Welcome To JFF 2026! Ireland's only truly national film festival
Featured Films
An Autumn Afternoon
Yasujiro Ozu, 1962
Yasujiro Ozu’s final film is one of the great director’s finest works. Revisiting the themes and story of Ozu’s earlier classic Late Spring (1949), An Autumn Afternoon stars his regular collaborator Chishu Ryu as Hirayama - an ageing widower un
How Dare You?
Mipo O, 2026
Elementary school pupil Yuishi is immediately smitten by his classmate Kokoa when she stands up in class to give an impassioned speech about the environment. The pair start spending more time together and are soon joined by mischievous Haruto. Togeth
The Colors Within
Naoko Yamada, 2024
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colours' of others. Colours of bliss, excitement, and serenity. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful colour of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Tots
The Ozu Diaries
Daniel Raim, 2025
Legendary filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu is a major figure in cinema history, with several of his films such as Tokyo Story and Late Spring regularly featuring near the top of ‘greatest films of all time’ lists. In this fascinating documentary, director
Leave the Cat Alone
Daisuke Shigaya, 2025
Mori finds himself unable to bridge the quiet distance growing between him and his wife, Maiko, a photographer. A chance reunion with an old friend, Asako, awakens in him a long-forgotten affection. Asako also remembers being drawn to Mori. Yet their
Akira
Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988
Katsuhiro Otomo's cyberpunk classic Akira makes its welcome return to the big screen. In a dystopian neo-Tokyo, Kaneda and Tetsuo are members of a vigilante biker gang. When his best friend Tetsuo is captured by the authorities after an accident, the
Welcome To JFF 2026! Ireland's only truly national film festival
Welcome to the Japanese Film Festival 2026!
Full details of this year's lineup are now online!
You can download the full 2026 programme here: PDF