The film festival is one of many events in the Iro Iro Nippon culture festival.
VILNIUS — The “Far Japan, Near Japan” film festival opens on Friday and gives Lithuanians and ex-pats alike the chance to get to know Japanese film culture for free.
The festival goes for one week and features 13 different films, all of which can be seen free of charge at Forum Cinemas Vingis.
The festival is being co-organized by the cinema and the Japanese embassy in Lithuania. It is sponsored by the Japan Foundation and is part of the Iro Iro Nippon! cultural series aimed at promoting Japan.
“We want people to be more familiar with Japanese films and know Japanese culture,” Ikumi Shiba, Cultural Attache at the Japenese Embassy told Baltic Reports.
The festival showing in Lithuania is making a 10-country tour of south-east and eastern Europe.
The films come in two different film sizes — 35 millimeter and 16 millimeter. Films in 35 mm will have both Lithuanian and English subtitles, while the other films will just have English subtitles.
The line up covers a gamut of movie genres important in the country.
Film Schedule. Click the poster to enlarge.
Tickets to the films are free, but must be reserved via the cinema website or at the ticket counter.
Titles include:
“We Shall Overcome Someday” (2004) by Izutsu Kuzuyuki,
“Tsugumi” (1990) by Jun Ichikawa,
“Nabbie’s Love” (1999) by Yuji Nakae,
“Glass Rabbit” (2005) by Shibuichi Setsuko,
“Moving” (1993) by Shinji Aimai,
“Nodo Jiman” (1999) by Kazuyuki Idutsu,
“Bokunchi – My House” (2003) by Sakamoto Junji,
“Hush!” (2001) by Hashiguchi Ryosuke,
“Hanging Garden” (2005) by Toyoda Toshiaki,
“Ghost Pub” (1994) by Takayoshi Watanabe and
“Canary” (2004) by Shiota Akihiko.
Forum Cinemas Vingis
Savanorių st. 7
Vilnius
