Japan Film Society's Premiere Film Festival, LA EigaFest, Returns for its 5th Year
Returns for its 5th Year
Los Angeles, CA (September 8, 2015) - LA EigaFest, Los Angeles' preeminent Japanese film festival, returns for its 5th year on September 25th-27th at the LA Live Regal Cinemas. LA EigaFest is presented by the Japan Film Society to showcase Japanese and Japanese influenced films that appeal to the broad American audience, introduce and promote new and upcoming filmmakers/talent to Hollywood and enhance the relationship between the US and Japanese film industries.
“We're very excited to celebrate our 5th anniversary at L.A. LIVE Regal Cinemas, which is a big milestone for us. Our film festival has grown over the years and we believe L.A. LIVE is a great location to showcase the festival's young and energetic vibe,” says Hayato Mitsuishi, President of the Japan Film Society and LA EigaFest Festival Director, “We have a great line-up of films that are mostly North American or US premieres and this is a rare opportunity to see the latest Japanese films with English sub-titles on the big screen."
LA EigaFest 2015 will open with the North American premiere of Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends, the 3rd and final installment of the Kenshin action trilogy. The film festival will close with the US premiere of Yakuza action comedy, Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen, directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Highlighting films across all genres, LA EigaFest 2015 will host the North American premiere of youth comedy drama, Flying Colors, the highest grossing film in Japan this year, and youth anime, The Case of Hana & Alice. Additional special screenings include: Princess Jellyfish (North American Premiere), Prophecy (North American Premiere), Shinsengumi (North American Premiere), Tag (US Premiere), That's It (US Premiere), The Mourner (North American Premiere), Deadman Inferno (US Premiere), Forget Me Not (West Coast Premiere), Maestro! (US Premiere), Initiation Love (Southern California Premiere), Kakekomi (Southern California Premiere), Passage of Jomon and Pakur (International Premiere), Moment Girl: Momento Mori (International Premiere), and Solomon's Perjury 1 & 2 (West Coast Premiere). The festival will also have a shorts program (SSFF&Asia selection) and a Shorts Competition (Golden Zipangu Awards). All films will include English subtitles.
LA EigaFest 2014 saw thousands of attendees, hosted a business panel held in conjunction with the Japan External Trade Organization and Japan Film Society, and honoured Tom Cruise and Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow director). Previous celebrities who have attended the festival include Oliver Stone, Ken Watanabe and George Takei.
Tickets and additional information can be found at http://www.laeigafest.com/
See below for the full lineup of newly announced film titles for LA EigaFest 2015.
LA EigaFest 2015 PROGRAM
L.A. LIVE Regal Cinemas
9/25
RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE LEGEND ENDS (2014)
North American Premiere, 134min
Director - Keishi Ohtomo
Starring - Takeru Sato, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Emi Takei
Opening @ Premiere House
9/26
MAESTRO! (2015)
US Premiere, 129min
Director - Shotaro Kobayashi
Starring - Tori Matsuzaka, Toshiyuki Nishida, Miwa
Auditorium 12
THE MOURNER (2015)
North American Premiere, 138min
Director - Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Starring - Kengo Kora, Yuriko Ishida, Arata Iura
Auditorium 12
PROPHECY (2015)
North American Premiere, 122min
Director - Yoshihiro Nakamura
Starring - Toma Ikuta, Erika Toda, Ryohei Suzuki
Auditorium 12
THAT'S IT (2015)
US Premiere, 110min
Director - Gakuryu Ishii
Starring - Shota Sometani, Erina Mizuno, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Auditorium 12
KAKEKOMI (2015)
Southern California Premiere, 144min
Director - Masato Harada
Starring - Yo Oizumi, Erika Toda, Hikari Mitsushima
Auditorium 13
THE CASE OF HANA & ALICE (2015)
Southern California Premiere, 100min
Director - Shunji Iwai
Starring - Ann Suzuki, Yu Aoi, Ryo KAtsuji
Auditorium 13
FLYING COLORS (2015)
North American Premiere, 117min
Director - Nobuhiro Doi
Starring - Kasumi Arimura, Atsushi Ito, Shuhei Nomura
Auditorium 13
SOLOMON'S PERJURY 1: SUSPICION (2015)
West Coast Premiere, 121min
Director - Izuru Narushima
Starring - Ryoko Fujino, Mizuki Itagaki, Anna Ishii
Auditorium 13
SOLOMON'S PERJURY 2: JUDGEMENT (2015)
West Coast Premiere, 146min
Director - Izuru Narushima
Starring - Ryoko Fujino, Mizuki Itagaki, Anna Ishii
Auditorium 13
TAG (2015)
US Premiere, 85min
Director - Shion Sono
Starring - Reina Trindl, Mariko Shinoda, Yuki Sakurai
Auditorium 13
9/27
SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA SELECTION
61min
Directors – Yuki Saito, Takuya Matsumoto, Hidenobu Abera
Auditorium 12
WGFF SELECTION (DOCUMENTARY) - PASSAGE OF JOMON AND PAKUR (2014)
International Premiere, 122min
Director - Hiroyuki Mizumoto
Starring - Yoshiharu Sekino, Junichiro Watabe, Youhei Sato
Auditorium 12
SHORTS COMPETITION: GOLDEN ZIPANGU AWARDS
90min
Directors: Keita Niwa, Tsukasa Kishimoto, Yoshiaki Sajima, Takumi Kawagoe, Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.
Auditorium 12
WGFF SELECTION (FEATURE) - MOMENT GIRL: MEMENTO MORI (2013)
International Premiere, 101min
Director - Kento Shimizu
Starring - Kanako Kataoka, Yura Komuro, Kouichiro Kanzaki
Auditorium 12
FORGET ME NOT (2015)
West Coast Premiere, 94min
Director - Kei Horie
Starring - Nijiro Murakami, Akari Hayami, Yoshikazu Nishikawa
Auditorium 13
JVTA SPECIAL SCREENING - SHINSENGUMI (2000)
North American Premiere, 86min
Director - Kon Ichikawa
Starring - Atsuo Nakamura, Kiichi Nakai, Ryuji Harada
Auditorium 13
INITIATION LOVE (2015)
Southern California Premiere, 110min
Director - Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Starring - Atsuko Maeda, Shota Matsuda, Fumino Kimura
Auditorium 13
DEADMAN'S INFERNO (2015)
US Premiere, 109min
Director - Hiroshi Shinagawa
Starring - Sho Aikawa, Shingo Tsurumi, Sawa Suzuki
Auditorium 13
PRINCESS JELLYFISH (2014)
North American Premiere,126min
Director - Yasuhiro Kawamura
Starring - Rena Nounen, Masaki Suda, Nana Katase
Premiere House
RYUZO AND THE SEVEN HENCHMEN (2015)
US Premiere, 125min
Director - Takeshi Kitano
Starring - Tatsuya Fuji, Masaomi Kondo, Akira Nakao
Closing @ Premiere House
About LA EigaFest
LA EigaFest is a Japanese film festival based in Los Angeles devoted to: showcasing Japanese/Japanese influenced films to an American audience, promoting emerging filmmakers to Hollywood, and enhancing the communication and relationship between US and Japanese film industries. “Eiga” means “film” in Japanese and was included in the festival's title in the hopes of becoming an iconic Japanese-English term and a symbol of cross-cultural efforts between Japanese and U.S.
filmmakers.
About Japan Film Society
The Japan Film Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to promote Japanese film and culture in the United States. It is a network of artists, business people, and film lovers who share an appreciation for the diverse world of Japanese cinema and aspire to showcase the work of Japanese filmmakers and non-Japanese artists inspired by Japanese cinema and culture. Their mission is to help enhance understanding and build relationships between Japan and the United States through film, and to work together with artists, fans, and the public to create positive change in society.
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