Metro Cinema Society: Japan Film Festival 2012

Japan Film Festival 2012

The Japan Foundation and Consulate General of Japan at Calgary present an annual celebration of contemporary Japanese cinema showcasing films that rarely screen in North America. All films in Japanese with English sub-titles.

Free Admission

Japan: Someday

Director: Junji Sakamoto

Japan 2011, 93 min, 35mm

Oct 13 (2012) @ 4pm

Based on the real biannual community kabuki festival in the little town of Oshiki, this lovingly rendered drama/comedy highlights the simple transformational magic of theatre in a community making their struggles, travails and joys believable. Nominated for eight 2012 Japanese... view more

Japan: Happy Flight

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi

Japan 2008, 103 min, 35mm

Oct 13 (2012) @ 7pm

In this light hearted comedy, the film revolves around how a great variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew, mechanics, dispatchers, controllers, and the bird patrol crew all support the safety on every flight, until... view more

Japan: Feel the Wind

Director: Sumio Ohmori

Japan 2009, 133 min, 35mm

Oct 14 (2012) @ 2pm

This film’s story is indicative of the Japanese spirit. It is a about a group of underdogs who compete in what is Japan’s biggest University relay race, the Ekiden, which is telecast throughout the country. This particular group, through some... view more

Japan: Villon's Wife

Director: Kichi Taro

Japan 2009, 114 min, 35mm

Oct 14 (2012) @ 7pm

This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman’s relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Takako Matsu won many International Film Festival Best Actress Awards for her role in this film. Free Admission.