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Japanese Film Festival India Screens Makoto Shinkai Films in 2022 Event
posted on by Adriana Hazra
The official Facebook page for the Japanese Film Festival India (JFF) announced on Thursday that it will screen director Makoto Shinkai's (Weathering with You, Suzume) works at its 2022 event, titled "Japan Film & Music Festival." The festival will take place in PVR Cinemas outlets across India from November 4 to December 11. Tickets will go on sale on October 19.
The festival will take place in:
- Delhi from November 4-6
- Mumbai from November 11-13
- Chennai from November 25-27
- Bengaluru from December 9-11
The festival screened the Poupelle of Chimney Town film, the Josee, the Tiger and the Fish anime film, and the 4K remaster of the Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama anime film in Delhi earlier this year after it canceled its earlier physical events in Delhi and Bengaluru. The JFF streamed the Patema Inverted and Time of Eve anime films in India from February 14-27 as part of its online festival.
The Japan Foundation hosts the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) annually in major cities across India. The Foundation hosted the JFF 2019 event in Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Gurugram, Chennai, and Guwahati. The JFF screened films such as Children of the Sea, Garden of Words your name., Weathering With You, Lu over the wall, and live-action Tokyo Ghoul in 2019.
The Japan Foundation established its South Asian chapter in New Delhi in 1994. The Foundation promotes cultural and intellectual exchange as well as Japanese Language education abroad.
Source: Japanese Film Festival's Indian Facebook page
