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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Overview of articles

  • Survive Style 5+

    If there was a contest for the fastest, strangest and most excessive film of the festival, the winner would be obvious. Over-the-top is putting it…
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  • Izo

    Izo is the incarnation of denial, the opposite of perfect Japan, in the form of a reincarnated samurai who murders his way to his mother,…
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  • A Blue Automobile

    Stylish, delicate Minimalism and a big heart: these characterise the films of the Rotterdam prize-winner Okuhara. His most beautiful film so far focus
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  • Happiness of the Katakuris

    Horror, comedy, musical and animation film all in one about a lodging house where the guests meet a sticky end. Pleasantly crazy.
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  • The Soup, One Morning

    Kitigawa suffers panic attacks. His girlfriend Shizu tries to get through to him, but Kitigawa seems to seek help from a suspect source. The lengthy…
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  • Whispering Sands

    Atmospheric and visually stunning in wide screen, the drama of a woman (played by Indonesian star Christine Hakim) and her daughter on the run from…
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  • A Kid on the Alley of 3-2 Kyojima

    Divergence between cameraman and soundman in tense street scene.
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  • Tokyo Magic Hour

    Visual and poetic fantasy. Sharp and witty documentary filmmaker is letting his imagination run free. Contains wonderful Malaysian poetry en freely ma
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  • A Tender Place

    Stunning drama with elegant, labyrinthine plot about the disappearance of a girl aged five. The mother continues to fantasise about her return, while
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  • Blue Spring

    At a rough boys’ school in a Japanese suburb, boys play dangerous games. Beautiful photography, lovely hairstyles and a rock soundtrack that will reve
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