Film Festival 2019 – Programme, practical, etc
20/03/2019 – 24/03/2019
Program, practical, prices, tickets, … →
Dear Etranger
Wed 20/03/2019 – 7:30 PM
Makoto has a successful career, is 40, and remarried. What had driven a wedge between him and his first wife now seems to do the same between him and his second wife. Only now the roles are reversed: back then it was he who wanted a second child, but now that his second wife is … →
Reception – sake and sushi combo
Wed 20/03/2019 – 9:45 PM
With the paraphrased saying “Never change a winning reception”, the Gohan Team is happy to host the opening reception in and around the Skoop café again this year. See you on Wednesday 20 March after the film at 7:30 pm in the Skoop Café. →
Ramen
Thu 21/03/2019 – 6:30 PM
Samurai chef Nick Hofman serves a delicious portion of ramen for the film Ramen Heads, as you know it from his restaurant Zuru Zuru Ramen on Kortrijksesteenweg. A unique opportunity for those who would like to enjoy this culinary prelude to the film evening. Book quickly (combination ticket meal + film), because the number of … →
Ramen Heads
Thu 21/03/2019 – 8:00 PM
This delicious documentary about one of the most famous dishes from Japanese cuisine immerses you in the wonderful world of ramen. Ramen was originally a simple dish for the Japanese working class, but is now conquering the hearts of food lovers worldwide. In Japan itself, prizes are even awarded for the best ramen chef. Ramen … →
Japanese Curry
Fri 22/03/2019 – 6:30 PM
From 18:15 you can enjoy a Japanese curry (Kare Raisu) made by the Gohan team in the Studio Skoop café. Curry with chicken: mild Japanese curry with chicken and vegetables. Curry vegan: mild Japanese curry with pieces of tofu and vegetables. Book quickly (combi-ticket meal + film), because the number of meals is limited. →
Eating Women
Fri 22/03/2019 – 8:00 PM
Atsuko is an essayist who fills her days with making delicious, simple dishes that she then serves to her friends. They visit her regularly to enjoy her cooking and thus forget the problems and routine of everyday life for a while. And they all have problems, from a stressful job to a passionless relationship to … →
The Blood Of Wolves
Fri 22/03/2019 – 10:00 PM
This hard-hitting action thriller immediately gets you in the mood and you will also know from the start that the investment in your movie ticket is not pearls before swine because they get other food. Brace yourself for the film adaptation of the book “Korou no Chi” by Yuko Yuzuki from 2015 in which the … →
Day And Night
Fri 22/03/2019 – 10:30 PM
Koji Akashi returns to the village where he grew up after many years, but the reunion is not particularly happy. His father committed suicide after he exposed a major scandal in the car industry, which has left Koji’s family in moral and financial ruin. With a strong sense of justice, Koji goes in search of … →
Hanakappa
Sat 23/03/2019 – 2:15 PM
Hanakappa is a kappa, a Japanese mythological creature, with a flower on his head. Hanakappa’s flower is different from the flowers of other kappa, because his flower changes constantly. For this reason, the evil Kuruwaneya Chyoubee wants to steal Hanakappa’s flower. Hanakappa and his friends try to thwart his evil plans and have as much … →
"Mini Matsuri" children's entertainment
Sat 23/03/2019 – 3:15 PM
After Hanakappa, everyone can join in at the craft tables in the Skoop café. JEF will once again set up its stop-motion installations where everyone can get started. We will provide the materials, all you have to do is come up with a story & your own film will be made in 1-2-3! A filmmaker/teacher … →
Chieri And Cherry
Sat 23/03/2019 – 5:00 PM
Chieri is a young schoolgirl whose father has died. Her only friend is Cherry, her cuddly toy, who can talk and move in her fantasy world and who protects her now that her father has died. When she visits her grandmother with her mother to prepare for her father’s memorial ceremony, she finds a little … →
Rage
Sat 23/03/2019 – 7:30 PM
A year after the gruesome murder of a couple, Japan is still hunting for the perpetrator who has since hidden somewhere in the country after undergoing plastic surgery. The media are having a field day with the drama and are all too eager to report on the horrifying details. In the meantime, we meet three … →
Killing
Sat 23/03/2019 – 10:30 PM
The comparison between westerns and samurai films is quickly made. But where a good cowboy film offers almost innocent entertainment for a lazy Sunday afternoon, many samurai dramas are often a bit more intense. This is also the case in Killing. But what else would you expect with such a title. In Killing we return … →
Bento-lunch
Sun 24/03/2019 – 12:30 PM
From 12:30 the Gohan Team will serve an authentic bento (Japanese lunch) in the Skoop Café. Book quickly (combi-ticket meal + film), because the number of meals is limited. →
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
Sun 24/03/2019 – 2:15 PM
In the middle of the sky-scraping Tokyo of the seventies, a house with a garden is lazing in the summer sun. And somewhere in that garden, Mori lies all day long, sometimes staring at a parade of ants, sometimes listening to the story of the clouds. For more than 30 years, the old man has … →
Film Festival 2019 – Sponsors, photos, etc
20/03/2019 – 24/03/2019
Thank you! Sponsors, photos, … We thank our sponsors, generous donors and partners. Without their support, the Japan-Square Film Festival would not be possible. →
Workshop making Miso (Way Dok Noord)
Sun 08/09/2019 – 2:00 PM
At the previous editions of the Japan-Square Film Festival, we noticed that in addition to Japanese films, you also enjoy Japanese cuisine en masse. Following this example, in September we will give you the chance to discover the secrets of the typical Japanese ingredient miso (みそ or 味噌). During a three-hour workshop in Way at … →
Departures
Sat 19/10/2019 – 8:00 PM
On Saturday 19 October, we will be hosting the film Departures (Okuribito) with Japan Square in Wijkcinema Toreke in ‘t Rabot, which won an Oscar for best non-English language film in 2008. A cellist becomes unemployed and returns to his home village with his sweetheart, where he finds work in a “departure agency”. However, this … →