The 12th annual Japan Filmfest Hamburg opens next week. From the 25th – 29th of May, Hamburgers will have the opportunity to see a wide variety of films. This year they have been divided into five thematic areas: Naginata, Noh, Anime, Rakugo, and Osaka. In addition to the film programme, an exhibition entitled “TEGAMI – The Perspective of Japanese Artists” will be held in the lobby of the Metropolis Cinema.
Here’s an overview of the programme. Click here to learn more.
Naginata
- GANTZ | Shinsuke Sato | 2011 | 120 min | 35 mm | OmeU | NTV, Tiberius Film
- GUNHED | Masato Harada | 1989 | 100 min | DVD | OmeU | TOHO und Cult-Movie Entertainment
- GOTHIC + LOLITA PSYCHO | Go Ohara | 2010 | 88 min | DVD | OmdU | I-ON NEW MEDIA | German Premiere
- YAKUZA WEAPON | Tak Sakaguchi, Yudai Yamaguchi | 2011 | 106 min | DVD | OmeU | 8 Films | German Premiere
- BLOODY MARI | Ryota Mori | 2010 | 14 min | DVD | OmeU | Funyu Corporation | International Premiere
- KARAKURI | Haj Ishida | 2010 | 16 min | DVD | OmeU | Funyu Corporation | International Premiere
- ALIEN VS. NINJA | Seiji Chiba | 2010 | 81 min | DVD | OmdU | 8 Films
- MUTANT GIRL SQUAD | Noboru Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Tak Sakaguchi | 2010 | 90 min | DVD | OmdU | 8 Films
- HELLDRIVER | Yoshihiro Nishimura | 2010 | 106 min | DVD | OmdU | I-ON NEW MEDIA
- EROTIBOT | Naoyuki Tomomatsu | 2011 | 80 min | DVD | OmeU | 8 Films | European Premiere
Noh
- LOVE+LOATHING+LULU+AYANO (LLLA) | Hisayasu Sato | 2010 | 105 min | Blu-ray | OmeU | Makotoya | German Premiere
- HEAVEN’S STORY | Zeze Takahisa | 2010 | 278 min | Blu-Ray | OmeU | Stance Company / Free Stone Production
- BIRTHRIGHT | Naoki Hashimoto | 2010 | 108 min | 35mm | OmeU | Eleven Arts | German Premiere
- OUR BRIEF ETERNITY | Takuya Fukushima | 2009 | 105 min | DVD | OmeU | Makotoya
- NAGANOS KINDERLIEDER | Nadja Frenz | 2010 | 55 min | DVD | OmdU | Vidicom Media in co-produktion with NDR and ARTE
- SUPERIORITY OF ADDICTS | Kenichi Aikawa | 2007 | 80 min | DVD | Original ohne UT | Tenku | International Premiere
- ANDANTE | Satoshi Kaneda | 2010 | 108 min | DVD | OmeU | Eleven Arts | German Premiere
- DELTA | Masayuki Yonaha, Yoshiko Takano, Kazushi Ozawa | 2010 | 71 min | DVD | OmeU | Yasuko Nakada | International Premiere
- DOOR TO THE SEA | Reiko Ohashi | 2010 | 70 min | DVD | OmeU | Tokyo University of the Arts
- SHEEP IN THE NIGHT | Paul Young | 2010 | 73 min | DVD | OmeU | Tokyo University of the Arts
- TETO | Hiroshi Gokan | 2010 | 103 min | DVD | OmeU | Tokyo University of the Arts
- DRIFTING CLOUDS | Daisuke Hasebe | 2010 | 53 min | DVD | OmeU | Tokyo University of the Arts
- CAGE | Shinsuke Kurimoto | 2010 | 61 min | DVD | OmeU | Tokyo University of the Arts
- GOOD E – HEBANO | Bunyo Kimura | 2009 | 81 min | DVD | OmeU | Team Judas
- LOST PARADISE IN TOKYO | Kazuya Shiraishi | 2009 | 115 min | DVD | OmeU | Eleven Arts | German Premiere
- LUNAR CHILD | Akihiro Suzuki | 2009 | 108 min | DVD | OmeU | S.I.G. Inc. | German Premiere
- ASSAULT GIRLS | Mamoru Oshii | 2009 | 70 min | DVD | OmdU | 8 Films | German Premiere
- A CROWD OF THREE | Tatsushi Omori | 2010 | 131 min | 35mm | OmeU | Asmik Ace Entertainment
- HOTEL CHELSEA | Jorge Valdes Igo | 2009 | 74 min | DVD | OmeU | Ichigo Ichie Films
- WANDERING HOME | Yoichi Higashi | 2010 | 118 min | 35mm | OmeU | Siglo
- KIRITORU | Joe Tanaka | 2009 | 60 min | DVD | OmeU | Joe Tanaka | European Premiere
- UNIJAPAN 1 | various directors | 2010 | 75 min | DVD | OmeU | Uni Japan | German Premiere
- UNIJAPAN 2 | various directors | 2010 | 69 min | DVD | OmeU | Uni Japan | German Premiere
- ISAMU KATAYAMA – ARTISANAL LIFE | Koichi Makino | 2009 | 96 min | DVD | OmeU | Backlash Amenicam | International Premiere
Anime
- ARRIETTY | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | 2010 | 94 min | 35mm | OmeU | Universum Film
- THE ASYLUM SESSION | Takuto Aoki | 2009 | 60 min | DVD | OmeU | Comix Wave Films | German Premiere
- PATCHi UPDATE 1.1 | Kim-Quy Nguyen | 2011 | 10 min | DVD | Deutsch | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
- NEGADON: THE MONSTER FROM MARS | Jun Awazu | 2005 | 26 min | DVD | OmeU | Anime Virtual
- PLANZET | Jun Awazu | 2010 | 53 min | Blu-ray | OmeU | KAZE | German Premiere
Rakugo
- SURELY SOMEDAY | Shun Oguri | 2010 | 122 min | 35mm | OmeU | Bogeydom Licensing | German Premiere
- SWEET SILLY LOVE SONG – AMACHORO | Soukichi Miyata | 2010 | 104 min | DVD | OmdU | Isamu Matsue | International Premiere
- OVER 8 | various directors | 2009 | 105 min | DVD | OmeU | Jet Mania | International Premiere
- MILOCRORZE – A LOVE STORY | Yoshimasa Ishibashi | 2011 | 90 min | DVD | OmeU | 8 Films
- HIJOSHI – WHAT GIRLS WANT | various directors | 2009 | 105 min | DVD | OmeU | New Cinema Workshop | International Premiere
- YURIKO’S AROMA | Kota Yoshida | 2010 | 72 min | DVD | OmeU | Makotoya
- RECORD FUTURE | Kentaro Kishi | 2009 | 91 min | DVD | OmeU | @World
- FILM OF THE DEAD | Ryusuke Shinada | 2007 | 25 min | DVD | OmeU | Ryusuke Shinada | International Premiere
- I ♥ RED LION | Naoki Nagashima | 2009 | 70 min | DVD | OmeU | Funyu Corporation | International Premiere
Osaka
- DOMAN SEMAN | Go Shibata | 2009 | 124 min | Blu-Ray | OmeU | Eleven Arts
- BEAUTIFUL METHOD | Takamasa Ooe | 2009 | 90 min | DVD | OmeU | CO2 (Cineastes Organization Osaka)
- 13 ASSASSINS | Takashi Miike | 2010 | 126 min | 35 mm | OmeU | Ascot Elite
- SAIKA – THE AGE OF CIVIL STRIFE | Masakazu Yamaguchi | 2011 | 21 min | Blu-Ray | OmdU | Masakazu Yamaguchi | International Premiere
- HARUKU | Yūka Kanaizuka | 2010 | 53 min | 16mm | OmdU | University of Arts Osaka Filme | International Premiere
- MISTAKE | Itō Hideyuki | 2010 | 23 min | DVD | OmdU | University of Arts Osaka Filme | International Premiere
- SCRAP FAMILY | Akihito Kajiya | 2011 | 85 min | DVD | OmeU | CO2 (Cineastes Organization Osaka) | German Premiere
- YUMEKO | Yōsuke Kaneko | 2010 | 27 min | DVD | OmdU | Kaneko Yusuke | International Premiere
- NIGHT OF FISH | Hiroshi Toda | 2010 | 55 min | DVD | OmeU | Skeleton Films | German Premiere
- PHANTOM OF THE TOWN | Hiroshi Toda | 2010 | 70 min | DVD | OmeU | Skeleton Films | German Premiere
- UNSER (UN)VERTRÄGLICHES ICH | Turuga Rei | 2010 | 36 min | DVD | OmdU | University of Arts Osaka Filme | International Premiere
- CAFE IN THE SUN | Masakazu Yamaguchi | 2011 | 41 min | Blu-Ray | OmdU | Masakazu Yamaguchi | International Premiere
- DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD OSAKA | various directors | 1996-2010 | 40 min | DVD | OmdU | Digital Hollywood Osaka | International Premiere
- MILK | Masayoshi Masugi | 2011 | 19 min | Blu-Ray | OmdU | Masayoshi Masugi | International Premiere
- SNIPPING GIRL | Chihiro Amano | 2011 | 30 min | DVD | OmdU | Chihiro Amano | International Premiere
