Japanese Film Festival To Showcase 13 Movies

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- September will bring much excitement for Japanese film enthusiasts. Fans can enjoy various movie genres at selected Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) nationwide in conjunction with the Japanese Film Festival 2016. Japan's Ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Makio Miyagawa said the festival which enters its 13th edition of Malaysia's premier Japanese film celebration would present 13 movies that depict various aspects of Japan's cultural landscape with diversity of themes and genres. The festival is organised by The Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur (JFKL). "The Japanese film scene is considered one of the oldest in the world's film industry and I hope through the films it could continue to represent the mind and soul of Japanese culture to Malaysians," Miyagawa during the opening ceremony of the festival, here, Tuesday. Also present were the three-time Japan Academy Prize-winner, Kiki Kilin, National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) director-general, Kamil Othman and JFKL director, Koichi Horikawa. Horikawa said the festival was not only to attract fans of Japanese films but also a place in which art and culture were made accessible to everyone in different and exciting ways. He said among the films that would be showcased starting on Sept 8 until Oct 2 are After the Storm, An, Bakuman, Creepy, The Magnificient Nine, My Love Story!! and Desperate Sunflowers. More details can be obtained at JFKL's official website, www.jfkl.org.my or www.gsc.com.my. -- BERNAMA