FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
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Japanese Film Festival back in the House!

Japanese Film Festival back in the House!

Film fans get a rare taste of contemporary classics from Japan this month, when the Japanese Film Festival lights up screens at Bangkok’s premier arthouse cinema.

House Samyan is showing no less than 15 cinematic gems, ranging from comedies to romance to horror – and everything in between.
Highlights include the opener “Talking the Pictures”, which lifts the veil on the world of “benshi” – live film narrators who not only explained the story but also acted out roles before the advent of camera, editing and sound technologies swept them into oblivion.

“Tora-san, Wish You Were Here”
“Tora-san, Wish You Were Here” finds Suwa Mitsuo reminiscing about old times on the seventh anniversary of his wife’s death. The film is directed by the legendary Yamada Yoji, and is the 50th feature in the popular “Tora – san” series he kicked off in 1969.

Voices in the Wind
Directed by Suwa Nobuhiro, “Voices in the Wind” is the story of 17-year-old Haru, who sets out on a long journey across the country to her hometown where the tsunami swept away her parents and brother. Based on the real pilgrimage spot of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, it features the so-called “wind telephone” booth used to speak to the departed.

Japanese Film Festival back in the House!
In “Howling Village” directed by horror master Takashi Shimizi (“Ju-On: The Grudge”), a clinical psychologist investigates a series of unexplained deaths in the Inunaki Tunnel, a real-life haunted spot in Fukuoka Prefecture.


Films will be screened at House Samyan from November 13-22 – or from November 20 to 29, viewers can enjoy some of the films for free in their own “house” via an online platform.


To register for free online screenings, visit Japanese Film Festival Plus from November 6.


Cinema tickets are Bt160 (Bt140 for members) at House Samyan or www.housesamyan.com.

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