2011 Australia's Japanese Film Festival - News and Competition

News #1: Tickets for Sydney Go On Sale This Thursday!
This year marks the 15th anniversary for Australia's Japanese Film Festival. To celebrate this, Festival Director Konomi Masafumi and his team have put together a massive program, featuring a total of 30 films, all of which will be Australian premieres. Many ScreenAnarchy favourites, such as MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY, ARRIETTY, GANTZ, GANTZ: PERFECT ANSWER, A BOY AND HIS SAMURAI, VILLAIN and NINJA KIDS!!!, are in the program. You can check out the full line-up on the official website, or in the program booklets that you can pick up from selected outlets in Sydney.

News #2: Yutaka Takenouchi (pictured) Will Be Coming To Sydney!
Popular actor and superstar Yutaka Takenouchi will be coming to Sydney to introduce his 2 films: OBA, THE LAST SAMURAI and A HONEYMOON IN HELL: MR. & MRS. OKI'S FABULOUS TRIP. Takenouchi is a former model and an actor well known in Japan and other Asian countries, having starred in numerous television series (such as Long Vacation and Beach Boys) and films. Combining stunning good looks and superb acting skills, Takenouchi has already won the hearts of many, many fans across Asia. Now it looks like it's Sydney's turn to fall in love with this charming actor!

Competition: Give JFF a ONE-FIVE
For the chance to win a double pass to the Opening Night Gala in Sydney or Melbourne, all you have to do is to post a picture of yourself sticking up one finger with your right hand and five fingers with your left to create the numbers 'one-five'. Festival Director Konomi-san himself has done a demonstration to show you what you have to do. So take that picture now and post it on the JFF Facebook page to enter!

 

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