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52nd Japanese Film Festival. Comedy, drama, romance. Japan 2016, 111 min. Directed by Norihiro Koizumi. Starring: Suzu Hirose, Mone Kamishiraishi, Jun Kunimura, Miyuki Matsuda, Yûki Morinaga. In Japanese with Russian subtitles. When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game 'karuta'. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi start a karuta club at their high school.
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Drama. Italy, France 2018, 113 min. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring: Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Adamo Dionisi, Francese Acquaroli. In Italian with Russian subtitles. Marcello is a simple, quiet man, whose whole life revolves around his dog grooming salon and his beloved daughter, whom he dreams of taking traveling. But a criminal named Simone, terrorizing the entire neighborhood, suddenly appears before him. Taming him is far harder than even the worst-tempered pitbull. Simone drags Marcello into his dangerous schemes, and one day, this ends in a catastrophe. Having lost everything, Marcello sets out on his own personal vendetta – and there’s nothing more terrifying than a weak man out for revenge.
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Documentary, biography. UK 2018, 111 min. Directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui. In English with Russian subtitles. Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
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16:10 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda |
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52th Japanese Film Festival. Documentary. Japan, USA 2017, 100 min. Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible. In Japanese, English with Russian subtitles. From techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer, the evolution of Ryuichi Sakamoto's music has coincided with his life journeys. Following Fukushima, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan's social movement against nuclear power. As Sakamoto returns to music following a cancer diagnosis, his haunting awareness of life crises leads to a resounding new masterpiece. "Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda" is an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man.
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09:10 | Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku) |
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Drama. Japan 2018, 121 min. Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring: Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Sakura Andô, Mayu Matsuoka. In Japanese with Russian subtitles. “Shoplifters” is a film by today’s leading Japanese director, Hirakazu Koreeda, which won this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes – the biggest award in the film world. A subtle and multi-faceted story about a family and the nature of kinship – which is not always connected with blood relations – set by the director on the outskirts of Tokyo. Here lives a company of rakish thieves that have forged themselves a family and who are taking care of an abandoned girl at the beginning of the film. "Shoplifters", modest and seemingly traditionally filmed (though this quiet film is actually radical in terms of its most important message), is an aesthetic shape-shifter: it is a musing on social mores which often are in direct conflict with actually goodness, and a family film, and an attempt to figure out what familial love really is, and on what basis people will be connected in the future.
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18:40 | The Scythian Lamb (Hitsuji No Ki) |
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52nd Japanese Film Festival. Thriller. Japan 2017, 126 min. Directed by Daihachi Yoshida. Starring: Ryô Nishikido, Fumino Kimura, Kazuki Kitamura, Yûka, Mikako Ichikawa, Shingo Mizusawa, Min Tanaka. In Japanese with Russian subtitles. Suffering from population decline, the small seaside town of Uobuka decides to welcome 6 strangers into the community. A malevolent fishing boat operator (Kazuki Kitamura), a sexy caregiver, a frightening launderer, a timid barber, a methodical cleaning woman (Mikako Ichikawa), and a simple-minded deliveryman (Ryuhei Matsuda) are all brought together by this mysterious government-sponsored program. Even Tsukisue, the young city official put in charge of the program, has no idea why they've been brought to town. But when the truth comes out about the six strangers' mysterious past and a body is discovered in the harbor, Tsukisue begins to suspect the motley crew of foul play. Part black comedy, part murder mystery thriller the latest from director Daihachi Yoshida perfectly blends humor and suspense.
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