Films list

STARTING with ZERO - 8 days to embrace the city of Nara and films!

Film Festival for the Youth, by the Youth:
Nara International Film Festival for Youth September 17-19

Showcase Films of Up-and-Coming Directors from Around the World:
Nara International Film Festival 2022 September 19-24

World Premiere
Natsuko works at a nursing home. Every day is the same, and she wonders what the purpose of her life is.
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25min.
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Finding peace is a therapeutic film. In a world where the Covid has put the whole world on pause, the Senegalese director tried to explore, to question and to experience the Japanese culture.
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10min.
(Free)

As a 24th generation Kikuoka, running the family practice in the wake of a global pandemic, he explains the role of traditional medicine in a modern world, with modern diseases.
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10min.
(Free)

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15min.
(Free)

By definition femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviours, and roles generally associated with women and girls. In this film, you will witness a conversation with conflicting views on the social perspective of womanhood.
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10min.
(Free)

Two artists; one living in Nara, Japan and the other in Nairobi, Kenya, make music together while exploring the similarities and differences in their creative lives.
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12min.
(Free)

In Nara prefecture’s Kawakami Village, the Japanese inn ‘Asahikan’, stands among the mountains. It is here that NARAtive's first Japanese director, Daichi Murase, depicts the story of a family that runs a Japanese inn.
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30min.

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27min.

The director of this film, Yang, is just another ethnic minority in Japan. She hopes younger generations won’t struggle with their own identity.
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11min.
(Free)

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45min.

Kikuichi Cutlery has an over 750-year-old reputation of family tradition of fine craftsmanship. This documentary shares the story of the first female CEO of the historic legacy.
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9min.
(Free)

“The Bigger Picture” is a story of an eighty-three-year-old Japanese painter. He has painted the same building for more than 50 times now and still counting.
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11min.
(Free)

My presence in Japan allowed me to look at martial arts, disciplines par excellence of non-violence, and to focus on their teachings. I believe that endogenous solutions are possible.
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9min.
(Free)

In Wolof, Saaraba means Paradise. In Japanese, it means Farewell. In the streets of Nara, I put down my camera, I question nature, deer, and some people.
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10min.
(Free)

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16min.