Japanese Film Festival 2016 in Vietnam

(VNF) - From October 28^th to November 27^th, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam presents Japanese Film Festival (JFF) 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Danang.

Youth drama, Family, Suspense, Animation, Documentary… 8 various films will be screened at cinemas in three cities. All film are new works, most of them screened 2016. All films will be screened with both English and Vietnamese sub-titles.

From this year, Japan Foundation Asia Center unifies Japanese Film Festival around Southeast Asia and Pacific area. JFF 2016 will be screened in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Thai and Australia.

The admission free at HCMC and Hanoi is VND 30,000 (USD 1.5) each screening. In Danang, admission is free but audience is advised to obtain free tickets at Le Do cinema.

Audience in Hanoi and HCMC should keep the ticket number until the end of each screening to join a lucky draw game. Winner of the game will be gifted with the film festival’s T-shirt.

Film list:

What a Wonderful Family! (2016/dir. YAMADA Yoji)

Tsukiji Wonderland (2016/dir. ENDO Shotaro)

Creepy (2016/dir. KUROSAWA Kiyoshi) [R16+]

The Magnificent Nine (2016/dir. NAKAMURA Yoshihiro)

Chihayafuru part 1 (2016/dir. KOIZUMI Norihiro)

Chihayafuru part 2 (2016/dir. KOIZUMI Norihiro)

The Boy and the Beast (2015/dir. HOSODA Mamoru)

The Anthem of the Heart (2015/dir. NAGAI Tatsuyuki)

Based on a novel by Yutaka MAEKAWA, “Creepy” follows ex-police detective and criminal psychologist Takakura tracking down a serial killer who is suspected to hide somewhere around us. (Photo: Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam)

Ho Chi Minh City:

Duration: October 28^th – November 6^th

Venue: Dong Da Cinema, 890 Tran Hung Dao St., Dist. 5, HCMC

Ticket: VND 30,000 (USD 1.5) / Start selling from October 23^rd at Dong Da Cinema

Hanoi:

Duration: November 11^th – November 20^th

Venue: National Cinema Center, 87 Lang Ha Str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Ticket: VND 30,000 (USD 1.5) / Start selling from November 6^th at National Cinema Center

Danang:

Duration: 25 November – 27 November

Venue: Le Do Cinema, 46 Tran Phu St, Hai Chau Dist., Danang City

Ticket: Free / Start distribute from November 19^th at Le Do Cinema

Creators behind “Anthem of the Heart” movie bring back an all-new ode to youth, set in the beautiful city of Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The story unfolds around Jun Naruse, a girl who is unable to speak being traumatized by an unfortunate experience from the past. Joining a musical act with an unexpected mix of students, Jun gradually starts to regain her lost voice. (Photo: Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam)

Times are tough in samurai Japan in this “The Magnificent Nine” movie. The feudal lord’s harsh taxes are dragging an outpost town into poverty. Local merchant Juzaburo fears for the town’s future, and hatches a secret plan to end their misery. The outrageous mission: collect 1000ryo (300 million yen), loan it to the bureaucrats, reap interest off the loan, and save the town! (Photo: Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam)

This whimsical comedy “What a Wonderful Family!” takes us under the roof of the Hirata home and imparts valuable nuggets of wisdom that we can take back home. Shuzo has been married for decades but still forgets his wife Tomiko’s birthday. As an after-thought, he offers to buy her a gift as long as it’s inexpensive. Coincidentally, Tomiko has had her eye on one thing and it costs nothing more than a cup of coffee or two. And what could that be? Well, the fee for lodging a porce paper. (Photo: Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam)

( Compiled by VNF )