Shadow of Fire, ©2023 SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER
The Japanese Film Festival is back for its 28th year, and movie-lovers are in for a treat! The festival will be touring five major locations, starting in Canberra on 24 September and finishing in Sydney on 10 November. There will be 20 different movies to choose from over the festival period, and there will be 86 screenings of recent releases and 40 screenings of classic films.
From chilling thrillers to exciting action, to heart-string-tugging drama to new anime releases, there is something for everyone to enjoy! Join beloved DRAGON BALL author Akira Toriyama for the animation of his manga SAND LAND, or see how Shadow of Fire (Hokage) took home the Best Asian Feature Film at the 80th Venice Film Festival, awarded by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC). Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see these movies straight from Japan!
The full program is out now https://japanesefilmfestival.net/program
Canberra | 24 Sept – 15 Oct
Palace Electric, and National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Brisbane | 7 – 22 Oct
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), and Palace Barracks
Perth | 14 – 22 Oct
Palace Raine Square
Melbourne | 21 Oct – 3 Nov
The Kino, and ACMI (formerly Australian Centre for the Moving Image)
Sydney | 9 Oct – 10 Nov
Palace Norton St, Palace Moore Park, and Art Gallery of New South Wales
More information
How to buy tickets
Japanese Film Festival | Official site
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
Shadow of Fire, ©2023 SHINYA TSUKAMOTO / KAIJYU THEATER
