The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026
Knowing Me, Knowing You – The True Self in Japanese Cinema
All of the films in the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 offer mirror images of the world we inhabit, centring on the theme of the true self and the quest to understand it. From serious social dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies, from fantasy to horror, and from classic to recently released films, the programme offers something for everyone.
Tuesday 10th February 6pm
The Hotel of My Dream (Directed by OHKU Akiko)
Tuesday 17th February 6pm
Teki Cometh + Director Q&A (Directed by YOSHIDA Daihachi)
Tuesday 24th February 6pm
She Taught Me Serendipity (Directed by OHKU Akiko)
Tuesday 3rd March 8.30pm
Missing Child Videotape (Directed by KONDO Ryota)
Use the film links underneath to book tickets and find our more information.
Rookie novelist Kayoko struggles with her career. Holding a grudge over the harsh criticisms from prominent literary figure Munenori, she sets out to take revenge on him — but her misfortune continues. Can she claim her position in the literary world?
Retired French literature professor Gisuke lives a quiet, solitary life — until a mysterious email plunges him into haunting dreams and growing dread, forcing him to reckon with his deepest sins as his respectable facade begins to crumble.
An unexpected encounter with free-spirited Hana awakens the bored and out-of-place university student Toru to the joys of everyday life and the wonder of serendipity. But one day, fate strikes them both, changing their destiny forever.
Keita, haunted by his brother Hinata’s mysterious disappearance as a child, receives a VHS tape showing the exact moment he vanished. Against the advice of his psychic friend, he returns to the mountains to find out what exactly happened that day…
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 only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!