Festival Schedule
(*Under all date and time on PST. Dates and times are subject to change without notice.)
Sep.1- 14 Online Screening
JFFLA2025 Screening Schedule (TBD)
Sep .6(Sat) OC Higashi Honganji (Costa Mesa) 1:00pm～5:00pm
・Ajisai Cafe: A Place Where I can be わたしの居場所 (28m)
・It’s a Wonderful Life もしも脳梗塞になったら (1h 43m)
＊Dir. Hitomi Hamajima 浜嶋仁美監督 Greeting, Q&A
＊Dir. Takafumi Ota 太田隆文監督 Video Greeting
Sep .7(Sun) South Bay OAA Screening(Gardena)
1:00pm～3:30pm (Okinawa Association of America)
＊Okinawa Kenjinkai Collaboration
Sep.7 (Sun) 3:30pm～6:00pm ( New Gardena Hotel )
・Whisper of the River 囁きの河 (1h 49m) *Director Message
＊SBMS & Kumamoto Kenjinkai Collaboration (TBD)
Sep .9(Tue) Japan Foundation Screening 6:45pm～8:45pm
＊Dir. Yukiko Mishima Q&A 三島有紀子監督オンライン挨拶 8:45pm-9:10pm
Sep.10 (Wed) Japan Foundation screening 7:00pm～9:00pm
＊塚本監督オンラインGreeting ＊バンド・パフォーマンス(TBD)
Sep.11 （Thu) Japan Foundation screening 6:00pm～8:30pm
・Homura: Paralleles of Self (7m)
・What are you doing, the New Year’s Day? (8m)
・Ain’t It Pretty to Think So (21m)
・Throwing Words, Catching Hearts (22m)
＊Greeting ＆Q&A
Sep .12(Fri) Japan Foundation Short + Screening 3:00pm
・Shutter Chance シャッターチャンス（25m)
・Lotus-Finding Goodbye ロータス、さよならを探して (38m)
＊Greeting ＆Q&A
6:30pm~ JFFLA 2025 Welcome Ceremony (Invited Guests Only)
Sep.13 (Sat) Hang On To The Dream Theater
・11:50~13:50 Cat, Me and Another Cat 猫と私と、もう1人のネコ (2h00m) *Q&A:20m included
・14:05~16:30 BISHU ～世界でいちばん優しい服～(2h25m) *Q&A:20m included
・16:45~18:35 Becoming the Sea (1h50m) *Q&A:20m included
・19:00~21:00 Adabana (1h55m) *Q&A:20m included (TBD)
Sep.14 (Sun) Japan House Japanese culture special screening & event 11:00am
・Sprong of Goze 瞽女さの春（ごぜさのはる） (23m)
・MIMASAKA STORIES 1 No one knows MIMASAKA BANCHA 美作物語1 誰も知らない美作番茶(18m)
＊Mimasak Tea Demo / Kintsugi / Shamisen & Goze Uta
Director Special Talk Event 1:30pm
Actor Special Talk Event 2:10pm
・Tsuchizaki Port Hikiyama Festival 土崎港曳山まつり(18m)
・Resettlement – Chicago Story シカゴ物語 (17m)
・MIMASAKA STORIES 2 A Midsummer Film’s Reverie 美作物語2 真夏の遺影(18m)
Awards / Closing Ceremony 7:00pm -8:30pm (Invited Guests Only)
Venues & Locations
Sep.6 Venue: Newport Beach Higashi Honganji
254 Victoria St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 parking
Sep.7 Venue: OAA Center (Okinawa Association of America)
16500 S. Western Avenue, #103 Gardena, CA 90247
Parking information: Street or public parking . Thank you.
Sep.7 Venue: New Gardena Hotel
1641 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247 (Parking lot)
Sep.9 -12 Venue: The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
5700 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90036
Sep.13 Venue: Hang on the dream theatre
1625 Las Palmas Hollywood, CA. 90028 ( public parking ).
Sep.14 Venue: JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, Salon
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Level 5 Los Angeles, CA 90028
no parking at Theatre. please parking your car at public parking or street parking. Thank you.
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JFFLA(Japan Film Festival Los Angeles) is Los Angeles based film festival. So all the films have English subtitles. We don’t have any Japanese subtitles. Thank you very much for your understanding. JFFLA（ロサンゼルス日本映画祭）では、全ての映画は英語字幕付きまたは英語が言語の作品となります。日本語字幕はついていない作品も多くあります。ご理解の程よろしくお願い致します。