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77 August - September 2014 ISSUE JAPAN FOUNDATION KUALA LUMPUR BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER WWW.JFKL.ORG.MY ...................................................................... JFKL’s Upcoming Programme Japanese Film Festival 2014 Laughter Of 600 Years – Mansai Nomura Kyogen Performance Asian Puppet Theatre Exchange The World Heritage in Japan – History, Nature and Food The Weekend Japanese Film Show Nihongo WAIWAI Club Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Familiarization Course New Intake © GAGA Corporation © 2013 Nibariki - GNDHDDTK ©2012 “Tug of War!” Film Partners © 2012 “Leaving on the 15th Spring” Film Partners 02 / UPCOMING EVENTS / FILM The Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur has pulled the curtains on the full programme for the 11th edition of the Japanese Film Festival to be held at selected Golden Screen Cinemas venues across Malaysia. Over four weeks in September and October, the event will showcase the best in Japanese motion pictures. Cinephiles can expect a heady mix of titles to whet every appetite, from light-hearted 2014 mainstream fare to movies that have made the rounds in film festivals the likes of Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and New York. Touching human dramas dominate the 13-strong list, which includes five new releases. Yuki Tanada’s exploration of grief and loss in “Mourning Recipe” stars an award-winning cast boasting a Japan Academy Prize and Venice Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni Award to their names. Meanwhile, Mikako Ichikawa, who picked up the prestigious Silver St. George in 2002, plays a kooky woman who rents cats to lonely people in “Rent-a-Cat”. Visitors will also find definite crowd-pleasers in Hirokazu Koreeda’s Cannes Jury Prize-winning family drama “Like Father, Like Son”, Hayao Miyazaki’s swansong biopic “The Wind Rises” and action-comedy “Samurai Hustle”, which went straight to number two at the Japan box office in its opening week. All films are presented in Japanese with English subtitles. ................................................................................................................................. Like Father, Like Son d. KOREEDA Hirokazu/2013/121min Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth, he must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own. © GAGA Corporation ................................................................................................................................. The Wind Rises d. MIYAZAKI Hayao/2013/126min A fictionalized biography of Jiro Horikoshi, designer of the Mitsubishi A5M and its successor, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero; fighter planes that were used by the Empire of Japan during WWII. © 2013 Nibariki - GNDHDDTK ................................................................................................................................. Rent-a-Cat d. OGIGAMI Naoko/2012/110min An odd woman named Sayoko rents cats to lonely people. Some of the renters include an old woman who lost her husband and her cat, a middle-aged man who moved away from his family for work, a woman at a reception desk who questions her existence and a man who has a connection with Sayoko. © 2012 Rent-A-Cat F.P ................................................................................................................................. Tug of War! d. MIZUTA Nobuo/2012/111min Chiaki Nishikawa works at the public relations department for the city of Oita. The city in the past thrice won the tug-of-war world championship and Chiaki is also an enthusiast for the tug-of-war game. To promote Oita, the mayor instructs Chiaki to form a female tug-of-war team. ©2012 “Tug of War!” Film Partners ................................................................................................................................. Tokyo Oasis d. MATSUMOTO Kana & KAYO Nakamura/2011/83min Losing her grip on reality, an actress leaves the filming of her latest project and encounters three kindred spirits. Together, they discover a new lease on life. © 2011 Oasis Project ................................................................................................................................. Leaving on the 15th Spring d. YOSHIDA Yasuhiro/2013/114min Yuna is a 15-year-old who lives with her father in a secluded island where students are forced to leave upon graduating from junior high. Though she is excited about the prospect of life away from her small community, she feels unease over leaving her father all alone. © 2012 “Leaving on the 15th Spring” Film Partners ................................................................................................................................. KLANG VALLEY PENANG Dates: 11 – 16 September Dates: 18 – 21 September Venues: GSC Pavilion KL, GSC Mid Valley, GSC One Utama Venue: GSC Gurney Plaza KUCHING KOTA KINABALU Dates: 25 – 28 September Dates: 2 – 5 October Venue: GSC CityOne Megamall Venue: GSC Suria Sabah Mall *Tickets can be purchased through GSC box office, GSC e-payment at gsc.com.my or GSC Mobile App for Apple and Android devices. All movies are subject to change. ................................................................................................................................. Fly, Dakota, Fly! d. ABURATANI Seiji/2013/109min Shortly after the end of WWII, a plane carrying British soldier and dignitaries is stranded in Sado Island. Despite their initial hostility, the villagers decide to help their former enemies to return home. ©「 FLY, DAKOTA, FLY!」partners ................................................................................................................................. Initial D Legend 1: Awakening d. HIDAKA Masamitsu/2014/60min High school student Takumi Fujiwara is a gas station attendant by day and a delivery boy for his father’s tofu shop by night. But little does he know his precise driving skills and his father’s modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno will soon pit him against Gunma prefecture’s best racing groups. © Suichi Shigeno/Kodansha· 2004 「Initial D」 Film Committee ................................................................................................................................. Saint Seiya: Legend Of Sanctuary d. SATOU Keiichi/2014/93min Five young warriors known as Saints wage war against the Sanctuary in an effort to protect Saori Kido, a reincarnation of the goddess Athena. © Masami Kurumada/ Saint Seiya LEGEND of SANCTUARY Production Committee ................................................................................................................................. The Snow White Murder Case Samurai Hustle d. NAKAMURA Yoshihiro/2014/126min d. MOTOKI Katsunori/2013/119min A mystery about the destructive power of gossip when a young woman Masaatsu Naito is the head of a small and poor clan in Northern Japan who works at a cosmetic company is suspected of murdering her beautiful who is ordered by the Shogun to travel an incredible distance in an colleague. impossibly short time or risk having his land taken away. .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... The Round Table Mourning Recipe d. YUKISADA Isao/2014/113min d. TANADA Yuki/2013/129min Kokko is a third grade elementary school student who is dissatisfied with A man’s life is turned upside down after the death of his wife. Two weeks her life despite having a happy family. later, a woman visits him and gives him a recipe which was left by his late wife. Meanwhile, his daughter Yuriko comes to visit him in lieu of her impending divorce. .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... 04 / UPCOMING EVENTS / PERFORMING ARTS ASIAN TRADITIONAL THEATRE SERIES LAUGHTER OF 600 YEARS – MANSAI NOMURA KYOGEN PERFORMANCE ‘THE OWL’ & ‘TIED TO A STICK’ A vessel of humour and history, the Japanese comedic dramatic form of Kyōgen has touched audiences from all walks of life since the 14th century. In 2001, it was designated as “the oral and intangible heritage of humanity” by UNESCO. The Mansaku-no-Kai Kyōgen Company, led by one of Japan’s most illustrious Kyōgen performers, Mansaku Nomura, is set to perform two classic tales. In “The Owl”, a man discovers his brother has been possessed by the spirit of the titular bird after a mysterious trip to the mountains. “Tied to a Stick” meanwhile recounts the hilarious exploits of a master in his attempt to punish his two insubordinate servants. There will be a joint workshop conducted by the Nanning Cantonese Opera Troupe and the Mansaku-no-Kai Kyogen Company a day before the event. Workshop Details Performance Details Date & Time : 22nd August, 7:30pm – Date & Time : 23rd August, 8:30pm – 9:30pm Venue : Sinkeh, Venue : MPPP Town Hall, 105, Lebuh Melayu, Jalan Padang Kota Lama, George Town, 10200 Penang. George Town, 10200 Penang Participation : Admission : RM 20 – RM 60 Registration Ticket Purchase George Town Festival Secretariat 1. www.AirAsiaRedtix.com TEL : +604 261 6308 2. Rock Corner outlets ADD : 1st Floor, 86 Lebuh Armenian, George Town, 10200 Penang. (The Gardens, KLCC, Subang Parade, The Curve) 3. Victoria Music outlets (Sungei Wang Plaza, Amcorp Mall, Tropicana City Mall) 4.Tune Store, Low Yat Plaza Mansai Nomura