Angry Son — the closing film of the 2023 edition of the Chicago Japan Film Collective — focuses on the struggles of adolescence and of fitting in when you feel “different.” Although homosexuality and being biracial should be features intrinsic to our modern society, they are still objects of discrimination and bullying worldwide. Director Kasho…
A funeral or memorial service may attract an interesting crowd, since it’s no longer possible for friends or family to pay direct respect to the dead by showing up and being seen. Instead, it may be about a genuine bond to the departed, the meaning that will be assigned to their presence by surviving loved…
Backlight — directed by Ren Sudo — is currently part of the 2023 Chicago Japan Film Collective, that showcases Japan’s finest programmes in the windy city, focusing on the work created by women, the LGBTQ community, and minority filmmakers. The film very delicately introduces the topic of a homosexual love during youth, in the Seventies….
Ainu means “human” in Ainu language. This is exactly the pursuit of film director Naomi Mizoguchi who through her Ainu – Indigenous People of Japan — part of the 2022 edition of the Chicago Japan Film Collective — shares the humanity of this culture nestled in Hokkaido. The film craftily conducts this filmic experience through…
The 2022 edition of the Chicago Japan Film Collective will run from May 21st to May 30th, presenting motion pictures connected by the theme of “Love.” The film Actress Montage, directed by Monzo Minakuchi, perfectly projects this feeling. In this case, it is addressed to the unconditional passion for a profession that allows women to…
The Manga Master is a 2019 biopic about the life of Rakuten Kitazawa, the pioneer of modern manga in Japan. The film was screened at the British Museum and is currently part of the line-up of the Chicago Japan Film Collective. Today, manga is part of global cultural, as an example of how Eastern influence…
Chicago Japan Film Collective Japanese Film Festival Comes to the Midwest Chicago Japan Film Collective | May 25th – 31st, 2021 Chicago, IL—Coyote Sun Productions and Mar Creation announced the inaugural Chicago Japanese Film Collective, the first ever Japanese film festival to be held in the Midwest. The virtual festival will feature nine films (seven…
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