CJFC New Year’s Screening
Feb. 10 - 13, 2022
<Young Filmmaker Series>
BACK TO THAT DAY by MAEDA Seira, 94 mins, 2021, International Premier
TSUJIURA RENBO by ONO Daisuke, 111 mins, 2021, International Premier
The Chicago Japanese Film Collective (CJFC), which started as the first Japanese film festival in the Midwest last year, will hold a special New Year's screening online, focusing on young filmmakers, in preparation for its second edition in May this year.
The films to be screened this time are "Back to That Day ," the commercial feature film debut of 25-year-old MAEDA Seira, who had been a child actor, and “Tsujiura Renbo” by ONO Daisuke who made his directorial debut at the age of 28 and has been active as a filmmaker to this day. Both films will have their international premieres.
Director’s Conversation
Director MAEDA Seira & Nina Coomes
CJFC invited Nina Coomes, a film critic and contributing writer for Chicago READER, to join Dir. Maeda to discuss Maeda’s career and experiences in the Japanese indie film industry. This recorded conversation will be presented on at 7pm CST on Saturday, Feb. 12th.
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2021 Special Screening (Sep. 23-26, 2021)
The donation of US$540. 53 (59, 942 JPY) that we collected during the screening had been sent to HATACHI FUND in Japan to help affected children.
Documentary | East Japan Great Earthquake | Japan | 2019 | 130 min. | North American Premiere
Hirono
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Flyer Design by Mako Fuwa
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Special Panel Discussion
“Fukushima's Post-Disaster Reconstruction with the Next Generation”
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2021 Official Selection (May 25-31, 2021)
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All About Chiaki Mayumura (provisional)
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Documentary | East Japan Great Earthquake | Japan | 2020 | 95 min. | North American Premiere
Alone Again in Fukushima
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Feature |Drama, Omnibus, East Japan Great Earthquake | Japan | 2019 | 80 min. | North American Premiere
BOLT
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Feature | Drama | Japan | 2019 | 138 min. | R15+ | Midwest Premiere
Dynamite Graffiti
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House of Seasons
2021 Audience Award
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Feature | Drama, Biography | Japan | 2019 | 118 min. | North American Premiere
The Manga Master
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Prison Circle
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Feature | Thriller | Japan | 2019 | 88 min. | U.S. Premiere
VIDEOPHOBIA
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Feature | Drama | Japan | 2019 | 86 min. | North American Premiere
Yan
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