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JFF — Rudolf the Black Cat

Director Mikinori Sakakibara & Kunihiko Yuyama Staring Sandayû Dokumamushi, Arata Furuta, Mao Inoue Rated All ages Score 6/6 Ever wondered what your cat gets up to when you’re not around? Naïve stay-at-home cat Rudolf has always longed to roam the streets of his little neighborhood. His thirst for adventure finds him lost miles away in…

Japanese Film Festival Interview

Japanese Film Festival Program Coordinator Margarett Cortez took some time to answer some questions about the upcoming Japanese Film Festival What can people expect from the Japanese Film Festival? 2016 is a big year for the Japanese film industry with a lot of comeback films by veteran directors like Yoji Yamada, new works by award-winning…

Japanese Film Festival 20th Anniversary

The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is now twenty years old and is embarking a huge national tour of Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, shining a spotlight on the best of Japanese culture from October 14th to December 4th. JFF Program Coordinator, Margarett Cortez explained that with each city’s program carefully curated by The…