Friday, June 1

Sake Bar

  • Free admission
  • Tuesday, May 29 – Saturday, June 2 18:00 - 22:00 Mousonturm 1. OG

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© 1967 Toho Co., Ltd.

Samurai Rebellion

  • 上意討ちー拝領妻始末ー
    Joiuchi: Hairyo tsuma shimatsu
  • Director: Masaki KOBAYASHI
  • Japan 1967, 35mm, 128 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Luk van Haute
  • Friday, June 1, 19:45 German Film Museum

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© Alaaddin Avciogullari

Furoshiki Workshop

  • Workshop in German
  • Friday, June 1, 11:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Mary and the Witch’s Flower

  • メアリと魔女の花
    Meari to majo no hana
  • Director: Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI
  • Japan 2017, DCP, 102 min, Japanese with German subtitles, released to age 6 or older
  • Thursday, May 31, 15:30 Mal Seh’n Kino (with German live voice over)
  • Friday, June 1, 12:00 Mousonturm Saal

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Inland Sea

  • 港町
    Minatomachi
  • Director & camera: Kazuhiro SODA
  • Japan / USA 2018, DCP, 122 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Friday, June 1, 12:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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Exclusive Screening by NHK World-Japan

  • Tsuruko’s Tea Journey
  • by Keiko MATSUDA
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 49 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Friday, June 1, 12:30 Mousonturm Studio 1
  • Living Ninja Legend
  • by Fuyuhiko NISHI
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 49 min, engl. OF
  • Friday, June 1, 18:00 Mousonturm Studio 1
  • Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai’s Daughter
  • by Taku KATO
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 73 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Saturday, June 2, 20:00 Naxos Atelier

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Moon and Thunder

  • 月と雷
    Tsuki to kaminari
  • Director: Hiroshi ANDO
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 120 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • European premiere
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, June 1, 14:15 Mousonturm Saal

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Taiko Concert

  • Friday, June 1, 14:30 Internationales Theater Frankfurt

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Strange Fruit: Shorts

  • DEEP TASTES
  • Director & Script: Kohei NAKAYAMA
  • Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 45 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • ORDINARY EVERYDAY
  • by Noriko YUASA
  • Japan 2017, 30 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • REMEMBER!
  • by Tetsuhiko TSUCHIYA
  • Japan 2016, 25 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • International premiere
  • International premiere in the presence of the director, of the producer Katsuhiko KOMINE and the actresses Mizuho MISATO and Ryoka NEYA (Deep Tastes)
  • Friday, June 1, 15:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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©2017 Lu Film partners

Lu Over the Wall

  • 夜明け告げるルーのうた
    Yoake tsugeru ru no uta
  • Director: Masaaki YUASA
  • Japan 2017, DCP, 107 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 6 or older
  • German premiere
  • Thursday, May 31, 12:00 Mousonturm Saal
  • Friday, June 1, 15:30 Mal Seh’n Kino

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©JNTO

Japan for Wanderlusty Travelers

  • A lecture by Angela Troisi
  • Free admission
  • Lecture in German
  • Friday, June 1, 16:00 Naxos Atelier

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© 2017 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORKAMUSE
INC_ GAGA CORPORATION All rights reserved

The Third Murder

  • 三度目の殺人
    Sandome no satsujin
  • Director & Script: Hirokazu KOREEDA
  • Japan 2017, DCP, 124 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, June 1, 16:45 Mousonturm Saal
  • Sunday, June 3, 17:30 Mal Seh’n Kino

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My Crazy Love for Japanese Camp

  • A lecture by Jonathan M. Hall
  • Free admission
  • Lecture in English
  • Friday, June 1, 17:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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© 2018 River’s Edge Film Partners
/ Kyoko Okazaki / TAKARAJIMASHA

River’s Edge

  • リバーズ・エッジ
  • Director: Isao YUKISADA
  • Japan 2018, DCP, 118 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • In the presence of the director
  • Friday, June 1, 17:30 Mal Seh’n Kino
  • Saturday, June 2, 14:00 Mousonturm Saal

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Danchi Woman

  • Director: Akiko SUGIMOTO
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 66 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • European premiere in the presence of the producer Seiko KATO
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Supporting film: JOHNNY JEANA: PORTRAIT OF A TOKYO ROCKABILLY by James Partridge
  • Friday, June 1, 17:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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© 1961 Toho Co., Ltd.

Yojimbo

  • 用心棒
  • Director: Akira KUROSAWA
  • Japan 1961, 35mm, 110 min, Japanese with English subtitles, released to age 12 or older
  • With an introduction by Chris MaGee
  • Friday, June 1, 17:30 German Film Museum

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© Michael Kuchinke-Hofer

Nippon Open Air: Die Yamasakis

  • Free admission
  • Friday, June 1, 18:00 in front of the Naxoshalle

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Meiko KAJI Unchained

  • A lecture by Dr. Tom Mes
  • Free admission
  • Lecture in English
  • Friday, June 1, 15:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Exclusive Screening by NHK World-Japan

  • Tsuruko’s Tea Journey
  • by Keiko MATSUDA
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 49 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Friday, June 1, 12:30 Mousonturm Studio 1
  • Living Ninja Legend
  • by Fuyuhiko NISHI
  • Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 49 min, engl. OF
  • Friday, June 1, 18:00 Mousonturm Studio 1
  • Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai’s Daughter
  • by Taku KATO
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 73 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Saturday, June 2, 20:00 Naxos Atelier

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Pumpkin and Mayonnaise

  • 南瓜とマヨネーズ
    Kabocha to mayonezu
  • Director: Masanori TOMINAGA
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 93 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • European premiere in the presence of the director
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, June 1, 19:15 Mousonturm Saal
  • Saturday, June 2, 18:00 Mal Seh’n Kino

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Nihon Buyo Workshop

  • Japanese Dance with Michiko YAMAZAKI
  • Workshop in English
  • Friday, June 1, 19:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Passage of Life

  • 僕の帰る場所
    Boku no kaeru basho
  • Director & script: Akio FUJIMOTO
  • Japan / Myanmar 2017, DCP, 98 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Supporting film: HERE AND ELSEWHERE, ON AND ON by Yoshimasa JIMBO
  • Friday, June 1, 19:30 Naxoshalle Kino CANCELLED
  • EXTRA SCREENINGS (admission free!): Saturday, June 2, 18:30 Mousonturm, Studio 1 and 00:15 Uhr Naxoshalle Kino

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Dear Etranger

  • 幼な子われらに生まれ
    Osanago warera ni umare
  • Director: Yukiko MISHIMA
  • Japan 2017, DCP, 127 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere in the presence of the director and the composer and the producer Toru EMORI 
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Thursday, May 31, 19:30 Mousonturm Saal
  • Friday, June 1, 20:00 Mal Seh’n Kino

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Nippon Film Dinner

  • with RAMEN HEADS by Koki SHIGENO
  • Film starts at 20:30
  • Friday, June 1, 20:00 Naxos Atelier

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Ramen Heads

  • ラーメンヘッズ
  • Director: Koki SHIGENO
  • Japan 2017, DCP, 93 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere
  • Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
  • Friday, June 1, 20:00 Naxos Atelier (Nippon Film Dinner)
  • Saturday, June 2, 14:00 Mal Seh’n Kino

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Hanagatami

  • 花筐
  • Director: Nobuhiko OBAYASHI
  • Japan 2017, DCP, 169 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • German premiere with a video message from the director
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, June 1, 21:45 Mousonturm Saal

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Top Knot Detective

  • Directors & script: Aaron McCann, Dominic Pearce
  • Australia 2016, DCP, 86 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Supporting film: MITOKOMON Z by Shogo OKAWA
  • Friday, June 1, 21:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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© Moritz Bichler

Tim & Puma Mimi and Melted Moon

  • Nippon Live on Stage: Tim & Puma Mimi and Melted Moon
  • Friday, June 1, 22:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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© 1964 Kadokawa Pictures

On the Road Forever

  • 無宿者
    Mushuku mono
  • Director: Kenji MISUMI
  • Japan 1964, 35mm, 89 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • With an introduction by Tom Mes
  • Friday, June 1, 22:30 German Film Museum

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Occult Bolshevism

  • 霊的ボリシェヴィキ
    Reiteki Borisheviki
  • Director & script: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 96 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • European premiere in the presence of the director and the actresses Emina KONDO and Tomomi KONO
  • Competition Nippon Cinema Award
  • Friday, June 1, 22:45 Mal Seh’n Kino
  • Saturday, June 2, 22:15 Mousonturm Saal

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