Eiga Sai fans have something to be happy about this 2016 as they are in for yet another treat as this year marks the 60th year of the Philippines-Japan friendship and the Japan Foundation, Manila’s 20th anniversary!
Just as it had always been, there will be twelve films which were carefully curated for this year’s line up. Don't fail to watch award-winning film adaptations as well as some of the best fiction and non-fiction novels written by the most prolific Japanese writers, produced between the year 2011 to 2015.
And as if those news aren't good enough, film aficionados will also be delighted to note that the officers of The Japan Foundation Manila in partnership with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has signed an agreement that will make Eiga Sai and Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition has now officially collaborated as allied festivals.
The said festival's opening film on July 7 will be “KAKEKOMI” (駆込み女と駆出し男 / 2015 / Drama, Comedy / Rated R13 / 143 min), directed by this year’s guest of honor, Masato Harada. This is his first jidaigeki (samurai period film), based on the novel “Tokeiji Hanadayori” by Inoue Yasushi. Set at an actual “divorce temple” in Kamakura, it follows the efforts of a novice doctor and playwright who falls into a whirlwind of events as he tries to help two women get out of their respective marriages. - See more at:
Complete line up for Eiga Sai 2016
Director Harada’s film adaptation of Inoue Yasushi’s autobiographical novel “Chronicle of My Mother” (わが母の記 / 2011 / Drama, Family / Rated PG / 118 min) traces the roots of the author’s feeling of abandonment after being separated from his parents at a young age, and how this has resonated for most of his adult life.
Provocative and dramatic, Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language film “The Great Passage” (ビリギャル / 2013 / Comedy, Drama, Romance / Rated PG / 133 min), based on the novel by Miura Shion, follows editor Majime’s passio for pursuing the prodigious goal of creating a huge dictionary with over 240,000 entries over a fifteen-year period.
Master filmmaker Yamada Yoji takes on Nakajima Kyoko’s prize-winning novel “The Little House” (小さいおうち / 2014 / Drama, Romance / Rated PG / 136 min). Set against the backdrop of the “Showa Modern” period, the story unravels the full and mysterious account of a scandalous romance.
During the press screening, they were able to showcase the film called "Pale Moon." Pale Moon” (紙の月 / 2014 / Mystery / Rated R13 / 126 min), adapted from popular author Kakuta Mitsuyo’s eponymous novel “The Kirishima Thing” by director Yoshida Daihachi, depicts the downfall of a housewife who falls head over heels in love and into a life of crime.
Revolving around the struggles of a bottom-ranked students of Nagoya High School, “Flying Colors” (ビリギャル / 2015 / Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Family / Rated PG / 117 min), a film adaptation of the non-fiction bestseller directed by Doi Nobuhiro, follows Kudo Sayaka’s journey as she attempts to pass the extraordinarily competitive entrance exam for Keio University.
When assistant camera Tatsura Sawada joins the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, he lands in trouble with fellow member Kazunari Hamura. “Crossroads“(クロスロード / 2015 / Rated PG / 103 min), directed by Suzuki Junichi, finds them both dispatched to the Philippines where Tatsura meets siblings Noel and Angela in Baguio. Eight years after, Tatsura meets Kazunari once more, at the Tohoku region where the great earthquake and tsunami occurred.
The feature-length animated film, “The Boy and The Beast” (バケモノの子 / 2015 / Adventure, Drama, Family, Animation / Rated PG / 119 min), based on an original screenplay by Studio Chizu and Hosoda Mamoru, presents the story of Kyuta, who enters into a strange agreement with a beast named Kumatetsu. Along the way, the two gradually create a strong bond equal to that of a true father-son relationship.
In “Our Little Sister” (海街ｄｉａｒｙ / 2015 / Drama, Family / Rated R13 / 126 min), the death of Sachi, Toshino and Chika’s absentee father signals the beginning of a new life filled with joyful discoveries as they travel to the countryside for his funeral, and meet their estranged teenage half-sister, Suzu.
Completing the trio of Director Harada’s film featured for the festival, there will be a one-time special screening of “The Emperor in August” (日本のいちばん長い日 / 2015 / Drama, War / Rated PG / 136 min) on July 8 to celebrate the launch of this partnership. It will be followed by the Director’s Talk, where he shares his experience and knowledge about the art of and his career in film making.
An adaptation of Hando Kazutoshi’s non-fiction novel “Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi: Ketteiban”, it reveals the anguish and deliberations of the Japanese who put their lives to end the Pacific War and achieve peace.
CCP will also host the Philippine premiere of Hiroshi Shoji‘s “Ken and Kazu” (ケンとカズ / 2015 / Action, Adventure, Drama / Rated R13 / 98 min) on August 6, 2016. This award-winning film (Japanese Cinema Splash Best Picture Award, 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival) depicts the conflict between friends who deal with drugs.
For the 12th Cinemalaya Festival on August 5-14, 2016, aside from Shoji’s “Ken and Kazu”, JFM will bring another independent film to be featured in the Cinemalaya’s Asian section: “August in Tokyo” (愛の小さな歴史 / 2014 / Drama, Romance / Rated R13 / 80 min) by Ryutaro Nakagawa. This film portrays the dynamics of people trying to co-exist in nature and in the city; directed by one of the leading up-and-coming filmmakers in Japan and an established poet.
Shang Cineplex
Cinema 2, Shangri-La Plaza, EDSA, Mandaluyong City (July 7-17, 2016)
|
Date
|
Movie
|
Time
|
|
July 8 /
Friday
|
The Great
Passage
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Chronicle
of My Mother
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
The Little
House
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 9 /
Saturday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
1:00 PM
|
|
August in
Tokyo
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
KAKEKOMI +
Director’s Talk: Masato Harada
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 10 /
Sunday
|
Our Little
Sister
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Flying
Colors
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Pale Moon
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 11 /
Monday
|
The Great
Passage
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Crossroads
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
The Little
House
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 12 /
Tuesday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
1:00 PM
|
|
The Great
Passage
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Chronicle
of My Mother
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 13 /
Wednesday
|
Crossroads
|
1:00 PM
|
|
The Little
House
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Flying
Colors
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 14 /
Thursday
|
The Boy and
The Beast
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Chronicle
of My Mother
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Pale Moon
|
7:30 PM
|
|
|
July 15 /
Friday
|
KAKEKOMI
|
1:00 PM
|
|
The Little
House
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Crossroads
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 16 /
Saturday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Our Little
Sister
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
KAKEKOMI
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 17 /
Sunday
|
Chronicle
of My Mother
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Flying
Colors
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Pale Moon
|
7:00 PM
|
Cultural Center
of the Philippines, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City (August 6, 9, 10 & 12,
2016)
|
Date
|
Movie
|
Time
|
|
July 8 /
Friday / CCP Little Theater
|
The
Emperor in August + Director’s Talk: Masato Harada
|
7:00 PM
|
|
Aug 6 /
Saturday / CCP Little Theater
|
Ken and
Kazu + Director’s Visit: Hiroshi Shoji
|
6:15 PM
|
|
Aug 9 /
Tuesday / CCP Little Theater
|
August in
Tokyo
|
9:00 PM
|
|
Aug 10 /
Wednesday / Tanghalang Huseng Batute
|
Ken and
Kazu
|
3:30 PM
|
|
Aug 12 /
Friday / Tanghalang Huseng Batute
|
August in
Tokyo
|
3:30 PM
|
UP Film
Institute, UP Diliman, Quezon City (August 17-20, 2016)
|
Date
|
Movie
|
Time
|
|
Aug 17 /
Wednesday
|
Flying
Colors
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Our Little
Sister
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
The Great
Passage
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
Aug 18 /
Thursday
|
Chronicle
of My Mother
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Crossroads
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
August in
Tokyo
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
Aug 19 /
Friday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
1:00 PM
|
|
KAKEKOMI
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Ken and
Kazu
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
Aug 20 / Saturday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
1:00 PM
|
|
The Little
House
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Pale Moon
|
7:00 PM
|
Abreeza Mall
Cinema, Davao City (July 22-24, 2016)
|
Date
|
Movie
|
Time
|
|
July 22 /
Friday
|
The Great
Passage
|
1:00 PM
|
|
The Little
House
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
KAKEKOMI
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 23 /
Saturday
|
Flying
Colors
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Our Little
Sister
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
Pale Moon
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
July 24 /
Sunday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
1:00 PM
|
|
Flying
Colors
|
4:00 PM
|
|
|
The Great
Passage
|
7:00 PM
|
FDCP
Cinematheque, Davao City (July 26-30, 2016)
|
Date
|
Movie
|
Time
|
|
July 26 /
Tuesday
|
Crossroads
|
5:30 PM
|
|
July 27 /
Wednesday
|
Chronicle
of My Mother
|
5:30 PM
|
|
July 28 /
Thursday
|
August in
Tokyo
|
5:30 PM
|
|
July 29 /
Friday
|
Chronicle
of My Mother
|
5:30 PM
|
|
July 30 /
Saturday
|
August in
Tokyo
|
3:30 PM
|
|
Crossroads
|
5:30 PM
|
SM Baguio Cinema,
Baguio City (August 11-14, 2016)
|
Date
|
Movie
|
Time
|
|
Aug 11 /
Thursday
|
Flying
Colors
|
7:00 PM
|
|
Aug 12 /
Friday
|
The Great
Passage
|
1:30 PM
|
|
The Little
House
|
4:30 PM
|
|
|
Pale Moon
|
7:30 PM
|
|
|
Aug 13 /
Saturday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
1:30 PM
|
|
KAKEKOMI
|
4:30 PM
|
|
|
Our Little
Sister
|
7:30 PM
|
|
|
Aug 14 /
Sunday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
1:30 PM
|
|
August in
Tokyo
|
4:30 PM
|
|
|
The Great
Passage
|
7:30 PM
|
FDCP Cinematheque
Baguio, Baguio City (August 15, 2016)
|
Date
|
Movie
|
Time
|
|
Aug 15 /
Monday
|
Chronicle
of My Mother
|
2:30 PM
|
|
Crossroads
|
5:30 PM
|
Ayala Center Cebu
Cinema, Cebu City (August 17-21, 2016)
|
Date
|
Movie
|
Time
|
|
Aug 17 /
Wednesday
|
The Little
House
|
7:00 PM
|
|
Aug 18 /
Thursday
|
Pale Moon
|
7:00 PM
|
|
Aug 19 /
Friday
|
August in
Tokyo
|
7:00 PM
|
|
Aug 20 /
Saturday
|
The Boy
and The Beast
|
4:00 PM
|
|
KAKEKOMI
|
7:00 PM
|
|
|
Aug 21 /
Sunday
|
Flying
Colors
|
4:00 PM
|
|
Our Little
Sister
|
7:00 PM
|
–
Eiga Sai 2016 is generously supported by Shangri-La
Plaza, Shang Cineplex, UP Film Institute, Cultural Center of the Philippines,
SM Supermalls, SM Baguio City, Film Development Council of the Philippines,
Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japanese Association of Northern Luzon,
Sa Lubong-Baguio, Cordillera Green Network, JT International (Philippines)
Inc., Canon Marketing (Philippines) Inc., Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan
Airlines Co. Ltd., Muji, Watami, Crystal Cup Ozeki Philippines and Richmond
Hotel Ortigas.
For more information, you may contact the following:
The Japan Foundation, Manila
Contact number: 811-6155 to 58
Email address: email@jfmo.org.ph
Shangri-La Plaza
Contact number: 370-2597 to 98
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