Preparation for this year's Japanese Film Festival has begun. It is our intention to publish the progress on the blog such that:
1. SFS members and public could be updated on the status of the preparation;
2. feedbacks, recommendations and comments from the festival goers can be shared with us.
In this way, we hope that the festival this year will attract more audience and that your voices can be taken into consideration in the run-up to the event.
We ask your understanding in advance that, while we will look into each and every comment posted by you, we may not be able to implement each and every suggestion. Nevertheless, we sincerely hope that by being part of the preparation process, this year's Festival will be all that more enjoyable to you.
Update on 10 May 2006:
1. Date
The Festival date are tentatively set as 21-29 October.
2. Theme
The Theme this year shall be FRIENDSHIP. This is in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of establishing of diplomatic relationship between Japan and Singapore.
We have shortlisted some films and we will progressively update the list as and when the title(s) are confirmed. If you have any titles to recommend, please post them in your comment for our consideration.
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Did a quick search on IMDB and found the following titles:
Skinny and Fatty (1958) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0407643/
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0057295/
Cherry Orchard (1990) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0100540/
Dead or Alive 2: Runaway (2000) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0285005/
Animations:
Night On the Galactic Railroad (1985) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0089206/
Laputa, Castle in the Sky (1986) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0092067/
Sailor Moon R the Movie: Promise of the Rose (1993) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0106417/
Sailor Moon 3: The Movie (1995) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0112513/
Kite (1998) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0246734/
Nana (2005) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0471834/
Some more recommendations by IMDB that I missed out:
Yojimbo (1961) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0055630/
Like Grains of Sand (1995) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0113922/
Battle Royale (2000) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/
Love/Juice (2000) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0271616/
Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0203895/
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0097814/
Nana
Kamikaze Girls
Bounce Ko Girls
Would be thrilled to see:
1. Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san [Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims] (2005)
Directed by KUDOU Kankuro
2. Aoi Haru [Blue Spring] (2001)
Directed by TOYODA Toshiaki
3. Haru no Yuki [Spring Snow] (2005)
Directed by YUKISADA Isao
4. Yuki ni Negau koto (2005)
Directed by NEGISHI Kichitarou
5. Hana Yori Mo Naho (2006)
Directed by KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Hang on - the theme is friendship? Then you could also consider:
Hoshi ni natta shounen [Shining Boy and Little Randy] (2005) dir. KAWAKE Shunsaku
[stars Yagira Yuya from _Nobody Knows_ (dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu)]
Dolls (Takeshi Kitano) (2002)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0330229/
After Life (Wandafuru raifu)
Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
1998 118 min
~this sooo captures friendship
Mimi wo Sumaseba (Whisper of the Heart)
Directed by Yoshifumi Kondou, 1995
Kikujiro
Directed by Beat Kitano, 1999
Maison de Himiko (directed by Isshin Inudo)
Hi Cheong Meng,
My pick -
Womens Work (Travail) the one about female chess players
Gohatto - Nagisa Oshima (?)
Picnic - Shunji Iwai
Swallowtail (Yentown) - yes, Chara! and the friendship of the Yentown gang!
honey and clover
from what i know, it is only going to be released in japan later this year though.
Interesting article, added his blog to Favorites
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