In their press release, The Japan Foundation had announced the list of the film that will be screened in the Japanese Film Festival ONLINE 2022 (JFF ONLINE 2022). The event will be held online on their website from 14 to 27 February.
Twenty films, ranging from animation, drama, historical pieces, to documentary features, will be available in 25 Nation, which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, United States, and Australia. Here’s the full line-up of the films that will be screened at the event:
| Title (English) | Year | Genre | Director |
| It’s a Summer Film! | 2021 | Drama | MATSUMOTO Soushi |
| Under the Open Sky | 2021 | Drama | NISHIKAWA Miwa |
| Mio’s Cookbook | 2020 | History | KADOKAWA Haruki |
| Masked Ward | 2020 | Thriller | KIMURA Hisashi |
| AWAKE | 2020 | Drama | YAMADA Atsuhiro |
| Aristocrats | 2021 | Drama | SODE Yukiko |
| Ito | 2021 | Drama | YOKOHAMA Satoko |
| Time of EVE the Movie | 2010 | Animation | YOSHIURA Yasuhiro |
| Patema Inverted | 2013 | Animation | YOSHIURA Yasuhiro |
| SUMODO-The Successors of Samurai- | 2020 | Documenter | SAKATA Eiji |
| The God of Ramen | 2013 | Documenter | INNAMI Takashi |
| RASHOMON | 1950 | Classic | KUROSAWA Akira |
| OZLAND | 2018 | Drama | HATANO Takafumi |
| ReLIFE | 2017 | Drama | FURUSAWA Takeshi |
| Her Love Boils Bathwater | 2016 | Drama | NAKANO Ryota |
| The Floating Castle | 2012 | History | INUDO Isshin, HIGUCHI Shinji |
| Until the Break of Dawn | 2012 | Drama | HIRAKAWA Yuichiro |
| Bread of Happiness | 2012 | Drama | MISHIMA Yukiko |
| The Chef of South Polar | 2009 | Drama | OKITA Shuichi |
| Happy Flight | 2008 | Comedy | YAGUCHI Shinobu |
As a part of the event, two Indonesian virtual YouTubers from Nijisanji ID will hold a watch party session on YouTube. Azura Cecilia will watch Time of EVE the movie on Wednesday, February 16, at 7 PM West Indonesian Time (GMT+7) with Nara Haramaung and Layla Alstroemeria. Meanwhile, another VTuber Hyona Elatiora will watch Patema Inverted on Friday, February 18, at 7 PM West Indonesian Time.
The Japanese Foundation Jakarta will also hold various seminar sessions. Osamu Masuyama will hold a seminar about creating background art in animated film on Saturday, February 19, at 2 PM West Indonesian Time. Professor Yoshimi Yamamoto and Tito Imanda also will hold a seminar about the history and representation of the Tattoo in Japanese and Indonesian cinema, which will be held on Sunday, February 20, at 3 PM West Indonesian Time. All seminar sessions will be conducted via Zoom Meeting.
Here is the full list of additional events that will be held by Japanese Foundation Jakarta as a part of the Japanese Film Festival ONLINE 2022:
OPENING NIGHT JFF ONLINE 2022
14 February 2022 at 1900 West Indonesian Time
Live at The Japan Foundation Jakarta YouTube channel
The Festival will be opened by the Japanese Ambassador, H.E Mr. KANASUGI Kenji.
WATCH PARTY
Watch Party JFF X NIJISANJI ID #1
Film: Time of EVE the Movie
Virtual Livers: LAN_NEE3s Unit (Azura Cecillia, Nara Haramaung, and Layla Alstroemeria)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Started at 1900 West Indonesian Time
Live at Azura Cecillia Youtube channel
Watch Party JFF X NIJISANJI ID #2
Film: Patema Inverted
Virtual Liver: Hyona Elatiora
Friday, 18 February 2022
Started at 1900 West Indonesian Time
Live at Hyona Elatiora Youtube channel
SEMINAR
Lecture and Demo with MASUYAMA Osamu: Creating Background Art for Animated Film
Saturday, 19 February 2022 from 1400 to 16:00 West Indonesian Time via Zoom Meeting
Registration: from 1 to 15 February 2022 at bit.ly/lekturdemoMASUYAMA_JFF2022 (Free from charge)
Lecturer: MASUYAMA Osamu (Art director/Background Artist)
Moderator: Yudi Amboro
(Animation Practitioner/Lecturer at Visual Communication Design program, Jakarta Institute of Art)
Yakuza, Thug, and Other Negative Roles:
The History and Representation of Tattoo in Japanese and Indonesian Cinema
Sunday, 20 February 2022 from 1500 to 1700 West Indonesian Time via Zoom Meeting
Registration from 2 to 16 February 2022 at bit.ly/jff2022_events
Lecturer:
-Prof. Yoshimi YAMAMOTO (Anthropologist from Tsuru University, Japan)
-Tito Imanda (Anthropologist, Filmmaker)
Moderator: Kemal Putra (Programmer at Kinotika)
JFF OSHABERIKAI: Learning Conversation in Japanese
Sunday, 27 February 2022 from 1000 to 1100 West Indonesian Time via Zoom Meeting
Theme: Japanese Film Festival
Registration from 3 to 10 February 2022 at bit.ly/jff2022_events (Free but limited space)
Requirement:
– Above 15 years old
– Watching at least one of the following films: Patema Inverted, It’s a Summer Film!, or OZLAND
– Doesn’t have to understand Japanese.
GAMES AND QUIZ
Merchandise Hunt
From 14 to 27 February 2022
Get a special JFF ONLINE 2022 merchandise by watching JFF Films and answering the quiz.
Link: bit.ly/merchandisehuntjff2022
JFF Movie Review Challenge
From 15 to 23 February 2022
Get a special JFF ONLINE 2022 merchandise by sending a one-minute film review in video format.
Info: bit.ly/penontonreviewjff2022
Live Quiz at Instagram
Live at @indonesiajff Instagram account
More information about the event will be released on the following social media:
JFF+ (JFF ONLINE 2022): https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/jffonline2022/indonesia/
Instagram: @indonesiajff
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JFFJakarta
Promotional material: bit.ly/festivalfilmjfja
Organized by Japan Foundation, the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is an annual film screening event that focused on showcasing Japanese films. Until 2019, JFF has been held as an offline event in 12 countries including Australia, Russia, China, India, and many Southeast Asian countries including Indonesia. In 2020, the event has shifted into an online event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several films have been screened at the JFF, including Shoplifters, One Cut of the Dead, Samurai Shifters, the Chihayafuru film series, and The Man from the Sea. Some anime films also had been screened at the event, including The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Tamako Love Story, The Boy and the Beast, The Anthem of the Heart, and Mary and The Witch’s Flower.
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