Japanese Film Festival to take place in Hanoi
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam is hosting the Japanese Film Festival 2019 from November 8 to December 31 in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
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In Hanoi, the festival will be underway on December 6 – December 22 at National Cinema Center (87 Lang Ha, Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi).
This year, this annually planned event takes place with 9 new Japanese films from different genres including My Dad is a Heel Wrester, Dance With Me, 12 Sucidal Teens, Bento Harassment, Masquerade Hotel, Samurai Shifters, A banana? At This Time of Night?, The Fable, A Little Love Song, Children Of the Sea.
The organisers hope Vietnamese audience will enjoy the films and deepen their interest in Japan through the Japanese Film Festival 2019.
All of the films, which will be shown with Vietnamese and English subtitles, focus on the themes of love, friendship, family and Japanese culture.
In Hanoi, tickets selling starts from November 30 online and at venue.
More information about the film schedule can be seen at http://vn.japanesefilmfest.org/screening-schedule/
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