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East Side Stories

Japanese Cinema Depicting the Lives of Youth

31 January to 27 March 2014

In 2014, the Japan Foundation UK annual touring film programme offered an enlightening and expansive introduction to Japanese cinema through the framework of ‘youth’. The programme took a broad look at how the adults of tomorrow have been portrayed in Japanese cinema over the years by a number of established and up-and-coming directors, through stories of individuals struggling to find a sense of meaning and identity within the world.

• Your Friends (きみの友だち / Kimi no tomodachi)

  Director: Ryuichi Hiroki, 2008

• The Story of Yonosuke (横道世之介 / Yokomichi Yonosuke)

  Director: Shuichi Okita, 2012

• The Drudgery Train (苦役列車 / Kueki ressha)

  Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2012

• Sorry (ごめん / Gomen)

  Director: Shin Togashi, 2002

• Shindo (Wonder Child) (神童 / Shindo)

  Director: Koji Hagiuda, 2007

• Parade (パレード / Paredo)

  Director: Isao Yukisada, 2010

• Otakus in Love (恋の門 / Koi no mon)

  Director: Suzuki Matsuo, 2004

• Love Strikes! (モテキ / Moteki)

  Director: Hitoshi Ohne, 2011

• Colorful (カラフル / Karafuru)

  Director: Keiichi Hara, 2010

• Capturing Dad (チチを撮りに / Chichi o tori ni)

  Director: Ryota Nakano, 2012

• 18 Who Cause a Storm (嵐を呼ぶ十八人 / Arashi o yobu juhachi-nin)

  Director: Yoshishige Yoshida, 1963