Season Pass: Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025Cert-TBC

Japan | Japanese w/ English subtitles

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025 Am I Right? Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema

The UK’s largest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), returns with its most exciting edition yet! In a world where injustice is widespread, films exploring justice offer endless narratives—heroes confront evil, seek revenge, and reflect the struggles of audiences. JFTFP25 showcases how Japanese filmmakers use cinema to explore themes of criminal, social, and moral justice, and the responses to external judgment. From thought-provoking gems to laugh-out-loud comedies, this year’s festival invites UK audiences to question justice, justification, and judgment in today’s shifting world.

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Full listings

Friday 14th February 6pm
Ichiko + Director Q&A

Wednesday 19th February 6pm
All the Long Nights

Monday 24th February 8.30pm
Let’s Go Karaoke!

Wednesday 5th March 6pm
In the Wake

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We showed Season Pass: Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025 between February 14, 2025 and February 14, 2025.

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What else is on?

Tomorrow (Saturday 22nd February)

14:00

Shimoni Cert-TBC
1h 37m | Kikuyu & Swahili w/ English subtitles
Goeffrey is released from prison and sent to live in a small town in rural Kenya. Here he encounters a man who has been haunting his dreams for decades. Film screenings presented by Tatenda Jamera (Maona Art), African Cinema programmer.

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16:30

The Brutalist 18
3h 35m (inc. 15 min intermission)
In the aftermath of WWII, a brilliant Hungarian architect (Adrien Brody) flees to the US to rebuild his life. Told with breathtaking grandeur and novelistic depth, this award-winning epic is a powerful exploration of immigration, capitalism, and art.

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20:45

Hard Truths 12A
1h 37m
Legendary British filmmaker Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Mr. Turner) delivers a poignant and bittersweet exploration of a working-class family in emotional crisis, anchored by a powerhouse performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

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Sunday 23rd February

12:00

Minuscule: Valley of Lost Ants U
Kino Kids Cinema Club
1h 29m
On a sunny day, a black ant army discovers a box of sugar cubes at an abandoned picnic. With the help of a brave little ladybug, they embark on a daring journey to bring it home. Kino Kids Cinema Club screening (£6 Adults / £4 Children).

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14:00

Conclave 12A
Deaf/HOH Subtitles
2h
After the sudden death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is thrust into one of the world’s most secretive and ancient rituals: the selection of a new pontiff. A captivating political drama starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, and winner of Best Film at the BAFTAs.

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16:45

Hard Truths 12A
1h 37m
Legendary British filmmaker Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Mr. Turner) delivers a poignant and bittersweet exploration of a working-class family in emotional crisis, anchored by a powerhouse performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

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19:00

The Brutalist 18
3h 35m (inc. 15 min intermission)
In the aftermath of WWII, a brilliant Hungarian architect (Adrien Brody) flees to the US to rebuild his life. Told with breathtaking grandeur and novelistic depth, this award-winning epic is a powerful exploration of immigration, capitalism, and art.

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Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!