Welcome To JFF 2025! Ireland's only truly national film festival
Featured Films
Cloud
Kiyoshi Kurosawa , 2024
Yoshii is determined to make his fortune ‘reselling’ in-demand goods such as electronics, anime figurines and video games. After a few successful deals, he quits his job to become a full-time reseller. He also starts making riskier bets - includi
Tekkonkinkreet
Michael Arias, 2025
JFF is delighted to present screenings of this 2006 anime classic Tekkonkinkreet. In Treasure Town, where the moon smiles and young boys can fly, life can be both gentle and brutal. This is never truer than for Black and White, two street urchins who
Teki Cometh
Daihachi Yoshida, 2023
Retired academic Gisuke lives a quiet life in a traditional Japanese house. His daily routine is interrupted only by visits from old colleagues and the occasional odd job. One day, Gisuke starts receiving cryptic emails warning that an ‘enemy’ is
All the Long Nights
Sho Miyake, 2024
Misa and Takatoshi are each living with an often debilitating condition: Misa with intense monthly PMS, and Takatoshi with frequent panic attacks. Both have found it hard to hold down jobs and relationships due to their intense mood swings. When they
The Making of a Japanese
Ema Ryan Yamazaki, 2023
Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s delightful documentary follows two sets of students - first graders and sixth graders - over the course of a year in a Tokyo public elementary school. Filmed during the peak of the pandemic, this is a rich portrait of the ups an
Takano Tofu
Mitsuhiro Mihara, 2023
Tatsuo is a dedicated tofu maker who still makes tofu the traditional way. As well as supplying bigger stores, he runs a small tofu shop with his daughter Haru. Facing serious health issues, Tatsuo is deeply worried about his daughter’s future. He
Welcome To JFF 2025! Ireland's only truly national film festival
JFF is back for 2025 in our usual April spot!
Between April 1 - 27, we are presenting screenings in Bray, Dundalk, Sligo, Cork, Waterford, Galway, Wexford and Dublin.
Tickets are on sale now. We look forward to seeing you at JFF25!