Japanese film festival will be organized at Nandan from 17 to 19 March 2023
Japan Talkies Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata, The Japan Foundation and Federation of Film Societies of India will organize Japan Talkies, where a selection of 5 Japanese films with English subtitles will be screened. The festival will be inaugurated by Consul General of Japan in Kolkata, Mr. NAKAGAWA Koichi and Secretary of Federation of Film Societies of India, Mr. Sankar Pal on 17 March 2023 at 5.00 pm.
Japan Talkies Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata, The Japan Foundation and Federation of Film Societies of India will organize Japan Talkies, where a selection of 5 Japanese films with English subtitles will be screened. The festival will be inaugurated by Consul General of Japan in Kolkata, Honourable Mr. NAKAGAWA Koichi and Secretary of Federation of Film Societies of India, Mr. Sankar Pal on 17 March 2023 at 5.00 pm.
1)-Iwane: Sword of Serenity
Runtime: 120 min | Year: 2019 | Director: MOTOKI Katsuhide –Sakazaki Iwane becomes entangled in the tragic deaths of two friendsin his homeland of Bungo-Sekimae. He decides to leave his domain,parting his fiancée Nao whom he was soon to wed and becomes avagrant masterless samurai with nothing more to lose.18 March,2023 | Saturday5:00 PM(after Inauguration) 17 March 2023 | Friday
2)Killing-Runtime: 80 min | Year:2018 | Director: TSUKAMOTO ShinyaTsuzuki.
Mokunoshin is an impoverished samurai, living with a farmingfamily. He practices his swordsmanship by sparring with neighborIchisuke and becomes close with Ichisuke’s elder sister, Yu.
One daythe three witness a duel taking place within the grounds of a shrine.3:00 PM
3)-A Beautiful Star-Runtime: 127 min | Year: 2017 | Director: YOSHIDA Daihachi
Weather forecaster Juichiro one day suddenly realizes he’s from Mars. Then his daughter, son and wife have their own similarrealizations. They try so hard to save the endangered planet Earth but things get crazy on the way…4:30 PM
4)-Almost a Miracle-Runtime: 119 min | Year: 2019 | Director: ISHII Yuya
High school boy Machida is a loner who is not particularly good at hisstudies or extracurricular activities. But he does seem to have hisheart in the right place. When he is injured at school, a school-matetends to him and he develops a crush for her.5:15 PM
5)A Banana? At This Time of Night ?–Runtime: 120 min | Year: 2018 | Director: MAEDA Tetsu
Thirty-four-year-old Shikano Yasuaki can only move his neck andhands because of muscular dystrophy. But he ditches the hospital insearch of freedom. One day, he finds attraction in a new volunteer,but she is found to already have a boyfriend.3:00 PM19 March 2023 | Sunday
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