Friday, May 31

© Hiroko Reijo, Asami, KODANSHA
/ WAKAOKAMI Project

Okko’s Inn

  • 若おかみは小学生!
    Wakaokami wa shogakusei!
  • Director: Kitaro KOSAKA
  • Japan 2018, 92 min, Japanese with German subtitles and screening with German voice-over, released to age 6 or older
  • German premiere
  • Thursday, May 30, 15:30 Mal Seh’n Kino (NIPPON KIDS: Screening with German voice-over)
  • Friday, May 31, 11:30 Mousonturm Saal (Japanese with German subtitles)

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Bon Odori-Workshop

  • Workshop in German
  • Friday, May 31, 11:30 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Workshop: Sound Design

  • Workshop in Japanese with German translation
  • Friday, May 31, 12:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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© Yoshiro KANEKO

Remembering Isao TAKAHATA

  • A Personal View On Post-War Japan’s Most Influential Animation Director
    A lecture by Ilan NGUYEN
  • Free admission
  • Lecture in English
  • Friday, May 31, 13:30 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Dare To Stop Us

  • 止められるか、俺たちを
    Tomerareru ka, oretachi o
  • Director: Kazuya SHIRAISHI
  • Japan 2018, 118 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, May 31, 13:45 Mousonturm Saal

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JVTA Meets PIA Film Festival: Shorts

  • The Cheering Squad: Breaking Through The Limits
    限界突破応援団
  • Director: So WATANABE
  • Japan 2016, 30 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • A Japanese Boy Who Draws
    ある日本の絵描き少年
  • Director: Masanao KAWAJIRI
  • Japan 2018, 20 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premieres
  • Friday, May 31, 14:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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Cooking Course: Miso

  • Workshop in German
  • Friday, May 31, 14:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Kendama-Workshop

  • Workshop in German
  • Friday, May 31, 14:30 Naxos Atelier

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Sending Off

  • おみおくり〜Sending Off〜
    Omiokuri 〜Sending Off〜
  • Director, camera, production & world sales: Ian Thomas Ash
  • Japan 2019, 79 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • World premiere in the presence of the director and the protagonist Dr. Kaoru KONTA
  • Competition Nippon Docs Award
  • Friday, May 31, 16:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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Love At Least

  • 生きてるだけで、愛。
    Ikiteru dake de, ai
  • Director: Kosai SEKINE
  • Japan 2016, DCP, 95 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, May 31, 16:45 Mousonturm Saal
  • Saturday, June 1, 20:15 Mal Seh’n Kino

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It’s Boring Here, Pick Me Up

  • ここは退屈迎えに来て
    Koko wa taikutsu mukae ni kite
  • Director: Ryuichi HIROKI
  • Japan 2018, 98 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • European premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Thursday, May 30, 14:00 Mousonturm Saal
  • Friday, May 31, 17:00 Mal Seh’n Kino

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© 2018 pictures dept. All Rights Reserved

Cardboard Workshop

  • with Fuyuki SHIMAZU
  • Workshop in Japanese with German translation
  • Friday, May 31, 17:00 Naxos Atelier

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Japanese Wine Tasting

  • Workshop in German
  • Friday, May 31, 17:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Special Screening: Tokyo Fist

  • 東京フィスト
  • Director & camera: Shinya TSUKAMOTO
  • Japan 1995, 35mm, 87 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • In the presence of the director
  • Friday, May 31, 18:00 Deutsches Filmmuseum

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© Japanisch-deutscher Bon-Odori Tanzkreis e.V.

Bon Odori

  • Nippon Open Air: Bon Odori
    Japanese folk dance
  • Free admission
  • Friday, May 31, 18:00 Vor der Naxoshalle

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Alternative Histories of Japanese Film

  • Alternative Histories of Japanese Film: How the 1970s Changed Everything
    A lecture by Dr. Alexander Zahlten
  • Free admission
  • Lecture in English
  • Friday, May 31, 18:30 Mousonturm Studio 1

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The Chaplain

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© 2018 Tomihiko Morimi, KADOKAWA
/ Penguin Highway Production Committee

Penguin Highway

  • ペンギン・ハイウェイ
  • Director: Hiroyasu ISHIDA
  • Japan 2018, 118 min, Japanese with German subtitles
  • German premieres in the presence of the director
  • Friday, May 31, 19:30 Mal Seh’n Kino
  • Saturday, May 1, 11:30 Mousonturm Saal

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© 2018 "Another World" FILM PARTNERS

Another World

  • 半世界
    Hansekai
  • Director & script: Junji SAKAMOTO
  • Japan 2018, 119 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 16 or older
  • European premiere in the presence of the director and of the actor Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, May 31, 19:30 Mousonturm Saal
  • Saturday, June 1, 17:45 Mal Seh’n Kino

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© Shoka Arakaki

Bingata Workshop

  • Workshop in Japanese with German translation
  • Friday, May 31, 19:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Japanese Film Music In Concert

  • Nippon Live On Stage: Japanese Film Music In Concert
  • Friday, May 31, 20:00 Internationales Theater

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© 1957 Kadokawa Pictures

The Blue Sky Maiden

  • 青空娘
    Aozora musume
  • Director: Yasuzo MASUMURA
  • Japan 1957, 35mm, 89 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Sebastian Krehl
  • Friday, May 31, 20:30 Deutsches Filmmuseum

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© Mutsumi Aragaki

Mutsumi ARAGAKI

  • Nippon Live On Stage: Mutsumi ARAGAKI
  • Tuesday, May 28, 21:00 Mousonturm Studio 1 Free admission (Duration: approx. 20 min)
  • Friday, May 31, 21:30 Mousonturm Studio 1

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The Call Of Zon

  • ゾンからのメッセージ
    Zon kara no messeji
  • Director: Takuji SUZUKI
  • Japan 2018, 117 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere in the presence of the actress Ritsuko
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Friday, May 31, 22:15 Naxoshalle Kino

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© 2018 "HARD-CORE" Film Partners

Hard-Core

  • ハード・コア
  • Director: Nobuhiro YAMASHITA
  • Japan 2018, 124 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 16 or older
  • German premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, May 31, 22:30 Mousonturm Saal
  • Saturday, June 1, 22:45 Mal Seh’n Kino

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Dawn Wind In My Poncho

  • ポンチョに夜明けの風はらませて
    Poncho ni yoake no kaze haramasete
  • Director: Satoru HIROHARA
  • Japan 2017, 90 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • European premiere in the presence of the director
  • Friday, May 31, 22:30 Mal Seh’n Kino
  • Sunday, June 2, 14:00 Mousonturm Saal

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© 1961 Kadokawa Pictures

Women Are Born Twice

  • 女は二度生まれる
    Onna wa nido umareru
  • Director: Yuzo KAWASHIMA
  • Japan 1961, 16mm, 99 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Luk van Haute
  • Friday, May 31, 22:30 Deutsches Filmmuseum

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