Welcome To JFF 2024! Ireland's only truly national film festival
Featured Films
Ripples
Naoko Ogigami, 2023
Yoriko lives a quiet, uneventful life with her husband Osamu, son Takuya and ailing father-in-law. But when the 2011 earthquake hits, Osamu - terrified of radiation poisoning - flees his home and family. Years later, Yoriko has moved on, spending her
Blue Giant
Yuzuru Tachikawa, 2023
18-year-old Dai Miyamoto moves to Tokyo to fulfil his dream of becoming a successful saxophonist. There, he meets Yukinori Sawabe - a highly skilled pianist who is immediately impressed with Dai’s musical chops. They agree to form a jazz trio, recr
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Neo Sora, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died in 2023, was one of Japan’s foremost composers and musicians for nearly five decades. From his work with Yellow Magic Orchestra to iconic scores for films such as Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence, his work has influenced arti
Egoist
Daishi Matsunaga, 2023
When wealthy magazine editor Kosuke begins classes with his new personal trainer Ryuta, there’s an immediate spark between the two men. Before long, they begin a passionate romantic relationship. Ryuta works hard in a bid to earn enough money to su
Typhoon Club
Shinji Somai, 1985
Shinji Somai was one of the most fascinating and accomplished Japanese filmmakers of the 1980s and 90s, directing an eclectic mix of 13 films before he died in 2001 at just 53 years of age. We’re delighted to present one of his most celebrated mast
Perfect Days
Wim Wenders, 2023
Middle-aged Hirayama (a fantastic Koji Yakusho) leads a modest existence, balancing his work as a Tokyo public toilet caretaker with his love of music, reading and photography. The simple life he cherishes is disrupted when a young woman appears on h
Welcome To JFF 2024! Ireland's only truly national film festival
We're back for 2024 in our usual April spot!
Over 3 weeks between April 9 - 27, we are presenting screenings across the country in Bray, Dundalk, Limerick, Sligo, Cork, Waterford, Galway, Wexford and Dublin.
Full details coming on March 28th.