29th Cinema Nippon
2018/8/5
Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata and Nihongo Kaiwa Kyookai Society (NKKS) in collaboration with Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre, I & CA Department, Government of West Bengal and The Japan Foundation, New Delhi, organized the 29th Cinema Nippon where a selection of six Japanese films with English subtitles were screened, including two movies directed by the legendary filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa.
Consul General of Japan in Kolkata, Mr. Masayuki Taga, welcomed the audience before screening of the first movie and stated that movies are one of the important mediums to understand a culture and society and that Japanese movies definitely reflects various sentiments, thoughts and the way of life of the Japanese people.
President of NKKS, Mr. Jayanta Kumar Saha, thanked the Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata and Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre for providing the necessary support in organizing the film festival, and expressed hope to keep organizing future editions of the same.
Cinema and anime lovers of Kolkata turned up in huge numbers to see the films over the 3 day long film festival.
Consul General of Japan in Kolkata, Mr. Masayuki Taga, welcomed the audience before screening of the first movie and stated that movies are one of the important mediums to understand a culture and society and that Japanese movies definitely reflects various sentiments, thoughts and the way of life of the Japanese people.
President of NKKS, Mr. Jayanta Kumar Saha, thanked the Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata and Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre for providing the necessary support in organizing the film festival, and expressed hope to keep organizing future editions of the same.
Cinema and anime lovers of Kolkata turned up in huge numbers to see the films over the 3 day long film festival.
Movie Synopsis and Screening Schedule
3 August 2018 | Friday | 4:00 PM
5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND
Runtime: 63 min
Release Date: 3 March 2007
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Cast: Kenji Mizuhashi as Takaki Tono
Yoshimi Kondo as Akari Shinohara (Young)
Ayaka Onoue as Akari Shinohara (Mature)
Plot: Takaki Tono and Akari Shinohara had been apart since they left elementary school but still kept in touch. One day in winter, Takaki leaves Tokyo and sets off for Tochigi where Akari lives. The movie focuses on the roving souls of Takaki and Akari in their adulthood.
© Makoto Shinkai/CoMix Wave Films
3 August 2018 | Friday | 5:30 PM
SHODO GIRLS!!
Runtime: 120 min
Release Date: 15 May 2010
Director: Ryuichi Inomata
Cast: Rico Narumi as Satoko Hayakawa
Rio Yamashita as Mio Oakazaki
Nanami Sakuraba as Kana Shinomori
Plot: Based on a true story about high school girls in Ehime who stage a 'shodo' (calligraphy) performance tournament to revitalize their town which used to be a leading region in paper production. The film gives an uplifting portrayal of several high school girls as they pour their heart and soul into calligraphy.
© NTV
4 August 2018 | Saturday | 3:30 PM
RED BEARD
Runtime: 185 min
Release Date: 24 April 1965
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune as Dr. Kyojo Niide
Yuzo Kayama as Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Sahachi
Plot: Dr. Noboru Yasumoto gets transferred to a rural clinic to work under Dr. Kyojo Niide (red beard), who is very compassionate and dedicated. Gradually Yasumoto begins to understand the magnitude of cruelty and suffering around him as well as his power to ease that suffering, learning the true meaning of being a doctor.
© TOHO CO., LTD
4 August 2018 | Saturday | 6:45 PM
TERESUKO（THREE FOR THE ROAD）
Release Date: 11 July 2007
Director: Hideyuki Hirayama
Cast: Kanzaburo Nakamura as Yajirobee
Akira Emoto as Kitahachi
Kyoko Koizumi as Okino
LaSalle Ishii as Umehachi
Plot: Yaji is in love with Okino, a popular local courtesan, but she remains frustratingly beyond his reach. Okino decides to lie to Yaji, pleading “Help me run away to see my dying father one last time.” Yaji rises to the occasion and proclaims he will engineer her escape from the pleasure quarters and take her to her native village.
© “THREE FOR THE ROAD” Film Partners
5 August 2018 | Sunday | 3:30 PM
SEVEN SAMURAI
Runtime: 207 min
Release Date: 26 April 1954
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune as Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura as Kambe
Isao Kimura as Katsusiro
Plot: In the Warring States Period, peasants terrorized by bandit attacks decide to hire samurai to protect their village. Kambe assembles a group of samurai, and joined by the thug, Kikuchiyo, the seven men stake their lives to stand up against the bandits through a variety of tactics.
© TOHO CO., LTD
5 August 2018 | Sunday | 7:15 PM
THE GARDEN OF WORDS
Runtime: 46 min
Release Date: 31 May 2013
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Cast: Miyu Irino as Takao Akizuki
Kana Hanazawa as Yukari Yukino
Aya Hirano as Takao’s Mother
Plot: Takao, a high school student who aspires to be a shoemaker, skips school when it rains and sketches in a park. One day, he encounters an older woman Yukino, and they grow close exclusively through secret meetings on rainy days, but then…
© Makoto Shinkai/CoMix Wave Films