Program

Opening / Closing

嵐電　RANDEN: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram

World Premiere

Opening

RANDEN: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram

嵐電

2019｜Japan｜114min

Director: SUZUKI Takuji (鈴木卓爾)

Japan Premiere

Closing

Daddy Issues

2018｜ Vietnam

Director: OCHIAI Ken (落合賢)

Competition

This section will present 14 films chosen from films completed on or after 1st October 2017 and unreleased in Japan. The international jurors will choose the winners of the Grand Prix and Most Promising Talent Award.

Japan Premiere

Asandhimitta

2018｜Sri Lanka｜98min

Director: Asoka HANDAGAMA

Japan Premiere

Bulbul Can Sing

2018｜India｜95min

Director: Rima DAS

Japan Premiere

The Crossing

過春天

2018｜China｜99min

Director: BAI Xue (白雪)

Japan Premiere

The Girl in the Orange Dress

2018｜Philippines｜100min

Director: Jay ABELLO

Japan Premiere

Special Focus on Hong Kong 2019

G Affairs

G殺

2018｜Hong Kong｜105min

Director: LEE Cheuk Pan (李卓斌)

Japan Premiere

Furie

2019｜Vietnam｜98min

Director: LE Van Kiet

World Premiere

Jeux de plage

浜辺のゲーム

2019｜Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea｜77min

Director: NATSUTO Aimi (夏都愛未)

International Premiere

Special Focus on Hong Kong 2019

The Lady Improper

非分熟女

2018｜Hong Kong｜107min

Director: TSANG Tsui Shan (曾翠珊)

Japan Premiere

Maggie

2018｜Korea｜88min

Director: YI Ok-seop

Japan Premiere

Meili

美麗

2018｜Taiwan, China｜88min

Director: ZHOU Zhou (周洲)

Japan Premiere

Our Body

2018｜Korea｜95min

Director: HAN Ka-ram

Japan Premiere

HONG KONG NIGHT｜Special Focus on Hong Kong 2019

Still Human

淪落人

2018｜Hong Kong｜111min

Director: Oliver Siu Kuen CHAN (陳小娟)

International Premiere

Tanabata's Wife

2018｜Philippines｜81min

Director: Choy PANGILINAN, Charlson ONG, Lito CASAJE

Japan Premiere

With All My Hypothalamus

2018｜Philippines｜99min

Director: Dwein BALTAZAR

Special Programs < New Action! Asia >

This special program highlights new movements in Asia cinema, featuring wide variety of films.

Japan Premiere

Aruna & Her Palate

2018年｜Indonesia｜106min

Director: Edwin

International Premiere

Billie & Emma

2018｜Philippines｜107min

Director: Samantha LEE

Japan Premiere

The Eternity Between Seconds

2018｜Philippines｜83min

Director: Alec FIGURACION

Japan Premiere

Homestay

2018｜Thailand｜136min

Director: Parkpoom WONGPOOM

International Premiere

Life of Zhang Chu

桃源

2018｜China｜113min

Director: LU Yu-Lai (呂聿来)

Japan Premiere

Ode to the Goose

2018｜Korea｜121min

Director: ZHANG Lu (張律)

Japan Premiere

Sad Beauty

2018｜Thailand｜92min

Director: Bongkod BENCHARONGKUL

Indie Forum

This program will present 10 films (7 features and 3 shorts) by new innovative and challenging talents. JAPAN CUTS AWARD will be bestowed by Japan Society to one selected Japanese film from this section.

Japan Premiere

Demolition Girl

JKエレジー

2018｜Japan｜88min

Director: MATSUGAMI Genta (松上元太)

Japan Premiere

HANA

2018｜Korea, Japan｜13min

Director: NAKANISHI Mai (中西舞)

World Premiere

Nunchaku and Soul

ヌンチャクソウル

2019｜Japan｜76min

Director: KOBA Akiyoshi (木場明義)

Okinawan Blue

ココロ、オドル

2018｜Japan｜96min

Director: KISHIMOTO Tsukasa (岸本司)

Sayounara

左様なら

2018｜Japan｜86min

Director: ISHIBASHI Yuho (石橋夕帆)

World Premiere

Shinjuku Tiger

新宿タイガー

2019｜Japan｜83min

Director: SATO Yoshinori (佐藤慶紀)

Sisterhood

シスターフッド

2019｜Japan｜87min

Director: NISHIHARA Takashi (西原孝至)

World Premiere

Slowly

ゆっくり

2019｜Japan｜25min

Director: FUKUDA Momoko (ふくだももこ)

World Premiere

WHOLE

2019｜Japan｜44min

Director: KAWAZOE Bilal (川添ビイラル)

Wild Tour

ワイルドツアー

2018｜Japan｜67min

Director: MIYAKE Sho (三宅唱)

Special Screenings

Afternoon Breezes [Digitally Remastered Version]

風たちの午後デジタルリマスター版

1980｜Japan｜110min

Director: YAZAKI Hitoshi (矢崎仁司)

Love in Parallel

恋するふたり

2018｜Japan｜90min

Director: INABA Yusuke (稲葉雄介)

World Premiere

The Peers

ピア～まちをつなぐもの～

2019｜Japan｜99min

Director: AYABE Shinya (綾部真弥)

World Premiere

Somewhen, Somewhere

いつか、どこかで

2019｜Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macau, Japan, Malaysia｜81min

Director: LIM Kah-wai (林家威)

Special Programs < Special Focus on Hong Kong 2019 >

This program will present Hong Kong films by a new generation of filmmakers in cooperation with Hong Kong Special Administration Region Economic and Trade Office Tokyo.

Japan Premiere

Competition

G Affairs

G殺

2018｜Hong Kong｜105min

Director: LEE Cheuk Pan (李卓斌)

International Premiere

Competition

The Lady Improper

非分熟女

2018｜Hong Kong｜107min

Director: TSANG Tsui Shan (曾翠珊)

Japan Premiere

Missbehavior

恭喜八婆

2019｜Hong Kong｜88min

Director: Pang Ho-cheung (彭浩翔)

Japan Premiere

HONG KONG NIGHT｜Competition

Still Human

淪落人

2018｜Hong Kong｜111min

Director: Oliver Siu Kuen CHAN (陳小娟)

International Premiere

A Woman Is a Woman

女人就是女人

2018｜Hong Kong｜93min

Director: Maisy Goosy SUEN (孫明希)

Japan Premiere

Farewell Summer Night

雨季不再来

2018｜China, Hong Kong｜39min

Director: HUANG Xiaopeng (黄驍鵬)

Special Programs < Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2019 >

In cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan and the Taiwan Cultural Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, OAFF 2019 will showcase excellent new Taiwanese films that mirror current Taiwan.

Japan Premiere

2923

2018｜Taiwan｜37min

Director: Sunny YU (于瑋珊)

Japan Premiere

Chi: The Method of Breathing

気

2018｜Taiwan, USA｜25min

Director: LIU Yi (劉易)

Japan Premiere

Dear EX

誰先愛上他的

2018｜Taiwan｜100min

Director: Mag HSU (徐誉庭), HSU Chih-yen (許智彦)

Japan Premiere

Father

紅盒子

2018｜Taiwan｜98min

Director: YANG Li-chou (楊力州)

International Premiere

La Petite Mort

小死亡

2018｜Taiwan｜17min

Director: Yvette CHOU (周良柔)

悲しみより、もっと悲しい物語 More Than Blue [比悲傷更悲傷的故事]

Japan Premiere

TAIWAN NIGHT

More Than Blue

比悲傷更悲傷的故事

2018｜Taiwan｜106min

Director: Gavin LIN (林孝謙)

Japan Premiere

till next time

楔子

2018｜Taiwan｜25min

Director: Paulie HUANG Chih-Chia (黄芝嘉)

Supported Program < Housen Cultural Foundation: Support for film study and production >

Based in Osaka, the Housen Cultural Foundation supports film study and production in graduate schools. This program will show the three films supported by the Housen Cultural Foundation. This section is supported by National Museum of Art, Osaka. Admission is free. There is also a related special screening of "Old Love" as an achievement of joint film production between Japanese and Korean Movie Educational Institutions.