Nippon Culture

The film program will be accompanied by talks with filmmakers, lectures, a panel discussion and the Kinema Club Conference for Film and Moving Images from Japan. Discover Japanese culture with all its facets in workshops on Origami, Aikido, Sanshin, Benshi and cooking classes. And of course don’t miss the concert of the traditional Trance Band from Japan: HABANA!

Aikido-Workshop

Aikido Workshop

  • Workshop in German
  • Sunday, June 7, 12:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Animations-Workshop
© Yuichi Ito

Animation Workshop

  • Workshop in Japanese with German translation
  • Saturday, June 6, 16:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Japanologie Frankfurt am Main: Atombombenliteratur neu gelesen: 70 Jahre „Hiroshima“ und „Nagasaki“

Atomic Bomb Literature newly read: 70 years "Hiroshima" and "Nagasaki"

  • A presentation by Christian Chappelow, M.A. in German
  • Admission free
  • Wednesday, June 3, 14:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Benshi-Workshop - Stummfilme zum Sprechen bringen
© Ichiro KATAOKA
Burning Soul - Tokyo Punk Photography
© Hiroko Matsushita

Burning Soul – Tokyo Punk Photography

  • by Hiroko MATSUSHITA
  • Free admission
  • Ausstellungsraum Eulengasse
  • Wednesday, June 3 – Sunday, June 14
    Vernissage: Wednesday, June 3, 19:00
  • Opening hours:
    Thursday 17:00 – 21:00
    Friday 15:00 – 18:00
    Saturday and Sunday 15:00 – 19:00

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The Coming of “Anime”
© Tun Shwe

The Coming of "Anime": Misconceptions & Clarifications

  • Lecture by Roland Domenig in English
  • Free admission
  • Thursday, June 4, 16:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Kochkurs: Onigiri

Cooking class: Onigiri

  • Workshop in German
  • Friday, June 5, 16:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Cooking class: Yokai Watch-Bento
© Lina Zivanovic

Cooking class: Yokai Watch-Bento

  • Workshop in Japanese with German translation
  • Thursday, June 4, 12:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Culinary Tour

Culinary Tour

  • Duration: ca. 3 h
  • Guided tour in German
  • Meeting point: Fountain at "Kaiserplatz", Frankfurt (metro station "Willy-Brandt-Platz")
  • Wednesday, June 3, 16:00
  • Friday, June 5, 11:00

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Filmfrühstück mit ZATOICHI – DER BLINDE SAMURAI

Film breakfast with THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI

  • THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI by Takeshi KITANO
  • Japan 2003, Blu-ray, 116 min, Japanese with German subtitles, FSK 16
  • Sunday, June 7, 10:30 Die Käs

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Film Criticism in Japan

  • A lecture by Maria Römer, M.A. in  in English
  • Admission free
  • Friday, June 5, 15:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Filmemachergespräch

Film Talk

  • With Masashi YAMAMOTO (director of THE VOICE OF WATER)
  • Moderation: Jasper Sharp
  • Free admission
  • Saturday, June 6, 22:15 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Filmemachergespräch

Film Talk

  • With Tadanobu ASANO (winner of the NIPPON HONOR AWARD)
  • Moderation: Dr. Alexander Zahlten
  • Free admission
  • Wednesday, June 3, 18:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Filmemachergespräch

Film Talk

  • With Sakura ANDO (actress 100 Yen Love; 0.5 mm)
  • Moderation: Maggie Lee
  • Free admission
  • Thursday, June 4, 22:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Filmemachergespräch
© Armin Ritter

Film Talk

  • With Keiko ARAKI (director of PIA Film Festival, Tokyo) and Tokitoshi SHIOTA (director of Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival)
  • Moderation: Roland Domenig
  • Free admission
  • Friday, June 5, 22:15 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Filmemachergespräch

Film Talk

  • With Yuichi ITO (professor at Tokyo University of the Arts and director HARBOR TALE)
  • Moderation: Catherine Munroe Hotes
  • Free admission
  • Thursday, June 4, 20:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Japanologie Frankfurt am Main: Fukushima and the Cinema of Slow Death

Fukushima and the Cinema of Slow Death

  • A lecture by Dan O’Neill in English
  • Admission free
  • Thursday, June 4, 18:00 Mousonturm Studio 3
  • CANCELLED

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Nippon Game Center
© Axel Gross

Game Center

  • Admission free (minimum age for admission 18 years)
  • Mousonturm Studio 2
  • Tuesday, June 2, 17:00 – 24:00
  • Wednesday, June 3, 13:30 – 24:00
  • Thursday, June 4, – Saturday, June 6, 11:00 – 24:00
  • Sunday, June 7, 11:00 – 21:00

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Nippon Game Center
© Fei Phoon

Japanese Boardgames Go & Shogi

  • Free admission
  • Go
  • Wednesday, June 3 – Sunday, June 7 (Naxoshalle Tea Lounge)
  • Thursday, June 4, 19:00 free introduction for adults with Gunnar Dickfeld
  • Shogi
  • Saturday, June 6, 11:00 – 24:00 Naxoshalle Café
  • Sunday, June 7, 11:00 – 21:00 Naxoshalle Café


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Japanese Massages
© Jaboba

Japanese Massages

  • Shiatsu Massage
  • Thursday, June 4 – Friday, June 5 11:00 – 18:00 Naxoshalle Café
  • Appointments on site
  • Kaifuku Seitai Massage
  • Saturday, June 6 – Sunday, June 7 11:00 – 18:00 Naxoshalle Café
  • Appointments on site

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Japanese Music Ensemble

Japanese Music Ensemble

  • Concert by Seimo YAMAGUCHI (shakuhachi) and Toshihiro YUTA (taiko)
  • Free admission
  • Tuesday, June 2, 21:00 Mousonturm Studio 1
  • Concert by Shinnosuke INUGAI (piano) and Seimo YAMAGUCHI (shakuhachi)
  • Wednesday, June 3, 16:00 GDA Wohnstift Frankfurt am Zoo
  • Concert by Tony Clark (shakuhachi), Holger Mantey (piano), Toshihiro YUTA (taiko) and Hiroyuki NAKAJIMA (calligraphy)
  • Sunday, June 7, 15:30 Die Käs

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Karaoke-Party
© Christine Mai

Karaoke Party

  • Admission free
  • Friday, June 5, starting 21:00 Mousonturm Café

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Kinema Club Conference
© Adrian Anton

Kinema Club Conference

  • Film and Moving Images from Japan NOW – Film in the New Media Ecology
  • Conference in English
  • Free admission
  • Friday, June 5, 9:00 – 12:30
  • Saturday, June 6, 9:00 – 12:30
  • Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Theater, Film and Media Science, room: IG 7.312

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Kurosawa – die Ästhetik des langen Abschieds
© Wild Bunch

KUROSAWA – Die Ästhetik des langen Abschieds

  • A reading with Dr. Marcus Stiglegger in German
  • Free admission
  • Thursday, June 4, 17:30 Mousonturm Café

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Live Painting with Kozue KODAMA
© Fei Phoon

Live Painting with Kozue KODAMA

  • Free admission
  • Wednesday, June 3, – Saturday, June 6, Naxoshalle Café

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The Load: Letting Go of History - ein Vortrag von Stephen Sarrazin

The Load: Letting Go of History

  • Lecture by Stephen Sarrazin in English
  • Free admission
  • Wednesday, June 3, 16:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Nippon BookCrossing

Nippon BookCrossing

  • Free admission
  • Tuesday, June 2 - Sunday, June 7 Mousonturm Café

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Silent Color, Silent Voice

Nippon Film Dinner with SILENT COLOR SILENT VOICE

  • Silent Color Silent Voice by Ayako MOGI
  • Germany/Japan/France 2008, Blu-ray, 75 min, Japanese with English subtitles
  • Wednesday, June 3, 20:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Nippon Home Cinema
© Johannes Lenzgeiger

Nippon Home Cinema

  • With Dr. Marcus Stiglegger and Kai Naumann
  • Thursday, June 4, 20:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Nippon Live on Stage: HABANA
© Habana

Nippon Live on Stage: HABANA

  • Traditional Trance from Japan
  • Party afterwards!
  • Saturday, June 6, 22:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Nippon Live on Stage: Tadanobu ASANO & Stereo Total

Nippon Live on Stage: Tadanobu ASANO & Stereo Total

  • Live soundtrack performance & party
  • with RUINED HEART: ANOTHER LOVESTORY BETWEEN A CRIMINAL & A WHORE
  • Director: Khavn
  • Tadanobu ASANO cannot come but the performance takes place - with Stereo Total!
  • Wednesday, June 3, 22:30 Mousonturm Saal

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Nippon Yatai - Japanischer Markt
© Christine Mai

Nippon Yatai – Japanese market

  • Admission free
  • Mousonturm first floor / Mousonturm Studio 2 / Naxoshalle Café
  • Tuesday, June 2, 17:00 – 24:00
  • Wednesday, June 3, 13:30 – 24:00
  • Thursday, June 4, – Saturday, June 6, 11:00 – 24:00
  • Sunday, June 7, 11:00 – 21:00

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Opening lounge with taiko, shakuhachi & karaoke

Opening Lounge

  • With taiko, shakuhachi & karaoke
  • Admission free
  • Tuesday, June 2, starting 20:00 Mousonturm Café and Studio 1

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Origami Workshop
© Fei Phoon

Origami Workshop

  • Workshop in German
  • Wednesday, June 3, 16:30 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Perspectives on the State of the Study of Film and Moving Images from Japan
© Armin Ritter

Panel discussion

  • Perspectives on the State of the Study of Film and Moving Images from Japan
  • Free admission
  • Panel discussion in English
  • Saturday, June 6, 16:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Sake Lounge

Sake Lounge

  • Admission free
  • Tuesday, June 2 – Saturday, June 6, 18:00  23:00 Uhr Mousonturm 1. OG

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Sake-Lounge

Sake Workshop

  • Workshop in German
  • Friday, June 5, 18:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Sanshin-Workshop

Sanshin Workshop

  • Workshop in Japanese with German translation
  • Saturday, June 6, 12:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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Shinji SOMAI and the Long Take

Shinji SOMAI and the Long Take

  • Lecture by Aaron Gerow in English
  • Free admission
  • Friday, June 5, 17:00 Kino im Deutschen Filmmuseum

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Soup Lounge
© Iris Theisen

Soup Lounge

  • Free admission
  • Mousonturm Café
  • Tuesday, June 2, & Wednesday, June 3, starting from 17:00
  • Thursday, June 4, starting from 18:30
  • Friday, June 5, – Sunday, June 7, starting from 17:00

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Subtitling Workshop
© Simona Schliessler
Tee-Lounge & Café
© Christine Mai

Tea Lounge & Café

  • Free admission
  • Tuesday, June 2 – Sunday, June 7 Naxoshalle

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Tokyo Reverse - Eine Videoinstallation von SANDL
© SANDL

Tokyo Reverse

  • A video installation by SANDL
  • Free admission
  • Tuesday, June 2 – Sunday, June 7 Mousonturm 1.OG

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Usaginingen - Audio-Visual Performance
© Usaginingen

Usaginingen

  • Audio-Visual Performance
  • Friday, June 5, 21:00 Mousonturm Studio 1

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