AMMAN — The
Japanese embassy in Jordan launched Sunday evening the 10th
edition of the Japanese Film Week, screening the drama/science-fiction film
"Time of Eve", directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura.
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This yearly event is funded by
Japan Foundation (JF) and JT International and organized by the
Royal Film Commission (RFC). During the Japanese Film Week, four films of diverse topics and genres
are scheduled to be screened, including science fiction, animation, drama, and thrillers.
The films will be showcased in the Rainbow Theater in Amman at 7pm, starting
from November 21–24 for free.
In an opening remark, Japanese Ambassador
to Jordan Shimazaki Kaoru expressed his graduate for the JF, the JT International,
and the RFC for their cooperation. "I hope many Jordanians enjoy watching
Japanese films and get interested in Japanese culture," he added.
The plot of the opening film centers
around two high school boys, who grapple with their own humanity in a world
where people are served by androids distinguished from their masters only by
the halo-like rings above their heads.
"The Robots Ethics Committee"
dictates that androids should be treated like appliances, and those who
empathize with their robots are branded as "android-holics". Rikuo,
and his childhood friend, Masaki, find their assumptions about androids
radically challenged when they come across "Time of EVE"; a cafe
where androids and people are treated as equals.
Masaki and Rikuo must confront
old wounds of betrayal and grief, and are faced with decisions that put their
friendship and families on the line.
The film participated in Pusan
International Film Festival 2011, New York International Children's Film
Festival 2011 and the 3rd Tokyo Animation Fair. It won the Excellence Award at
the 9th Tokyo Anime Award and was granted the Jury Recommended Work at Japan
Media Arts Festival 2010.
Other films that will be featured in the
annual event are: "Where I Belong," a drama directed by Shinji Azuma;
"Recall," a drama directed by Katsuhide Motoki and "The Scythian
Lamb," a mystery/thriller directed by Daihachi Yoshida.
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