East Side Stories
Japanese Cinema Depicting the Lives of Youth
31 January to 27 March 2014
Your Friends (きみの友だち / Kimi no tomodachi)
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki, 2008
The Story of Yonosuke (横道世之介 / Yokomichi Yonosuke)
Director: Shuichi Okita, 2012
The Drudgery Train (苦役列車 / Kueki ressha)
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2012
Director: Shin Togashi, 2002
Shindo (Wonder Child) (神童 / Shindo)
Director: Koji Hagiuda, 2007
Director: Isao Yukisada, 2010
Otakus in Love (恋の門 / Koi no mon)
Director: Suzuki Matsuo, 2004
Director: Hitoshi Ohne, 2011
Director: Keiichi Hara, 2010
Capturing Dad (チチを撮りに / Chichi o tori ni)
Director: Ryota Nakano, 2012
18 Who Cause a Storm (嵐を呼ぶ十八人 / Arashi o yobu juhachi-nin)
Director: Yoshishige Yoshida, 1963
In 2014, the Japan Foundation UK annual touring film programme offered an enlightening and expansive introduction to Japanese cinema through the framework of ‘youth’. The programme took a broad look at how the adults of tomorrow have been portrayed in Japanese cinema over the years by a number of established and up-and-coming directors, through stories of individuals struggling to find a sense of meaning and identity within the world.
Your Friends (きみの友だち / Kimi no tomodachi)
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki, 2008
The Story of Yonosuke (横道世之介 / Yokomichi Yonosuke)
Director: Shuichi Okita, 2012
The Drudgery Train (苦役列車 / Kueki ressha)
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2012
Director: Shin Togashi, 2002
Shindo (Wonder Child) (神童 / Shindo)
Director: Koji Hagiuda, 2007
Director: Isao Yukisada, 2010
Otakus in Love (恋の門 / Koi no mon)
Director: Suzuki Matsuo, 2004
Director: Hitoshi Ohne, 2011
Director: Keiichi Hara, 2010
Capturing Dad (チチを撮りに / Chichi o tori ni)
Director: Ryota Nakano, 2012
18 Who Cause a Storm (嵐を呼ぶ十八人 / Arashi o yobu juhachi-nin)
Director: Yoshishige Yoshida, 1963