2022 Japanese Film Festival Event Online (20 Japanese Films Streamed in 25 Countries) February 14-27, 2022NEW

Welcome to Japanese Filem Festival Event Online 2022! The Japan Foundation proudly holds its second Japanese Film Festival online, as a part of the JFF projects with the aim to share the allure of Japanese cinema with the world. A total of 20 Japanese films will be streamed for Free in 25 countries for February 14 - 27, 2022 (Some of the lineup films will not be available in certain countries).

The first-ever Japanese Film Festival Online was held across five continents and 20 countries from November 2020 to March 2021. A total of 30 Japanese films, from new releases to classics, were streamed for free, recording over 210,000 views around the world. At a time when movie theaters in many areas were closed due to the pandemic, the Festival was able to share Japanese cinema with the world on a scale never before achieved. The variety of films presented, as well as special interviews with directors, made this festival a well-received success.

For its second year, the festival will expand to 25 countries, focusing on areas where access to Japanese cinema is limited. Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Argentina, Ecuador, and Peru have been added to the festival’s scope. Viewers from these 25 countries will be able to watch 20 films presented with subtitles in 15 languages for Free.

The Festival features 20 films from the latest releases classics. The list includes some big hits in theaters in Japan in 2021 such as Under the Open Sky, Aristocrats, and It’s a Summer Film!. In addition, documentaries which depict elements of Japanese culture, like SUMODO-The Successors of Samurai" and The God of Ramen, have been selected. Two animated films from director Yasuhiro Yoshiura, Time of EVE the Movie and Patema Inverted, will be featured in addition to a timeless classic which opened the door for Japanese cinema to reach the rest of the world, Akira Kurosawa’s RASHOMON.

The JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2022 will open in February 14 of 2022. In addition to the streaming, we offer you a variety of Japanese cinema related content including events and special feature articles published on the JFF+ website.

Film Lineup (in order of theatrical screening in Japan)
Title Director Released Genre
It’s a Summer Film! Soushi Matsumoto 2021 Drama
Ito Satoko Yokohama 2021 Drama
Aristocrats Yukiko Sode 2021 Drama
Under the Open Sky Miwa Nishikawa 2021 Drama
AWAKE Atsuhiro Yamada 2020 Drama
SUMODO-The Successors of Samurai- Eiji Sakata 2020 Documentary
Mio’s Cookbook Haruki Kadokawa 2020 Historical Drama
Masked Ward Hisashi Kimura 2020 Thriller
OZLAND Takafumi Hatano 2018 Drama
ReLIFE Takeshi Furusawa 2017 Drama
Her Love Boils Bathwater Ryota Nakano 2016 Drama
Patema Inverted Yasuhiro Yoshiura 2013 Animation
The God of Ramen Takashi Innami 2013 Documentary
The Floating Castle Isshin Inudo, Shinji Higuchi 2012 Historical Drama
Until the Break of Dawn Yuichiro Hirakawa 2012 Drama
Bread of Happiness Yukiko Mishima 2012 Drama
Time of EVE the Movie Yasuhiro Yoshiura 2010 Animation
The Chef of South Polar Shuichi Okita 2009 Drama
Happy Flight Shinobu Yaguchi 2008 Comedy
RASHOMON Akira Kurosawa 1950 Classic Cinema

Streaming Platform: JFF+ https://jff.jpf.go.jp/jffonline2022/
Fee: Free (User registration is required before viewing.)

List of Countries: South Korea, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Italy, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Egypt (25 countries, films cannot be viewed in Japan)

Subtitle Languages: Arabic, Burmese, Central Khmer, English, German, Hungarian, Korean, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Thai, Vietnamese (total of 15 languages)

1 Please be aware that the schedule and program content may change with no prior announcement.
2 Depending on the country, some of these films might not be accessible.
3 Films are presented with subtitles in at most 15 languages. However, for some films, only English subtitles will be available.

About JFF (Japanese Film Festival)
In 2016 The Japan Foundation, as part of the JFF Asia-Pacific Gateway Initiative, established the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) with the aim to share Japanese cinema with 10 ASEAN countries as well as Australia. Starting in 2017 with China and India, the festival expanded to Russia in 2018. In 2019, the festival was held in 12 countries and 56 cities, attracting over 170,000 visitors over the course of the year. In 2020, it was held both in physical and online, and the first JFF Plus: Online Festival 2020-2021 recorded a total of more than 220,000 views from 20 countries around the world.