Welcome To JFF 2021! Ireland's only truly national film festival
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Featured Films
Drive My Car
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021
Two years after the death of his wife, theatre actor and director Yusuke is still struggling to come to terms with the loss. He accepts an offer to direct Uncle Vanya at a theatre festival in Hiroshima and decides to drive there in his cherished red
Fly Me To Saitama
Hideki Takeuchi, 2019
Imagine a world where anyone from outside the kingdom of Tokyo needs a visa to enter the capital, especially if you come from the prefecture of Saitama! In this world Momomi is the privileged son of Tokyo’s governor and also chair of the student co
THE END OF EVANGELION
Hideaki Anno, 1997
This final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the series. SEELE plans an attack on NERV after failing to create a man-made Third Impact. After reaffirmin
Dance With Me
Shinobu Yaguchi, 2019
After trading company employee Shizuka (Ayaka Miyoshi) encounters a shady hypnotist (played by Akira Takarada, of Godzilla fame) at a rundown amusement park, every time she hears music she is compelled to sing and dance! Desperate to break the curse,
Every Day A Good Day
Tatsushi Omori, 2018
University student Noriko is about to graduate but isn’t really sure what she wants to do with her life. When she and her cousin Michiko start attending a Japanese tea ceremony class, Noriko unexpectedly develops a passion for the practice. The rit
It's A Summer Film
Soushi Matsumoto, 2021
Teenager Barefoot is obsessed with samurai films. She spends her days watching and re-watching chanbara classics with her two best friends - Blue Hawaii, who is a kendo enthusiast, and sci-fi geek Kickboard. Bored with the school film club and their
Welcome To JFF 2021! Ireland's only truly national film festival
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Earlier this year it was disappointing for everyone when the annual Japanese Film Festival Ireland event in April had to be postponed again.
We waited to get a better idea of the situation before thinking about rescheduling.
But as some of our partner cinemas have been open and operating safely since earlier this summer, we want to welcome in person those loyal JFF fans who want to return to the cinema and Japanese Film Festival.
So while this edition will be a bit smaller that normal, we are planning to host screenings at venues in Dublin, Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford.
The 2021 Festival features another diverse and packed programme of films, which includes work of the most acclaimed filmmakers from contemporary Japanese cinema, and covers a variety of themes, genres and topics.
We welcome those who will be able to join us.
Enjoy & Arigato!