10th Japanese Film Festival in Frankfurt/Main
April 14-18, 2010
The preparations for the 10th anniversary of Nippon Connection Film Festival are moving into high gear. From April 14-18, 2010, more than 150 new short and feature films from Japan accompanied by a wide cultural program will again find their way to Frankfurt. Once more, the biggest festival for Japanese cinema worldwide will show what has recently moved the screens in Japan. We can already announce the first highlights of t...
Are you ready for controversial maverick, TAKASHI MIIKE, Japan`s #1 current director. Mikke is a virtual volcano of moviemaking and you are invited to come suck up his lava. Titles incl. CITY OF LOST SOULS, AUDITION, & HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS.
They have been awarded by the International Jury:
Official Fantasy Section
"The Redeemer" by Kristo Papic (82)
"Scanners" by David Cronenberg (83)
"Le Dernier Combat" by Luc Besson (84)
"The Company of Wolves" by Neil Jordan (85)
"Fuego Eterno" by Jose Angel Rebolledo (86)
"Defense of the Realm" by David Drury (87)
"A Chinese Ghost Story" by Chin Siu Tung (88)
"Monkey Shines" by George Romero (89)
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