Colorful
Tue 12/03/2013 – 7:30 PM
Just when you had already blocked your agenda for March 20-24, we come up with yet another new date for which you will have to cancel your appointments. On March 12 at 7:30 PM, Japan-Square is organizing a unique film experience in collaboration with Internationalisation@home of Ghent University: Keiichi Hara, the anime god behind Doraemon, … →
Film Festival 2013 – Programme, practical, etc
20/03/2013 – 24/03/2013
Program, practical, prices, tickets, … →
Our Homeland
Wed 20/03/2013 – 7:45 PM
Our Homeland is not the opener of this edition for nothing: it was the Japanese entry for the Oscar for Foreign Film. A rock-solid, rock-solid Japanese drama… with a Korean director. The fact that this particular film became the best Japanese film of the year is indicative of the growing openness of 21st century cinema … →
The Warped Ones
Thu 21/03/2013 – 8:00 PM
Mid fifties. A trio of delinquent youngsters just out of jail and on their way to the beach. Akira, leader of the pack and jazz aficionado, runs over reporter Kashiwagi, after which he kidnaps and abuses his girlfriend, the attractive artist Yuki. What follows is a sizzling manic trip, in which Akira takes out his … →
It's A Beautiful Life – Irodori
Fri 22/03/2013 – 8:00 PM
Kamikatsu, an inconspicuous village hidden deep in the mountains, has the highest average age in Japan. A rather illustrious title for a hamlet that is not only struggling with depopulation but now also with a severe crop failure. In a final attempt to make ends meet, a number of ladies come up with the daring … →
Death Of A Japanese Salesman
Sat 23/03/2013 – 8:00 PM
Tomoaki Sunada embodies the archetype of a Japanese businessman; stiffly dressed, busy and far from home. His career has also been a textbook example; after more than 40 years of service in the same company, he made it to head of the sales department. For the man who had spent his ‘free’ time with business … →
Dead Sushi
Sat 23/03/2013 – 10:30 PM
It will take more than soy sauce to put this sushi down! Let’s start with the synopsis: young lady runs away from home, finds work in the hospitality industry, is bullied by colleagues and guests, and a crazy scientist takes revenge with killer sushi. An average story that we regularly read in the Streekkrant. Dead … →
Bento-lunch
Sun 24/03/2013 – 12:30 PM
To protect you and the seats of Studio Skoop from all the mouth-watering that inevitably comes with watching the film Sukiya, Japan Square is launching the hype of 2013 for the first time: the lunch film! The concept is simple: for a small additional charge, we serve you an authentic bentô (Japanese packed lunch), you … →
Sukiyaki
Sun 24/03/2013 – 2:00 PM
What is your best meal ever? Four cellmates chew on this heartbreaking question together with Kenta, ‘the new one’ in the group. The rules of the game are simple: convince your cellmates with your tastiest memory. The stakes are high: the osechi, the traditional New Year’s meal and also their annual culinary highlight. Let it … →
Film Festival 2013 – Sponsors, photos, etc
20/03/2013 – 24/03/2013
Thank you! Sponsors, photos, … We thank our sponsors, generous donors and partners. Without their support, the Japan-Square Film Festival would not be possible. →