Japanese Film Festival 2019 kicks off

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam is hosting the Japan Film Festival 2019 in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, from November 8 to December 16.

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Accordingly, the film festival is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 8 to 24, in Da Nang from November 16 to 25, in Hanoi from November 30 to December 16.

Having launched in 2016, the annual event aims to promote Japanese films to the Vietnamese people.

Ten films are expected to be screened, including Dance with me, 12 Sucidal teens, Bento Harassment, Masquerade Hotel, Samurai Shifters, My Dad is a heel wrestler, A Banana? At this time of night?, The Fable, A litter love song, and Children of the sea.

All films will be shown with Vietnamese and English subtitles.

These are the latest movies in a variety of genres, such as comedy, family, romance, adaptation, detective, action and animation, that were produced by famous Japanese studios.