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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Overview of articles

  • By the Shore

    When a whale washes up on a beach, relationships between onlookers are tested.
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  • The Mole Song: Final

    Miike Takashi goes top speed again in this final part of his series of manga adaptations, which is jam-packed with insane excesses.
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  • Battlecry

    A bank employee and troubled soldier fight a debilitating drug in Japan. Innovative sci-fi, thanks to ’90s computer animations.
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  • Poupelle of Chimney Town

    Imaginative, poignant Japanese animation in which a garbage monster helps a boy make his father’s dream come true.
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  • MINAMATA Mandala

    A powerful document of struggle and perseverance on the infamous Minamata disease and its legal battles.
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  • Faraway My Shadow Wandered

    Dance, film and photography give voice to repressed feelings in this soul-stirring hybrid documentary set in Anamizu, Japan.
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  • The Blue Danube

    The Japanese soldiers don’t know why they shoot at the village across the river. Orders are orders.
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  • Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

    An axiomatic masterpiece of ironically humanist samurai cinema in a newly restored version that includes recently found scenes considered long lost.
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  • Cinephilia Now: Part 1 – Secrets Within Walls

    A loving exploration of private cinema initiatives as an example of a cinephilia that civilly truly matters.
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  • Ayako Tachibana Wants to Go Viral

    A delightfully fresh mix of erotica, horror and meta movie about the YouTubeverse as a vanity fair. Genre at its smartest!
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