2014 SJFF Flyer - Sacramento Japanese Film Festival

10th Annual
Sacramento Japanese Film Festival
July 18 – 20, 2014
Crest Theatre
Crest Theatre
1013 K Street
Sacramento, CA
www.sacjapanesefilmfestival.net
2014 SACRAMENTO JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Courtesy of
Shochiku, LTD
REBIRTH
Friday, July 18, 2014, 7:30 PM *Winner of 11 Japanese Academy Awards*
Director: Izuru Narushima
Kiwako steals a baby girl from her former lover and his wife. She is caught 4 years later and the
child is returned to her parents. The child, Erina, grows up and returns to the town where it
happened in a search for herself and her past. (2011, 147 minutes, Japanese w/English
subtitles)
Courtesy of
Film Movement
SAKE BOMB
Saturday, July 19, 2014, 11:55 AM
Director: Junya Sakino
Sebastian is a sarcastic, young Japanese American with dreams of hitting it big. His naïve
cousin, Naoto, is F.O.B. (Fresh off the Boat) from Japan. The mismatched duo takes a trip
through the Napa Valley in search of women and wine. A comedy about ethnic identity and
liking yourself. (2013, 83 minutes, English/Japanese)
Courtesy of Mixer
DIRTY HEARTS
Saturday, July 19, 2014, 1:40 PM
Director: Vincent Amorin
It’s 1946. 80% of Japanese Brazilians believe that Hirohito is still emperor and Japan is
undefeated. An assassination squad is formed under the leadership of a former imperial
officer. One by one, opponents are picked off. Historic drama based on two years of Japanese
Brazilian history. (2011, 90 minutes, Japanese/Portuguese w/English subtitles)
Courtesy of Toho Co, LTD
COLORFUL
Saturday, July 19, 2014, 3:40 PM
Director: Keichi Hara
A dead soul is given a chance to enter the body of a teenage boy who has committed suicide.
An exquisite anime film on the value of everyday life and friendship in spite of family issues,
peer, and academic pressures. (2010, 126 minutes, Japanese w/English subtitles)
Courtesy of Criterion
HARAKIRI
Saturday, July 19, 2014, 7:30 PM
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
The year is 1630. The Tokogawa shoguns rule Japan, and many Ronin (rogue) samurai from
the defeated clans are leaderless. Before committing Harakiri, Ronin samurai Tsugumo
Hanshiro requests permission from Lord Iyi to tell the tragic story of Motomo who was
forced to use a bamboo sword to kill himself. Winner of 1963 Cannes Film Festival Special
Jury Award (1962, 143 minutes, Japanese w/English subtitles)
Courtesy of Showgate
IRODORI - IT’S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
Sunday, July 20, 2014, 1:30 PM
Director: Osamu Minorikawa
Eda, a young man, works for a farming co-op in a mountain town. He pushes an idea of
selling wild greenery for food garnishes to restaurants and box lunch makers. Three senior
women in town buy into the dream. In spite of a non-supportive husband and disbelieving
local farmers, the business takes off beyond their wildest dreams (2012, 112 minutes,
Japanese w/English subtitles)
Courtesy of Center for
Asian American Media
JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS
Sunday, July 20, 2014, 3:45 PM
Director: Tadashi Nakamura
Jake Shimabukuro’s jaw dropping musical genius and joy are captured on film.
Documentarian Tad Nakamura takes us into Jake’s world to see his life, live his music and
hear the thoughts of a musician who belongs to the same pantheon as Louie Armstrong and
Yo Yo Ma. (2012, 54 minutes, English)
TICKETS
Single tickets: $10
All Festival Pass: $35
 Sacramento Japanese Film Festival  The Crest Box Office:
6929 Franklin Blvd
916.442.5189
Sacramento, CA 95823
 Tickets.com or
916.421.1017
1.800.225.2277
PARKING
$5 Parking:
Free Validated Parking:
 Capitol Garage at 10th & L
 City Hall Garage at 10th & I
Fri. & Sat. after 5 PM
(Fri. & Sat. Evenings)
 Capitol Garage at 10th & L
(Sat. before 5 PM & all day Sun.)