Denji worked as a Devil Hunter for the yakuza, trying to pay off the debt he inherited from his parents, until the yakuza betrayed him and had him killed.

As he was losing consciousness, Denji’s beloved chainsaw-powered devil-dog, Pochita, made a deal with Denji and saved his life. This fused the two together, creating the unstoppable Chainsaw Man.

Now, in a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into his world, and Denji faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.
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This limited season will also present award-winning titles such as ‘In This Corner of the World’ and ‘The Long Excuse’, explosive action-comedy in ‘Gintama’, as well as the Australian premiere of fantasy period film ‘Honnouji Hotel’.

In Honnouji Hotel – past and present collide when Mayuko (Haruka Ayase), a young woman who lacks direction in life, checks into the mysterious Kyoto hotel. The unlikely combination of a music box, a local sweet and the hotel elevator transports her into the Sengoku period (1407-1603) where she meets the infamous warlord Oda Nobunaga and his young page.

Inspired by one of the greatest mysteries in Japanese history – The Honnouji Incident – this spectacular and entertaining epic will screen its Australian premiere at JFF Fringe.

Tickets can be purchased online or at the participating cinema’s box office. All films are in Japanese with English subtitles!

Japanese Film Festival (JFF) Fringe
Wednesday, 30 May – Gintama
Wednesday, 27 June – Honnouji Hotel (Australian Premiere)
Monday, 30 – In This Corner of the World
Wednesday, 29 August – The Long Excuse
Event Cinemas Brisbane City Myer Centre
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To enter this great competition just fill in the entry form below. Please note – these tickets are for a specific screening only and can not be exchanged or refunded. The winners will need to be available on June 27 at 6:00pm in Brisbane to be able to attend this screening at Event Cinemas Myer Centre Brisbane.

Competition will be drawn 22 June 2018, winners will be notified by email.

‘Cult Japan’ is presented across a series of thematic strands: Strange Creatures and Dark Cities brings together science fiction and monster movies alongside anime favourites and films imagining a future of machines and social disorder; Cursed People and Places features allegories of human existence and karma expressed through ghost stories and the representation of strange and malevolent forces; Tough Guys and Dangerous Women includes stories of honour and vengeance drawn from the tradition of Japanese yakuza and exploitation cinema; and The Body Electric explores the body and technology and the boundaries of desire, morality and physical transformation. These strands are accompanied by a retrospective of Hayao Miyazaki, Japan’s most celebrated animator and director whose hand-crafted fables explore the environment, social justice and the adventures of young women growing up.

Cult Japan at GoMA
3 July 2015 – 2 September 2015
Australian Cinémathèque | Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane
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Japanese fashion made an enormous impact on world fashion in the late 20th century. Designers such as Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons and Yohji Yamamoto revolutionised the way we think of fashion today.

Their works will be shown alongside examples by the techno-couturier Junya Watanabe, a protégé of Kawakubo, together with the pioneer of the ‘Ura-Harajuku’ movement Jun Takahashi, and the new generation of radical designers including Tao Kurihara, Hiroaki Ohya, Matohu, Akira Naka, Hatra and mintdesigns.

Curated by eminent Japanese fashion historian Akiko Fukai, Director of the esteemed Kyoto Costume Institute in Japan, this exhibition explores the unique sensibility of Japanese design, and its sense of beauty embodied in clothing.

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion Exhibition
GoMA – Brisbane
1 November 2014 – 15 February 2015
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The JFF is the largest Japanese film festival outside of Japan and showcases the best in contemporary Japanese cinema including releases that are now showing in Japanese theatres. Tickets go on sale 4 weeks prior to JFF start date (Sydney and Melbourne will be available 6 weeks out) from www.japanesefilmfestival.net.

OPENING FILM
The JFF opens its 2014 program with Australian Premiere, Lady Maiko (pictured), a musical comedy directed by Masayuki Suo (Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t; Shall We Dance?) based loosely on the Audrey Hepburn classic, My Fair Lady. Country bumpkin Haruko longs to be a geisha but with no references, a rural dialect and an uncultivated demeanour, her chances are slim. That is until Professor Kyono, a linguistics specialist and teahouse regular, takes her on as his protégé…

CLOSING FILM
Closing the JFF in all cities (except Sydney and Melbourne) is one for the foodies. A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story is based on the real-life story of the Funaki household, a renowned family of samurai chefs. This award-winning film features traditional Japanese cuisines from age-old surviving recipe books. Chairman Kaga from Iron Chef makes a cameo appearance.

Japanese Film Festival 2014
Adelaide: 10-12 & 17-19 Oct – Mercury Cinema
Canberra: 15 – 19 Oct – Capitol Cinemas Manuka
Brisbane: 22 – 26 Oct – Event Cinemas, Brisbane City Myer Centre
Perth: 29 Oct – 2 Nov – Hoyts Carousel & Hoyts Millennium
Sydney: 13 – 23 Nov – Event Cinemas, George Street & Event Cinemas, Parramatta and Art Gallery of New South Wales
Melbourne: 27 Nov – 7 Dec – Hoyts Melbourne Central & ACMI Cinemas, Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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