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JFFH 2021 Cosmetic DNA
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Japan Film Festival Hamburg 2021 starts!

22. August 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment

The Japan Filmfestival Hamburg (JFFH) is once again an online-only festival. If you are in for surprises, this is likely the festival of choice for Japanese movie lovers.

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Bicycle with Nippon Connection promotion
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Top 8 films you shouldn’t miss at Nippon Connection 2021

1. June 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments Nippon Connection

Nippon Connection 2021, the biggest film festival for the Japanese film starts this Tuesday and is once again an online event.

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Mountains, view from a plane
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Flight Movies (4): The Fate of Bento Wars: A Hero Rabbit Far From Home

16. March 20214. February 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

Intercontinental flights equals movie time! Flight movies, my guilty pleasure of watching movies that I missed or otherwise wouldn’t watch on the tiny screen of the airplane entertainment system.

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JFF Plus: Free Japanese Film Festival Online

16. February 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

With the pandemic, film festivals worldwide face the challenge and opportunity to take their festivals online. JFF Plus is scheduled to run until March 7, 2021 and was initiated by The Japan Foundation.

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Nippon Connection 2020 review: Japanese Film Festival Online

8. February 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 2 Comments Nippon Connection

How does a film festival that also celebrates Japanese culture transition to an online festival amidst the Corona crisis? Here’s how the world’s biggest Japanese film festival did it.

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No More! Movie thieves!

22. June 201121. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

I have been to over seventy movie meetups and I saw at least twenty movies on my own here in

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At the movies: Gantz Perfect Answer

22. June 201113. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

I have not read the Gantz manga, but I do know the anime and I didn’t like it at all.

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At the movies: Saya Samurai さや侍

22. June 201118. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

Today’s movie day for me started at 9.20am with a showing of Saya Samurai at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Cinema. That’s

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Tokyo Movie Lovers Meetup: X-Men First Class

21. June 201113. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

he standard price for movie tickets in Korea is 8000 won (600 yen). But nothing beats watching movies with a nice group and that’s why I’ve been to over 70 meetups of the Tokyo Movie Lovers.

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Secret (Korean movie)

2. September 201024. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

Time for something more artsy: A Korean movie with Japanese subtitles! I watched „Secret“, a thriller from 2009. There is

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Cheap Movie Tickets in Japan: 1000 Yen Movie Day

1. September 201024. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

Movie prices in Tokyo are high and it doesn’t matter which cinema you choose. If you buy the tickets on

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima

4. October 20192. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

If Kawagoe is Tokyo’s Little Edo, Takehara is Hiroshima’s Little Kyoto. In this case though, it’s the town’s tourist department that calls Takehara the „Little Kyoto of Aki Province“.

Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island
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Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island

29. October 201523. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind
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Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind

8. September 20156. November 2021 Mia Jaap 3
Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
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Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 201216. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

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