Am I Right?

Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema

7 February to 31 March 2025

The UK’s biggest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), is back for its latest and greatest instalment!

Kicking off on 7 February, we’re visiting 32 cities and 33 cinemas nationwide, with returning venues spanning from Plymouth to Orkney, a new venue in Ipswich, and even a much-requested second stop in London!

In a world where injustice runs rampant, cinematic expressions of justice seem inexhaustible: time and time again, heroic protagonists fend off malicious antagonists or enact their revenge, the constant injustices they face mirroring audiences’ own. Japan is no exception to this, and the JFTFP25 promises to showcase how Japanese filmmakers use the language of cinema to explore the concepts of criminal, social, and moral justice, along with the ways people respond to external judgement. Featuring everything from thought-provoking hidden gems to laugh-a-minute entertainment, UK audiences are invited to join us in questioning the very concepts of justice, justification, and judgement against today’s backdrop of ever-changing values and perspectives.

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025 is programmed and produced by Junko TAKEKAWA (Japan Foundation, London), with assistance from Emily HORST (Japan Foundation, London) and Annabel SUCKLING (Japan Foundation, London) alongside OTA Ayaka (Japan Foundation, Tokyo) and everyone at our partner venues!

Programming was advised upon by NAKAZAKI Kiyomi and SEKIGUCHI Satoko.

 

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Featuring Q&As at select screenings from SEKINE Kosai, director of Stay Mum, and TODA Akihiro, director of Ichiko.

For more information about these Q&A sessions, please see our News page.