Sake-Bomb (Dir: Sakino Junya)
International Premiere with Q&A from director Sakino Junya at both screenings
A sarcastic and self-deprecating Asian-American must take his naive Japanese cousin on a road trip along the California coast to find his ex-girlfriend.
Shady (Dir: Watanabe Ryohei)
Nominated for Best Debut Feature
Winner of the Entertainment Award at the PIA Film Festival, Watanabe Ryohei’s debut film tells the tale of a dark relationship between two very different girls.
Court of Zeus (Dir: Takahashi Gen)
World Premiere with Q&A from director Takahashi Gen (Confessions of a Dog)
Courtroom thriller exposing the corruption that pervades the Japanese justice system.
The Kirishima Thing (Dir: Yoshida Daihachi)
UK Premiere with Q&A from director Yoshida Daihachi (Funuke)
Winner of the Best Film and Best Director awards at the Japanese Academy Awards, The Kirishima Thing tells the story of two high school students who cross social boundaries between the elite and lower classes at their school.
A2-B-C (Dir: Ian Thomas Ash)
UK Premiere with Q&A from director Ian Thomas Ash at both screenings
Eighteen months after the nuclear meltdown, children in Fukushima suffer from severe nose bleeds and are developing skin rashes and thyroid cysts.
Remiges (Dir: Ozawa Masato)
European Premiere with Q&A from director Ozawa Masato
Dark tale of the lonely, troubled Sayako who, wondering the streets at night meets another lost soul, Kenta.
Soul Flower Train (Dir: Nishio Hiroshi)
UK Premiere
Amamoto travels from his small village to Osaka to find his estranged daughter. When he meets a friendly young woman, she gives him a unique guide of the big city and helps him in his search.