Annual Japanese Movie Screenings

 

Annual Japanese Movie Screenings

The Friends of Cinema Society support the Japanese Film Screenings that organise from

the Embassy of Japan in Cyprus .

 All screenings will take place at the Cultural Centre of the European University, Nicosia and admission will be free for all. Reservations are NOT required

The following films will be screened in the span of four weeks, on Tuesday, and only for one time each:

After the Sunset (Yuuhi no ato)
November 8, Screening 19:30, Entry: 19:00, at the Cultural Centre, European University – Admission: FREE 

Akane moves from Tokyo to a small island where she works as a waitress serving the fishermen. People like her and glad she has made the move. Satsuki, however, is a local having grown up, married and given birth in the area. She has a foster son and after obtaining her man's permission decides to adopt him legally. Unfortunately, it is the son's biological mother who has arrived on the island and is living nearby now.
Language/Subtitles: Japanese/English | Duration: 133m

We Make Antiques! (Uso Happyaku)
November 15, Screening 19:30, Entry: 19:00, at the Cultural Centre, European University – Admission: FREE 

Sakai is a city near Osaka by the bay famous for its swords in the old days and kitchen knives today. Norio is an antique dealer in the city. Sasuke is a potter in the city. Seventeenth century tea master Sen No Rikyu appears before them one day.

Language/Subtitles: Japanese/English | Duration: 115m

Nosari: Impermanent Eternity (Nosari no Shima)
November 22, Screening 19:30, Entry: 19:00, at the Cultural Centre, European University – Admission: FREE  

A young travelling scammer shows up in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, to pick up cash from the old woman he has targeted. But she insists that he is her grandson, so he ends up living with her. Gradually he starts to feel strangely comfortable.
Language/Subtitles: Japanese/English | Duration: 129m

AWAKE
November 29, Screening 19:30, Entry: 19:00, at the Cultural Centre, European University – Admission: FREE

Having started playing shogi (Japanese chess) at young age, Eiichi and Riku grew up together, both devoted to shogi. But, when they reached 20-year-old, Riku had become much stronger than Eiichi that it was impossible for him to defeat Riku. Being disappointed with his failure, Eiichi attends college, where he finds about AI programmed shogi. This encounter evokes Eiichi's passion to shogi and he puts all his efforts to create the program stronger. One day, he gets an offer for his computer shogi to play a match with a human player. As a former shogi player, Eiichi refuses this but his quest leads him down a familiar road where he once again must challenge Riku.

Language/Subtitles: Japanese/English | Duration: 119m