Focus Country: Japan
Japan is this year's focus country. Both old and new films are screened, and at the center is a mini-retrospective on Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
Tuesday November 10 there will also be a Japanese evening at Vega Scene where you can watch several Japanese films, and there will be pop-up food in the Vega Snackbar.
A Silent Voice: The Movie
The anime classic A Silent Voice: The Movie will get a special screening on Japanese Day at Vega. This is a beautiful film based on the beloved manga. Mental Helse Ungdom will introduce the film, and Outland will draw a prize for a lucky winner.
All of a Sudden
Ryusuke Hamaguchi is one of Japan's best working directors and is back with the fantastic French-Japanese All of a Sudden. Before the film, we will show a pre-recorded conversation between the director and Lars Ole Kristiansen from Montages.
All the Lovers in the Night
Two careful souls meet and form a fragile bond, against the backdrop of Tokyo's lonely metropolis. This poetic, beautiful film first premiered at Un Certain Regard in Cannes earlier this year.
Angel’s Egg
In a strange world, a little girl meets a young man. She carries an egg, while he is armed with a cross-like weapon. A spellbinding, philosophical hidden anime gem with a sparkling new restoration. Before the screening of the film at the Japanese Day, Outland will draw a lucky winner who will receive a gift.
Asako I & II
As part of the mini-retrospective on Ryusuke Hamaguchi, we'll screen Asako I & II. The film follows Asako, who falls in love with Baku. He disappears, and two years later, she meets Ryoheo, who looks identical to Baku but has a very different personality.
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
In the sequel to Poupelle of Chimney Town, Lubicchi travels to a mysterious world where time stands still.
Drive My Car
Hamaguchi's Drive My Car is also screening in the mini-retrospective. If you missed it in cinemas back in 2022, this is a great opportunity to see it.
Godzilla Minus Zero
Two years after surviving the last Godzilla attack, the Shikishima family faces another attack from the legendary monster. This is epic Kaiju action at its very best.
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! is both a lovely dramedy and one of the year's best depictions of grief.
Kiki's Delivery Service
Bring your kids to see Miyazaki's witchy classic Kiki's Delivery Service. Before the screening, you can also participate in an origami workshop at Cinemateket.
The film is in Norwegian.
Nagi Notes
A beautiful and hopeful portrait of friendship between two women in the Japanese countryside. Kōji Fukada may have been in the shadow of more well-known Japanese directors, but he is among the country's best working directors. Nagi Notes is a great entry point for getting to know the director better.
Never After Dark
If you are in the mood for a pure ghost story, Never After Dark is a good alternative. The film follows the young medium who travels to an old hotel in the countryside to help the owners get rid of a ghost before a possible reopening.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Kiyoshi Kurosawa is known to many for his horror classics Cure and Pulse, and for the melodrama Tokyo Sonata. In his newest film, he tackles the samurai genre, and has made an elegant and razor-sharp chamber piece set to feudal Japan.