THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE JAPAN FOUNDATION, MANILA
The Japan Foundation, Manila brings the thriving cinema of Japan to the silver screen while also encouraging Filipinos to push the envelope of the moving image.
Words by YAMAUCHI Nanako Translated by MATSUDA Eisuke As I write this, memories come flooding back—screenings at the film festival and the University of the Philippines, the wonderful people I
Jaime Pacena II on his film Kono Basho and telling the story of Rikuzentakata words by Spike Acosta In 2024 artist and filmmaker Jaime Pacena II debuted his film Kono
Independent Japanese Films and the Regional Mini-Theaters that Drive them Forward words by Spike Acosta Japan is not a stranger to blockbuster filmmaking. Movies such as Spirited Away and The
Featured Image: Behind the scenes of Gensan Punch (2021). Japanese actor Shogen with Filipino director Brillante Mendoza. Exchanging Japanese and Philippine Culture Through Cinema Words by Mon Garilao As the
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