Festival Filem Jepun yang dinanti-nantikan kembali lagi untuk kali kedua pada 2022 bermula dari 8 September hingga 9 Oktober di pawagam GSC yang mengambil bahagian dengan membawakan filem-filem terbaik Jepun untuk dinikmati semua di layar lebar!
Acara tahunan edisi ke-18 ini menghidangkan lebih 12 judul yang merangkumi pelbagai genre – drama, dokumentari, percintaan, belia dan animasi, bertujuan untuk menyerlahkan pelbagai sisi budaya masyarakat Jepun melalui filem sambil memenuhi keinginan sinematik serta menawan minda dan hati para penonton dan peminat baharu filem. JFF 2022 dianjurkan bersempena dengan ulang tahun ke-40 Dasar Pandang Ke Timur yang dilancarkan pada 1982.
Acara kemuncak festival ini adalah filem “Just Remembering” arahan MATSUI Daigo yang akan ditayangkan di Malaysia buat kali pertama yang mengisahkan tentang sepasang suami isteri mengimbau kenangan manis mereka bersama.
Peminat anime boleh menikmati dua buah judul iaitu “BLUE THERMAL” oleh TACHIBANA Masaki, sebuah kisah coming-of-age dan juga drama period “INU-OH” oleh YUASA Masaaki. Filem-filem yang bertemakan keluarga pula antaranya adalah filem “And So The Baton is Passed” arahan MAEDA Tetsu iaitu sebuah adaptasi novel yang telah memenangi Anugerah Penjual Buku Jepun yang ke-16, sebuah dokumentari indah lagi penuh kecintaan “I Go Gaga: Welcome Home Mom” oleh NOBUTOMO Naoko, dan filem “INTOLERANCE” arahan YOSHIDA Keisuke yang menggambarkan kerumitan tingkah laku dan psikologi mereka yang terperangkap dalam situasi ekstrem.
Di samping menikmati festival filem, pengunjung juga boleh mendapatkan ganjaran dengan mengumpul setem bagi menebus sagu hati ekslusif bahkan turut berpeluang memenangi baucar daripada Books Kinokuniya Malaysia1. Sebagai tambahan, JFF pada tahun ini akan turut menyertakan pawagam GSC The Spring di Kuching dalam jelajahnya di seluruh negara.
Tiket untuk JFF 2022 akan dijual pada harga mampu milik RM9.50 (kecuali “Just Remembering”) melalui semua saluran GSC. Semua filem yang ditayangkan adalah dalam bahasa Jepun dengan sarikata bahasa Inggeris. Senarai lengkap sinopsis filem JFF, waktu tayangan dan maklumat umum boleh didapati di jfkl.org.my/japanese-film-festival-2022/ dan gsc.com.my.
2022 PROGRAMME
| ©2021 “And So The Baton Is Passed” Film Partners | And So The Baton Is Passed
(そして、バトンは渡された) d. MAEDA Tetsu 前田 哲 / 2021 / 137 min / P13 / Drama, Family This story is about a young girl and her stepmother, and a daughter and father. What is the truth behind the lies that each family told the women? Shocking surprises emerge when the tales of two families intersect. |
| ©2022 ANIME SUPREMACY! The Movie Production | ANIME SUPREMACY!
(ハケンアニメ！) d. YOSHINO Kohei 吉野 耕平 / 2022 / 129 min / P13 / Drama A rookie female director goes to battle with a genius director coming out with his latest anime! Delightful story about the people putting their lives on the line to produce anime! |
| ©2021 “BLUE” Film Partners | BLUE
(BLUE / ブルー) d. YOSHIDA Keisuke吉田 恵補 / 2021 / 107 min / P13 / Drama, Sports Two men who are boxers and a woman. This heart-wrenching drama portrays their secret love triangle, fast friendship and passion for boxing and casts a warm gaze on losers and winners alike. |
| ©2022 BLUE THERMAL Film Partners | BLUE THERMAL
(ブルーサーマル) d. TACHIBANA Masaki 橘 正紀 / 2022 / 104 min / P13 / Animation Ride the air currents! In this coming-of-age animation, an ordinary Japanese college student plunges into the world of competitive gliding. Mesmerized by the blue skies, she matures while being challenged by rivals and revered teammates. |
| ©2021『Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za』 | Cinematic Liars of Asahi-za
(浜の朝日の嘘つきどもと) d. TANADA Yuki タナダユキ / 2021 / 115 min / P13 / Drama To keep her promise with her high school teacher, a young woman stands up to save an old cinema with nearly 100 years of history from closing down. |
| ©2022 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC / NETZGEN / KANSAI TELEVISION CO. LTD. / THE NOBUTOMO FAMILY INCORPORATED All rights reserved. | I Go Gaga: Welcome Home Mom
(ぼけますから、よろしくお願いします。～おかえりお母さん～) d. NOBUTOMO Naoko 信友 直子 / 2022 / 101 min / P13 / Documentary, Family A beautiful documentary that’s filled with love by a TV director daughter on her 98 year-old father and 90 year-old mother with dementia. |
| ©2021 “IN THE WAKE ” Film Partners | IN THE WAKE
(護られなかった者たちへ) d. ZEZE Takahisa 瀬々敬久 / 2021 / 135 min / 18 / Drama, Suspense Murders committed through starvation turn back the clock… The detective investigating the bizarre incidents identifies a suspect who might have taken shelter at the evacuation center where he stayed. Gut-wrenching drama about the despair experienced by the weak. |
| ©2021 “Intolerance” Film Partners | INTOLERANCE
(空白) d. YOSHIDA Keisuke 吉田 恵補 / 2021 / 108 min / 18 / Drama How many apologies are needed for forgiveness? This deeply moving drama graphically depicts a father outraged by his daughter’s death and people involved in the accident driven to the edge by his anger. |
| ©2021 “INU-OH” Film Partners | INU-OH
(犬王) d. YUASA Masaaki 湯浅 政明 / 2022 / 98 min / U / Animation Period drama as gorgeously visual rock musical animation with a bold take on the birth of traditional art “Noh“ in the 14th century. |
| ©2022 “Just Remembering” Film Partners | Just Remembering
(ちょっと思い出しただけ) d. MATSUI Daigo 松居 大悟 / 2022 / 115 min / P13 / Romance A love story between a former dancer who is now a stage lighting staff and his taxi driver girlfriend revisiting their relationship in reverse and recalling those sweet moments. |
| ©Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc., TOKYO THEATRES COMPANY Inc., ANAN INTERNATIONAL,INC., NIKKATSU CORPORATION, Taiyo Sangyo Trading & Marine Service Ltd., KDDI CORPORATION, DOKUSO Theater Inc., The Mainichi Newspapers | The Fish Tale
(さかなのこ) d. OKITA Shuichi 沖田 修一 / 2022 / 140 min / P13 / Drama, Youth A heart-warming tale of Meebo, a student with a never ending passion towards fish and finding the path in life with the love and support from people surrounding. |
| ©2020 Gaga Corporation / AMUSE Inc. / Lawson Entertainment, Inc. | Your Eyes Tell
(きみの瞳が問いかけている) d. MIKI Takahiro 三木 孝浩 / 2020 / 124 min / P13 / Romance A blind girl shines bright in the darkness in an ex-kickboxer’s life, unbeknownst to them that their fates were deeply intertwined. Features the theme song with the same title performed by BTS. |
TIKET
Tiket untuk JFF2022 akan dijual pada harga RM9.50 kecuali untuk “Just Remembering” yang akan dijual pada harga tiket semasa.
Tiket untuk tayangan boleh dibeli SATU (1) minggu sebelum tayangan pertama di setiap wilayah melalui kios tiket GSC, e-pembayaran GSC di gsc.com.my atau GSC Mobile
