Film Program
“Monthly Japanese Film Screening at Thai Film Archive“
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The Japan Foundation has been a consistent co-organizer of Japanese film screenings at the Thai Film Archive since before 2011. These screenings are part of the Thai Film Archive’s long-running monthly World Cinema program, which introduces audiences to a diverse range of international films, including selections from Japan.
About the film
Osaka Hamlet (2008)
Directed by FUJIROU MITSUISHI | 107 minutes (Japanese audio with Thai Subtitle)
Middle school punk kid Yukio was confused. Soon after his father died, his clumsy uncle Takanori showed up unexpectedly at their house, and strangely, Yukio’s mother Fusako welcomed him to their family as if he was her husband. Since then, everything started getting strange… One day at school, Yukio’s teacher told him that he resembles Shakespeare’s Hamlet, making him wonder why. His older brother Masashi, instead of preparing for his high school entrance exam, spent all his time with his 8 year older girlfriend. His younger brother Hiroki told his classmates that he wants to be a girl, and decided to play the part of Cinderella at the school play. Whit all the strange things happening around them, they start to find their answers and the preciousness of life.
About Thai Film Archive (Public Organization)
Thai Film Archive (Public Organization) is a state agency tasked with the responsibility to collect, preserve and give access to the country’s audio-visual and film-related materials. The Archive functions in part as a museum and library, and in part a cinematheque.
About The Japan Foundation (JF)
The Japan Foundation is Japan’s only institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive international cultural exchange programs throughout the world. With the objective of deepening mutual understanding between the people of Japan and other countries/regions, our various activities and information services create opportunities for people-to-people interactions.
Opened in 1974, the Japan Foundation, Bangkok has been enthusiastically implementing a diverse range of cultural activities including art, culture and society, and coordinating various programs supporting Japanese language education and Japan studies, in cooperation with the Thai fellow counterparts.
Contact Information
10th Fl. Serm-Mit Tower, 159 Sukhumvit 21 Rd., Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tel: 02-260-8560-4
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jfbangkok | Website: https://ba.jpf.go.jp/
For inquiries, please contact: acdept_jfbkk@jpf.go.jp
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