16th Japanese Film Festival 2012!!

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16th Japanese Film Festival 2012!!

Run and presented by the Japan Foundation, the annual film festival features the hottest movies, comprising of many newly released films currently screening in Japan- it is finally here!!

The film festival will kick off with the screening of Thermae Romae. Based on a recent smash-hit manga series, this comedic story centred on bath culture following Lucius, a stumped Roman architect who stumbles upon a time portal that leads him to a modern Japanese bathhouse. How will he incorporate the newly found ideas into his Roman bathhouse? Abe Hiroshi’s portrayal of Lucius is highly anticipated!

For those looking for a darker movie, Helter Skelter explores Lilico’s desperation when her top-to-toe “perfect” body starts to deteriorate, transcending her into a spiral of darkness. Combined with Erika Sawajiri’s striking performance as Lilico, this movie will sure to be a hit!

Don’t worry romantic comedy movie buffs, Love Strikes! is the one for you! Geeky Yukiyo, has never had much luck with romance, but what’s to happen when four beautiful women suddenly becomes interested in him at the same time?

Another title to look out is the definitely popular manga-turned-movie, Rurouni Kenshin led by Takeru Satoh. It’s a must for any samurai lover! Also, the couple pairing of Masaki Okada and Haruka Ayase in Akko-chan: The Movie, there’s bound to be something you will enjoy! Hurry and book your tickets before they are sold out!

Tickets are on sale now!

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Key of Life  www.kagidoro.com  

Director & Screenplay: Kenji Uchida（←SPECIAL GUEST!!）  INFORMATION
Cast: Masato Sakai, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryoko Hirosue
©2012 “Key of Life” Film Partners

A Terminal Trust  www.tsuino-shintaku.jp  

Director & Screenplay: Masayuki Suo
Cast: Tamiyo Kusakari, Koji, Tadanobu Asano, Takao Osawa
©2012 Fuji Television Network, Toho, Altamira Pictures

Afro Tanaka  http://afrotanaka-movie.jp/  

Director: Daigo Matsui
Cast: Shota Matsuda, Nozomi Sasaki
© 2012 Masaharu Noritsuke, Shogakukan/Afro Tanaka Film Partners

AKKO-CHAN: The Movie  http://www.akko-chan-movie.com/index.html  

Director: Yasuhiro Kawamura
Cast: Haruka Ayase, Masaki Okada
©2012 “AKKO-CHAN: The Movie” Film Partners ©Fujio Akatsuka

ALWAYS – Sunset on Third Street – 3  http://www.always3.jp/  

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki
©2012“Always3” Film Partners

Bread of Happiness  http://shiawase-pan.asmik-ace.co.jp/index.html  

Director, Screenplay & Original Story: Yukiko Mishima
Cast: Tomoyo Harada, Yo Oizumi, Ken Mitsuishi, Kimiko Yo
©2011 “Shiawasenopan” Production Committee

Bunny Drop  www.usagi-drop.com  

Director: SABU
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama , Mana Ashida, Karina
© 2011 “Usagi Drop” Production Committee

Bushido Sixteen  http://bushido16-movie.com/  

Director: Tomoyuki Furumaya
Cast: Riko Narumi, Kie Kitano
©2010 “Bushido Sixteen” Film Partners

Chronicle of My Mother  http://www.wagahaha.jp/  

Director & Screenplay: Masato Harada
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Kiki Kirin, Aoi Miyazaki
©2012 “Chronicle of My Mother” Film Partners

Crossroads  http://www.railways2.jp  

Director: Masatoshi Kurakata
Cast: Tomokazu Miura, Kimiko Yo, Eiko Koike, Akiyoshi Nakao, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
©2011 “Crossroads” Film Partners

Dearest  www.anatae.jp  

Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Cast: Ken Takakura, Yuko Tanaka, Koichi Sato, Kimiko Yo, Haruka, Beat Takeshi
“DEAREST” © 2012 TOHO / TV ASAHI / DENTSU / NIKKEI / GENTOSHA / ABC / NBN / TOKYO FM / Yahoo! Japan / NIPPAN / KBC / HTB / SATV

Documentary of AKB48 the show must go on  http://www.2011-akb48.jp/  

Director: Eiki Takahashi
Cast: AKB48 including Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, Yuki Kashiwagi, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Haruna Kojima, Minami Takahashi
“DOCUMENTARY OF AKB48 SHOW MUST GO ON” © 2012 AKS Inc. / TOHO CO., LTD. / AKIMOTO YASUSHI, Inc. / North River Inc. / NHK Enterprises, Inc.

Dreams for Sale  http://yumeuru.asmik-ace.co.jp/  

Director, Screenplay & Original Story: Miwa Nishikawa
Cast: Takako Matsu, Sadawo Abe, Lena Tananka, Teruyuki Kagawa
©2012 Yumeuruhutari Production Committee

Eight Rangers  http://www.eightranger.com/index.html  

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast: Yu Yokoyama, Subaru Shibutani, Shingo Murakami, Ryuhei Maruyama, Shota Yasuda, Ryo Nishikido, Tadayoshi Okura, Becky, Misako Renbutsu, Naoto Takenaka, Ryosei Tayama, Renji Ishibashi, Noriyuki Higashiyama
“EIGHT RANGERS” © 2012 J Storm / Toho / Teichiku Entertainment / Office Crescendo  EIGHT RANGERS and the character design © J Storm

Friends: Naki on the Monster Island  www.friends-movie.jp  

Director & Screenplay: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast (voice): Shingo Katori, Koichi Yamadera, Seishiro Kato, Sadawo Abe
“FRIENDS: NAKI ON THE MONSTER ISLAND” © 2011 TOHO CO., LTD. / SHOGAKUKAN, INC. / TV ASAHI CORPORATION / J-dream!! co., ltd. / ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. / SHIROGUMI INC. / Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners INC. / T-ARTS Company, Ltd. / Yahoo Japan Corporation / Abe Shuji, Inc.

Girls for Keeps  www.girl-movie.jp  

Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Cast: Karina, Kumiko Aso, Michiko Kichise, Yuka Itaya
©2012 “Girl” Movie Project

Goose Bumps – The Movie –  http://torihada-movie.com  

Director: Koichiro Miki
Cast: Mitsuki Tanimura), Haruka Kinami, Aimi Satsukawa, Anna Ishibashi, Mari Iriki, Miho Miyazaki, Yuri Shirahane
©2012 GOOSE BUMPS -THE MOVIE-

Helter Skelter  http://hs-movie.com/index.html  

Director: Mika Ninagawa
Cast: Erika Sawajiri, Kiko Mizuhara, Nao Ohmori
© 2012 "Helter-Skelter" Production Committee

It’s a Beautiful Life – Irodori  http://www.irodori-movie.jp/  

Director: Osamu Minorikawa
Cast: Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Sumiko Fuji, Mie Nakao
©2012”Jinsei,Irodori” Production Committee

K-ON! Movie  http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/k-on/  

Director: Naoko Yamada
Cast (voice): Aki Toyosaki, Yoko Hikasa, Satomi Sato, Minako Kotobuki, Ayaka Taketasu
© kakifly.Honbunsha/ Sakura High Band

Love Strikes  http://www.moteki-movie.jp/index.html  

Director: Hitoshi One
Cast: Mirai Moriyama, Masami Nagasawa, Kumiko Aso, Riisa Naka, Yoko Maki
“LOVE STRIKES!” © 2011 TOHO / TV TOKYO / DENTSU / KODANSHA / SME / Crescendo / PARCO / Yahoo! Japan / TV OSAKA / TV AICHI

My S.O. Has Depression  http://www.tsureutsu.jp/index.html  

Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe
Cast: Aoi Miyazaki, Masato Sakai
©2011 MY S.O. HAS DEPRESSION Production Committee

Phone Call to the Bar  http://www.tantei-bar.com/  

Director:Hajime Hashimoto
Cast: Yo Oizumi, Ryuhei Matsuda, Koyuki
©2011 PHONE CALL TO THE BAR Production Committee

Postcard  http://www.ichimai-no-hagaki.jp  

Director: Kaneto Shindo
Cast: Etsushi Toyokawa, Shinobu Otake, Naomasa Musaka
© 2011"POSTCARD" Kindai Eiga Kyokai/Watanabe Shoji/Plandas

ROBO-G  http://www.robo-g.jp/  

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi
Cast: Shinjiro Igarashi (aka Mickey Curtis), Yuriko Yoshitaka, Naoto Tanenaka
©FUJI TELEVISION, TOHO, DENTSU, ALTAMIRA Pictures/ Illustration: Akira Sorimachi

Rurouni Kenshin  http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/rurouni-kenshin  

Director: Keishi Otomo
Cast: Takeru Sato, Yu Aoi, Emi Takei, Teruyuki Kagawa
©NOBUHIRO WATSUKI/SHUEISHA ©2012”RUROUNI KENSHIN” FILM PARTNERS

Space Brothers  http://www.spacebrothers-movie.com/index.html  

Director: Yoshitaka Mori
Cast: Shun Oguri, Masaki Okada, Kumiko Aso, Shinichi Tsutsumi
© 2012 TOHO / KODANSHA / DENTSU / Tristone / TFM / MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS / NIPPAN / Yahoo! Japan / famima.com

Tenchi: the Samurai Astronomer  www.tenchi-meisatsu.jp  

Director: Yojiro Takita
Cast: Junichi Okada, Aoi Miyazaki, Ryuta Sato
©2012 TENCHI: The Samurai Astronomer Film Partners

The Floating Castle  www.tenchi-meisatsu.jp  

Director: Isshin Inudo and Shinji Higuchi
Cast: Mansai Nomura, Nana Eikura , Hiroki Narimiya, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Yusuke Kamiji, Koichi Sato
©2011 “The Floating Castle” Film Partners

The Kirishima Thing  www.kirishima-movie.com  

Director: Daihachi Yoshida
Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Ai Hashimoto, Suzuka Ohgo
©2012 “Kirishima” Film Club ©Ryo Asai / SHUEISHA

Handsome Suit  http://www.handsome-suits.com/  

Directo & Screenplay: Tsutomu Hanabusa
Cast: Shosuke Tanihara, Muga Tsukaji, Keiko Kitagawa
©Handsome Suit Production Committee

The Wings of the Kirin  www.shinzanmono-movie.jp  

Director: Nobuhiro Doi
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Yui Aragaki, Junpei Mizobata
©2012 “The Wings of the Kirin” Production Committee

Thermae Romae  http://thermae-romae.jp/index.html  

Director: Hideki Takeuchi
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Masachika Ichimura
© 2012 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK/TOHO/DENTSU/ENTERBRAIN

Tokyo Koen  www.tokyo-park.jp  

Director: Shinji Aoyama
Cast: Haruma Mirua, Nana Eikura, Manami Konishi, Haruka Igawa
©2011 Tokyo Koen Film Partners

Train Brain Express  www.boku9.jp  

Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Eita, Keiko Matsuzaka
©2012 Train Brain Express Production Committee

Tug of War!  http://www.tsunahiki.jp  

Director: Nobuo Mizuta
Cast: Mao Inoue, Tetsuji Tamayama, Keiko Matsuzaka
©2012"Tug of War!" Film Partners

Until the Break of Dawn  http://tsunagu-movie.net/  

Director: Yuichiro Hirakawa
Cast: Tori Matsuzaka, Kiki Kirin
©2012 “TSUNAGU” Film Partners

We Were There – First Love  http://bokura-movie.com/index.html  

Director: Takahiro Miki
Cast: Toma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sosuke Takaoka, Yuika Motokariya
“WE WERE THERE: FIRST LOVE” © 2012 TOHO CO., LTD. / Asmic Ace Entertainment, Inc. / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners INC. / SHOGAKUKAN INC. /J Storm Inc. / AMUSE INC.© 2002 Yuuki Obata / Shogakukan

We Were There: True Love  http://bokura-movie.com/index.html  

Director: Takahiro Miki
Cast: Toma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sosuke Takaoka, Yuika Motokariya
“WE WERE THERE: TRUE LOVE” © 2012 TOHO CO., LTD. / Asmic Ace Entertainment, Inc. / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners INC. / SHOGAKUKAN INC. /J Storm Inc. / AMUSE INC.© 2002 Yuuki Obata / Shogakukan

CONTACT:the Japan Foundation, Sydney japanesefilmfestival@jpf.org.au / (02) 8239 0055

http://www.japanesefilmfestival.net/

IMAGES "Afro Tanaka"　© 2012 Masaharu Noritsuke, Shogakukan/Afro Tanaka Film Partners "Tug of War!"　©2012"Tug of War!" Film Partners "Eight Rangers"　© 2012 J Storm / Toho / Teichiku Entertainment / Office　Crescendo EIGHT RANGERS and the character design © J Storm "Thermae Romae"　© 2012 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK/TOHO/DENTSU/ENTERBRAIN "The Kirishima Thing"　©2012 “Kirishima” Film Club ©Ryo Asai / SHUEISHA "K-ON! Movie"© kakifly.Honbunsha/ Sakura High Band "Dreams for Sale"　©2012 Yumeuruhutari Production Committee "Space Brothers"　© 2012 TOHO / KODANSHA / DENTSU / Tristone / TFM / MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS / NIPPAN / Yahoo! Japan / famima.com "Rurouni Kenshin"　©NOBUHIRO WATSUKI/SHUEISHA ©2012”RUROUNI KENSHIN” FILM PARTNERS "Love Strikes"　© 2011 TOHO / TV TOKYO / DENTSU / KODANSHA / SME / Crescendo / PARCO / Yahoo! Japan / TV OSAKA / TV AICHI "AKKO-CHAN: The Movie"　©2012 “AKKO-CHAN: The Movie” Film Partners ©Fujio Akatsuka "It’s a Beautiful Life – Irodori"　©2012”Jinsei,Irodori” Production Committee "Helter Skelter"　© 2012 "Helter-Skelter" Production Committee