Japanese Weekend at the Cinematheque

The first weekend of the festival will feature a Japanese film weekend at Cinemateket in Oslo! The program will be packed with Japanese films, a celebration of diplomatic cooperation between Norway and Japan, and a Japanese activity day.

Below you’ll find the Japanese program for the weekend:

Friday 7. NOV

Japanese films will be screened in both Tancred and Lillebil all day, with a celebration of the diplomatic cooperation between Japan and Norway before the screening of Scarlet.

• 17.00, Tancred – SCARLET
• 17.30, Lillebil – LUST IN THE RAIN
• 20.30, Tancred – RENOIR
• 21.00, Lillebil – HOTSPRING SHARKATTACK

Saturday 8. NOV

On Saturday, there will be Japanese activities in the foyer from 14.00 to 17.00, including Taiyaki sold by Fuglen, a manga and origami workshop hosted by FoNoMa and the Japanese Embassy, as well as kendama and other traditional Japanese games.

• 13.00, Lillebil – LITTLE AMELIE
• 15.00, Tancred – MIYAZAKI: SPIRIT OF NATURE
• 17.00, Tancred – RING (RINGU)
• 19.45, Tancred – HAPPYEND
• 20.30, Lillebil – THE CONSPIRACY OF THE YAGYU CLAN

Sunday 9. NOV

Sunday will focus on samurai classics, including the first two films in the Daibosatsu Pass trilogy.

• 13.00, Lillebil – LITTLE AMELIE
• 15.00, Lillebil – DAIBOSATSU PASS
• 17.30, Lillebil – THE DRAGON GOD OF DAIBOSATSU PASS
• 20.15, Lillebil – SWORD-CUT

Read about the different films by clicking the film posters below. The event is organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan.