 25, 22:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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