The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2018: (Un)true Colours – Secrets and Lies in Japanese Cinema

Investigative reporter Tanaka immerses himself into an shocking and unsolved murder case of the 'perfect' family, and soon discovers that the family in question was not the ideal it was believed to be.

A hilarious portrait of Osaka low-life revolving around Yoda Goro, a jack of all trades renting a room in a mansion with a host of other eccentric occupants.

A love story with dark undertones set in late 1980s Japan, everything changes for Suzuki when he is forced into a long term relationship with partner Mayu.

Unable to shed a tear, Sachio struggles to play the role of a bereaved husband in Miwa Nishikawa's gently humorous portrait of a man with dubious morality.

When eccentric and sharp-tongued grandmother Katsu is magically transformed back into her 20-year-old self, she embarks on a journey to become a pop singer.

The tale of Mumon, an invincible but carefree shinobi (ninja) whose actions soon find him involved in a deadly war with the son of the imperious warlord Nobunaga Oda.

A subliminal thriller focusing on the twisted and loveless relationship between Towako, a despicable woman and Jinji, an uncouth but devoted man 15 years her senior.

This award winning, beautifully poetic and humane film portrays the strong bond between a brother and sister left orphaned after a huge earthquake strikes Japan.

55-year-old office drone Setsuko finds salvation in the form of John, an American teacher in a Tokyo language school with an unorthodox approach to teaching.

A hilarious and energetic manga adaptation following inept rookie cop Reiji, sent on a mission to infiltrate Sukiya-kai, Japan's most notorious Yakuza clan.

A thief is taken in by an old woman and welcomed by her village’s locals; will his secret wrongdoings catch up with him?

When a legal loophole allows a string of unsolved murders to pass the statute of limitations, the fame-hungry killer emerges by releasing a tell-all book.

Middle school teacher Jinno joins forces with a seedy private detective to find his friend who disappears on the eve of his child’s birth.

Cryptic graffiti appearing across town; a girl gang violently attacking men at random—are they all related to Haruko Azumi’s disappearance?

Set in an academy for daughters of the rich and powerful, this captivating murder mystery revolves around the death of a student: rumours soon circulate, but who did it?

In this breathtaking anime set in feudal Japan, young Kotaru is pursued by assassins from the Ming Dynasty.