Focus: Outlaws and Outsiders – Cinematic Insights Into the Margins Of Japanese Society
Compared to Western countries that center around the individual, Japanese society has a strong, collectivist mentality. Outsiders who fail or refuse to fit in with the accepted norms often face various hardships. Current Japanese films tell numerous stories about outlaws and outsiders trying to find their own way outside of social expectations. NIPPON CONNECTION aims to shed a light on an aspect of Japanese society that is often overlooked.
Topics like the difficult situation of sexual or ethnic minorities, of the unemployed and homeless, or of people suffering from social pressure will be presented not only in film screenings, but also in talks with filmmakers, lectures, and a panel discussion. After the festival, selected films will have additional screenings in cinemas throughout the Rhein-Main region (dates will be communicated on the festival website NipponConnection.com).
The focus “Outlaws und Außenseiter – Filmische Einblicke in die Randzonen der japanischen Gesellschaft” is supported by Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.
Films and events:
AHUM by Yu KAJINO
AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING by Sho MIYAKE
ANOTHER WORLD by Junji SAKAMOTO
THE CHAPLAIN by Dai SAKO
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE GUILLOTINE by Takahisa ZEZE
COMPLICITY by Kei CHIKAURA
DARE TO STOP US by Kazuya SHIRAISHI
HARD-CORE by Nobuhiro YAMASHITA
INUYASHIKI by Shinsuke SATO
JAM by SABU
KILLING by Shinya TSUKAMOTO
LOVE AT LEAST by Kosai SEKINE
MELANCHOLIC by Seiji TANAKA
PORTRAITS OF THE RAINBOW by Ayumi NAKAGAWA
ROOM LAUNDERING by Kenji KATAGIRI
SHINJUKU TIGER by Yoshinori SATO
SKIP CITY SPECIAL: WHO KNOWS ABOUT MY LIFE by Teppei ISOBE and SHE IS ALONE by Natsuki NAKAGAWA
TETSUO: THE IRON MAN by Shinya TSUKAMOTO
WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES by Makoto NAGAHISA
Lecture: THE ENDLESS ROAD OF LONE WOLF AND CUB
Panel discussion: OUTLAWS UND AUSSENSEITER DES JAPANISCHEN KINOS