genkinahito

I'm a long-time anime and Japanese film and culture fan who has lived in the country and is studying Japanese in an effort to become fluent. I write about films, anime, and work on various things.

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Third Window Films Release “UJICHA: Violence Voyager / Burning Buddha Man” Today, January 25th

Details on the Third Window Films Release of "UJICHA: Violence Voyager / Burning Buddha Man" Today, January 25th

genkinahito • 25th January 2021

Features

Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2021 – This is My Place – Carving out a sense of existence and belonging in Japanese Cinema (Online Special)

Info on the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2021 which is online and free to view for people in the UK - running from 19 February to 10 March 2021

genkinahito • 15th January 2021

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Animation Runs! – Watch Japanese Indie Animation Online (Dec 25 – 28)

Details on Animation Runs!, a festival of Japanese indie animation free to view online via YouTube (Dec 25 - 28)

genkinahito • 21st December 2020

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Third Window Films Will Release Shinya Tsukamoto’s 1999 Horror Film “GEMINI” on November 02nd

Details on the Third Window Films release of Shinya Tsukamoto's 1999 horror film "GEMINI" on November 02nd

genkinahito • 29th October 2020

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Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Free Online Talk Events (24 and 25 October)

The Japan Foundation London and Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival have teamed up to hold a series of free Zoom events with professional animators on October 24th and 25. Advanced booking required.

genkinahito • 5th October 2020

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Third Window Films Release Peaceful Comedy “The Taste of Tea” on October 5th, 2020

Details on the Third Window Films Release of Peaceful Comedy “The Taste of Tea” - October 5th, 2020

genkinahito • 4th October 2020

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Koji Yamamura, Miho Yata and Others Join Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations

Information on the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival's celebration of their 10th anniversary screenings on October 24/25

genkinahito • 26th September 2020

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Studio Ghibli Provides 400 Images From Its Films For Free

Studio Ghibli announced that it will be providing images of scenes from its films for people to use for free so long as whatever they are used for, it remains within the bounds of common sense.

genkinahito • 18th September 2020

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View the Next Generation of Japanese Animation Talent Online at the Inter-College Animation Festival 2020

Details on how people can view the next generation of Japanese animation talent online via the Inter-College Animation Festival 2020 which will host 159 films for viewers around the world to watch for free.

genkinahito • 8th September 2020

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Third Window Films Release Award-Winning Hitman Film “Melancholic” on September 7th, 2020

Details on the Third Window Films Release of the Dual-edition DVD/Blu-ray of “Melancholic” on September 07th, 2020

genkinahito • 6th September 2020

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Entries Open for the 51st International Children’s Art Exhibition (ICAE)

Information on how people can enter the 51st International Children’s Art Exhibition (ICAE) and have the chance of getting their picture on display in a Japanese art space.

genkinahito • 8th August 2020

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Third Window Films Release World’s First Blu-ray Edition of “Fish Story” on August 10th

Third Window Films Release World's First Blu-ray Edition of "Fish Story" on August 10th

genkinahito • 4th August 2020

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Female Animators Featured in Free Stream by Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Streams Shorts on July 25

Female Animators Featured in Free Stream by Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Streams Shorts on July 25 - information on the works and times

genkinahito • 25th June 2020

Features

Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2020 – Happiness is A State of Mind – Joy and Despair in Japanese Cinema

A preview of the films at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2020

genkinahito • 22nd January 2020

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The Japan Foundation Bring Tomihiko Morimi to London for Penguin Highway Screening on February 23rd

Special Penguin Highway screening in London in February... with author Tomihiko Morimi.

genkinahito • 20th January 2020

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Award-Winning Animator Takeshi Yashiro and Producer Satoshi Akutsu Tour the UK (London, Cardiff, Bristol)

Award-winning stop-motion animator Takeshi Yashiro will visit Bristol, Cardiff and London with his producer Satoshi Akutsu to give talks and a stop-motion animation workshop.

genkinahito • 26th September 2019

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Kotatsu Japanese Animation Film Festival 2019 Announces its Programme

A Preview of the films at the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Film Festival 2019 (Chapter 04th – 06th October / Aberystwyth Arts Centre 19th - 20th October) including "Birthday Wonderland" and "Penguin Highway".

genkinahito • 4th September 2019

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Open City Documentary Festival 2019 Hosts Naomi Kawase in September

Japanese film director Naomi Kawase will be in London in September for the Open City Documentary Festival 2019. Here is information for the event.

genkinahito • 20th August 2019

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Entries Open for the 50th International Children’s Art Exhibition (ICAE)

Japanese stationary manufacturer PENTEL has opened this year's competition for their International Children's Art Exhibition (ICAE) where winning pictures will be displayed in galleries across Japan. Here are details for the UK.

genkinahito • 26th July 2019

Interview

An Interview with Shigeru Okada

We sit down with Shigeru Okada, a stop-motion animator who has worked on "Rillakuma and Kaoru" and a new horror animation called "The Depth of Yagen", to discuss his films and career.

genkinahito • 12th May 2019