Tag: Japan Foundation

July 16, 2019 · 0 comments

Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High

Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High

By Roxy Simons. Teiichi (Masaki Suda) wants to create his own empire. How’s that possible? By controlling the student council of Kaitei Supreme High School, of course. If he could run the school then Teiichi would become a shoe-in for a prestigious government position, and from there he could even become Prime Minister. With his father’s […]

February 6, 2019 · 0 comments

Pumpkin & Mayonnaise

Pumpkin & Mayonnaise

By Andrew Osmond. Some live-action manga adaptations proclaim they are manga adaptations in each and every frame, with lurid colours and effects, absurd costumes and acting that would look broad in a panto. Pumpkin and Mayonnaise, which is screening around the UK and Ireland as part of the Japan Foundation’s Touring Film Programme for 2019, […]

January 29, 2019 · 0 comments

The Scythian Lamb

The Scythian Lamb

By Roxy Simons. “You don’t fear me?” Ryuhei Matsuda’s Miyakoshi asks council worker Tsukisue (Ryo Nishikido) when he arrives in the sleepy town of Uobuka, his new home for the next ten years. “You and I are humans,” Tsukisue responds, despite his reservations about the sudden influx of ‘suspicious’ people in the town. Miyakoshi is […]

January 26, 2019 · 0 comments

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

By Andrew Osmond. The family fantasy Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura is at the populist end of this year’s Japan Foundation Film Programme, which tours UK and Ireland through February and March. Released in Japan over the Christmas season in 2017, Destiny is a little like Harry Potter, and a little like Ghibli. It’s also […]

January 23, 2019 · 3 comments

Penguin Highway screenings at Japan Foundation Film Touring Programme

Penguin Highway screenings at Japan Foundation Film Touring Programme

We know a lot of you enjoy watching anime on the big screen, and hot on the heels of the exciting news yesterday that Mirai has been nominated for an Oscar, today we want to talk about another film in our catalogue – a film that will be receiving some limited screenings across the UK very […]

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