The Japanese Film Festival is kicking off in November. Behold a press release from the fine folk at Access Cinema
"The 4th Japanese Film Festival commences its multi-city tour around Ireland on November 6th, showcasing the best in Japanese cinema for Irish audiences. The event expands this year yet again as a result of a hugely popular event last year which showed the appetite around the country for Japanese cinema. Taking place between November 6th – 20th, the Festival will take in Cork (November 6 - 11); Dublin (November 10 - 13); Limerick (November 14 - 15 - 19); Waterford (November 16 - 17); and finally Galway (November 19 - 20)." Highlights in the programme include Colorful, the highly acclaimed and multi-award winning animated feature from Keiichi Hara; Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, a mind-bending and surreal time-travel epic animation; the fascinating food documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, which is sure to appeal to the legions of Japanese food fans with its cinematic celebration of the art of sushi; the hilarious Sawako Decides, a thought-provoking satire on class, gender and age made all the more interesting coming from a Japanese point of view; and the award-winning, multi-layered and moving character drama Villain from renowned director Lee Sang-il.
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