Film Programs

This story is based on a happening in the hospital where there are only unique patients. A patient named `Muromachi` was a past famous child actor, who abandon his life because he couldn`t step up to become an adult actor. A patient named `Takita ` is a passionate fireman, who got hit by a fire engine. A patient named `Kinomoto ` is a middle agaed man who likes gossip. And so on... Not only patients but also a doctor and nurses have their own unique character. Read More

Michio (Fumio Kohinata) is a struggling, middle‐aged scriptwriter in Japan. Daisuke (Katsuhisa Namase), is about to get married to an American girl. Together, they venture out on a weeklong road trip to the Napa Valley, where they meet local residents Mayuko (Kyoka Suzuki) whom Michio tutored 20 years past, and her free spirited friend Mina (Rinko Kikuchi). Filmed entirely on location in California with an all‐American crew, Sideways, was directed by Cellin Gluck, photographed by Garry Waller with a sound t... Read More

Do you know Jokichi Takamine who call by father of Biotechnology? He had the first international marriage of Japanese and American. He sent many cherry blossom (Sakura) to America. This is the story of Jokichi Takamine and his wife. Read More

Night after night, eccentric regulars gather at a quaint cafeteria located in the corner of Tsukifune-cho. These people includes an antiquarian bookstore owner called 'Master De Niro,' a young fruiterer who wants to go to Irkutsk, a talkative hatter, and a struggling stage actress. ‘I,’ an unspectacular man, is forced to buy a ‘double spatial migration device’ and a book titled Thousand and One Red Pepper Night from them, talks about outskirts of the universe with them, longs for Espresso machine, and is as... Read More

Abby, four years out of college goes to Tokyo to meet Ethan, her boyfriend. She meets him and is introduced to two of his friends, Charlie who is English and gay and Gretchan an attractive red-head. Abby has with her father’s influence gotten an easy job as a copy editor for a law firm. Something is not quite right in their relationship as Ethan decides to go to Osaka. She tries to talk to Gretchan but finds her very busy with her rather reckless social life. Ethan tells her that he’s not ready to live... Read More

The winner of Best Narrative Feature at the 2008 Austin Film Festival... A rural train station in Japan is the setting for this charming and sad story. The lives of the denizens of this station, from the lovelorn to the lonely, all intersect in and around the lost and found department. Shot with an incredible grace, and with wonderfully subtle and human performances by an ensemble cast, Miyake’s feature is a tale of human bonds and the need for connection... Read More

Audience Award Winner at the 2009 Austin Film Festival... A young girl obsessed with horror movies and a strong dislike for romantic comedies, sees her life turn into a movie cliche of its own when the shopkeeper of a deserted rental video store begins to have mixed feelings for her. Lacking experience in love and romance, she turns to the one place where she has learned everything up till now…the cinema. Read More

This is the joint screening of "Asataro, the Onion Samurai", "GeGeGe No Kitaro (Season 5)", "Cencoroll", and " Pooky’s" Read More

Information about Horizon, Tokyo Punch and Neko Ramen, a special screenings Read More

In this present time, we see the collapse of existing values. The changes that each of us individually make in our values, choices and actions will lead to a great change in the world as a whole. For times like this, it is most important that we trust and feel the sense of security that comes from the knowing that "everything is connected". We urge people toward this discovery, and to encourage them, with courage and joy, to make changes in their values, choices and actions. This is the concept of the Gaia ... Read More

United Television Broadcasting (UTB) is preparing the stage for independent film makers from Japan. "Picture Battle" is an exciting short film competition. Filmmakers who try to expand and explore their business network in the film & media industry will have a chance to giving the presentation of their film works to Hollywood. The selected works will be screened during the event and UTB will broadcast them on its own channel 18.2. On stage, directors of the selected work will receive the open review from th... Read More

The presentaion of the JFFLA 2010 Film Competition Winners. "The Azemichi Road", "TAKEO" (short), and "Hirosaki Players" (short). Read More

Gan, the only son of the owner of Takada Toy Shop, and his girlfriend, Ai are inseparable. They are very good at creating robots. They build Yatterwoof, a dog-shaped robot that shares their will. Once the world faces a crisis, Gan and Ai transformed into superheroes. They and Yatterwoof form a fighting team to protect world from evil force. So they are called as YATTERMAN! Read More

Colors express our feelings as well as heal us. Here is a couple who dedicate themselves to teach others of its extraordinary powers. Color Therapist Noriko Terada and her husband, the artist Shisui Teshigahara, have dedicated themselves to use their artwork to spread the healing power of colors.The pair met over 15 years ago when Noriko had terminal cancer and was told she only had 4 months to live. Even through this, she was still continuing her lecture circuit. She want to heal as many people as I can w... Read More

In this film, Kakko-chan discusses some of her wonderful experiences with these children. There is also commentary from authorities on archeology, medicine, and other sciences. Although we tend to think of physical and mental impairments as handicaps, this film tells us that all of these limitations actually have a very special purpose for everyone. Every person exists because he or she is needed. It is all right for everyone to be, regardless of how different they are, and each person's life is important a... Read More