IN celebration of the Philippine National Arts Month in February, The Japan Foundation Manila, in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and NIHONGO Partners’ SPFL-CJH schools will host a series Japanese Film Week screenings around the country – offering a series of Japanese film showings in several regions, targeting students and film goers as well as the general public who rarely have access to Japanese films.
Japan Film Week officially kicked off with screenings of “Mumon: The Land of Stealth” at FDCP Cinematheque Centre in Iloilo City on Feb. 13. It is a Japanese jidaigeki film, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura and based on the novel by Ryō Wada. Set during the Sengoku period, the film focuses on fictional events that take place surrounding the Tenshō Iga War.
Completing the line-up are six more films with English subtitles offering viewers the chance to experience their favorite genre while discovering something new: “Gintama,” popular anime movie “Your Name,” animated “5 Centimeters Per Second,” and “Garden of Words,” among others./PN
