Welcome To JFF 2026! Ireland's only truly national film festival
Featured Films
Ripples of Physis
Ayako Mogi , 2024
Opening in a centuries-old karakami decorative paper printing workshop in Kyoto, the intriguing and illuminating documentary Ripples of Physis explores recurring patterns and spirals throughout art, history and the environment itself. From the lively
Leave the Cat Alone
Daisuke Shigaya, 2025
Mori finds himself unable to bridge the quiet distance growing between him and his wife, Maiko, a photographer. A chance reunion with an old friend, Asako, awakens in him a long-forgotten affection. Asako also remembers being drawn to Mori. Yet their
Rewrite
Daigo Matsui, 2026
High school student Miyuki falls for new transfer student Yasuhiko. Yasuhiko isn’t your typical teenager, however - he’s actually time travelled from 300 years in the future. Miyuki and Yasuhiko spend a romantic summer together before Yasuhiko ab
A Pale View of Hills
Kei Ishikawa, 2025
1980’s England. Niki, an aspiring journalist, wants to write a book based on her Japanese mother Etsuko’s post-war experiences in Nagasaki. As Etsuko reluctantly begins to recall her memories, she slowly reveals some long-hidden truths. Based on
The Colors Within
Naoko Yamada, 2024
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colours' of others. Colours of bliss, excitement, and serenity. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful colour of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Tots
Millennium Actress
Satoshi Kon, 2001
JFF is delighted to present 25th anniversary screenings of Millennium Actress, directed by the late, great Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers). The modern anime classic tells the life story of famed film actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, loosely bas
Welcome To JFF 2026! Ireland's only truly national film festival
Welcome to the Japanese Film Festival 2026!
Full details of this year's lineup are now online!
You can download the full 2026 programme here: PDF