[KineJapan] Nippon Connection ONLINE Film Festival, June 9 – 14, 2020

[Marion Klomfass]

Dear KineJapan subscribers,

With the restrictions caused by the current COVID-19 global pandemic, 
the 20th anniversary edition of the Japanese Film Festival Nippon 
Connection in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, will take place online from 
June 9 to 14, 2020. Even under the given circumstances, the program 
still comprises around 70 short and feature-length films, many of them 
presented as German, European, or international premieres via the 
festival’s video-on-demand platform on Vimeo. Feature-length films, as 
well as various short film programs, will be available for streaming for 
5 euros each. For the complete line-up including regional restrictions, 
see the list below.

Since filmmakers and artists will not be able to present their works in 
person this year, the festival will offer a number of pre-recorded film 
talks, including interviews with Akiko Oku (director of My Sweet Grappa 
Remedies), Werner Herzog (director of Family Romance, LLC), Isamu 
Hirabayashi (director of Shell And Joint), and Nanako Hirose (director 
of Book-Paper-Scissors). Live stream lectures and panel discussions will 
also be accessible online, including panels on The Post-Covid Future of 
Japan’s Film Industry (moderator: Karen Severns, panelists: Shozo 
Ichiyama, Miyuki Takamatsu, Isao Yukisada) and Nippon Connection 2020 – 
Two Decades Of Japanese Cinema (moderator: Alexander Zahlten (Harvard 
University), panelists: Stephan Holl, Marion Klomfass, Tom Mes).

The film program will have a special focus directed at the topic of 
Female Futures? – New Visions of Women in Japan. Since the turn of the 
millennium, the role of women in front of and behind the camera has 
become more differentiated in Japan. Our interest lies with the 
underlying changes in the film industry and the forms of expression that 
Japanese filmmakers use to encounter today’s gender relations in their 
society. These issues will be taken up in a live stream lecture by 
Chantal Bertalanffy (University of Edinburgh), entitled Women In 
Contemporary Japanese Cinema, and in a live stream panel discussion 
moderated by Maggie Lee (Variety), talking to panelists Haruka Komori 
(director of Listening To The Air), Yukiko Mishima (director of Shape Of 
Red), and Naomi Mizoguchi (director of Ainu – Indigenous People of Japan).

A diverse supporting program will include online concerts, lectures, 
performances, and workshops. The complete line-up can be found on the 
festival website: www.nipponconnection.com

I hope you will enjoy the program! Stay safe!

Marion Klomfass
Festival director


Nippon Connection ONLINE
20th Japanese Film Festival
June 9 – 14, 2020
NipponConnection.com

*Film program, with regional restrictions:*

NIPPON CINEMA
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's An Alcoholic (You to bakemono ni 
naru chichi ga tsurai) by Kenji Katagiri, J 2019, GP, Worldwide except 
Japan and Mainland China
After The Sunset (Yuhi no ato) by Michio Koshikawa, J 2019, IP, Germany
Dancing Mary by SABU, J 2019, GP, Germany
Family Romance, LLC by Werner Herzog, USA 2019, Germany
Labyrinth Of Cinema (Umibe no eigakan – Kinema no tamatebako) by 
Nobuhiko Obayashi, J 2019, GP, Germany
Little Miss Period (Seirichan) by Shunsuke Shinada, J 2019, GP, 
Worldwide except Japan, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macau, 
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar
Makuko by Keiko Tsuruoka, J 2019, GP, Germany
My Sweet Grappa Remedies (Amai osake de ugai) by Akiko Oku, J 2019, GP, 
Worldwide except Japan, Mainland China, Taiwan, USA and Italy
Shape Of Red (Red) by Yukiko Mishima, J 2020, EP-Online, Germany
The Journalist (Shimbunkisha) by Michihito Fujii, J 2019, EP, Germany
Under Your Bed by Mari Asato, J 2019, GP, Germany

NIPPON VISIONS
Beautiful, Goodbye by Eiichi Imamura, J 2019, IP, Worldwide
Chiyo by Chiemi Shimada, GB, J 2019, Germany
CRAP-MAN (Unkoman) by Hikaru Tsukuda, J 2019, GP, Germany
Extro by Naoki Murahashi, J 2019, GP, Worldwide except Japan and USA
F Is For Future (Mi wa mirai no mi) by Teppei Isobe, J 2019, IP, Europe
Flowers And Rain (Hana to ame) by Takafumi Tsuchiya, J 2019, GP, Worldwide
Forgiven Children (Yurusareta kodomotachi) by Eisuke Naito, J 2020, EP, 
Germany
Infinite Foundation (Mugen Foundation) by Akira Osaki, J 2018, Worldwide
Kinta And Ginji (Kinta to Ginji) by Takuya Dairiki, Takashi Miura, J 
2019, GP, Worldwide except North America
Me & My Brother's Mistress (Orokamono) by Takashi Haga, Sho Suzuki, J 
2019, IP, Worldwide except Japan
Minori, On The Brink (Ojochan) by Ryutaro Ninomiya, J 2019, IP, 
Worldwide except Japan and Italy
Mrs. Noisy by Chihiro Amano, J 2019, GP, Germany
Shell And Joint by Isamu Hirabayashi, J 2019, GP, Worldwide except North 
America
Tamaran Hill (Tamaranzaka) by Tadasuke Kotani, J 2019, GP, Worldwide
The Wandering Plants (Sanpo suru shokubutsu) by Yurina Kaneko, J 2019, 
IP, Worldwide
Tokyo Girl (Tokyo shojo) by Nebiro Hashimoto, J 2019, IP, Germany
Transparent, The World Is. (Tomei na sekai) by Yuri Muraoka, J 2019, GP, 
Germany
WAAAH (En) by Sawako Kabuki, J 2018, Germany
What A Wonderful World (Subarashiki sekai) by Tatsuya Ishii, J 2018, EP, 
Germany
When The Rain Stops (Ame no yamu toki) by Yui Yamaguchi, J 2019, IP, 
Worldwide
Yan by Keisuke Imamura, J 2019, EP, Europe

NIPPON DOCS
Ainu – Indigenous People Of Japan (Ainu hito) by Naomi Mizoguchi, J 
2019, EP, Germany
An Ant Strikes Back (Ari jigoku tengoku) by Tokachi Tsuchiya, J 2019, 
EP, Worldwide
Book-Paper-Scissors (Tsutsunde, hiraite) by Nanako Hirose, J 2019, Europe
Cenote by Kaori Oda, J, MEX 2019, GP, Worldwide except Japan and North 
America
i -Documentary Of The Journalist- (i -Shimbunkisha dokyumento-) by 
Tatsuya Mori, J 2019, GP, Germany
Listening To The Air (Sora ni kiku) by Haruka Komori, J 2018, IP, 
Worldwide except Japan
Lost Three Make One Found (Forunarya no seisen) by Atsushi Kuwayama, 
PRT, J, BEL, HUN 2019, Worldwide
Prison Circle by Kaori Sakagami, J 2019, IP, Germany
Proof Of Family (Kazoku no shomei) by Yu Iwasaki, J 2019, IP, Worldwide
Sleeping Village (Nemuru mura) by Reika KAMATA, Junichi Saito, J 2018, 
IP, Worldwide except Japan
This Planet Is Not My planet (Kono hoshi wa, watashi no hoshi janai) by 
Miwa Yoshimine, J 2019, EP, Germany
Transition by Kana OHASHI & Daijiro Mizuno, J 2019, GP, Worldwide
What Can You Do About It? (Datte shoganai janai) by Yoshifumi Tsubota, J 
2019, EP, Worldwide except Japan

NIPPON ANIMATION
100PercentElectrical (Denki 100%) by Yoko Yuki, J 2016, GP, Worldwide
A Snowflake Into the Night (Yoru ni natta yuki no hanashi) by Yoko Yuki, 
J 2018, GP, Worldwide
Deep-Sea’s Rainbow (Shinkai no niji) by Makiko Sukikara, J 2019, GP, 
Worldwide
Hello World by Tomohiko Ito, J 2019, GP, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Her Blue Sky (Sora no aosa o shiru hito yo) by Tatsuyuki Nagai, J 2019, 
GP, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Love Hate Relationship by Sarina Nihei, J 2012, Worldwide
Mimi by Lisa Fukaya, J 2018, Worldwide
Rabbit Tales by Lisa Fukaya, J 2016, GP, Worldwide
Rabbit’s Blood by Sarina Nihei, GB, J 2017, Worldwide
Shimizu Bonno „Shara Bon Bon“ by Yoko Yuki, J 2019, Worldwide
Small People With Hats by Sarina Nihei, GB 2014, Worldwide
Trifling Habits by Sarina Nihei, GB 2013, Worldwide
While The Crow Weeps (Karasu no namida) by Makiko Sukikara, J 2013, 
Worldwide
Wild Pear (Yamanashi) by Makiko Sukikara, J 2011, Worldwide

NIPPON KIDS
Ein Sommer mit Coo (Kappa no ku to natsuyasumi) by Keiichi HARA, J 2007, 
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
The Piano Forest (Piano no mori) by Masayuki KOJIMA, J 2007, Germany, 
Austria, Switzerland
Yoyo und Nene – Die magischen Schwestern (Majokko shimai no Yoyo to 
Nene) by Takayuki HIRAO, J 2013, Germany, Austria, Switzerland

BEST OF NIPPON CONNECTION
100 Yen Love (Hyakuen no koi) by Masaharu Take, J 2014, Germany, 
Austria, Switzerland
Fuku-chan Of Fukufuku Flats (Fukufukuso no Fukuchan) by Yosuke Fujita, 
J, GB, I, D, TWN 2014, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
House (Hausu) by Nobuhiko Obayashi, J 1977, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Lesson Of The Evil (Aku no kyoten) by Takashi Miike, J 2012, Germany, 
Austria, Switzerland
Miss Hokusai (Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai) by Keiichi Hara, J 2015, 
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (Yoru wa mijikashi arukeyo otome) by 
Masaaki Yuasa, J 2017, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
The Whispering Star (Hiso hiso boshi) by Sion Sono, J 2015, Germany, 
Austria, Switzerland
The World Of Kanako (Kawaki.) by Tetsuya Nakashima, J 2014, Germany, Austria

NHK WORLD-JAPAN
A Stranger in Shanghai (Episode 1 & 2) by Taku Kato, 2019, Worldwide

EP: European premiere / GP: German premiere / IP: International premiere




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