HIFF – Spotlight on Japan
“OVER THE FENCE” | U.S. Premiere | Japan | Japanese w/English subtitles | 112 min.
Written by Yasushi Sato and Ryo Takada. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita.
From Yamashita (“Linda Linda Linda,” “La La La at Rock...
HIFF – Spotlight on Taiwan
“AFTER SPRING, THE TAMAKI FAMILY . . . (UMI NO KANATA)” | U.S. Premiere | Japan, Taiwan | Japanese and Taiwanese w/English subtitles | 96 min.
Directed and edited by Huang Yin Yu.
On a warm...
HIFF – Eat, Drink, Film
“TSUKIJI WONDERLAND” | Hawai‘i Premiere | Japan | Japanese w/English subtitles | 110 min.
Written and directed by Naotaro Endo.
Tökyö’s Tsukiji Fish Market is the largest seafood market in the world. Opened in 1935, the...
HIFF – Sound X Vision
“WE ARE X” | Hawai‘i Premiere | Japan, United States | English, Japanese w/English subtitles | 93 min.
Edited by Mako Kamitsuna and John Maringouin. Directed by Stephen Kijak.
From the production team behind the Oscar-winning...
HIFF – Made in Hawai‘i
“THE CALLING FROM THE HEAVEN” | International Premiere | Japan, United States | English, Japanese w/English subtitles | 79 min.
Written by Yuki Tsuchida. Directed by Kazuyoshi Nagashima.
Miwako’s belief that her son Rikiya Asai was...
HIFF – Fantastic Asia
“SADAKO VS. KAYAKO” | Hawai‘i Premiere | Japan | Japanese w/English subtitles | 98 min.
Written and directed by Koji Shiraishi.
Two ghosts — Sadako (“The Ring”) and Kayako (“The Grudge”) — who each spawned a...
HIFF – Asian Cinerama: Asian Film Awards Academy Roadshow
“FIRES ON THE PLAIN” | Festival Premiere | Japan | Japanese w/English subtitles | 108 min.
Written and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto.
“Fires on the Plain” follows a soldier, Tamura (Eiji Funakoshi), who, along with hordes...
HIFF – Global Positioning Shorts
“GUNKANJIMA: TRAVELER IN TIME” | Hawai‘i Premiere | Japan | No Dialogue | 7 min.
Directed by Kiichiro Nakamura.
A girl walks on the abandoned island with her camera. All the histories and old memories of...
HIFF – Film For Thought
“HIKAWA MARU” | Hawai‘i Premiere | Japan | Japanese w/English subtitles | 94 min.
From veteran anime director Shunji Oga comes the epic tale of the legendary Japanese ocean liner, the Hikawa Maru. In May...
HIFF – Documentaries
“A NEW MOON OVER TOHOKU (TOHOKU NO SHINGETSU)” | U.S. Premiere | Canada | English, Japanese w/English subtitles | 98 min.
Written and directed by Linda Ohama.
A moving story of love, survival and old Japanese...
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