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A story by Glenna Burmer based on the Japanese saying Nanakorobi-Ya Oki, or fall seven times, but get back up the eighth. A little girl faces seven challenges to save an orphan who is lost in the snowy woods of Hokkaido.

Nanakorobi                                         (Seven Falls)

On average, women menstruate for about 2,535 days in their lifetime - that's almost 7 years in total. Yet, periods remain a tabooed topic in most societies around the world, including Japan."A Bloody Taboo" explores several women's rights topics related to period stigmatization, the tampon tax and the wider discussion of gender discrimination in Japan. Through intimate interviews with an eclectic collection of voices ranging from a high school student, to activists, artists and health experts, the film highlights the lack of open discussion and explores common taboos surrounding menstruation in a country that is still struggling to find its role in the fight for women's rights. 月経がある人は平均で生涯2,535日間生理がくると言われており、のべ7年間に達します。それにも関わらず、生理は日本に限らず、世界中でタブーな話題になっています。「生理というタブー」は、主に生理への偏見に関連する女権問題を取り上げるドキュメンタリー映画です。性差別について活動家、高校生、アーティストや市民、平等を訴える芸術家などを取材し、様々な声を特集します。また、女性の健康に対する偏見や議論の少なさを浮き彫りにします。

A Bloody Taboo　生理というタブー

No one fits into a neat little box. Except in Silicon Valley, everyone might as well. So when Monica, a Japanese-American female founder, tries to raise the Series A for her blossoming tech start up, being an outsider stifles her every move.

Foundher

A few years after the collapse of society due to the spread of the new coronavirus. The poor, who live in abandoned buildings along the railroad tracks, got a medical mask "N95" that is being traded at a high price. When I tried to resell it, an unexpected visitor... 新型コロナウィルスの蔓延によって社会が崩壊して数年後。線路沿いの廃ビルで細々と暮らすチンピラが、高値で取引されているという医療用マスク「N95」を手に入れた。さっそく転売しようとしたその時、予想外の来訪者が──。

Sneeze!                 くしゃみ

Makoto, a Japanese American single mother struggles to reconcile with her estranged father, Musashi, following his recent release from prison. But Musashi's former life as an enforcer for the Yakuza casts a long shadow over both their lives and history has a way of repeating itself.

Parabola

In the Shadow of the Pines is an animated short documentary about a difficult father-daughter relationship. Drawing on childhood memories, Anne Koizumi, the filmmaker, explores her upbringing with her Japanese immigrant dad, who was also the janitor at the elementary school she attended. The film explores the idea of shame and how it can shape and define us while also concealing who we can truly become.

In the Shadow of the Pines

A brother and sister. A quiet supermarket. A twisted plan. Behind the scenes special forces G Men are ready to stop them. Director Tsukuda Hisanori is proud to present a comedy film to end an era!

SHOP-PUTTERS　万置き姉弟

"Haiku" is a symphonic audiovisual project for two Japanese performers, alternating percussion groups, soundscapes and rhythmicized video sequences. The film is an experimental approach to pay tribute to the extraordinary art of Japanese haiku poetry.

Haiku　俳句

Beni' is the pigment of Safflowers which came to Japan across the sea, in the distant past. 
Lips with beni are somehow beautifully translucent. 
Beni that is refined with alkali, acid and ramie's fiber, glitters with a green colour after drying.
The technique to extract high quality beni has been handed down in secrecy since ancient times. 
This film was produced as graduation study at the Faculty of Arts of the Tokyo Polytechnic University, 
and was shot on 35mm film in order to correctly record beni's special colours during fluorescent colour-development.

Beni  紅

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19th anniversary Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2024 Sep. 1-15 Online Screenings at JFFLA.org About 40 films screening this year Theater and online. Theater screening at Hang on Dream Theatre and JAPAN HOUSE in Hollywood on September 14 and 15. 

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