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Japanese Film Festival 2021 In Malaysia @ GSC 1 Utama, GSC Mid Valley & GSC NU Sentra, Kuala Lumpur (06 - 12/01/2022), GSC Gurney Plaza, Penang (13 - 16/01/2022), GSC Paradigm Mall, Johor Bahru (13 - 16/01/2022), GSC CityOne, Kuching, Sarawak (20 - 23/01/2022) & GSC Suria Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (20 - 23/01/2022)
It is time for the highlight of the Japanese movie season with The Japan Foundation! The highly anticipated Japanese Film Festival (JFF) returns after over a year-long hiatus and will continue to provide film lovers with the best of Japanese films at selected Golden Screen Cinemas nationwide, from 6 to 23 January 2022.
Showcasing new and acclaimed Japanese films from various genres, this year’s film screening will satisfy the cinematic cravings of those disappointed by the cancellation of JFF 2020, and welcome newcomers to experience the charms of the Japanese cinema. JFF 2021 was initially planned for a September 2021 launch but was brought forward to January 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From family and drama to animation and comedy, the selection of 13 films will capture hearts and minds of audiences from all ages. The month-long celebration will feature four (4) films released in 2021, “It’s a Summer Film!” directed by MATSUMOTO Soushi, “Liar x Liar” by director YAKUMO Saiji, thriller “The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window” by MIROGAKI Yukihiro, and “Moonlight Shadow” directed by Malaysian film director Edmund Yeo.
All films presented will be in Japanese with English subtitles. Festival goers will also be able to enjoy the festival and collect rewards along the way. Watch any of the festival movies to earn stamps that you can use to redeem exclusive goodies.
The Films:
It's a Summer Film!
Liar x Liar
MASKED WARD
MIO'S COOKBOOK
Moonlight Shadow
One Summer Story
Poupelle of Chimney Town
STEP
Talking the Pictures
THE FABLE
The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window
Theatre: A Love Story
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020 "One Summer Story" Film Partners ©Rettou Tajima／KODANSHA
One Summer Story
OKITA Shuichi / 2020 / 139 min / Drama, Youth / P13 Sakuta Minami is a second grader who swims for the school team. During her backstroke practice one day, she sees a picture of “Koteko”, the protagonist of a cult TV anime series, "Buffalo Koteko is the Magical Plasterer" which she is a big fan of being drawn by Moji Shohei, another second grader and the
youngest son of a calligraphy instructor who is also an avid fan. One day during their summer vacation, she unexpectedly starts a journey to find her missing father with Shohei joining her along the way.
2020 "STEP" Film Partners
STEP
IIZUKA Ken / 2020 / 119 min / Drama, Family / U 30 year-old Takeda Kenichi lost his wife Tomoko who passed away at a very young age and decided to raise his 2-year old daughter, Miki by himself. He encounters various problems and obstacles but with the kind support by the people around them and the spirit of Tomoko, which he believes that still stays in the
house, Kenichi strives to get over the problems.
2019 ‘TALKING THE PICTURES’ PRODUCTION COMMITTEE
Talking the Pictures
SUO Masayuki / 2019 / 127 min / Drama, Comedy / P13
Sometani Shuntaro is a young man who dreams to be a benshi (performer who provides live narration to silent films). 10 years later, Shuntaro is now serving a roving band of thieves as a fake benshi. When his boss is captured. He escapes and finds refuge in a provincial theater, the Aokikan. There, he proves his skills as a benshi but his rapid rise has made a rival benshi envious. He also meets his childhood crush once again but he then finds himself on the run once again…
2019 “THE FABLE” Film Partners
THE FABLE
EGUCHI Kan / 2019 / 123 min / Action / 18
As his nickname implies, the Fable is an enigmatic assassin who terrorizes the underworld. He then gets an order from his boss to live the life of a normal man for one year. In incognito, the Fable is given the name, "Sato Akira" and his partner is "Yoko" start their new lives as a regular brother and sister with a pet parakeet and part-time work. He begins to enjoy a normal life but trouble comes looking for him. The Fable must survive a lifeor-death situation without killing anyone. Can he ever get his peaceful life back?
2020 "We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous" Film Partners
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
TAKE Masaharu / 2020 / 107 min / Comedy, Drama / U
They have an eye for antiques. They’re competent. And their hearts are (more or less) in the right place. Koike Norio, an antique dealer, and Noda Sasuke, a potter, is reunited in Kyoto for some reason. This “antiques duo” become infatuated with a tragic kimono beauty whose father’s keepsake was swindled from her, and in order to help the damsel in distress, they plan a one-shot, comeback con game on a bigshot antiques dealer.
2021 It's a Summer Film! Film Partners
It’s a Summer Film!
MATSUMOTO Soushi / 2021 / 98 minutes / Youth / P13
Barefoot is a high-school girl who adores samurai movies and Japanese costume drama. But she doesn't stand a chance of making a samurai movie at school, as all the film club members
prefer romantic dramas. One day Barefoot meets Rintaro, an ideal actor for the lead samurai role in a movie she wrote. Together with her two best friends, Kickboard and Blue Hawaii,
she persuades Rintaro to star in the movie. However, during production, Barefoot finds out that Rintaro is a time-traveler from the future!
2020 MIO’S COOKBOOK Production Committee
MIO’S COOKBOOK
KADOKAWA Haruki / 2020 / 132 min / Period Drama, Comedy / P13
Mio and Noe are close friends despite coming from different social circumstances. One night, a massive flood took place after a heavy rain, and Mio lost her parents and was separated from Noe. 10 years later, Mio is at ‘Tsuruya’, a soba noodle establishment in Edo’s Kanda district where she she shows off her talent as a female chef. Then one day the tough-looking Mataji, who cooks at the Okinaya, an establishment in the Yoshiwara red-light district, comes and asks Mio to cook for Asahi, the district’s reigning courtesan.
2020 “MASKED WARD” Film Partners
MASKED WARD
KIMURA Hisashi / 2021 / 115 min / Thriller / P13
Hayami Shugo is a doctor at a nursing hospital, which was once a psychiatric hospital. One evening, when Hayami is on night duty, a man in pierrot mask breaks into the hospital with
Kawasaki Hitomi, a university student who has been shot by the masked man. The masked man tells Hayami to treat Kawasaki and takes 64 people hostage in the hospital. Hayami and
Kawasaki try to escape from the hospital and they encounter mysterious cases one at a time.
2021 "Liar x Liar" Film Partners ©based on the manga "Liar x Liar" by Renjuro Kindaichi originally serialized in the monthly dessert magazine published by KODANSHA LTD.
Liar x Liar
YAKUMO Saiji / 2021 / 117 min / Love, Youth / P13
Minato is a university student and isn't interested in looking pretty. She lives with her stepbrother Toru, who is handsome and a player. Minato is uncomfortable with Toru’s ways with women and they have an agreement where they will not approach each when they are outside. One day, Minato puts on make-up and wears her friend’s high school uniform and
happens to meet Toru. She lies to him about her identity, but Toru falls in love with her at first sight.
Akihiro Nishino / “Poupelle of Chimney Town” Production Committee
Poupelle of Chimney Town
HIROTA Yusuke / 2020 / 100 min / Animation / P13
Poupelle of Chimney Town is the breathtaking story of young Lubicchi and a man made of garbage, Poupelle. Living among the thick smoke from the chimneys of his isolated town, Lubicchi yearns to see the “stars” — to know the truth — his father always told him about. Spectacularly beautiful, Poupelle of Chimney Town is filled with inspiring performances and splendid music and sound effects and produced at Tokyo's famed Studio 4ºC.
2021 "The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window" Film Partners
The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window
MIROGAKI Yukihiro / 2021 / 103 min / Super Natural, Thriller / 18
Since Mikado Kosuke was a child, he has seen ghosts. He has had a difficult time because of that. One day, Mikado meets an exorcist Hiyakawa Rihito who tells him that if he is with him, he won't be afraid anymore. Mikado decides to take part in exorcisms conducted by Hiyakawa. They then receive a request from a detective about a serial murder case. While investigating the case, they find a cursed dead body. Based on the manga “Sankaku: Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru” by Yamashita Tomoko.
2021 “MoonlightShadow” Production Committee
Moonlight Shadow
Edmund Yeo / 2021 / 93 min / Drama, Love / P13
Banana Yoshimoto's "Moonlight Shadow", which has been translated in more than 30 countries around the world, has been adapted for the screen by Malaysian director, Edmund Yeo. The
film depicts how a woman, who suddenly lost her loved one, overcomes her grief and moves on to the future when she learns about the mysterious phenomenon that she may be able to see
the dead again.
2020 Theatre: A Love Story Film Partners
Theatre: A Love Story
YUKISADA Isao / 2020 / 136 min / Drama, Love / P13
Depicts a story of Nagata, a clumsy unsellable theater director and his brave lover Saki who purely loves him. Their romance began when Nagata spoke to Saki and noticed that he wore the same sneakers as her. Saki dreams of being an actress, makes her move to Tokyo and pursues a fashion degree. Nagata has no money and decides to live with Saki. Nagata cherishes Saki but devotes himself in theaters to fill the gaps between his ideals and reality leading to Saki's loneliness.
Schedule:
Klang Valley:
6th - 12th January 2022
GSC Mid Valley
GSC 1 Utama
GSC Nu Central
GSC Mid Valley
GSC 1 Utama
GSC Nu Central
Penang
13th - 16th January 2022
GSC Gurney Plaza
GSC Gurney Plaza
Johor Bahru:
13th - 16th January 2022
GSC Paradigm Mall, Johor Bahru
GSC Paradigm Mall, Johor Bahru
Kuching, Sarawak:
20th - 23rd January 2022
GSC CityOne Kuching
GSC CityOne Kuching
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah:
20th - 23rd January 2022
GSC Suria Sabah
GSC Suria Sabah
Tickets for JFF 2021 will be sold at RM 9.50. Tickets can be purchased two days before the first day of screening at each region via GSC Ticketing Kiosk, GSC e-payment at gsc.com.my or GSC Mobile Apps.
All films are presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Due to the current situation, JFF 2021 will be adhering to the SOPs during its entire run in Malaysia.
For More Information:
Phone: +603 22846228
Email: info@jfkl.org.my
URL: www.jfkl.org.my/japanese-film-festival-2019/ / www.jfkl.org.my/japanese-film-festival-2021/
FB: web.facebook.com/theJapanFoundationKL/
Phone: +603 77137888
Emai: cs@gsc.com.my
URL: www.gsc.com.my/ / gsc.com.my/main/film-festival / gsc.com.my/main/film-festival
TW: twitter.com/gscinemas
FM: www.facebook.com/GSCinemas/
It is time for the highlight of the Japanese movie season with The Japan Foundation! The highly anticipated Japanese Film Festival (JFF) returns after over a year-long hiatus and will continue to provide film lovers with the best of Japanese films at selected Golden Screen Cinemas nationwide, from 6 to 23 January 2022.
Showcasing new and acclaimed Japanese films from various genres, this year’s film screening will satisfy the cinematic cravings of those disappointed by the cancellation of JFF 2020, and welcome newcomers to experience the charms of the Japanese cinema. JFF 2021 was initially planned for a September 2021 launch but was brought forward to January 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From family and drama to animation and comedy, the selection of 13 films will capture hearts and minds of audiences from all ages. The month-long celebration will feature four (4) films released in 2021, “It’s a Summer Film!” directed by MATSUMOTO Soushi, “Liar x Liar” by director YAKUMO Saiji, thriller “The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window” by MIROGAKI Yukihiro, and “Moonlight Shadow” directed by Malaysian film director Edmund Yeo.
All films presented will be in Japanese with English subtitles. Festival goers will also be able to enjoy the festival and collect rewards along the way. Watch any of the festival movies to earn stamps that you can use to redeem exclusive goodies.
The Films:
It's a Summer Film!
Liar x Liar
MASKED WARD
MIO'S COOKBOOK
Moonlight Shadow
One Summer Story
Poupelle of Chimney Town
STEP
Talking the Pictures
THE FABLE
The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window
Theatre: A Love Story
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020 "One Summer Story" Film Partners ©Rettou Tajima／KODANSHA
One Summer Story
OKITA Shuichi / 2020 / 139 min / Drama, Youth / P13 Sakuta Minami is a second grader who swims for the school team. During her backstroke practice one day, she sees a picture of “Koteko”, the protagonist of a cult TV anime series, "Buffalo Koteko is the Magical Plasterer" which she is a big fan of being drawn by Moji Shohei, another second grader and the
youngest son of a calligraphy instructor who is also an avid fan. One day during their summer vacation, she unexpectedly starts a journey to find her missing father with Shohei joining her along the way.
2020 "STEP" Film Partners
STEP
IIZUKA Ken / 2020 / 119 min / Drama, Family / U 30 year-old Takeda Kenichi lost his wife Tomoko who passed away at a very young age and decided to raise his 2-year old daughter, Miki by himself. He encounters various problems and obstacles but with the kind support by the people around them and the spirit of Tomoko, which he believes that still stays in the
house, Kenichi strives to get over the problems.
2019 ‘TALKING THE PICTURES’ PRODUCTION COMMITTEE
Talking the Pictures
SUO Masayuki / 2019 / 127 min / Drama, Comedy / P13
Sometani Shuntaro is a young man who dreams to be a benshi (performer who provides live narration to silent films). 10 years later, Shuntaro is now serving a roving band of thieves as a fake benshi. When his boss is captured. He escapes and finds refuge in a provincial theater, the Aokikan. There, he proves his skills as a benshi but his rapid rise has made a rival benshi envious. He also meets his childhood crush once again but he then finds himself on the run once again…
2019 “THE FABLE” Film Partners
THE FABLE
EGUCHI Kan / 2019 / 123 min / Action / 18
As his nickname implies, the Fable is an enigmatic assassin who terrorizes the underworld. He then gets an order from his boss to live the life of a normal man for one year. In incognito, the Fable is given the name, "Sato Akira" and his partner is "Yoko" start their new lives as a regular brother and sister with a pet parakeet and part-time work. He begins to enjoy a normal life but trouble comes looking for him. The Fable must survive a lifeor-death situation without killing anyone. Can he ever get his peaceful life back?
2020 "We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous" Film Partners
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
TAKE Masaharu / 2020 / 107 min / Comedy, Drama / U
They have an eye for antiques. They’re competent. And their hearts are (more or less) in the right place. Koike Norio, an antique dealer, and Noda Sasuke, a potter, is reunited in Kyoto for some reason. This “antiques duo” become infatuated with a tragic kimono beauty whose father’s keepsake was swindled from her, and in order to help the damsel in distress, they plan a one-shot, comeback con game on a bigshot antiques dealer.
2021 It's a Summer Film! Film Partners
It’s a Summer Film!
MATSUMOTO Soushi / 2021 / 98 minutes / Youth / P13
Barefoot is a high-school girl who adores samurai movies and Japanese costume drama. But she doesn't stand a chance of making a samurai movie at school, as all the film club members
prefer romantic dramas. One day Barefoot meets Rintaro, an ideal actor for the lead samurai role in a movie she wrote. Together with her two best friends, Kickboard and Blue Hawaii,
she persuades Rintaro to star in the movie. However, during production, Barefoot finds out that Rintaro is a time-traveler from the future!
2020 MIO’S COOKBOOK Production Committee
MIO’S COOKBOOK
KADOKAWA Haruki / 2020 / 132 min / Period Drama, Comedy / P13
Mio and Noe are close friends despite coming from different social circumstances. One night, a massive flood took place after a heavy rain, and Mio lost her parents and was separated from Noe. 10 years later, Mio is at ‘Tsuruya’, a soba noodle establishment in Edo’s Kanda district where she she shows off her talent as a female chef. Then one day the tough-looking Mataji, who cooks at the Okinaya, an establishment in the Yoshiwara red-light district, comes and asks Mio to cook for Asahi, the district’s reigning courtesan.
2020 “MASKED WARD” Film Partners
MASKED WARD
KIMURA Hisashi / 2021 / 115 min / Thriller / P13
Hayami Shugo is a doctor at a nursing hospital, which was once a psychiatric hospital. One evening, when Hayami is on night duty, a man in pierrot mask breaks into the hospital with
Kawasaki Hitomi, a university student who has been shot by the masked man. The masked man tells Hayami to treat Kawasaki and takes 64 people hostage in the hospital. Hayami and
Kawasaki try to escape from the hospital and they encounter mysterious cases one at a time.
2021 "Liar x Liar" Film Partners ©based on the manga "Liar x Liar" by Renjuro Kindaichi originally serialized in the monthly dessert magazine published by KODANSHA LTD.
Liar x Liar
YAKUMO Saiji / 2021 / 117 min / Love, Youth / P13
Minato is a university student and isn't interested in looking pretty. She lives with her stepbrother Toru, who is handsome and a player. Minato is uncomfortable with Toru’s ways with women and they have an agreement where they will not approach each when they are outside. One day, Minato puts on make-up and wears her friend’s high school uniform and
happens to meet Toru. She lies to him about her identity, but Toru falls in love with her at first sight.
Akihiro Nishino / “Poupelle of Chimney Town” Production Committee
Poupelle of Chimney Town
HIROTA Yusuke / 2020 / 100 min / Animation / P13
Poupelle of Chimney Town is the breathtaking story of young Lubicchi and a man made of garbage, Poupelle. Living among the thick smoke from the chimneys of his isolated town, Lubicchi yearns to see the “stars” — to know the truth — his father always told him about. Spectacularly beautiful, Poupelle of Chimney Town is filled with inspiring performances and splendid music and sound effects and produced at Tokyo's famed Studio 4ºC.
2021 "The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window" Film Partners
The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window
MIROGAKI Yukihiro / 2021 / 103 min / Super Natural, Thriller / 18
Since Mikado Kosuke was a child, he has seen ghosts. He has had a difficult time because of that. One day, Mikado meets an exorcist Hiyakawa Rihito who tells him that if he is with him, he won't be afraid anymore. Mikado decides to take part in exorcisms conducted by Hiyakawa. They then receive a request from a detective about a serial murder case. While investigating the case, they find a cursed dead body. Based on the manga “Sankaku: Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru” by Yamashita Tomoko.
2021 “MoonlightShadow” Production Committee
Moonlight Shadow
Edmund Yeo / 2021 / 93 min / Drama, Love / P13
Banana Yoshimoto's "Moonlight Shadow", which has been translated in more than 30 countries around the world, has been adapted for the screen by Malaysian director, Edmund Yeo. The
film depicts how a woman, who suddenly lost her loved one, overcomes her grief and moves on to the future when she learns about the mysterious phenomenon that she may be able to see
the dead again.
2020 Theatre: A Love Story Film Partners
Theatre: A Love Story
YUKISADA Isao / 2020 / 136 min / Drama, Love / P13
Depicts a story of Nagata, a clumsy unsellable theater director and his brave lover Saki who purely loves him. Their romance began when Nagata spoke to Saki and noticed that he wore the same sneakers as her. Saki dreams of being an actress, makes her move to Tokyo and pursues a fashion degree. Nagata has no money and decides to live with Saki. Nagata cherishes Saki but devotes himself in theaters to fill the gaps between his ideals and reality leading to Saki's loneliness.
Schedule:
Klang Valley:
6th - 12th January 2022
GSC Mid Valley
GSC 1 Utama
GSC Nu Central
GSC Mid Valley
GSC 1 Utama
GSC Nu Central
Penang
13th - 16th January 2022
GSC Gurney Plaza
GSC Gurney Plaza
Johor Bahru:
13th - 16th January 2022
GSC Paradigm Mall, Johor Bahru
GSC Paradigm Mall, Johor Bahru
Kuching, Sarawak:
20th - 23rd January 2022
GSC CityOne Kuching
GSC CityOne Kuching
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah:
20th - 23rd January 2022
GSC Suria Sabah
GSC Suria Sabah
Tickets for JFF 2021 will be sold at RM 9.50. Tickets can be purchased two days before the first day of screening at each region via GSC Ticketing Kiosk, GSC e-payment at gsc.com.my or GSC Mobile Apps.
All films are presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Due to the current situation, JFF 2021 will be adhering to the SOPs during its entire run in Malaysia.
For More Information:
Phone: +603 22846228
Email: info@jfkl.org.my
URL: www.jfkl.org.my/japanese-film-festival-2019/ / www.jfkl.org.my/japanese-film-festival-2021/
FB: web.facebook.com/theJapanFoundationKL/
Phone: +603 77137888
Emai: cs@gsc.com.my
URL: www.gsc.com.my/ / gsc.com.my/main/film-festival / gsc.com.my/main/film-festival
TW: twitter.com/gscinemas
FM: www.facebook.com/GSCinemas/