Nippon Connection 2008 Program

Fri Mar 14 17:25:55 EDT 2008

Hi everyone,

this is coming a bit later than usual, but here (see below) is the program for this year's Nippon Connection Film Festival, taking place from April 2-6. This year there will be over 130 films, loads of filmmakers in attendance (Nobuhiro Yamashita for one), and lots of interviews, podium discussions, exhibitions, performances and much more. 

This year's retrospective covers independent animation of the 1960's and 1970's; we'll have two benshi performances, one with Ichiro Kataoka accompanying a screening of PAGE OF MADNESS (and some live electronic music to go along with it), and another performance by the famous Hirono Yamada, who shoots his own silent films for benshi performances. 

Also Kamishibai as you haven't seen it before, an exhibition of young contemporary artists from Osaka, and last but not least a guest lecture by the list's own Jason Gray.

There are lots of discoveries to be made in the film program- with a great number of films subtitled specifically for Nippon Connection, and many international premieres.

All the films are English subtitled by the way- 

You can check out more on the program on:
www.nipponconnection.com

We hope to see a lot of Kinejapaners there- don't hesitate to contact us if you're planning on coming.

Best,

Alex

NIPPON CINEMA 
Venue: Festival center (Student Union building / Studierendenhaus Campus Bockenheim, J?gelstr. 1, Frankfurt) 

Wednesday, April 02 
19:30  Asyl ? Park and Love Hotel 
 by Izuru KUMASAKA, Japan 2007, 111 Min., OmU 
22:15  Twilight Phantom (Ak?kur?) 
by Tsukasa KISHIMOTO, Japan 2007, 97 Min., OmeU, IP, NCA 

Thursday, April 03 
14:30  Sisterhood (Chiky? de tatta futari) 
 by Eiji UCHIDA, Japan 2007, 118 Min., OmeU, IP, NCA 
17:00  Fine, Totally Fine (Zen zen daij?bu) 
 by Yosuke FUJITA, Japan 2007, 110 Min., OmU, EP, NCA 
19:15  United Red Army (Jitsuroku: Reng? sekigun - Asama sans? e no michi) 
by K?ji WAKAMATSU, Japan 2007, 189 Min., OmU * 
23:00  Love My Life 
by K?ji KAWANO, Japan 2006, 96 Min., OmeU 

Friday, April 04 
12:00  A Bao A Qu 
 by Naoki KAT?, Japan 2007, 87 Min., OmeU 
14:30  Tears of Kitty (Koneko no namida) 
by Toshiyuki MORIOKA, Japan 2007, 97 Min., OmeU, IP, NCA 
17:00  A Gentle Breeze in the Village (Tennen kokekk?) 
 by Nobuhiro YAMASHITA, Japan 2007, 121 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA * 
19:45  Dainipponjin 
by Hitoshi MATSUMOTO, Japan 2007, 113 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA 
22:15  The Tender Throbbing Twilight (Tasogare/ Ikutsu ni natte mo yaritai otoko to onna) 
by Shinji IMAOKA, Japan 2007, 64 Min., OmeU, IP, NCA * 

Saturday, April 05 
12:00  Appleseed: Ex Machina 
by Shinji ARAMAKI, Japan 2007, 105 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA * 
14:30  Nada Sou Sou ? Tears for You (Nada s? s?) 
 by Nobuhiro DOI, Japan 2006, 118 Min., OmeU, EP, NCA 
17:00  Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers! (Funuke domo, kanashimi no ai o misero) 
by Daihachi YOSHIDA, Japan 2006, 112 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA 
19:45  Three For the Road (Yajikita d?ch? teresuko) 
by Hideyuki HIRAYAMA, Japan 2007, 108 Min., OmeU, EP, NCA 
22:15  5 Centimeters per Second (By?soku 5 centimeter) 
by Makoto SHINKAI, Japan 2007, 63 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA 

Sunday, April 06 
12:00  The Night Time Picnic (Yoru no pikunikku) 
by Masahiko NAGASAWA, Japan 2006, 117 Min., OmeU, EP, NCA 
14:30  Yasukuni 
by Ying LI, Japan/China 2007, 123 Min., OmU  
17:00  Dog in a Sidecar (Sidok? ni inu) 
by Kichitar? NEGISHI, Japan 2007, 94 Min., OmeU, IP, NCA 
19:45  Nippon Cinema Award ceremony 
 followed by The Mourning Forest (Mogari no mori) 
by Naomi KAWASE, Japan 2007, 97 Min., OmeU 

NIPPON CINEMA Repeat Screenings 
Venue: Orfeos Erben (Hamburger Allee 45, Frankfurt) 

Thursday, April 03 
20:00  The Mourning Forest (Mogari no mori) 
by Naomi KAWASE, Japan 2007, 97 Min., OmeU 
22:15  Asyl ? Park and Love Hotel 
by Izuru KUMASAKA, Japan 2007, 111 Min., OmU 

Friday, April 04 
20.00  5 Centimeters per Second (By?soku 5 centimeter) 
by Makoto SHINKAI, Japan, 63 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA 
21:30  United Red Army (Jitsuroku: Rengo sekigun - Asama sanso e no michi) 
by K?ji WAKAMATSU, Japan 2007, 189 Min., OmU * 

Saturday, April 05 
20:00  A Gentle Breeze in the Village (Tennen kokekk?) 
 by Nobuhiro YAMASHITA, Japan 2007, 121 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA * 
22:15  The Tender Throbbing Twilight (Ikutsu ni natte mo yaritai otoko to onna) 
by Shinji IMAOKA, Japan 2007, 64 Min., OmeU, IP, NCA * 

Sunday, April 06 
20:00  Dainipponjin 
by Hitoshi MATSUMOTO, Japan 2007, 113 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA  
22:15  Appleseed: Ex Machina 
by Shinji ARAMAKI, Japan 2007, 105 Min., OmeU, DP, NCA * 

NIPPON DIGITAL 
Venue: Festival center (Student Union building / Studierendenhaus Campus Bockenheim, J?gelstr. 1, Frankfurt) 

Wednesday, April 02 
20:00  Open Art Animation (Short film compilation) 
72 Min., OmeU, EP 
 Short film: NEGADON: The Monster from Mars (Wakusei daikaij? negadon) 
by Jun AWAZU, Japan 2005, 25 Min., OmU 
22:00  Route 20 (Kokud? nij?g?-sen) 
by Katsuya TOMITA, Japan 2007, 77 Min., OmeU, IP 

Thursday, April 03 
14:00  JVC Tokyo Video Festival Vol. IV (Short film compilation)  
90 Min., OmeU, EP 
16:00  After Ten Thousand Years (Ichi-man nen, ato?.) 
 by Isao OKISHIMA, Japan 2007, 77 Min., OmeU, IP 
 Short film: TAMALA's 'Wild Party' (3 episodes), 13 Min. 
18:00  Fragment 
 by Makoto SASAKI, Japan 2006, 92 Min., OmeU, IP * 
20:15  Beyond the Fence (Sakugoe) 
 by Ry?ichi HONDA, Japan 2007, 98 Min., IP * 
Short film: Why the Japanese Do Not Have Dishwashers? 
by Cecilia Antoni, Japan/Deutschland 2007/08, 7 Min., OmU * 
22:30  The Virgin Wildsides (Dotei. O purody?su) 
 by Tetsuaki MATSUE, Japan 2007, 80 Min., OmeU, IP * 

Friday, April 04 
12:00  893239 I, (Short film compilation)  
101 Min., OmeU, EP 
14:00  This World of Ours (Oretachi no sekai) 
 by Ryo NAKAJIMA, Japan 2006, 92 Min., OmeU, DP 
16:00  Lazarus ? The House of the Rising Sun (Razaro - Asahi no ataru ie-hen) 
 by Kish? IZUCHI, Japan 2007, 81 Min., EP 
18:00  A Permanent Part-Timer in Distress (S?nan furiit?) 
 by Hiroki IWABUCHI, Japan 2007, 67 Min., OmeU, EP 
20:15  Benshi-Brilliance! Ichir? KATOAKA presents A Page of Madness 
by Teinosuke KINUGASA, Japan 1926, 78 Min., with a Benshi-performance by Ichir? KATOAKA and live 
music by herrjoergritter 
22:30  Vortex and Others 
5 short works by Yoshihiro IT?, 98 Min., IP * 

Saturday, April 05 
12:00  Now, I ? (Ima, Boku wa?) 
 by Yasutomo CHIKUMA, Japan 2007, 87 Min., OmeU, WP * 
14:00  Wings of Defeat (Tokk?) 
 by Risa MORIMOTO, USA/Japan 2007, 90 Min., engl.+ japan. OmeU, DP 
16:00  Family Matters (Kazoku no hiketsu) 
 by Sh?tar? KOBAYASHI, Japan 2006, 82 Min., OmeU, IP * 
18:00  Waseda Musabi Student Film Explosion (Short film compilation)  
86 Min., OmeU, IP * 
20:15  Image Rings Planet+1 Selection I: Immoral Films (Short film compilation)  
70 Min., OmeU, IP * 
22:30  Image Rings Planet+1 Selection II (Short film compilation)  
64 Min., OmeU * 

Sunday, April 06 
12:00  Digista Vol. VI 
67 Min., OmeU 
14:00  893239 II 
86 Min., OmeU, EP 
16:00  Benshi Brilliance! Hirono YAMADA`s Benshi Heaven 
 Short film compilation with a Benshi-performance, OmeU, IP 
18:00  Shadow of Sand (Suna no kage) 
 by Yusuke KAIDA, Japan 2008, 76 Min., DP 
20:15  Girl Sparks 
 by Yuya ISHII, Japan 2007, 94 Min., OmeU, DP 
 Short film: TAMALA's 'Wild Party' (3 episodes), 13 Min. 

NIPPON RETRO  
Venue: Kino im Deutschen Filmmuseum (Schaumainkai 41, Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen) 

Wizards of Japanese Independent Animation, 1960s ? Today  

Friday, April 04 
20:30 Pop-Indies 
22:30 Going Global: Y?ji KURI & Taku FURUKAWA 

Saturday, April 05 
18:00 Animation Politics: Renz? KINOSHITA 
20:30 Puppet Masters 

Sunday, April 06 
18:00 Animation Politics: Renz? KINOSHITA 
20:30 Going Global: Y?ji KURI & Taku FURUKAWA 

NIPPON CULTURE 

Wednesday, April 02 
22:00   Opening Lounge 
  DJ Jan Hagenk?tter (INFRACom!), VJ-Team eyetrap.net 

Thursday, April 03 
14:30   Manga Workshop 
18:00   Shibari ? bonding passions (lecture) 
19:30   Enchanting Ropes (Shibari/Bondage performance) 
from 20:00  Karaoke 
from 20:00  Tokyo at Night: Crazy, sexy, cool! ? photo installation 
22:30   Film talk with Yasushi KAWAMURA (CG Director APPLESEED: EX MACHINA) 

Friday, April 04 
16:00   Felix Gaijin ? The First German Visual Novel 
17:00   Kamishibai ? paper theater from Japan 
from 18:00  Sake Lounge 
18:30   Dispatches from the Front Lines of Japanese Cinema (lecture) 
19:00   Artists talk with Jean-Christophe Ammann (Galerie Station / Mousonturm) 
from 19:00  Soba-Ya Soup Lounge + Karaoke 
from 19:00  Tokyo at Night: Crazy, sexy, cool! ? photo installation 
20:30   Wie die japanische Literatur das Prekariat entdeckt (lecture) 
22:30   Film talk with Nobuhiro YAMASHITA  
(director A GENTLE BREEZE IN THE VILLAGE) 
23:00   Nippon on Stage 
Live: DJ Scotch Egg 
  followed by a party with DJ Sascha Nagel and Max Franzke 

Saturday, April 05 
14:00   Tea ceremony 
14:00   Kamishibai ? paper theater from Japan 
16:00   Panel discussion with Japanese film makers  
17:00   Moresukine (comic-lecture) 
from 17:00  Sake Lounge 
18:00   Sake Workshop 
19:00   A History of Japanese Body Suit Tattooing (lecture) 
from 19:00  Soba-Ya Soup Lounge + Karaoke 
from 19:00  Tokyo at Night: Crazy, sexy, cool! ? photo installation 
20:00   Dance performance with Motoko HIRAYAMA (Landungsbr?cken) 
from 22:00  Festival party with Hito and Kyoka 
  Supported by DJ herrjoergritter 
22:30   Film talk with Go JIBIKI (actor UNITED RED ARMY) 

Sunday, April 06 
11:00   Breakfast with LINDA LINDA LINDA 
  by Nobuhiro YAMASHITA, Japan 2005, 114 Min., OmU * 
13:00   Kimono Workshop 
14:00   Tea seminar 
16:00   Gagaku ? Japanese court music (concert ? Aula) 

April 02-06, 2008  
Sonzai ? Dasein  
Exhibition of young Japanese contemporary art  
(Galerie Station, K?nstlerhaus Mousonturm) 
Opening hours: Wednesday, April 02 15:00-21:30, Thursday, April 03 15:00-19:00,  
Friday, April 04 - Sunday, April 06 15:00-21:30  
Vernissage: Tuesday, April 01 20:00 

Captions: 
OmeU = Original version with English subtitles 
OmU = Original version with German subtitles 
DP = German premiere 
EP = European premiere 
IP = International premiere 
NCA= Film competes for the Nippon Cinema Award 
* = filmmaker is present 

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