Soak up Japanese culture via 15 films at fest next week

One of the most well-known film festivals, the Japanese Film Festival will screen 15 Japanese films under the theme of “life.”

Organized by the Japan Foundation, the film festival will continue its nearly four-decade legacy with award-winning films that have inspired audiences the world over.

All films will be screened with English and Thai subtitles. Tickets cost THB100.

 

Here’s the schedule:

Jan. 30

7.15pm Opening Ceremony
8pm Lupin the 3rd (2014, 120 min) with discussion session

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Jan. 30

11am Tug of War! (2012, 111 min)

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1.30pm The Story of Yonosuke (2013, 160 min)

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5pm Saudade (2011, 160 min) with talk session

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Feb. 1

11am Akko-Chan (2012, 120 min)

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1.30pm The Kirishima Thing (2010,130 min)

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4pm The Light Shines Only There (2014, 120 min)

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Feb. 2

7pm Casting blossoms to the Sky (2012, 160 min)

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Feb. 3

7pm Hospitalite 1.1 (2010, 96 min)

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Feb. 4

7pm About the Pink Sky (2013, 112 min)

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Feb. 5

7pm Leaving on the 15th Spring (2013, 114 min)

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Feb. 6

7pm Until the Breaking of Dawn (2012, 129 min)

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Feb. 7

1pm Lupin the 3rd (2014, 120 min), *screening in Thai subtitle only
4pm Hand in the Glove (2014, 105 min), talk session

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Feb. 8

1pm The Ravine of Goodbye (2013, 117 min)

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6.30pm My Man (2014, 128 min)

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FIND IT:

Japanese Film Festival 2015
Paragon Cineplex
Fifth floor, Siam Paragon
Jan. 30 – Feb. 8
BTS Siam




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