melancholic.jp After graduating from a prestigious university, Kazuhiko finds himself working as a janitor at the local bathhouse. His job turns out to be much more thrilling than expected when Kazuhiko discovers that his colleague is a hitman and the bathhouse serves as a body disposal. Sho MIYAKE, born 1984 in Sapporo, attended Tokyo Film School. Read all of the posts by Nippon Connection on NIPPON ... he returned to Japan and began writing plays and screenplays. His second film PLAYBACK was selected for international competition at the 2012 Locarno International Film Festival. If you are looking for new cinematic gems and challenging perspectives in cinema, NIPPON VISIONS is the place for you. Takashi MAKINO (Director MEMENTO STELLA) Seiji TANAKA (Director MELANCHOLIC) Yoshitomo ISOZAKI (Actor MELANCHOLIC) Dai SAKO (Director THE CHAPLAIN) Kensei TAKAHASHI (Director SEA) Natsuki NAKAGAWA (Director SHE IS ALONE) Akari FUKUNAGA (Actress SHE IS ALONE) Yu KAJINO (Director AHUM) Kunihiko WATANABE (Actor AHUM) His 2008 short film TONGUE OF SPY won the Grand Prix of the 5th Cineastes Organization Osaka (CO2) in 2009. Seinen Berufseinstieg hatte sich Kazuhiko anders vorgestellt: Nach dem Abschluss an einer renommierten Universität begibt er sich vergeblich auf Jobsuche und landet schließlich als Aushilfe im … ... Sho MIYAKE’s melancholic generation portrait includes the most atmospheric club scene ever caught on film. Termine Donnerstag, 13.2.2020, 20:00 Uhr Audimax Darmstadt Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Nippon Connection: The Tokyo Metro - Various Artists on AllMusic - 2003 When a Coming-of-Age Tale meets Crime and Black Comedy Seiji Tanaka, director of Melancholic, studied theater and film studies in Japan and the USA. Special Events: Film Talk- Shinya TSUKAMOTO This year’s NIPPON HONOR AWARD … Continue reading Nippon Connection 2019- The Daily Highlights (June 2nd) His 2008 short film TONGUE OF SPY won the Grand Prix of the 5th Cineastes Organization Osaka (CO2) in 2009. This is your last chance, so come on out! MELANCHOLIC von Seiji TANAKA Mit einer Einführung von Florian Höhr, Leiter des Filmprogramms Donnerstag, 15.8.2019, 20:15 Uhr Murnau-Filmtheater Wiesbaden MELANCHOLIC von Seiji TANAKA Mit einer Einführung von Florian Höhr, Leiter des Filmprogramms Sonntag, 21.7.2019, 19:00 Uhr Programm Kino Rex Darmstadt This year marks the 19th year of the festival that is the largest event for Japanese film in the world outside of Japan itself. This is your last chance, so come on out! Never fear, though- we still have a few special screenings and events to offer our guests. Nippon Connection is back! Nippon Visions. Wettbewerb Nippon Visions Jury Award und Nippon Visions Audience Award; melancholic.jp. Thursday, May 30, 15:30 Mal Seh’n Kino (NIPPON KIDS: Screening with German voice-over) Friday, May 31, 11:30 Mousonturm Saal (Japanese with German subtitles) Details Okko’s Inn präsentiert gemeinsam mit Nippon Connection MELANCHOLIC. His 2008 short film TONGUE OF SPY won the Grand Prix of the 5th Cineastes Organization Osaka (CO2) in 2009. 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki Episode 1: Ponyo is Here ; by Kaku ARAKAWA; Japan 2019, 49 min, Japanese with English subtitles; Saturday, June 1, 11:30 Internationales Theater His documentary THE COCKPIT brought him the Nippon Visions Jury Award at NIPPON CONNECTION 2015. His documentary THE COCKPIT brought him the Nippon Visions Jury Award at NIPPON CONNECTION 2015. Never fear, though- we still have a few special screenings and events to offer our guests. The section showcases extraordinary feature film debuts by young directors, like BLUE HOUR by Yuko HAKOTA. Today is the 6th and final day of Nippon Connection 2019. Director's Bio. Ein weiteres Mal wird am kommenden Donnerstag der aktuelle Preisträger des NIPPON VISIONS AUDIENCE AWARD im Rhein-Main-Gebiet zu sehen sein: Der Studentischer Filmkreis an der TU Darmstadt e.V. Thursday, May 30, 15:30 Mal Seh’n Kino (NIPPON KIDS: Screening with German voice-over) Friday, May 31, 11:30 Mousonturm Saal (Japanese with German subtitles) Details Okko’s Inn Outlaws-Zusatzvorstellungen. Nippon Visions. Today is the 6th and final day of Nippon Connection 2019. His second film PLAYBACK was selected for international competition at the 2012 Locarno International Film Festival. Special Events: Film Talk- Shinya TSUKAMOTO This year’s NIPPON HONOR AWARD … Continue reading Nippon Connection 2019- The Daily Highlights (June 2nd) Posts about Visions written by Nippon Connection. Im Anschluss an das Festival sind Filme aus dem Themenschwerpunkt „Outlaws und Außenseiter – Filmische Einblicke in die Randzonen der japanischen Gesellschaft“ in ausgewählten Kinos im Rhein-Main-Gebiet als Zusatzvorstellungen zu sehen.