Japan Film Festival Bratislava

The Embassy of Japan in the Slovak Republic is pleased to invite you to the Japanese Film Festival, which will take place from May 8 to May 9 at the Mladosť Cinema.

On May 8 and 9, we will meet again at the Mladosť Cinema in Bratislava at Hviezdoslavovo námestie 17, and then on May 15 at the Úsmev Cinema in Košice at Kasárenské námestie 1.

You can look forward to two contemporary films, The Projects (Danchi) (2016) and Sorry to be Alive (2021), which will be screened in Japanese with Slovak and English subtitles.

Admission to all screenings will be free again this year.

Program:

May 8, 2026 – The Projects (Danchi)

After the death of their son, the Yamashitas move into an apartment complex. As newcomers, they are under the close scrutiny of the building’s current residents, particularly the housewives—as is customary in Japan, the community members have no secrets from one another. However, the Yamashitas strangely defy the image of decent neighbors. When Mr. Yamashita disappears one day, the building’s residents suspect his wife of murder and try to find out where she is hiding the body in their small apartment. None of them, however, have any idea what significance the Yamashitas’ apartment holds for the entire universe.

May 9, 2026 – Sorry to be Alive

All films will be screened in Japanese with English and Slovak subtitles.

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