ある男 (Aru otoko)

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024

Dir. ISHIKAWA Kei
2022 | 121 mins | Japan
Japanese with English Subtitles
TSUMABUKI Satoshi, ANDO Sakura, KUBOTA Masataka, MASHIMA Hidekazu, SEINO Nana

When a lawyer’s former client tasks him to investigate her late husband’s past, he begins to discovers that her husband had been living a double life.

Based on HIRANO Keiichiro’s best-selling novel of the same name, this stylish human drama, which faithfully explores issues of identity, won Japan’s Academy Award and has been highly praised internationally.

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
Unforgettable: Memories, Times and Reflections in Japanese Cinema

The UK’s largest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP24), returns with its biggest showcase ever.

Memories play a powerful role in the mind. Shaped fluidly by individuals or time, they have been a source of inspiration for many filmmakers, fuelling their creativity to craft colourful stories. The JFTFP24 delves into Japanese cinema to explore how memories are employed in the cinematic voices of Japanese filmmakers, from films where memories are a focal point to works where they play a subliminal role in driving or affecting people’s minds and behaviour.

With an incredibly diverse range of films all based on memories, time, and reflections, this year’s programme is set to provide UK audiences with memorable stories and unforgettable moments.

Major Supporter: The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

Sponsors in Kind: SUQQU, Athletia and Clearspring, Pentel

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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