One of FILMeX's chief aims is to promote Japan's film heritage and for that reason its annual program of classic cinema is some of the most exciting on the schedule. This year is no differant with the Special Program: 1960 - The Time of Destruction and Creation airing three gems from 1960 that kickstarted the Shochiku New Wave.
Check out the full lineup below.
Opening Film:
Fires on the Plain - Director: TSUKAMOTO Shinya, Japan 2014 87min.
Closing Film:
Maps to the Stars - David CRONENBERG, Canada, USA, German, France 2014 112min.
Competition Films
Next to Her - Asaf KORMAN, Israel 2014 90min.
Theeb - Naji ABU NOWER, Jordan, U.A.E., Qatar, UK 2014 97min.
A Few Cubic Meters of Love - Jamshid MAHMOUD Iran, Afghanistan 2014 97min.
The Prince - Mahmoud BEHRAZNIA, Iran, German 2014 92min.
Crocodile - Francis Xavier PASION, The Philippines 2014 88min.
Shadow Days - ZHAO Dayong, China 2014 95min.
Alive - PARK Jungbum, Korea 2014 177min.
A Girl at My Door - JUNG July, Korea 2014 119min.
DARI MARUSAN - TAKAHASHI Izumi, Japan 2014 103min.
Special Screenings
Tsili - Amos GITAI, Israel, France, Italy, Russia 2014 84min.
The President - Mohsen MAKHMALBAF, Georgia, France, UK, German 2014 119min.
Journey to the West - TSAI Ming Liang, France, Taiwan 2014 56min.
One on One - KIM Ki-duk, Korea 2014 122min.
Sharing - SHINOZAKI Makoto, Japan 2014 117min.
Kabukicho Love Hotel - HIROKI Ryuichi, Japan 2014 135min.
The Wound and The Gift - Linda HOAGLUND, USA 2014 80min.
Five Minutes to Tomorrow - YUKISADA Isao, China, Japan 2014 129min.
Special Program (1)
Filmmaker in Focus: David CRONENBERG
Stereo - Canada 1969 63min.
Crimes of the Future - Canada 1970 63min.
Special Program (2): 1960 - The Time of Destruction and Creation
Presented by Shochiku and TOKYO FILMeX
Cruel Story of Youth - OSHIMA Nagisa, 1960 97min.
Only She Knows - TAKAHASHI Osamu, 1960 63min.
The Tragedy of Bushido - MORIKAWA Hidetaro 1960 74min.
TOKYO FILMeX 2014
November 22nd - 30th