2nd Annual Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2009

Jonathan M Hall jmhall at uci.edu
Tue Mar 17 00:40:28 EDT 2009



JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES 2009
April 10-26, 2009 | Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Irvine, CA

  
Japan America Media Association proudly presents the second annual  
Japan Film Festival Los Angeles (JFFLA), which will be held on April  
10-19, 2009 in the Los Angeles area and on April 25-26 in Irvine, CA.

April 10 to 16, 2009
Laemmle’s Monica 4-Plex (Santa Monica)
1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

April 17 to 19, 2009
Downtown Independent (Downtown Los Angeles)
251 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

April 25 to 26, 2009
Starplex Cinema (Irvine)
4626 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604

Here are some of the film selections. Pick your film of interest in  
join us at the theatre!

Opening Film: The Sky Crawlers (2008/Japan/121mins)
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast (Voice): Rinko Kikuchi, Ryo Kase, Shosuke Tanihara, Chiaki Kuriyama
Synopsis:   "Kildren" are ageless fighter pilots. They live their  
adolescence until they die in battle. They were fated to fight in  
endless war to "entertain" the peacetime people.

Closing Film: Vacation (2008/Japan/115mins)
Award: Dubai International Film Festival Muhr Award
Director: Hajime Kadoi
Cast: Kaoru Kobayashi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Nene Otsuka, Ren Osugi
Synopsis: Hirai, a veteran prison guard was getting married Mika, a  
single mother. While he was hoping to make time to be with his new  
family, he found out that he would be entitled to a week's vacation   
only if he acts as the execution assistant.

Always Sunset Third Street 2 (2007/Japan/146mins)
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Maki Horikita
Synopsis: The scene is set four months after the previous series in  
Tokyo Shitamachi area. Human events of the residents who live in  
Yuuhi machi 3chome.

252: Signal of Life (2008/Japan/128mins)
Director: Nobuo Mizuta
Cast: Hideaki Ito, Masaaki Uchino, Takayuki Yamada, Yu Kashii
Synopsis: The biggest monster Typhoon ever hit Japan, people tried to  
survive while in a furious panic.

Battery (2007/Japan/119mins)
Director ; Yojiro Takita
A moving story for all generations…Today’s most popular mega- 
selling novel, finally made into a film!In spring 2007, people all  
over Japan will weep over this story about friendship and family.  
Yojiro Takita get a 2009 Academy Award forghin language film of  
“Departures”。

Join us as we celebrate the life of a memorable actor, Mr. Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata, an impressive and prolific actor, passed away on October  
5th, 2008. Long admired for his versatility in portraying different  
characters and his appearance in many films, Mr. Ogata found time to  
be active in other areas as well. His long list of credits includes  
over 50 TV dramas, numerous plays, CMs and also published a couple of  
books. Japan Film Festival Los Angeles is proud to present two of his  
films, A LONG WALK (2006) and VENGEANCE IS MINE (1979).

A Long Walk (2006/Japan/136mins)2006 Montreal World Film Festival  
Grand Prix dex AmericasDirector: Eiji OkudaCasts: Ken Ogata, Hana  
Sugiura, Saki Takaoka, Shota MatsudaSynopsis: A retired school  
principal, Matsutaro Yasuda (Ken Ogata) moves into a small apartment  
after the death of his wife. There he meets Sachi, a little girl with  
cardboard angel wings who lives next door. He realizes that she is  
being abused by her mother. To protect Sachi, Matsutato takes her on  
a long journey, but ends up wanted by the police as a kidnapper.

Vengeance is Mine (1979/Japan/140mins)Director: Shohei ImamuraCasts:  
Ken Ogata, Mayumi Ogawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Mitsuko BaishoSynopsis: A  
film based on a real-life novel by Ryuzo Saki. About the story of  
Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata), who goes on a murderous rampage throughout  
Japan. While on the run from police, he commits more murders, becomes  
involved with many women and has a confrontation with his father  
(Rentaro Mikuni).

Hannari (2007/90mins)
Director: Miyuki Sohara
A documentary film with an artistic take on the modern geisha life in  
Kyoto. From the 2008 International film festival at the United  
Nations and the Udine international culture festival.

The Gift from Beate (2004/92mins)
Director: Tomoko Fujiwara
A documentary film chronicling the birth of women’s rights in the  
Japanese constitution.  Endorsed by the Ministry of education for the  
arts of Japan in 2005.

For more information on screening dates and times, check out our  
website at www.jffla.org.
Japan Film Festival Short Film Screening
Some short films submitted to JFFLA will be screened at a Royal/T  
café in Culver City. These short films were selected especially for  
this Screening! We will proudly present these shorts that were  
directed by young filmmakers full of potential.
You can also enjoy delicious drinks, dinner, and sweets at the Café  
after the screening.

Date: March 14 (Sat)
Door Opens: 6:30PM
Starts: 7:00PM
Place: Royal/T Café (910 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Admission: $5

Due to the limited seating, please RSVP to submissions at jffla.org with  
your name, number of attendees, and the title “RSVP: Screening  
Event”.

ABOUT JAPAN AMERICA MEDIA ASSOCIATION

Japan America Media Association, is a non-profit organization  
dedicated to delivering a better appreciation of contemporary  
Japanese culture to the Los Angeles community. Cinema is the bridge  
that connects us all! We are convinced that through this festival we  
can inspire open communication and the exchange of ideas between  
Japan and the U.S.

For more information, please visit www.jffla.org
Also, please subscribe our E-News Letter to receive our updated  
information. You can register from our website.

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