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Once Upon a Time in Japan

Reinventing the Past Through the Eyes of Japanese Contemporary Filmmakers

1 February to 27 March 2013

Marking its 10th anniversary, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme in 2013 looked back into the past through the eyes of contemporary filmmakers. Touching upon a trend prevalent in recent Japanese cinema, the season showcased a series of works from directors including Takashi Miike, Sunao Katabuchi, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Isshin Inudo, who all share the same aspiration to reinterpret and relive moments of times gone by through a variety of genres, styles and tones.

• Zero Focus (Zero no Shoten)

  Director: Isshin Inudo, 2009

• United Red Army (Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi)

  Director: Koji Wakamatsu, 2007

• The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya (Kamiya Etsuko no seishun)

  Director: Kazuo Kuroki, 2006

• Rebirth (Yokame no semi)

  Director: Izuru Narushima, 2011

• Ninja Kids!!! (Nintama Rantaro)

  Director: Takashi Miike, 2011

• Mai Mai Miracle (Mai Mai Shinko to sennen no maho)

  Director: Sunao Katabuchi, 2009

• Kaidan Horror Classics (Ayashiki bungô kaidan - Hazakura to mateki/Hana/Nochi no hi)

  Director: Shinya Tsukamoto, Sang-il Lee, Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2010

• Hula Girls (Hura Garu)

  Director: Sang-il Lee, 2006

• Castle Under Fiery Skies (Katen no shiro)

  Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka, 2009

• Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (Baburu e go!! Taimu mashin wa doramu-shiki)

  Director: Yasuo Baba, 2007