It has been about one year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world. In that year, the Japanese film industry has adjusted to a ‘new normal' through trial and error. We ended 2020 with the thrilling news that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train had broken box office records.
Unfortunately, a second state of emergency was declared for major cities in Japan in January of this year. Movie theaters were requested to shorten their hours, and release dates are being delayed for one movie after another. The biggest news was the further delay for the release of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, the latest film in the super hit anime series. JFF+ will continue bringing you the latest news around Japanese film.
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How did the world's film professionals see Japanese film in 2020? Film critics, film festival programmers, and other professionals with expert knowledge in Japanese film reflect on which Japanese films they thought most represented the year of 2020. Read more
What Makes Akiko Ohku's Films So Relatable?
Selected for the 2020-2021 JFF Plus: Online Festival lineup, Tremble All You Want is an attention grabbing work which was also screened in the 2020 online film festival We Are One: A Global Film Festival. Director Akiko Ohku answers questions about the production and her thoughts on the film. Read more
New Evangelion release date gets pushed back again
The final installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion series, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, was originally scheduled for release on June 27th 2020 but had to be pushed back to January 23rd 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now it has been announced that the release date will be further postponed again. Read more
About JFF Plus
JFF Plus is a website run by the Japan Foundation aiming to spread Japanese films overseas.
“JFF (Japanese Film Festival)” was first held in 2016 in ASEAN countries and Australia, and expanded its area to China and India in 2017, and to Russia in 2018.
We are delighted to announce that we have updated the website known as “JFF Magazine” to “JFF Plus”, where the online film festival is held.
We are also sharing the attraction of Japanese films in ‘Read' and ‘Join' sections, so stay tuned for more information!
