15th Japanese Film Festival Brisbane

15th Japanese
Film Festival
Brisbane
1st – 4th November 2011
7pm
Schonell Theatre
The University of Queensland
Free Admission!
Bookings Essential
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Tuesday, 1 November | 7pm | TBA
2010 | 130 minutes | Director: Yoshinari Nishikori
Cast: Kiichi Nakai, Reiko Takashima, Yuika Motokariya
A heart-warming tale about the turning point in the life of an
elite businessman in his fifties and a local train that has been
running since 1911. Hajime (Kiichi Nakai), is in line to be
the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils
day and night over his work and has no time for his family.
But one day, his mother falls ill, and his best friend dies in
an accident. Grief stricken, Hajime returns home, where
memories of his childhood
dream come back to him. He
had always wanted to be a
train conductor and drive the
local “bataden” Ichibata
Electric Railway.
© 2010 “RAILWAYS” Film Partners
Yamakoshi: The Recovery of a Tiny
Japanese Village
Wednesday, 2nd November | 7pm | PG
2009 | 120 mins | Director: Shinichi Hashimoto
The Great Chuetsu Earthquake which struck Niigata Prefecture on October 23, 2004 is permanently engraved in the
memories of most Japanese people today. Hardest hit was the
small mountain village of Yamakoshi, located right above the
quake’s epicentre. What
has become of the villagers
who suffered through this
disaster seven years ago?
The film enters the hearts
and minds of the people of
Yamakoshi as they pull
together over four hard
years to rebuild their village, their communities and © “Yamakoshi: the Recovery of a Tiny Japanese
Village" Film Partners
Space Battleship Yamato
Thursday, 3rd November | 7pm | TBA
2010 | 138 minutes | Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshiro
Yanagiba
In 2199, five years after the start of the Gamilians’ attack on
Earth, the planet has been ravaged by nuclear bombs and the
last remaining humans have fled underground. Former pilot
Susumu Koidai discovers a capsule from the planet Iskandar
telling of a device that can remove radiation from the
Earth’s surface. In preparation to defend earth, The United
Nations of Space Administration rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system, enabling it to
make the long trip to Iskandar and back. With limited time,
Kodai must pilot the advanced Space Battleship Yamato and
save the world from extinction.
Arrietty
Friday, 4th November | 7pm | G
2010 | 94 minutes | Producer: Hayao Miyazaki
Fourteen year old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family
live in peaceful anonymity as they make
their home from items
“borrowed” from humans. However, life
changes for the Clocks
when a human boy
discovers Arrietty.
Inspired by the chil© Studio Ghibli 2010
dren's novel series The Borrower’s, this
is the latest creation from Studio Ghibli, co-produced by master animator Hayao Miyazaki (Laputa, Spirited Away).
EVENT SPONSORS
© 2010 SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO Production Committee
*Admission free (bookings essential)
*Films screened in Japanese with English
subtitles
CONSULATE-GENERAL OF JAPAN
QUEENSLAND
Bookings & enquiries:
Email:
jculture@tokyonet.com.au
Phone:
(07) 3221 5188
**As this is a free event, theatres are overbooked and
patrons are encouraged to arrive at the cinema early to
avoid disappointment
Schonell Theatre– Building 22/ Level 3 Union Complex, Union Road
The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus