17th Hiroshima International Animation Festival Prize Winners
Grand Prize The Blissful Accidental Death A man finds a drawing in an antique shop with a secret love letter
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Cinema
17th Hiroshima International Animation Festival
The 17th International Animation Festival in Japan – Hiroshima 2018 is on!
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US POWs and the A-bomb
This fascinating and touching 45 minute documentary commissioned by Hiroshima TV investigates the final days of two American POWs who
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2016 winter holiday movies
Rediscover the magic of the cinema this holiday season.
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Zombie Season at Yokogawa Cinema
As part of Yokogawa’s Zombie Night festivities in the run up to and over Halloween weekend, the fiercly independent Yokogawa
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Film Treasures from MoMA
In December, Hiroshima film buffs have an opportunity to see a selection of a selection of the films from the
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Video and interviews from Hiroshima International Animation Festival
Interviews with some of the many talented filmmakers who attended the 30th anniversary of the Hiroshima International Film Festival, plus
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2014 Animation Festival Round-up
The Hiroshima International Animation Festival this year was the 15th in Hiroshima and the 30th celebration of creative expression in
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Important documentary A2-B-C Returns to Yokogawa Cinema
At the end of last year, American filmmaker Ian Thomas Ash‘s powerful documentary A2-B-C, which focuses on a group of
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Radio Love
Radio Love is a feature film set in Hiroshima and made by Hiroshima born film maker, Hideyuki Tokigawa. The film
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Cinema Picks March 2014
A bunch of Oscary films are on screen at Hiroshima’s independent theaters this month, including Nebraska, Dallas Buyer’s Club, American
Read moreFritz Lang Season
The Hiroshima Cinematographic Library is showing a selection of films directed by Fritz Lang this month.
Read more2013 Hiroshima Peace Film Festival: Opening Program
The biennial Hiroshima Peace Film Festival gets underway on Friday. The focus is not only on issues related to Hiroshima,
Read moreThings Left Behind
“Gently pressing out the creases on a blouse long folded up, I bring it into the light of the sun
Read moreJiro Dreams of Sushi
The highly acclaimed (99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes) US made documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi tells the story of 85 year-old
Read moreAuthor David Mitchell “returns” to Hiroshima in Cloud Atlas
The Hiroshima release of the all-star movie Cloud Atlas on March 15 sees the return of one of its former
Read moreInternational Animation Festival 2012
August 23rd~27th marked the 14th biennial international animation festival at Aster Plaza, just down the road from the Peace park.
Read moreHiroshima Garage Bakuon Film Festival
B-movie cinephiles may like to kick off their Golden Week with three days of international cinema featuring blood, zombies, rock’n’roll
Read moreThe Aritist
One movie you shouldn’t have to worry too much about whether it is dubbed or what language the subtitles are
Read moreFrederick Wiseman Retrospective
Hiroshima has an excellent Cinematographic Library which shows classic cinema throughout the year at very reasonable prices. It may be
Read more442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity
I have just got back from watching 442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity , a documentary about the World
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Coffy and Funk
In a flash, the purple suited lead singer of Osaka Monaurail streaked down the side aisle of the Yokogawa Cinema and
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