Discover the seven new titles streaming from February 1st!
Feature 1: Bridges Between Hearts
Stories of bonds transcending pain and hardship, inducing soul-searching and healing.
My Broken Mariko (2022)
Director: TANADA Yuki
Cast: NAGANO Mei, Nao, KUBOTA Masataka
A road movie about a woman who goes on a journey carrying her dead best friend Mariko’s bones.
I am what I am (2022)
Director: TAMADA Shinya
Cast: MIURA Toko, MAEDA Atsuko, ITO Marika, KITAMURA Takumi
A film about “being your own cheerleader” as a woman, uninterested in romance, seeks to find a life of freedom without outside judgement.
Feature 2: Delicious Tales of Happiness
Itadakimasu! Celebrate the joy found in food and in sharing moments of connection and happiness.
The God of Ramen (2013)
Director: INNAMI Takashi
Cast: YAMAGISHI Kazuo
A moving documentary about the man who started a legendary ramen shop in Tokyo.
Bread of Happiness (2011)
Director: MISHIMA Yukiko
Cast: HARADA Tomoyo, OIZUMI Yo, MORI Kanna
A cafe in the middle of the great outdoors serves delicious bread and coffee to people with pain in their hearts. A humanistic drama that is sure to warm one’s heart.
Feature 3: When Passion Meets Comedy
Delve into a journey of passionate pursuits with unique and humorous characters!
School Meals Time Graduation (2022)
Director: AYABE Shinya
Cast: ICHIHARA Hayato, TSUCHIMURA Kaho, SATO Taishi
A food comedy about a teacher and a student who love school lunches, and together, appreciate the importance of food.
Project Dreams – How to Build Mazinger Z’s Hangar (2020)
Director: HANABUSA Tsutomu
Cast: TAKASUGI Mahiro, KAMIJI Yusuke, KISHII Yukino
Company employees are depicted earnestly grappling with meaningless things in this drama.
Feature 4: Anime to Rediscover
“It’s a shame not to know this anime!” A gem of an anime film that you can only watch on JFF Theater.
Jungle Emperor Leo, aka Kimba The White Lion (1966)
Director: YAMAMOTO Eichi
Cast: OTA Yoshiko, KATSUTA Hisashi
TEZUKA Osamu’s monumental masterpiece that became the cornerstone of Japanese anime.
