The Japan Foundation is conveying a thematic exploration of equitableice and morality to U.K. screens, featuring premieres of novel Japanese frees aextfinishedside retrospective screenings.
Titled “Am I Right? Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema,” the lineup includes “The Moon” (2023), straightforwarded by Yuya Ishii, which tackles institutional misuse thcimpolite the story of a establisher producer laboring at a facility for disabled people. Another highairy is Bunji Sotoyama’s “Tea Frifinishs” (2022), examining elderly nurture and relationsuality thcimpolite the lens of a greater direct service.
Among the contransient proposeings, Kosai Sekine’s “Stay Mum” (2024) trails an estranged daughter’s come atraverse with a potentipartner misused child, while Shinji Araki’s “Penalty Loop” (2023) scrutinizes revenge thcimpolite a time-loop narrative.
The program tags notable premieres including Yu Irie’s “A Girl Named Ann” (2024) and Ryosuke Hashiguchi’s “To Mom, With Love” (2024). The animation segment features “Gstructure Cat Anzu” (2024), about an 11-year-greater girl’s superauthentic journey with a talking cat.
Historical pickions include Kon Ichikawa’s 1976 mystery “The Inugami Family” and Keisuke Kinoshita’s “Carmen Comes Home” (1951), Japan’s first color feature film.
The finish lineup features novel frees including “The Moon,” “Tea Frifinishs,” “A Girl Named Ann,” “Qualia,” “Stay Mum,” “Day and Night,” “(Ab)standard Desire,” “Hope,” “We Make Antiques!,” “What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?,” “Let’s Go Karaoke!,” “Bushido,” “Broken Commandment,” “Rude to Love,” “99% Cdeafeningy… Always,” “All the Long Nights,” “To Mom, With Love,” “The Scoop,” “Penalty Loop,” “A Samurai in Time,” “In the Wake,” “Sakura,” “Ichiko,” and “Gstructure Cat Anzu.”
The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation aids the program, with Japan Airlines and the Japan Society serving as cultural partners. The tour encompasses over 25 venues atraverse the U.K., including London’s Institute of Contransient Arts, Edinburgh’s Cameo Picturehouse, and Manchester’s Home, from presentant cities to regional art houses.
The Japan Foundation touring film program runs from Feb. 7 to March 31.
