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Select Japan

Mon 14 Apr — Mon 23 Apr 2040

Select Japan is an initiative from The Garden Cinema to showcase the best of Japanese cinema, classic and contemporary, with a focus on titles and filmmakers which have been rarely screened in the UK. Our stand-alone events include fresh restorations, Q&As, and films that we believe deserve a platform.

Upcoming Screenings

The Family Game 18

Select Japan is delighted to present, in collaboration with The Japan Foundation, the UK premiere of the digital restoration of Yoshimitsu… Read More

Yoshimitsu Morita, Japan, 1983, 106m.

Tue 09 Jun

Past Screenings

A New Love in Tokyo - restoration premiere 18

The UK premiere of the digital restoration of A New Love in Tokyo will be introduced by Irene González-López (Birkbeck), and… Read More

Banmei Takahashi, Japan, 1994, 115m.

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Kokuho: A Kabuki Salon 18

Select Japan and Kabuki Club present a special preview of Lee Sang-il's Kokuho. Hosted by actor and theatre-maker Suleiman Suleiman, this Kabuki salon… Read More

Lee Sang-il, Japan, 2025, 174m.

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Eureka (25th anniversary) 15

Select Japan is delighted to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Shinji Aoyama's classic of modern Japanese cinema with the UK premiere… Read More

Shinji Aoyama, Japan, France, 2000, 217m.

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Pulse 15

Both films in our Kiyoshi Kurosawa double bill will be introduced by film historian Ellisha Izumi. Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivered one of… Read More

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan, 2001, 119m.

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Cure 15

Both films in our Kiyoshi Kurosawa double bill will be introduced by film historian Ellisha Izumi. A landmark in the history… Read More

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan, 1997, 111m.

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All About Lily Chou-Chou 15

Select Japan is excited to bring Shunji Iwai's masterpiece of contemporary Japanese cinema, All About Lily Chou-Chou back to London. For kids around… Read More

Shunji Iwai, Japan, 2001, 146m.

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An Actor’s Revenge: A Kabuki Salon 18

Hanamichi Productions and Select Japan present An Actor’s Revenge: A Kabuki Salon, a multi-disciplinary performance event that celebrates the magnificent artistry and history… Read More

Kon Ichikawa, Japan, 1963, 114m.

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Hanagatami 15

Select Japan presents, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, two screenings celebrating the brilliantly eccentric career of Nobuhiko Obayashi. Obayashi's dazzling anti-war… Read More

Screened in partnership with Japan Foundation

Nobuhiko Obayashi, Japan, 2017, 169m.

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His Motorbike, Her Island + Q&A 15

Select Japan presents, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, two screenings celebrating the brilliantly eccentric career of Nobuhiko Obayashi. Following this rare… Read More

Screened in partnership with Japan Foundation

Nobuhiko Obayashi, Japan, 1986, 90m.

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The Tale of Iya 18

Select Japan is delighted to bring The Tale of Iya back to London for only the second UK screening. We would like… Read More

Tetsuichiro Tsuta, Japan, 2013, 169m.

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Throne of Blood 12A

This screening will be introduced by Tony Rayns. Select Japan is excited to bring the new restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s Throne… Read More

Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1957, 109m.

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Double Suicide 18

To launch our new Select Japan screening strand, we're paying tribute to the late filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda, who passed away in… Read More

Masahiro Shinoda, Japan, 1969, 104m.

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