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The movies of this year’s film festival offer a glimpse into Japanese culture through cinematic visuals, memorable characters and inspired storytelling. Photos: Handout
The highly anticipated Japanese Film Festival is back with a selection of 12 movies at selected Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) outlets in the Klang Valley (GSC Mid Valley, Nu Sentral and 1Utama) from Sept 8 to 14; Penang (GSC Gurney Plaza) from Sept 15 to 18; Johor Baru (GSC Paradigm Mall JB) from Sept 22 to 25; Kuching (GSC CityONE Megamall and The Spring Mall) and Kota Kinabalu (GSC Suria Sabah) from Oct 6 to 9.
Held in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Look East Policy, this 18th edition of the annual celebration brings the best of Japanese cinema to local audiences.
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