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
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
Kizumonogatari – Part 3: Reiketsu
Tatsuya Oishi, 2017
With help of Meme Oshino, Koyomi takes back the limbs of Kiss-shot after defeating the three vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. On seeking out Kiss-Shot, with the intention of becoming human again, she reveals to Koyomi the co
Destruction Babies
Tetsuya Mariko, 2016
Taira is a quiet but frustrated and angry young man who one day decides to leave his seaside hometown - much to the disappointment of his younger brother Shota. In a nearby city, Taira becomes increasingly violent and starts fighting random people on
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
Princess Arete
Sunao Katabuchi, 2001
A curious young princess, hindered by her royal status, watches the outside world go by. Sometimes she sneaks out of the palace; sometimes she escapes into the books she hides under her bed. Eager suitors, tasked with retrievng magical objects, come
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
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!