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Japanese Film Festival 2017 to screen 20 flicks in Jakarta
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Among the films slated to screen at the festival include an omnibus released last year titled 'Asian Three Fold Mirror: Reflections', which includes three films by Asian directors, namely 'Shiniuma' by Brillante Ma Mendoza, 'Pigeons' by Isao Yukisada and 'Beyond the Bridge' by Kulikar Sotho. (Shutterstock/file)
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he Japanese Film Festival 2017 is set to screen 20 films of various genres, including documentaries, dramas, romances, animations, as well as thrillers, in an event that will run from Nov. 2-7 at CGV Grand Indonesia in Central Jakarta.
As reported by Antara news agency, the curated films have been picked from a selection of films that were released in Japan in the past three years, as well as three classic animations from Studio Ghibli.
"The inclusion of the animation films by Studio Ghibli in the event serves as a reminder to the Indonesian public of the influence Studio Ghibli has on the global development of animation film," the Japan Foundation said in a statement.
Among the films slated to screen at the festival are an omnibus released last year titled Asian Three Fold Mirror: Reflections, which includes three films by Asian directors, namely Shiniuma by Brillante Ma Mendoza, Pigeons by Isao Yukisada and Beyond the Bridge by Kulikar Sotho.
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Other films also include ReLIFE (Takeshi Furusawa), Her Love Boils Bathwater (Ryota Nakano), My Uncle (Boku no Ojisan) and Honnouji Hotel (Mayasuki Suzuki).
Meanwhile, fans of mystery will be able to enjoy Memoirs of a Murderer (Yu Irie), a thriller that features a whodunit about a serial killer.
The popular animation films listed include Hayao Miyazaki's creations Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.
In addition to Jakarta, festival-related events will also be held in three other cities, namely Denpasar, Makassar and Yogyakarta. (liz/kes)
