Japan Film Festival 2008

ABOUT JFF

Japan Film Festival is an annual event presenting you with cutting-edge films from Japan. We have brought Japan’s most exciting movies to show you how vibrant current Japanese movie scenes are. You will also be presented with events, symposium and performances that are related to the selected films.

What we would love to achieve through this festival is:

  1. To entertain you by presenting a wide range of movies currently produced in Japan.
  2. To bridge the gap between US and Japan to (for more interpersonal) understanding of each culture.
  3. To generate more active conversations among Japanese and American film makers.

We believe in the power of cinema to generate communication that fills the cultural gaps among us. Through imagery, sound and narrative, we recognize the language that communicate our innermost feelings.

Please come and join us for a wide range of films; new and old, sad and joyful, scary and funny, to share some good time with everyone!

Venues

Building of The InaginAsian Center

April 11 to 17 in Downtown Los Angeles

“The ImaginAsian Center, located in Downtown Los Angeles is the newest addition to the city’s theater scene featuring modern design architecture and the latest in state of the art house equipment. Stadium-style soft cushioned seating enhances audience comfort resulting in a truly satisfying movie-going experience.”

The Imaginasian Center
251 South Main Street
Los Angeles, California 90012 (Google Map)
Tel : +1-213-617-1033

April 18 to 20 in Orange County

Starplex Cinemas
4626 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, CA 92604(Google Map)
Tel : +1-949-733-3795

**ALL THE FILMS HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES**

Japan Film Festival 2008 PRE PARTY

JFF Pre-party flier
Date & Time： April 4th, Private Party 9:30 to 10:30. After that, open to the public.
Venue： Cabana Club, 1439 Ivar Avenue, Hollywood CA 90028. (Google map)
Sponsored by： JFF, SAPPORO and SUSHIBOY
*Must be on the guest list to participate
Download a flier in PDF (1.29 MB)

Japan Film Festival Symposium co-hosting along with UCLA-JABA

Date & Time： April 5th (Sat)　at 3:15pm
Venue： UCLA Anderson School of Management　Korn Hall, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Google Map)
Theme： Japanese Films in the US: Past, Present, and Future.
Guest Speakers： Director/Producer Yoshifumi Hosoya (Trapped Ashes, Sleepy Heads, Home Sweet Hoboken); Director/Producer Junichi Suzuki (The Lonely Affair of the Heart, In the Soup); Lecturer and correspondent for the Japanese film site Midnighteye.com, Nicholas Rucka; and screenwriter/film critic Robin Menken.
Fee： Free
if you are a fan of Japanese culture or foreign films in general this event promises to be both enlightening and entertaining!

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