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* Happy Life • 嬉々な生活 TANIGUCHI Yoshihiko • 谷口慈彦 (Japan | 2024 | 91 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Sato and Sato •佐藤さんと佐藤さん
Sachi decides to study together with her husband when he tries to pass the bar exam. However, gender roles are reversed when Sachi passes the exam while Tamotsu winds up a stay-at-home-dad.
A teenager struggling to care and provide for her siblings and depressed father searches for a way out. Complex, moving drama that carefully tackles various social issues at once.
Fri. 26-09, 17:00 & Sat. 27-09, 17:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sat. 4-10, 14:30 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* She Taught Me Serendipity • 今日の空が一番好き、
O Mipo • 呉美保 (Japan | 2025 | 96 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
とまだ言えない僕は OHKU Akiko • 大九明子
Ten-year-old Yuishi teams up with his passionate classmate Kokoa and class troublemaker Haruto for some climate-driven mischief, but their actions have unexpected consequences.
(Japan | 2024 | 127 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
The life of awkward college student KONISHI is rejuvenated when he meets the charming SAKURADA. Their destinies seem intertwined by a series of coincidences, but fate has a twist in store. Thu. 25-09, 13:30 & Sat. 27-09, 22:00 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Fri. 3-10, 18:45 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* I Am Kirishima • 桐島です
So Beautiful, Wonderful and Lovely •素敵すぎ
て素敵すぎて素敵すぎる
TAKAHASHI Banmei • 高橋伴明 (Japan | 2025 | 105 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
OKAWARA Megumi • 大河原恵 (Japan | 2025 | 67 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Based on true events, the film follows KIRISHIMA Satoshi as he joins radical left-wing terrorists to revolt against exploitative corporations and industries. Tense, gripping, and humanizing. © Zeloot
Rotterdam
24~28 September
LantarenVenster
Thu. 25-09, 21:45 & Fri. 26-09, 12:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
Amsterdam
* Kaiju Guy! • 怪獣ヤロウ！
LABIII
Asked to make a promotional film for his hometown, Yamada seizes the chance to realise his lifelong dream to make a monster movie. Charming, funny and loving ode to the kaiju film genre.
27&28 September
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Fri. 26-09, 22:15 & Sun. 28-09, 10:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Fri. 3-10, 12:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* Sunset Sunrise •サンセット・サンライズ
KISHI Yoshiyuki • 岸善幸 (Japan | 2024 | 139 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
A company employee from Tokyo moves to a coastal village during COVID. The local residents slowly warm up to the newcomer in this cosy drama that puts the spotlight on small towns. Thu. 25-09, 16:00 & Sun 28-09, 12:15 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sat. 4-10, 21:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* The Killer Goldfish • キラー・ゴールドフィッシュ
feature films
Fri. 26-09, 15:45 & Sat. 27-09, 19:15 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Fri. 3-10, 18:30 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* Living in Two Worlds • ぼくが生きてる、ふたつの世界 O Mipo • 呉美保 (Japan | 2024 | 105 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
After the Quake • アフター・ザ・クエイク
INOUE Tsuyoshi • 井上剛 (Japan | 2025 | 132 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Loosely based on MURAKAMI Haruki’s anthology, these four episodes explore the aftermath of several natural disasters and other crises, while translating some familiar Murakami tropes and whimsy to the screen. Thu. 25-09, 16:15 & Fri. 26-09, 21:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Thu. 2-10, 18:45 LAB111 / Amsterdam
Sat. 27-09, 20:00 & Sun. 28-09, 10:00 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Fri. 3-10, 16:15 LAB111 / Amsterdam
Fri. 26-09, 17:30 & Sun. 28-09, 19:00 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
Fr. 26-09, 20:00 & Sat. 27-09, 15:00 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Thu. 2-10, 21:30 LAB111 / Amsterdam
KAWASHIMA Naoto • 川島直人 (Japan | 2024 | 119 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
When Teru gives up boxing after losing a title fight, his friend Ben promises to take revenge on the opponent. The two friends take off on a journey across Japan. Stirring drama and atmospheric road movie. Thu. 25-09, 14:00 & Sun. 28-09, 21:45 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sun. 5-10, 21:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* Maru • まる
* Welcome to the Village • 嗤う蟲
A struggling art school grad student is launched into sudden fame when he begins drawing circles. Slowly but surely, the shape takes over his life. Absurdist and satirical ode-cum-warning to artists.
A young couple moves to a rural village hoping to start a family. Once there, they become increasingly troubled by the air of menace in their new community. Eerie and tense slow-burning thriller.
Thu. 25-09, 19:15 & Sat. 27-09, 12:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sun. 5-10, 18:30 LAB111 / Amsterdam
JOJO Hideo • 城定秀夫 (Japan | 2025 | 99 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Fri. 26-09, 13:00 & Sat. 27-09, 22:15 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Fri. 3-10, 21:30 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* The Young Strangers • 若き見知らぬ者たち
NEMURUBAKA - Hypnic Jerks • ネムルバカ
UCHIYAMA Takuya • 内山拓也 (Japan | 2024 | 119 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
SAKAMOTO Yugo • 阪元裕吾 (Japan | 2025 | 106 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
During the battle of Okinawa in 1945, two Japanese soldiers hide in a banyan tree and wait for reinforcements for two years. As they wait, they discover differences in rank and motivation.
Two brothers struggle to repay their late father’s debts and to take care of their ill mother. One night, an unexpected encounter with the police has devastating consequences for the family.
Two broke students sharing a dorm room experience their first steps into adulthood in this slice-of-life adaptation of the eponymous manga. From the director of the Baby Assassins film series. Sat. 27-09, 10:15 & Sun. 28-09, 21:45 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sun. 5-10, 21:30 LAB111 / Amsterdam
(Japan | 2025 | 116 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Thu. 25-09, 19:15 & Sun. 28-09, 14:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Fri. 3-10, 13:45 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* Principal Examination • 中山教頭の人生テスト
J Yoyogi Johnny • 代々木ジョニーの憂鬱な放課後
The vice principal at a primary school is assigned to take over a fifth grade class. Encountering the hardships of students, staff, and families, he rediscovers what it means to be an educator.
Yoyogi Johnny hangs out with the members of his high school squash club and his shut-in friend Kagura. One day, two new girls shake up his routine. Offbeat comedy with a dash of teen awkwardness.
KIMURA Satoshi • 木村聡志 (Japan | 2025 | 109 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
SAKO Dai • 佐向大 (Japan | 2025 | 125 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Epic family saga that tells the history of Japan and Japanese cinema from the early days of silent film to the recent past. We follow the stories of several generations working in a cinema.
Fri. 26-09, 17:15 & Sat. 27-09, 12:15 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
* Good Luck! • グッドラック ADACHI Shin • 足立紳 (Japan | 2025 | 105 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Fri. 26-09, 15:00 & Sat. 27-09, 19:45 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Thu. 2-10, 13:45 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* Rewrite • リライト
* Yukiko a.k.a. • 雪子 a.k.a.
MATSUI Daigo • 松居大悟 (Japan | 2025 | 127 min | Colour | Eng. sub.) In this genre-bending film, Miyuki has a time-jum-
An earnest road movie featuring an amateur filmmaker and his single captivated audience member. Together, the pair embark on a free-spirited journey to (re)consider the direction of their lives. Fri. 26-09, 19:30 (Q&A) & Sun. 28-09, 17:00 (Q&A) LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sun. 5-10, 19:15 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* Welcome Back
OGIGAMI Naoko • 荻上直子 (Japan | 2024 | 117 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Army on the Tree • 木の上の軍隊 TAIRA Kazuhiro • 平一紘 (Japan | 2025 | 128 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Thu. 25-09, 21:30 & Fri. 26-09, 12:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sat. 4-10, 14:45 LAB111 / Amsterdam
Fri. 26-09, 15:00 & Sun. 28-09, 22:15 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
A comedy sketch writer nearly takes his own life, but reconsiders after a fatal accident elsewhere. However, he begins to see the ghost of the man who died instead of him.
Secrets unravel when a Japanese widow recounts her memories of 1950s postwar Nagasaki to her daughter in ‘80s England. Poignant family chronicle exploring trauma, pain, and memory.
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A baseball player disappointed by the pressures of the sport returns to his childhood home and rediscovers a sense of wonder. Life is precious and fleeting in this magnificent coming-of-age drama.
TANAKA Seiji • 田中征爾 (Japan | 2025 | 109 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
A Pale View of Hills • 遠い山なみの光 ISHIKAWA Kei • 石川慶 (Japan | 2025 | 123 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
BAUS: The Ship’s Voyage Continues • BAUS 映画から 船出した映画館 HOKIMOTO Sora • 甫木元空
IJICHI Takuro • 伊地知拓郎 (Japan | 2024 | 93 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
J The Man Who Failed to Die • 死に損なった男
(Japan | 2024 | 121 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Thu. 25-09, 16:30 & Sun. 28-09, 19:45 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Thu. 2-10, 16:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* VICISSITUDE • 郷
A J-pop idol breaches the ‘no dating’ clause in her contract by falling in love. Soon, she is dragged to court by her agency and finds both her career and relationship on the line.
Seven Swindlers • アングリースクワッド 公務員と７人の詐欺師 UEDA Shinichiro • 上田慎一郎
Sat. 27-09, 10:00 & Sun. 28-09, 19:45 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sat. 4-10, 12:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
Sat. 27-09, 22:15 & Sun. 28-09, 12:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sun. 5-10, 12:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
* Love on Trial • 恋愛裁判
* ANGRY SQUAD: Civil Servants and the
Fri. 26-09, 22:00 & Sat. 27-09, 10:00 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Fri. 3-10, 21:15 LAB111 / Amsterdam
Battling dementia, a retired singer pursues his dream of making a debut record with the help of his son. On-screen chemistry intensifies emotions in a heartfelt picture inspired by a viral video.
FUKADA Koji • 深田晃司 (Japan | 2025 | 124 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Azusa copes with the death of her best friend Kanami by sending her texts. Kanami’s parents, who are also grieving, read the texts. A bittersweet film about the human connections that shape our lives.
When a tax worker is swindled by a con man, the two team up to extract 1 billion yen in evaded tax payments from a corrupt businessman. Heist comedy with zany characters and elaborate schemes.
Unforgettable • 父と僕の終わらない歌
KOIZUMI Norihiro • 小泉徳宏 (Japan | 2025 | 93 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
The hearing son of deaf parents, Dai, navigates life between silence and sound. Torn between the two, he struggles with identity and belonging in a world that often fails to understand either side.
Aimitagai • アイミタガイ KUSANO Shogo • 草野翔吾 (Japan | 2024 | 105 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Thu. 25-09, 13:30 & Sun. 28-09, 15:00 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sun. 5-10, 17:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
Thu. 25-09, 19:00 & Fri. 26-09, 11:15 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sat. 4-10, 19:30 LAB111 / Amsterdam
KUSABA Naoya • 草場尚也 (Japan | 2024 | 98 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
A struggling 29-year-old elementary school teacher finds her own voice and confidence when she starts to perform as a rapper on the local hip-hop scene.
ping romance when her classmate reveals that he has travelled 300 years into the past after reading a novel that her older self will write. Fri. 26-09, 10:30 & Sat. 27-09, 15:15 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Fri. 3-10, 16:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
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Thu. 25-09, 22:00 & Fri. 26-09, 10:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sat. 4-10, 21:45 LAB111 / Amsterdam
Chilling character drama focused on a retired university professor whose quiet life is shaken up by an unexpected email. Stylistically bold, thematically intricate and emotionally uncanny.
CAMERA
In the final days of the samurai, 11 criminals can redeem themselves by defending a mountain pass at all costs. Blood is spilt and noble ideals of honour are challenged in this brutal action epic.
YOSHIDA Daihachi • 吉田大八 (Japan | 2024 | 108 min | Black & White| Eng. sub.)
Several people turn up dead, seemingly murdered by suicidal goldfish, in this epic sci-fi yarn featuring psychics, Neanderthals, and reality television. Perfect for fans of MIIKE Takashi.
SHIRAISHI Kazuya • 白石和彌 (Japan | 2024 | 155 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
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* Teki Cometh • 敵
TSUTSUMI Yukihiko • 堤幸彦 (Japan | 2024 | 94 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
* 11 Rebels • 十一人の賊軍
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Thu. 25-09, 17:15 & Sun. 28-09, 17:15 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
YAGI Junichiro • 八木順一朗 (Japan | 2025 | 80 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
2~5 October
Japanese Market @ Fenix
A heartbroken woman crashes the wedding of her ex-boyfriend. Fleeing the venue, she collides with a delivery of Castella cakes. When she wakes up she is greeted by a talking Castella resembling her ex.
For more info and latest updates go to camerajapan.nl
Wed. 24-09, 19:00 (Opening) & Fri. 26-09, 19:00 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam Sat. 4-10, 19:00 LAB111 / Amsterdam
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* How Dare You? • ふつうの子ども
FILMS
Thu. 25-09, 15:00 & Sun. 28-09, 12:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
長編映画
AMANO Chihiro • 天野千尋 (Japan | 2025 | 114 min | Colour | Eng. sub.)
Fri. 26-09, 22:00 & Sun. 28-09, 10:30 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
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