newsJapanese Film Festival 2008

The rich and varied cinema of contemporary Japanese filmmakers will be brought to Ireland during the Japanese Film Festival, which will take place in Cineworld Dublin on 15th and 16th November before travelling on to the Kino in Cork on 22nd and 23rd and reaching the Storm Cinema in Limerick on 26th and 27th.

Co-organised by the Embassy of Japan, access>CINEMA, and the Ireland Japan Association (IJA) it is hoped that the festival will grow to become a regular fixture on the Irish cinematic calendar.

There will be four films showing at the festival; two animated features – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Mind Game (2004), and two live action – Hotel Hibiscus (2003) and Go (2001). Ranging from the whimsical to the positively head-spinning, these four titles take the measure of Japanese national cinema as it is today.

"If your image of Japanese society and people is homogeneous and orderly, or if your image of Japanese cinema is beautiful and quite, you should come and watch these films!"

Besides animation, there are relatively few Japanese films released into Irish cinemas; with this in mind the Japanese Film Festival aims to foster a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and society among Irish citizens and to strengthen the cultural ties between the two countries.

Admission to the screenings is free in all three venues but tickets are required.

There is no advance booking of tickets.

A ticket for a film can be obtained on the day, up to three hours prior to the screening, from the Japanese Film Festival stand in the foyer of each venue.

For full details of screening locations, dates and times can be found at the following link:

Japanese Film Festival 2008 Brochure

PLEASE NOTE that all films are unclassified and so are open to 18 years+ only.

All queries relating to the Japanese Film Festival can be answered by access>CINEMA on 01-6794420 or info@accesscinema.ie