{"id":25708,"date":"2017-09-15T13:54:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T11:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avo-blog.nl\/?p=25708"},"modified":"2017-09-15T17:05:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:05:01","slug":"why-you-dont-want-to-miss-camera-japan-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2017\/09\/why-you-dont-want-to-miss-camera-japan-festival-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you don&#8217;t want to miss CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2017!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One week to go and the 12th edition of CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2017 will start. First it will start at LantarenVenster in Rotterdam from September 21st till 24th, and a week later at Kriterion in Amsterdam from September 29th till October 1st.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film programme<\/a>\u00a0has been released a little while ago, and the promotion for all the movies that you can see during the 2017 edition is in full throttle.\u00a0This year&#8217;s theme is the Japanese island Kyushu.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"10135\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-title captions-effect-none \" data-rgg-id=\"10135\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/camerajapan2017.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgg\" rel=\"rgg\" title=\"CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2017 Poster | Design by Nini Sum\" class=\"rgg-simplelightbox size-full rgg-img\" data-src=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/camerajapan2017.jpg\" data-ratio=\"0.70696893366919\" data-height=\"1191\" data-width=\"842\" aria-label=\"\">\n                            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zoals elk jaar pikt AVO Blog een handje vol aan films uit die het meeste aanspreekt, maar al met al biedt CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2017 dit jaar meer dan veretig films aan, vari\u00ebrend van arthousedrama\u2019s en komedie tot horror en anime. De focus ligt dit jaar op het Japanse eiland Kyushu. Vrijwel alle films in het programma zijn Nederlandse premi\u00e8res, waaronder vier Europese premi\u00e8res.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Mother, I\u2019ve Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face<\/h4>\n<p>Punk legend Michiro Endo, known for his extreme live performances with his band The Stalin, is on a special tour to celebrate his 60th birthday when the Great East Japan Earthquake strikes. As a native of Fukushima he is deeply affected by the events. Shot during Endo\u2019s tour, the documentary paints a fascinating self-portrait of a restless artist. The Dutch premiere will take place on <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/mother-ive-pretty-much-forgotten-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday, September 24<\/a> on 21.30.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mother, I\u2019ve Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face - Japan Cuts 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SsI09Yw1u2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>2. Boys for Sale (\u58f2\u8cb7\u30dc\u30fc\u30a4\u30ba)<\/h4>\n<p>Urisen \u2013 mostly straight boys who sell sex to men \u2013 reveal in this insightful and honest documentary their experiences, how they were recruited, and their working and living conditions. Set in the Tokyo neighborhood of Shinjuku 2-chome, which is considered \u201cthe gay center of Asia\u201d. Boys for Sale is the first film from director Itako and is produced by Ian Thomas Ash (better known from his work of the documentary A2-B-C). Boys for Sale can be seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/boys-for-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friday, September 22<\/a> on 19.30.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300c\u58f2\u8cb7\u30dc\u30fc\u30a4\u30ba\u300d\u4e88\u544a\u7de8\uff08Boys For Sale TRAILER)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wdsHomsB_Qg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>3. Her Love Boils Bathwater (\u6e6f\u3092\u6cb8\u304b\u3059\u307b\u3069\u306e\u71b1\u3044\u611b)<\/h4>\n<p>When Futaba is diagnosed with terminal cancer and learns that she only has two months left to live, she sets herself a couple of goals. The first item on her list is finding her missing husband, who deserted the family some years ago. But even more importantly is teaching her daughter Azumi, who is being bullied in school, how to be confident. One of the biggest hits in Japan last year, and Japan\u2019s official entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards. The film, made by Ryota Nakano, can be seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/love-boils-bathwater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday, September 24<\/a> on 12.30 and Sunday, October 1st at 12.30.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016) Trailer English Subtitles (\u6e6f\u3092\u6cb8\u304b\u3059\u307b\u3069\u306e\u71b1\u3044\u611b \u4e88\u544a\u7de8 \u82f1\u8a9e\u5b57\u5e55)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uQYrbqO0d48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>4. Noise (\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a)<\/h4>\n<p>The grim debut feature by the Yusaku Matsumoto (1992), which deals with the aftermath of the infamous Akihabara Massacre. Twelve years later, we follow several characters, including a budding pop star and a misfit delivery boy, dealing with the wounds of the past and the pain of the present. Is the past really over, or is society doomed to repeat its mistakes? The film will have its Dutch premiere on <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/noise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday, September 24<\/a> from 19.00.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300eNoise\u300f\u4e88\u544a\u7de8\u3000\u3010SKIP\u30b7\u30c6\u30a3\u56fd\u969bD\u30b7\u30cd\u30de\u6620\u753b\u796d2017\u9577\u7de8\u90e8\u9580\u3011\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jAQXLFE7lQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>5. A Silent Voice (\u8072\u306e\u5f62)<\/h4>\n<p>When a deaf girl joins Shoya\u2019s high school, he bullies her until she transfers to another school. Ostracized by his peers, Shoya decides to make amends and become a better person. But the mistakes from the past keep catching up with him. This heart-rending melodrama, made by Naoko Yamada, was a huge critical and commercial success in Japan. The anime movie can be seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/a-silent-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday, September 23<\/a>\u00a0on 19.00.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Silent Voice - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nfK6UgLra7g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Not only movies<\/h4>\n<p>During CAMERA JAPAN you can see more than movies. You can visit the pop-up market, a few exhibitions, and more.<\/p>\n<p>One of the exhibitions focuses on the theme of this year: Kyushu. The exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/exhibition-birds-eye-view-kyushu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Bird\u2019s Eye View of Kyushu<\/a>, shows you prints that zooms in and out of the island of Kyushu. From the legends on the surrounding seas to the imagined appearances of Dutch traders on Deshima in Nagasaki and the historical rebellion battles by the Satsuma domain, landscapes of the island \u2013 natural and fantastical \u2013 give a brief overview of this majestic and rich part of Japan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/hafu2hafu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H\u0101fu2H\u0101fu<\/a> is a unique project from half Belgian half Japanese photographer Tetsuro MIYAZAKI, photographing h\u0101fu (a term used for people who are ethnically half Japanese) from every country in the world and sharing their most significant questions about identity, sense of belonging and growing up with two different cultures. A selection of photographs is shown in an exhibition during the festival.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibitions can only be visited in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n<p>There will be also a few other activities during CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2017, like a miso workshop, Japanese Craft Beer Tasting, interventions and performances from <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/suiha-water-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yasuhito Arai<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/tujiko-noriko-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noriko Tujiko<\/a>. Last mentioned made the movie Kuro that will also be shown during the 2017 edition of CAMERA JAPAN. Furthermore, you can see the installation <a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\/event\/opening-traditions-installation-lecture-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opening Traditions<\/a> from Emilie Pallard, Makiko Shinoda and Niels Heymans, that will be supported with a short movie and a lecture.<\/p>\n<h4>More information<\/h4>\n<p>Tickets and more information about all the films that CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2017 has to offer can be found on the website of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/camerajapan.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAMERA JAPAN<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One week to go and the 12th edition of CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2017 will start. 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