Consulate-General of Japan in AucklandJapanese Film Week 2013 Film List
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Free Admission / All films in Japanese with English subtitles Booking required for Rialto Cinemas Newmarket Sessions. |
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Abacus And Sword |
2012 Award of the Japanese Academy: Nominated Best Actor Masato Sakai |
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2012 Award of the Japanese Academy: Nominated Best Art Direction Noriyuki Kondo |
A film adaptation of the book by Isoda Michifumi, in which he paints a picture of life in the final days of the Tokugawa shogun, based on his painstaking analysis of the household accounts left behind by a low ranking samurai.
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(c) 2010 "Abacus And Sword" Film Partners
Villain
悪人
Tuesday 26 November 18:15
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket (Fully booked / 好評につき満席になりました。)
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2010 Montreal World Film Festival : Won Best Actress Eri Fukatsu |
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2010 Montreal World Film Festival : Nominated Grand Prix des Amériques Lee Sang-il |
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2011 Award of the Japanese Academy : Won Best Actor Satoshi Tsumabuki |
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2011 Award of the Japanese Academy : Won Best Actress Eri Fukatsu |
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2011 Award of the Japanese Academy : Won Best Music Score Joe Hisaishi |
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2011 Award of the Japanese Academy : Won Best Supporting Actor Akira Enomoto |
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2011 Award of the Japanese Academy : Won Best Supporting Actress Kirin Kiki |
Yuichi is a construction worker who’s lived his entire life in a dreary fishing village. With no girlfriend no friends, he spends his days working and looking after his grandparents, with no enjoyment in life other than his car. Meanwhile, Mitsuyo also lives a monotonous life pacing between the men’s clothing store where she works and the apartment where she lives with her sister.
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©2010 TOHO CO., LTD. / DENTSU INC. / The Asahi Shimbun Company / Sony Music Entertainment(Japan)Inc. / NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI INC. / HORIPRO INC. / AMUSE INC. / KDDI / Yahoo Japan Corporation / TSUTAYA Group / Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.
Sawako Decides
川の底からこんにちは
Wednesday 27 November 18:15
Rialto Cinemas Newmarket (Fully booked / 好評につき満席になりました。)
Comedy
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2009 Fantasia Film Festival: Won Feature Film |
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2009 Fantasia Film Festival: Won Best Actress Hikari Urashima |
The first commercial work by director Yuya Ishii, who gained great recognition at film festivals all over the country for Bare-assed Japan (Mukidashi Nippon), winner of the 2007 Pia Film Festival Grand Prize.
© PFF Partners 2010
Always: Sunset On Third Street 3
Always 三丁目の夕日'64
Thursday 28 November 18:15
The University of Auckland Lecture Theatre 109-B28
Comedy Drama
The year is 1964. With Tokyo preparing to host the Olympics, buildings and highways are being constructed at a feverish pace, and excitement fills the air. Amidst all the change and commotion, the people of Third Street continue to carry on with their lives, as colorful and vibrant as ever.
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©2012 “Always3” Film Partners
ROBO-G
ロボジー
Friday 29 November 18:15
The University of Auckland Lecture Theatre 109-B28
Comedy
The latest from writer-director Yaguchi Shinobu, who has produced a string of hits including Happy Flight with his unique viewpoint and outstanding comedic sensibility. Mickey Curtis (KAMIKAZE TAXI}), credited as Igarashi Shinjiro, gives a wonderful performance as a stubborn old man in his first starring role.
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©2012 FUJI TELEVISION, TOHO, DENTSU, ALTAMIRA PICTURES
Midori's Flying Goldfish
空飛ぶ金魚と世界の秘密
Saturday 30 November 13:30
The University of Auckland
Lecture Theatre 109-B28
Family Drama
“Midori’s Flying Fish” was created by APCC (Asia Pacific Children Convention) in Fukuoka as a part of 25th anniversary project. APCC would like to convey “ OMOIYARI” sprits to many people, especially children who bear next generation through this film. Their purpose of this project is to foster children who can respect different culture and work on international exchange.
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©2013 APCC/Fireworks