Japanese Film Festival 2024

From the heart-warming to the tear-jerking and hair-raising, the Japanese Film Festival returns to Perth from October 14-22, 2024, with an ensemble of the best new features from Japanese cinema.

“We’re excited to bring JFF 2024 back to screens across Australia. Australia has always been a second home to Japanese film, with an exponentially growing audience captivated by Japanese cinema every year,” said Manisay Oudomvilay from The Japan Foundation, Sydney. “Each of the featured films this year dissects the common human experience from a uniquely Japanese perspective, which will resonate with everyone regardless of their familiarity with Japanese culture.”

This year’s program highlights a standout selection of ten fresh feature films from Japan and a free retrospective Special Series celebrating the works of the trailblazing filmmaker Shohei Imamura.

The festival will open with the feel-good opening night film, Mom, Is That You?! (pictured) – a heart-warming ode to family and love and a timely and subtle social commentary on Japanese workplace culture, directed by legendary Yoji Yamada and starring four-time Japan Academy Award winner Sayuri Yoshinaga.