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| EGAISAI 2019 |
The highly anticipated Japanese Film Festival, also known as
EIGASAI goes back to its original home—Shangri-La Plaza’s Red Carpet for its 22nd
edition which will be held from July 3 to 14, 2019. Coincidentally, EIGASAI will also be
brought to various places such as Manila, Legazpi, Pangasinan, Iloilo, Cebu,
Tacloban and Davao.
Film enthusiasts will
surely delight with the roster of featured films lined up for this year’s
EIGASAI. The Japan Foundation Manila will be having 17 full-feature films from
diverse genres as EIGASAI continues its tradition of screening films to viewers
of the Japanese Film Festival.
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| Samurai Marathon |
This year’s EIGASAI opens with a historical drama, Samurai Marathon directed by Bernard Rose. Based on Dobashi Aikihiro’s
novel Bakumatsu Marathon Samurai,
the film is about Ansaei Tooashi, known as Japan’s first marathon. The story
revolves around how Annaka feudal lord Itakaru Kastuakira organized a run
across mountain roads to get his samurai warriors in shape. But one misstep
turned a simple race into a rebellion in the eyes of Bakufu central government
that ordered a stop to what it thought was an uprising.
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| Rolando Samson of Japan Foundation Manila |
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| Johnny Riod, Operations Divisions Manager, Shangri-la Plaza |
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| Dr. Kanami Namiki, Program Coordinator Arts & Culture Japan Foundation |
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| David Fabros, Executive Director of Philippine Film Export Services Office |
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| Tomoko Nakamura, Asst. Director Japan Foundation |
