June 6 - Nippon Connection - Japanese Film Festival 2015

Nippon BookCrossing

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

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Tokyo Reverse

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

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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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Tea Lounge & Café

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

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Live Painting with Kozue KODAMA

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

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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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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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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 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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Psycho-Pass: The Movie

劇場版 PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス
Gekijoban PSYCHO-PASS
Director: Katsuyuki MOTOHIRO, Naoyoshi SHIOTANI
Japan 2015, DCP, 113 min, Japanese with German subtitles, FSK 12
German premiere
Saturday, June 6, 12:00 Mousonturm Saal
Sunday, June 7, 14:00 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Sanshin Workshop

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

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Hikaru Suzuki Special

God and Father and Me
Japan 2008, Blu-ray, 36 min, Japanese with English subtitles
Mr.S&Doraemon
Mr.S&ドラえもん
Japan 2012, Blu-ray, 15 min, Japanese with English subtitles
Das Strahlen
Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 10 min, Japanese with English subtitles
Fukushima Berlin 2
Germany 2014, Blu-ray, 5 min, Japanese with English subtitles
Director: Hikaru SUZUKI
German premieres in in the presence of the director
Saturday, June 6, 12:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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Animation Workshop for Kids

For kids ages 8 and up
Workshop in Japanese with German translation
Saturday, June 6, 13:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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Makeup for Kids

Free admission
Thursday, June 4, 14:00 – 17:00 Site in front of the Naxoshalle
Saturday, June 6, – Sunday, June 7, 14:00 – 17:00 Site in front of the Naxoshalle

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No Silence, Please! Ichiro KATAOKA presents: Orochi

雄呂血
Director: Buntaro FUTAGAWA
Japan 1925, DVD, 74 min, Japanese with English subtitles
Accompanied by cinema narrator (benshi) Ichiro KATAOKA and musical accompaniment by Günter A. Buchwald
Saturday, June 6, 14:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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Her Granddaughter

娚の一生
Otoko no issho
Director: Ryuichi HIROKI
Japan 2015, DCP, 119 min, Japanese with English subtitles, FSK 12
German premiere in the presence of the director
Competition Nippon Cinema Award
Thursday, June 4, 18:00 Mal Seh’n Kino
Saturday, June 6, 14:30 Mousonturm Saal

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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 Friends

夏の庭
Natsu no niwa
Director: Shinji SOMAI
Japan 1994, HDcam, 113 min, Japanese with English subtitles
German premiere
Saturday, June 6, 15:45 Cinema in the German Film Museum

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0.5mm

0.5ミリ
Director & script: Momoko ANDO
Japan 2013, Blu-ray, 196 min, Japanese with English subtitles, FSK 12
German premiere in the presence of the actress Sakura ANDO
Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
Saturday, June 6, 15:45 Naxoshalle Kino

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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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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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The Voice of Water

水の声を聞く
Mizu no koe o kiku
Director: Masashi YAMAMOTO
Japan 2014, HDcam, 129 min, Japanese with English subtitles, FSK 16
In the presence of the director
Saturday, June 6, 17:15 Mousonturm Saal

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The World Of Kanako

渇き。
Kawaki.
Director: Tetsuya NAKASHIMA
Japan 2014, DCP, 118 min, Japanese with English subtitles
German premiere
Competition Nippon Cinema Award
Friday, June 5, 19:45 Mousonturm Saal
Saturday, June 6 18:00 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Sake Lounge

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

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Moving

お引越し
Ohikkoshi
Director: Shinji SOMAI
Japan 1993, DCP, 124 min, Japanese with English subtitles
Saturday, June 6, 18:00 Cinema in the German Film Museum

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Subtitling Workshop: Translation & Subtitles in Japanese Cinema

Workshop by Roland Domenig in English
Saturday, June 6, 19:00 Mousonturm Studio 3

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OBON Brothers

お盆の弟
Obon no ototo
Director: Akira OSAKI
Japan 2015, Blu-ray, 107 min, Japanese with English subtitles, FSK 12
World premiere in the presence of the director and the scriptwriter
Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
Saturday, June 6, 20:00 Naxoshalle Kino

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Pale Moon

紙の月
Kami no tsuki
Director: Daihachi YOSHIDA
Japan 2014, DCP, 126 min, Japanese with English subtitles, FSK 12
German premiere
Competition Nippon Cinema Award
Saturday, June 6, 20:15 Mousonturm Saal
Sunday, June 7, 20:00 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Uzumasa Limelight

太秦ライムライト
Uzumasa Limelight
Director: Ken OCHIAI
Japan 2014, DCP, 103 min, Japanese with English subtitles, FSK 12
German premiere
Competition Nippon Cinema Award
Friday, June 5, 17:30 Mousonturm Saal
Saturday, June 6, 20:30 Mal Seh’n Kino

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Stepchildren

雪の断章情熱
Yuki no dansho – jonetsu
Director: Shinji SOMAI
Japan 1985, 16mm, 100 min, OmeU
German premiere
Saturday, June 6, 20:30 Cinema in the German Film Museum

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Nippon Live on Stage: HABANA

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

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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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Fires on the Plain

野火
Nobi
Director: Shinya TSUKAMOTO
Japan 2014, DCP, 87 min, Japanese with English subtitles
German premiere
Competition Nippon Cinema Award
Friday, June 5, 22:15 Mousonturm Saal
Saturday, June 6, 22:30 Mal Seh'n Kino

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Kaza-Hana

風花
Director: Shinji SOMAI
Japan 2000, 16mm, 116 min, Japanese with German subtitles
With an introduction by Kazuyoshi KUMAKIRI
Entrance free
Saturday, June 6, 22:30 Cinema in the German Film Museum

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Hello Zombie / Use the Eyeballs!

Hello Zombie
はいさいゾンビ
Haisai zonbi
Director: Soichi TAKAYAMA
Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 45 min, Japanese with English subtitles
International premiere

Use the Eyeballs!
鼻目玉幸太郎の恋
Hanamedama Kotaro no koi
Director: Naoya Tashiro
Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 78 min, Japanese with English subtitles
In the presence of the director Naoya TASHIRO, the actress Iona and Tokitoshi SHIOTA (Head of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival)

Saturday, June 6, 22:30 Naxoshalle Kino

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La La La at Rock Bottom

味園ユニバース
Misono Universe
Director: Nobuhiro YAMASHITA
Japan 2015, DCP, 103 min, Japanese with English subtitles, FSK 12
German premiere
Competition Nippon Cinema Award
Saturday, June 6, 22:45 Mousonturm Saal
Sunday, June 7, 18:00 Mal Seh'n Kino

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