Am I Right?

Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema

Experience Japan Through Cinema.

At Depot from 13 February – 8 March

こんにちは! よろしく お願いします。The UK’s largest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP25), returns with its biggest showcase ever! We invite you to join us at Depot for another year of exciting screenings.

In a world where injustice runs rampant, cinematic expressions of justice seem inexhaustible: time and time again, heroic protagonists fend off malicious antagonists or enact their revenge, the constant injustices they face mirroring audiences’ own.

Japan is no exception to this, and the JFTFP25 promises to showcase how Japanese filmmakers use the language of cinema to explore the concepts of criminal, social, and moral justice, along with the ways people respond to external judgement.

Featuring everything from thought-provoking hidden gems to laugh-a-minute entertainment, UK audiences are invited to join us in questioning the very concepts of justice, justification, and judgement against today’s backdrop of ever-changing values and perspectives.

We hope you enjoy this season’s selection!