Japanese Film Festival 2026
Films premiering at the Japanese Film Festival, touring nationally 7 Oct-22 Nov
Palme d’Or-winning director Koreeda Hirokazu (Shoplifters, The Truth) brings his signature humanism to LOOK BACK, a deeply moving adaptation of the acclaimed ‘one-shot’ manga by beloved graphic artist Tatsuki Fujimoto.
Renowned writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's majestic new historical thriller fuses samurai spectacle with whodunnit intrigue, as a samurai lord is drawn into a series of shadowy murders within his own castle walls in feudal Japan.
Resounding well-received at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight 2026, Kōhei Kadowaki's ravishing anime follows two boys whose inseparable childhood friendship is shattered by a single careless moment - one that changes the course of their lives.