GLOBAL CULTURES: CAMBRIDGE JAPAN FEST 14 FEB - 28 MAR 2026

Sat 14 February

West Court Jesus College

The 2026 edition will again be presented throughout February and March in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, Film@Jesus, Jesus College, and Cambridge Festival.

Events will be held in West Court, Jesus College, and will feature as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 under the banner ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You: The True Self in Japanese Cinema’.

The full line-up includes nine regional (Cambridge) premieres and award-winning films such as the Tokyo Grand Prix for Best Film 2024 winner ‘Teki Cometh’.

Films have featured in festivals such as IFFR, Tokyo International Film Festival, CAMERA JAPAN, and now Cambridge.


Programme:

SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY

PETALS AND MEMORIES 2025, 118 mins (15)
Directed by: MAEDA Testu

THE HOTEL OF MY DREAM 2024, 98 mins (15)
Directed by: TSUTSUMI Yukihiko

THE MAN WHO FAILED TO DIE 2024, 109 mins (15)
Directed by: TANAKA Seiji


SUNDAY 1 MARCH

I AM WHAT I AM 2022, 104 mins (15)
Directed by: TAMADA Shinya

URA AKA: L’AVENTURE 2020, 101 mins (15)
Directed by: KATO Takuya

TEKI COMETH 2023, 108 mins (15)
Directed by: YOSHIDA Daihach


SUNDAY 22 MARCH

STRANGERS IN KYOTO 2025, 96 mins (15)
Directed by: TOMINAGA Masanori

SILENCE OF THE SEA 2024, 112 mins (15)
Directed by: WAKAMATSU Setsuro

GHOST KILLER 2024, 104 mins (15)
Directed by: SONOMURA Kensuke


SATURDAY 28 MARCH

SHE TAUGHT ME SERENDIPITY 2025, 127 mins (15)
Directed by: OKU Akiko

Cost: £10+