Welcome
To JFF 2017
Back for our ninth year! This year's Festival is a continuation of the highly successful collaboration between the Embassy of Japan and access>CINEMA, with support from the Ireland Japan Association and the Japan Foundation.
Featured Films
All Around Us
Ryosuke Hashiguchi, 2008
Laid-back Kanao and controlling Shoko are married and have decided to start a family. Realising that his current casual job will not be sufficient to provide for a child, Kanao uses his art school background to obtain a position as a courtroom sketch
We Are X
Stephen Kijak, 2016
X JAPAN might not be a household name in the West, but they’re one of the most successful and iconic heavy metal bands of all time. The band - originally known simply as X - was formed by drummer Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi while they were stil
Pecoross’ Mother and Her Days
Azuma Morisaki , 2013
Yuichi Okano (Ryo Iwamatsu) is a middle-aged magazine ad salesman who enjoys his hobbies of manga art and playing music more than his job. He is an eternal optimist and the shape of his head has earned him the nickname ‘Pecoross’ because of its l
Being Good
Mipo O, 2015
Newly graduated primary school teacher Okana finds his idealistic principles challenged when he tries to help a student he suspects is being mistreated. Young mother Masami feels totally alone as she undertakes single-parenting responsibilities while
The Long Excuse
Miwa Nishikawa, 2016
Sachio is a very successful but arrogant writer who is cheating on his wife Natsuko. During a trip away, Natsuko and her friend Yuki are killed in a bus accident. Sachio - whose celebrity status has led to media interest in the tragedy - initially fi
Fires on the Plain
Shinya Tsukamoto, 2014
In the closing days of World War II, the Japanese army is facing imminent defeat in the Philippines. A sick private named Tamura is rejected from the army’s field hospital. After a series of attacks and lucky escapes, he finds himself adrift in the
Welcome
To JFF 2017
Back for our ninth year! This year's Festival is a continuation of the highly successful collaboration between the Embassy of Japan and access>CINEMA, with support from the Ireland Japan Association and the Japan Foundation.
The 2017 Festival features a diverse and packed programme of 21 films, which includes work of the most acclaimed filmmakers from contemporary Japanese cinema, and covers a variety of themes, genres and topics.
This year we will host 46 screenings at venues in Dundalk, Cork, Galway, Maynooth, Sligo, Limerick, Dublin and Waterford.
We hope that you will be able to join us.
Enjoy & Arigato!