Guest in Focus: Yuriko MIYOSHI

[日本語版は下にあります] Bei der traditionellen japanischen Drucktechnik Mokuhanga verschmelzen die Kunstformen Holzschnitzkunst und Farbdruck. In einem zweitägigen Workshop zeigte die renommierte Künstlerin Yuriko MIYOSHI Festivalbesucher*innen, wie sie eine eigene Druckplatte schnitzen und damit Bilder auf japanischem Washi-Papier drucken können. Beim Holzdruck-Workshop für Kids wurden klassische Motiven wie eine Kirschblüte, der Berg Fuji, ein Hase oder Yokai-Monster … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Yuriko MIYOSHI

Guest in Focus: Kah Wai LIM

YOUR LOVELY SMILE director Kah Wai LIM In the 2023 edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival’s NIPPON VISIONS section, we are presenting Kah Wai LIM's film YOUR LOVELY SMILE. Kah Wai LIM, born in Kuala Lumpur in 1973, graduated in electrical engineering and worked as a network engineer in Tokyo for six years. He … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Kah Wai LIM

Guest in Focus: Daniel LÓPEZ

UMUI – GUARDIANS OF TRADITIONS director Daniel LÓPEZ In the 2023 edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival’s NIPPON DOCS section, we are presenting Daniel LÓPEZ' film UMUI – GUARDIANS OF TRADITIONS. Daniel López was born in Switzerland in 1970 and moved to Okinawa in 2003. In 2010, he graduated from the University of Arts in … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Daniel LÓPEZ

Guest in Focus: Satomi ICHIKAWA

[日本語版は下にあります] Was mit dem Älterwerden oft als gewöhnlich empfunden wird, wirkt durch den Blick eines Kindes geradezu magisch. So ist es auch für Hana, die im Supermarkt eine Tomatenpflanze entdeckt, die bei ihr ein neues Zu Hause findet. Sie hegt und pflegt die Pflanze und wird so zu einer richtigen kleinen Gärtnerin. Nach einer kurzen … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Satomi ICHIKAWA

Guest in Focus: Mitsune

© Mitsune Photo Shari Marks Mitsune is a Japanese folk band from Berlin with three female tsugaru shamisen players accompanied by percussion and bass. Between tradition and avant-garde, they play an exciting mix of newly interpreted Japanese folk songs and their own compositions with influences from blues, jazz, rock and film music. In 2022 Mitsune … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Mitsune

Guest in Focus: Riho KUDO

LET ME HEAR IT BAREFOOT director Riho KUDO © PFF Partners [日本語版は下にあります] In the 2022 edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival’s NIPPON VISIONS section, we are presenting Riho KUDO's film LET ME HEAR IT BAREFOOT. Riho KUDO, born in Fukuoka in 1995, studied film at Kyoto University of the Arts. Her graduation film ORPHANS' … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Riho KUDO

Guest in Focus: Ren SUDO

BACKLIGHT director Ren SUDO © 2021『逆光』FILM [日本語版は下にあります] In the 2022 edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival’s NIPPON VISIONS section, we are presenting Ren SUDO's film BACKLIGHT. Ren SUDO was born in Tokyo in 1996. While studying law at Keio University, he began working as a model and actor. He has been in a number … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Ren SUDO

Guest in Focus: Masakazu KANEKO

RING WANDERING director Masakazu KANEKO ©RW Production Committee [日本語版は下にあります] In the 2022 edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival’s NIPPON VISIONS section, we are presenting Masakazu KANEKO's film RING WANDERING. Masakazu KANEKO, born in Tokyo in 1978, made 8mm and 16mm films while studying political science and economics. After graduation, he studied under Takahisa ZEZE … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Masakazu KANEKO

Guest in Focus: Allegra Pacheco

In the 2022 edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival’s NIPPON DOCS section, we are presenting Allegra Pacheco's film SALARYMAN. The artist and photographer Allegra Pacheco was born in Costa Rica in 1986. She studied at the Wimbledon Faculty of Arts and at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her works have been … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Allegra Pacheco

Guest in Focus: Ursula Gräfe

[日本語版は下にあります] Professionelles Übersetzen von Literatur ist eine Kunst für sich. Ursula Gräfe weiht Sie im Workshop in die Freuden, Tücken und Schönheiten ihres Berufs ein. Anschließend werden Sie selbst aktiv und übertragen zusammen eine Passage aus „Drive My Car“ von Haruki MURAKAMI aus dem Japanischen ins Deutsche. Die Kurzgeschichte diente Regisseur Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI als Vorlage … Continue reading Guest in Focus: Ursula Gräfe