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
Seven Days War (2019)
Directed by MURANO Yuta | 88 minutes
Based on the beloved juvenile novel, “Seven Days War” is one summer adventure story of Mamoru and his classmates’ getaway and their friendship which is put to test when the adults start to chase them. Directed by Yuta Murano of “Pocket Monsters” TV franchise and emerging Japanese animation filmmaker, this is the first film to make this popular novel into an animation.
Few days before the summer vacation starts, in a small country town in Japan, 10th grader Mamoru Suzuhara finds out that his neighbor Aya is moving away in two days due to family matters. Mamoru has had a crush on Aya, whom he has grown up with, but has been unable to confess his love to her. The next morning, he suggests to her out of the blue that they run away together until her birthday. He is overjoyed when Aya agrees, but somehow his classmates Kaori, Soma, Saki, and Hiroto end up joining them in their escape. They scheme to run away from home just for a week to celebrate Aya’s 17th birthday while she’s still in town. Their destination is a former coal factory.
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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