[KineJapan] 21st Nippon Connection Film Festival

[LCE]

Thanks.
I'm wondering about the documentary about the 1964 Women's Volleyball team,
THE WITCHES OF THE ORIENT. Is there a charge to view it? When will it show?
I looked on the website but couldn't find it.

On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 8:19 PM Linda Ehrlich <odoriko21 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you. The times listed—what time zone are they in?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 28, 2021, at 6:55 PM, Marion Klomfass via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Dear all,
>
> we are pleased to inform you about the program of the *21st Japanese Film
> Festival Nippon Connection*, which will run from *June 1 to 6, 2021*. Due
> to the ongoing pandemic situation, it will be held entirely online for the
> second year in a row.
>
> Around *80 Japanese short and feature-length films* will be playable as
> *video-on-demand* throughout Germany and in some cases outside of Germany
> during the festival period from June 1 to 6, 2021. In addition, online live *film
> talks
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/2021/event/accompanying?english_title=film+talks&event_type_id=&free=0&tag=&date=&english_title=film+talk&event_type_id=&free=0&tag=&date=>*
> with the directors (including Sion SONO, Koji Fukada, SABU, Miwa Nishikawa,
> Takahisa Zeze, Toshiaki Toyoda, Shinichiro Ueda, Atsushi Funahashi, Yukiko
> Sode, Nobuhiro Suwa etc) and *more than 50 workshops, lectures, concerts
> and performance**s* invite exchange and interaction. All tickets and
> information are available on the festival website *NipponConnection.com*
> <http://www.nipponconnection.com>.
>
> The majority of the films will have their German, European, International
> or World Premiere at the festival. From family dramas and musical comedies
> to socially critical documentaries and independent animated films, the
> program is a diverse panorama of contemporary Japanese cinema. Big names of
> Japanese cinema such as Miwa Nishikawa, Takahisa Zeze and Koji Fukada are
> represented in the *Nippon Cinema
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/2021/section/1/nippon-cinema>*
> section with their latest works.
>
> Among the world premieres is the politically explosive documentary
> *Ushiku* <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1079/ushiku> by
> award-winning director *Thomas Ash*, filmed with a hidden camera in the
> immigration center in Ushiku near Tokyo.
>
> The thematic focus *Family Matters - The Japanese Family between
> Tradition and Modernity*
> <https://nipponconnection.com/en/program/family-matters/> deals with old
> and new family models, gender norms and unusual perspectives on the
> institution of family. Complementing the diverse film program, film
> scholars Chantal Bertalanffy and Claudia Bertolé talk about family images
> in Japanese cinema in their online lectures.
>
> Ten years after the devastating disaster in northeastern Japan on March
> 11, 2011, two films show the still noticeable effects on Japanese society
> and for those affected: *Bolt*
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1036/bolt> by Kaizo Hayashi and *
> Voices In The Wind*
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1053/voices-in-the-wind> by
> Nobuhiro Suwa. A *panel discussion
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1131/311-10-years-after-everything-under-control>*
> moderated by Prof. Dr. Steffi Richter (University of Leipzig) will address
> the current situation in the disaster region from different perspectives.
>
> Unusual perspectives and socially critical films will be shown in the *Nippon
> Docs* <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/2021/section/5/nippon-docs> and *Nippon
> Visions*
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/2021/section/2/nippon-visions>
> sections. In the Nippon Visions section, *Along The Sea*
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1056/along-the-sea> by Akio
> Fujimoto deals with the precarious situation of migrant workers. *Company
> Retreat* <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1058/company-retreat>
> by Atsushi Funahashi is a powerful film about sexual harassment.
>
> In the Nippon Docs section, we show eight documentaries. As a world
> premiere we present *Ainu Neno An Ainu*
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1072/ainu-neno-an-ainu> by the
> artist collective Lunch Bee House about the indigenous Ainu population in
> northern Japan. *I Quit, Being "Friends" *
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1073/i-quit-being-friends>focuses
> on deaf filmmaker Ayako Imamura's friendship with Ma-chan, who is affected
> by Asperger's Syndrome, and leads to the question of how people can
> communicate with each other at all. *Sayonara TV*
> <https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1076/sayonara-tv> by Koji
> Hijikata provides an unvarnished look behind the scenes of the Japanese
> media landscape and plays with the audience's expectations.
>
> Please find below the full line-up.
>
> We would be happy to welcome you at our Nippon Connection online film
> festival!
>
> Best,
>
> Marion Klomfass
> Festival director
>
> Nippon Connection ONLINE
> ** * *
> 21st Japanese Film Festival
> June 1 – 6, 2021
> NipponConnection.com
>
> Office:
> Nippon Connection e.V., c/o Atelierfrankfurt, Room 5.08
> Schwedlerstr. 1-5, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
> Mobile: +49 177 467 11 41
> Phone: +49 69 847 765 65, Fax: +49 69 847 765 66
> Marion at NipponConnection.com
> NipponConnection.com
>
>
> *The Line-up of the 21st Nippon Connection Film Festival*
> *June 1–6, 2021*
>
> All films will be shown in the original version with English subtitles
> except where stated otherwise.
>
> NIPPON CINEMA
> Aristocrats (Anoko wa kizoku) by Yukiko Sode, J 2020, 124 min., German
> premiere
> Bolt by Kaizo Hayashi, J 2019, 79 min., European premiere
> Can't Stop The Dancing (Dance With Me) by Shinobu Yaguchi, J 2019, 103 min.
> The Day Of Destruction (Hakai no hi) by Toshiaki Toyoda, J 2020, 57 min.
> Family Of Strangers (Heisa byoto sorezore no asa) by Hideyuki Hirayama, J
> 2019, 120 min., German premiere
> A Girl Missing (Yokogao) by Koji Fukada, J/FR 2019, 111 min., German
> premiere
> his by Rikiya Imaizumi, J 2020, 127 min., German premiere
> Hit Me Anyone One More Time (Kioku ni gozaimasen!) by Koki Mitani, J 2019,
> 127 min., German premiere
> My Blood And Bones In A Flowing Galaxy (Kudakechiru tokoro o misete ageru)
> by SABU, J 2019, 126 min., German premiere
> One Night (Hitoyo) by Kazuya Shiraishi, J 2019, 123 min.
> Our 30-Minute Sessions (Sayonara made no 30 pun) by Kentaro Hagiwara, J
> 2020, 114 min.
> The Promised Land (Rakuen) by Takahisa Zeze, J 2019, 129 min., German
> premiere
> Red Post On Escher Street (Escher dori no akai posuto) by Sion Sono, J
> 2020, 147 min.
> Sea Of Revival (Nagimachi) by Kazuya Shiraishi, J 2019, 124 min., German
> premiere
> Shiver (Senritsu seshimeyo) by Toshiaki Toyoda, J 2021, 89 min., no dialog
> Special Actors by Shinichiro Ueda, J 2019, 109 min., German premiere
> The Stormy Family (Taifu kazoku) by Masahide Ichii, J 2019, 108 min.,
> European premiere
> To The Ends Of The Earth (Tabi no owari sekai no hajimari) by Kiyoshi
> Kurosawa, J/Uzbekistan 2019, 120 min., original version with German and
> French subtitles
> Under The Open Sky (Subarashiki sekai) by Miwa Nishikawa, J 2021, 126
> min., German premiere
> Voices In The Wind (Kaze no denwa) by Nobuhiro Suwa, J 2020, 139 min.
> Wolf's Calling (Noroshi ga yobu) by Toshiaki Toyoda, J 2019, 16 min., no
> dialog, German premiere
> Wonderful Paradise (Noten paradaisu) by Masashi Yamamoto, J 2020, 97 min.,
> German premiere
> Special screening: A Town And A Tall Chimney (Aru machi no takai entotsu)
> by Katsuya Matsumura, J 2019, 130 min., original version with German
> subtitles
>
> NIPPON VISIONS
> Ainu Mosir by Takeshi Fukunaga, J/US/China 2020, 84 min., German premiere
> Along The Sea (Umibe no kanojotachi) by Akio Fujimoto, J/Vietnam 2020, 88
> min., German premiere
> Aster School Days by Mone Inada, J 2020, 38 min.
> Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes (Droste no hate de bokura) by Junta
> Yamaguchi, J 2020, 70 min., German premiere
> Birdland by Takeshi Kogahara, J 2019, 20 min., European premiere
> Company Retreat (Aru shokuba) by Atsushi Funahashi, J 2020, 135 min.,
> German premiere
> Daughters by Hajime Tsuda, J 2020, 104 min., German premiere
> Extraneous Matter–Complete Edition (Ibutsu -kanzenban-) by Kenichi Ugana,
> J 2021, 61 min., world premiere
> Idol by Ryushi Lindsay, J 2020, 21 min., German premiere
> I'm Really Good (Watashi wa genki) by Hirobumi Watanabe, J 2020, 61 min.,
> German premiere
> It's A Summer Film! (Sama firumu ni notte) by Soshi Matsumoto, J 2020, 97
> min., international premiere
> Kamata Prelude (Kamata zensokyoku) by Ryutaro Nakagawa, Mayu Akiyama, Yuka
> Yasukawa & Hirobumi Watanabe, J 2020, 117 min., international premiere
> Kontora by Anshul Chauhan, J 2019, 144 min., German premiere
> Lucky Owl With Shimako by Yoko Kuno & Nobuhiro Yamashita, J 2020, 1 min.,
> no dialog, German premiere
> Montage Of Hong Kong by Ikuma Hori, J 2020, 28 min., European premiere
> Muito Prazer by Jengil Park, J 2020, 31 min., European premiere
> Nosari: Impermanent Eternity (Nosari no shima) by Tatsuya Yamamoto, J
> 2021, 129 min., European premiere
> O-Bon, Anecdotes From Kyoto by Jénay Vogel, Schweiz 2021, 10 min., German
> premiere
> Project TANUKI (Tanuki keikaku) by Yu Hsin Chiueh, J 2020, 41 min.
> Sasaki In My Mind by Takuya Uchiyama, J 2020, 118 min., international
> premiere
> Stay by Naoya Fujita, J 2020, 37 min., Original version with German
> subtitles, international premiere
> Then I Add Colors To A Panda And A Zebra by Karin Takeda, J 2019, 39 min.,
> international premiere
> The Town Of Headcounts (Ninzu no machi) by Shinji Araki, J 2020, 111 min.,
> German premiere
> Weather Map by Nana Kawabata, J 2021, 9 min., no dialog, German premiere
> Where Bibi Went by Tadasuke Kotani, J 2020, 15 min., German premiere
> yes, yes, yes by Akihiko Yano, J 2021, 75 min., international premiere
>
> NIPPON DOCS
> Ainu Neno An Ainu by Laura Liverani, Neo Sora & Valý Þórsteinsdóttir, J
> 2019, 72 min., world premiere
> I Quit, Being "Friends" (Tomodachi yameta.) by Ayako Imamura, J 2020, 84
> min. OmeU, international premiere
> Koshien: Japan's Field Of Dreams by Ema Ryan Yamazaki, J/US 2019, 94 min.,
> German premiere
> Me And The Cult Leader (Aganai – Chikatetsu sarinjiken to watashi) by
> Atsushi Sakahara, J 2020, 114 min., German premiere
> Sayonara TV (Sayonara terebi) by Koji Hijikata, J 2019, 109 min.,
> international premiere
> SUMODO ~The Successors Of Samurai~ (Sumodo ~Samurai o tsugu mono tachi~)
> by Eiji Sakata, J 2020, 104 min., European premiere
> Ushiku by Thomas Ash, Japan 2021, 84 min., world premiere
> The Witches Of The Orient by Julien Faraut, Frankreich 2021, 100 min.,
> German premiere
>
> NIPPON ANIMATION
> A Break In The Clouds by Anna Takagi, J 2021, 7 min., no dialog, German
> premiere
> Boy With Child by Yoshiro Kawakami, J 2020, 10 min., German premiere
> Castle by Ryotaro Miyajima, J 2019, 5 min., no dialog
> Difference And Repetition And Coffee by Masa Kudo, J 2020, 5 min., no
> dialog, German premiere
> Empty Hands by Emari Okayama, J 2020, 7 min., German premiere
> I Am A Motif by Sijia Luo, J 2020, 8 min., German premiere
> Leaking Life by Shunsaku Hayashi, J 2019, 15 min., no dialog
> Locomotor by Isaku Kaneko, J 2019, 3 min., no dialog
> Lupin III: The First (Lupin sansei THE FIRST) by Takashi Yamazaki, J 2019,
> 93 min., Original version with German subtitles, German premiere
> Mubi by Tomoe Obayashi, J 2019, 6 min.
> ON-GAKU: Our Sound (Ongaku) by Kenji Iwaisawa, J 2019, 71 min.
> Our House / Notre maison by Caori Murata, J 2020, 3 min., German premiere
> Our Little Pond by Namiko Ishidate, J 2021, 15 min., German premiere
> parallax by Hayato Nove, J 2021, 33 min., no dialog, world premiere
> Seven Days War (Bokura no nanokakan senso) by Yuta Murano, J 2019, 88
> min., original version with German subtitles, German premiere
> Small Life by Yueqi Wu, J 2021, 5 min., German premiere
> Strawberry Candy by Nianze Li,  J 2020, 7 min., German premiere
> Sumikkogurashi: Good To Be In The Corner (Eiga sumikko gurashi tobidasu
> ehon to himitsu no ko) by Mankyu, J 2019, 60 min., original version with
> English subtitles / original version with German voice-over
> The Balloon Catcher by Isaku Kaneko, J 2020, 6 min., no dialog, German
> premiere
> The Big Tree In Front Of The House by Yinan Liu, J 2020, 6 min., German
> premiere
> The Living Wall by Keita Kurosaka, J 2020, 6 min., no dialog
> Wandala! by Akimi Miyamoto, J 2021, 6 min., German premiere
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