The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is now twenty years old and is embarking a huge national tour of Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, shining a spotlight on the best of Japanese culture from October 14th to December 4th.
JFF Program Coordinator, Margarett Cortez explained that with each city’s program carefully curated by The Japan Foundation, Sydney, the 2016 Festival will present exciting new films direct from Japan, including comedy, samurai and yakuza action, manga adaptations, high school romance and much more.
“We’ve scoured Japan for the best of both classic and modern Japanese cinema and we’re thrilled to celebrate our 20th anniversary with such a diverse program. From special events and classic films from the fifties on, to works by female directors and rising indie filmmakers, there really is something for everyone in this program” Cortez commented
• CANBERRA – 14 to 23 October 2016 at Capital Cinemas, Manuka
• ADELAIDE – 21 to 30 October 2016 at at Mercury Cinema
• BRISBANE – 26 to 30 October 2016 at Event Cinemas Brisbane City Myer Centre
• PERTH – 2 to 6 November 2016 at Hoyts Carousel, Cannington
• SYDNEY – 17 to 27 November 2016 at Event Cinemas George Street
• MELBOURNE – 24 November to 4 December 2016 at Hoyts Melbourne Central & ACMI Cinemas