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Udine Far East Film Festival 27 Reveals The First Title of The Line-up!

Far East Film Festival - Udine 20 April / 2 May 2025

Much adored by the people of the Far East Film Festival, who over the years have applauded the two “Thermae Romae” and “Fly Me to the Saitama”, will therefore return to Udine to present “” a colossal triumph of creative freedom and, currently, the phenomenon of the Japanese box office (at the time of writing, it has already exceeded 5 million spectators). A hilarious and flamboyant, adventurous and, at times, moving live action, produced by Warner Bros. Japan and set “inside” a student and her widowed father. Indeed: inside, without quotes, because the true superstars of Cells at Work! they are the 37 trillion cells that make their vital system work! In particular, a female red blood cell () and a male white blood cell (the star ), ready to fight against any pathogen and, perhaps, also ready to fall in love…

On the occasion of announcing “Cells at Work!” as the very first title of the 2025 line-up, the Far East Film Festival 27 also reminds us that the accreditation campaign is in full swing. In fact, until Monday 3 March, it will be possible to purchase your Red Panda or White Tiger accreditation online (also in the Under 26 version) with a special Early Bird rate. New for 2025 is the Under 18 accreditation, dedicated to cinema enthusiasts between the ages of 16 and 18 who have not yet turned 18. Detailed information on the website HERE.

About the author

Adriana Rosati

On paper I am an Italian living in London, in reality I was born and bread in a popcorn bucket. I've loved cinema since I was a little child and I’ve always had a passion and interest for Asian (especially Japanese) pop culture, food and traditions, but on the cinema side, my big, first love is Hong Kong Cinema. Then - by a sort of osmosis - I have expanded my love and appreciation to the cinematography of other Asian countries. I like action, heroic bloodshed, wu-xia, Shaw Bros (even if it’s not my specialty), Anime, and also more auteur-ish movies. Anything that is good, really, but I am allergic to rom-com (unless it’s a HK rom-com, possibly featuring Andy Lau in his 20s)"

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