The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
2025/1/31
Am I Right? Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema
7 February to 31 March 2025, Nationwide
In a world where injustice runs rampant, cinematic expressions of justice seem inexhaustible: time and time again, heroic protagonists fend off malicious antagonists or enact their revenge, with the constant injustices they face mirroring those of audiences. Japanese film is no exception to this, and the JFTFP25 promises to showcase how Japanese filmmakers use the language of cinema to explore the concepts of criminal, social and moral justice, along with the ways people respond to external judgement.
For full details about all films, locations and special events, visit the official website.
Film Line-up
All the Long Nights
Yoake no subete, 夜明けのすべて
Director: MIYAKE Sho
Cast: MATSUMURA Hokuto, KAMISHIRAISHI Mone, MITSUISHI Ken, Ryo
2024, 119 min
Qualia
Qualia, クオリア
Director: USHIMARU Ryo
Cast: SASAKI Kokone, KUDAMATSU Maya, KIGUCHI Kenta, ISHIKAWA Ruka
2023, 96 min
A Samurai in Time
Samurai Time Slipper, 侍タイムスリッパー
Director: YASUDA Junichi
Cast: YAMAGUCHI Makiya, FUKE Norimasa, SAKURA Yuno
2024, 131 min
To Mom, With Love
Okasan ga issho, お母さんが一緒
Director: HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke
Cast: EGUCHI Noriko, UCHIDA Chika, FURUKAWA Kotone, AOYAMA Hisashi
2024, 106 min
Hope
Nozomi, 望み
Director: TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
Cast: TSUTSUMI Shinichi, ISHIDA Yuriko, OKADA Kenshi, KIYOHARA Kaya
2020, 108 min
Sakura
Kuchinai sakura, 朽ちないサクラ
Director: HARA Hiroto
Cast: SUGISAKI Hana, YASUDA Ken, HAGIWARA Riku, TOYOHARA Kosuke
2024, 119 min
Tea Friends
Chanomi tomodachi, 茶飲友達
Director: SOTOYAMA Bunji
Cast: OKAMOTO Rei, ISONISHI Maki, KAINUMA Miu, WATANABE Tetsu
2022, 134 min
The Inugami Family
Inugami-ke no ichizoku, 犬神家の一族
Director: ICHIKAWA Kon
Cast: ISHIZAKA Koji, TAKAMINE Mieko, SANJO Miki, KUSABUE Mitsuko
1976, 146 min
99% Cloudy… Always
99%, itsumo kumori, 99％、いつも曇り
Director: SANGOUMI Midori
Cast: SANGOUMI Midori, NIKAIDO Satoshi, ENA Ayumi
2023, 110 min
Day and Night
Day and Night, デイアンドナイト
Director: FUJII Michihito
Cast: ABE Shinnosuke, ANDO Masanobu, KIYOHARA Kaya
2019, 134 min
Let's Go Karaoke!
Karaoke iko!, カラオケ行こ！
Director: YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
Cast: AYANO Go, SAITO Jun
2024, 107 min
Ichiko
Ichiko, 市子
Director: TODA Akihiro
Cast: SUGISAKI Hana, WAKABA Ryuya, UNO Shohei
2023, 126 min
Stay Mum
Kakushigoto, かくしごと
Director: SEKINE Kosai
Cast: Anne, OKUDA Eiji, NAKASU Toma
2024, 128 min
Bushido
Gobangiri, 碁盤斬り
Director: SHIRAISHI Kazuya
Cast: KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi, KIYOHARA Kaya, KUNIMURA Jun, SAITO Takumi
2024, 129 min
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?
Rogo no shikin ga arimasen!, 老後の資金がありません！
Director: MAEDA Tetsu
Cast: AMAMI Yuki, MATSUSHIGE Yutaka, KUSABUE Mitsuko
2021, 115 min
The Scoop
Shinmai kisha Torokko: watashi ga yaraneba dare ga yaru!, 新米記者トロッ子 私がやらねば誰がやる！
Director: KOBAYASHI Keiichi
Cast: FUJIYOSHI Karin, TAKAISHI Akari, KUMADA Rinka, NAKAI Tomo
2024, 98 min
Penalty Loop
Penalty Loop, ペナルティループ
Director: ARAKI Shinji
Cast: WAKABA Ryuya, ISEYA Yusuke, YAMASHITA Rio, JIN Dae-yeon
2023, 99 min
Ghost Cat Anzu
Bakeneko Anzu-chan, 化け猫あんずちゃん
Director: KUNO Yoko, YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
Cast: MORIYAMA Mirai, GOTO Noa
2024, 97 min
We Make Antiques!
Uso happyaku, 嘘八百
Director: TAKE Masaharu
Cast: NAKAI Kiichi, SASAKI Kuranosuke, Tomochika, MORIKAWA Aoi
2018, 105 min
Carmen Comes Home
Carmen kokyo ni kaeru, カルメン故郷に帰る
Director: KINOSHITA Keisuke
Cast: TAKAMINE Hideko, KOBAYASHI Toshiko, SANO Shuji, RYU Chishu
1951, 86 min
A Girl Named Ann
An no koto, あんのこと
Director: IRIE Yu
Cast:KAWAI Yumi, SATO Jiro, INAGAKI Goro
2024, 113 min
In the Wake
Mamorarenakatta mono-tachi e, 護られなかった者たちへ
Director: ZEZE Takahisa
Cast:SATOH Takeru, ABE Hiroshi, KIYOHARA Kaya
2021, 134 min
(Ab)normal Desire
Seiyoku, 正欲
Director: KISHI Yoshiyuki
Cast: INAGAKI Goro, ARAGAKI Yui, SATO Kanta, HIGASHINO Ayaka
2023, 110 min
The Moon
Tsuki, 月
Director: ISHII Yuya
Cast: MIYAZAWA Rie, ISOMURA Hayato, NIKAIDO Fumi, ODAGIRI Joe
2023, 144 min
Rude to Love
Ai ni ranbo, 愛に乱暴
Director: MORIGAKI Yukihiro
Cast: EGUCHI Noriko, KOIZUMI Kotaro, BABA Fumika, FUBUKI Jun
2024, 105 min
Broken Commandment
Hakai, 破戒
Director: MAEDA Kazuo
Cast: MAMIYA Shotaro, ISHII Anna, YAMOTO Yuma, MASHIMA Hidekazu
2022, 119 min
Yoake no subete, 夜明けのすべて
Director: MIYAKE Sho
Cast: MATSUMURA Hokuto, KAMISHIRAISHI Mone, MITSUISHI Ken, Ryo
2024, 119 min
Qualia
Qualia, クオリア
Director: USHIMARU Ryo
Cast: SASAKI Kokone, KUDAMATSU Maya, KIGUCHI Kenta, ISHIKAWA Ruka
2023, 96 min
A Samurai in Time
Samurai Time Slipper, 侍タイムスリッパー
Director: YASUDA Junichi
Cast: YAMAGUCHI Makiya, FUKE Norimasa, SAKURA Yuno
2024, 131 min
To Mom, With Love
Okasan ga issho, お母さんが一緒
Director: HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke
Cast: EGUCHI Noriko, UCHIDA Chika, FURUKAWA Kotone, AOYAMA Hisashi
2024, 106 min
Hope
Nozomi, 望み
Director: TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
Cast: TSUTSUMI Shinichi, ISHIDA Yuriko, OKADA Kenshi, KIYOHARA Kaya
2020, 108 min
Sakura
Kuchinai sakura, 朽ちないサクラ
Director: HARA Hiroto
Cast: SUGISAKI Hana, YASUDA Ken, HAGIWARA Riku, TOYOHARA Kosuke
2024, 119 min
Tea Friends
Chanomi tomodachi, 茶飲友達
Director: SOTOYAMA Bunji
Cast: OKAMOTO Rei, ISONISHI Maki, KAINUMA Miu, WATANABE Tetsu
2022, 134 min
The Inugami Family
Inugami-ke no ichizoku, 犬神家の一族
Director: ICHIKAWA Kon
Cast: ISHIZAKA Koji, TAKAMINE Mieko, SANJO Miki, KUSABUE Mitsuko
1976, 146 min
99% Cloudy… Always
99%, itsumo kumori, 99％、いつも曇り
Director: SANGOUMI Midori
Cast: SANGOUMI Midori, NIKAIDO Satoshi, ENA Ayumi
2023, 110 min
Day and Night
Day and Night, デイアンドナイト
Director: FUJII Michihito
Cast: ABE Shinnosuke, ANDO Masanobu, KIYOHARA Kaya
2019, 134 min
Let's Go Karaoke!
Karaoke iko!, カラオケ行こ！
Director: YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
Cast: AYANO Go, SAITO Jun
2024, 107 min
Ichiko
Ichiko, 市子
Director: TODA Akihiro
Cast: SUGISAKI Hana, WAKABA Ryuya, UNO Shohei
2023, 126 min
Stay Mum
Kakushigoto, かくしごと
Director: SEKINE Kosai
Cast: Anne, OKUDA Eiji, NAKASU Toma
2024, 128 min
Bushido
Gobangiri, 碁盤斬り
Director: SHIRAISHI Kazuya
Cast: KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi, KIYOHARA Kaya, KUNIMURA Jun, SAITO Takumi
2024, 129 min
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?
Rogo no shikin ga arimasen!, 老後の資金がありません！
Director: MAEDA Tetsu
Cast: AMAMI Yuki, MATSUSHIGE Yutaka, KUSABUE Mitsuko
2021, 115 min
The Scoop
Shinmai kisha Torokko: watashi ga yaraneba dare ga yaru!, 新米記者トロッ子 私がやらねば誰がやる！
Director: KOBAYASHI Keiichi
Cast: FUJIYOSHI Karin, TAKAISHI Akari, KUMADA Rinka, NAKAI Tomo
2024, 98 min
Penalty Loop
Penalty Loop, ペナルティループ
Director: ARAKI Shinji
Cast: WAKABA Ryuya, ISEYA Yusuke, YAMASHITA Rio, JIN Dae-yeon
2023, 99 min
Ghost Cat Anzu
Bakeneko Anzu-chan, 化け猫あんずちゃん
Director: KUNO Yoko, YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
Cast: MORIYAMA Mirai, GOTO Noa
2024, 97 min
We Make Antiques!
Uso happyaku, 嘘八百
Director: TAKE Masaharu
Cast: NAKAI Kiichi, SASAKI Kuranosuke, Tomochika, MORIKAWA Aoi
2018, 105 min
Carmen Comes Home
Carmen kokyo ni kaeru, カルメン故郷に帰る
Director: KINOSHITA Keisuke
Cast: TAKAMINE Hideko, KOBAYASHI Toshiko, SANO Shuji, RYU Chishu
1951, 86 min
A Girl Named Ann
An no koto, あんのこと
Director: IRIE Yu
Cast:KAWAI Yumi, SATO Jiro, INAGAKI Goro
2024, 113 min
In the Wake
Mamorarenakatta mono-tachi e, 護られなかった者たちへ
Director: ZEZE Takahisa
Cast:SATOH Takeru, ABE Hiroshi, KIYOHARA Kaya
2021, 134 min
(Ab)normal Desire
Seiyoku, 正欲
Director: KISHI Yoshiyuki
Cast: INAGAKI Goro, ARAGAKI Yui, SATO Kanta, HIGASHINO Ayaka
2023, 110 min
The Moon
Tsuki, 月
Director: ISHII Yuya
Cast: MIYAZAWA Rie, ISOMURA Hayato, NIKAIDO Fumi, ODAGIRI Joe
2023, 144 min
Rude to Love
Ai ni ranbo, 愛に乱暴
Director: MORIGAKI Yukihiro
Cast: EGUCHI Noriko, KOIZUMI Kotaro, BABA Fumika, FUBUKI Jun
2024, 105 min
Broken Commandment
Hakai, 破戒
Director: MAEDA Kazuo
Cast: MAMIYA Shotaro, ISHII Anna, YAMOTO Yuma, MASHIMA Hidekazu
2022, 119 min
