Exclusive Screening by NHK World-Japan
- Friday, June 1, 12:30 Mousonturm Studio 1
- Tsuruko’s Tea Journey
- by Keiko MATSUDA
- Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 49 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Free admission
70-year old Tsuruko HANAZAWA embarks on a journey throughout Japan to share her passion for tea ceremonies. During her mission, she brings the ritual to common people and unusual locations.
- Friday, June 1, 18:00 Mousonturm Studio 1
- Living Ninja Legend
- by Fuyuhiko NISHI
- Japan 2016, Blu-ray, 49 min, engl. OF
- Free admission
Masaaki Hatsumi is a 84-year-old ninja master. He teaches a supreme form of self-defense to more than 100,000 students around the world, including FBI agents. What is the essence of his astonishing art?
- Saturday, June 2, 20:00 Naxos Atelier
- Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai’s Daughter
- by Taku KATO
- Script: Mika OMORI based on a novel by Makate ASAI
- Cast: Aoi MIYAZAKI, Ryuhei MATSUDA, Hideki NODA, Kyozo NAGATSUKA
- Japan 2017, Blu-ray, 73 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Free admission
O-Ei lives and works alongside her father, the famous artist Katsushika HOKUSAI. This elaborate biopic follows the free-spirited paintress through love, loss, and the search for a style of her own.