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Chicago Japan Film Collective 2021

Film & Other Media
In Person

Date: May 25, 2021 – May 31, 2021



Coyote Sun Productions and Mar Creation announced the inaugural Chicago Japanese Film Collective, the first ever Japanese film festival to be held in the Midwest. The virtual festival will feature nine films (seven narrative features and two documentaries), including two North American premieres
[Chicago Japan Film Collective 2021]
Dates: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - Monday, May 31, 2021, 23:59 (Central Time, USA)

+ Watchsite Registration Fee: May 5th, 2021 on sale

  • EARLY BIRD: US$13 for all access, US$8 for one film (May 5th - 15th)
  • REGULAR: US$15 for all access, US$10 for one film (May 16th - 31st)
  • + Official Website: https://www.cjfc.us

    2021 LINEUP

  1. All About Chiaki Mayumura (provisional) by MATSUURA Hajime
    Feature | Drama, Music, Idol | Japan | 2019 | 72 min. | International Premiere
  2. Alone Again in Fukushima by NAKAMURA Mayu
    Documentary |East Japan Great Earthquake | Japan | 2020 | 95 min. | North American Premiere
  3. BOLT by HAYASHI Kaizo
    Feature |Drama, Omnibus, East Japan Great Earthquake | Japan | 2019 | 80 min. | North American Premiere
  4. Dynamite Graffiti by TOMINAGA Masanori
    Feature | Drama |Japan | 2019 | 138 min. | R15+ | Midwest Premiere
  5. House of Seasons by SAKAMOTO Yoshihiro
    Feature | Drama, Family | Japan | 2020 | 105min | International Premiere
  6. The Manga Master by OKI Moe
    Feature |Drama, Biography | Japan | 2019 | 118 min. | North American Premiere
  7. Prison Circle by SAKAGAMI Kaori
    Documentary | Social Commentary | Japan | 2019 | 120min.
  8. VIDEOPHOBIA by MIYAZAKI Daisuke
    Thriller | Japan | 2019 | 88 min. | U.S. Premiere
  9. Yan by IMAMURA Keisuke
    Drama | Japan | 2019 | 86 min. | North American Premiere


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