German + Rain (Jaman + ame)

Sunday, July 8 at 6:15 pm
Sunday, July 15 at 6:10 pm

2007, video, 71 min. Directed by Satoko Yokohama.

A story about Yoshiko, an outrageous, stubborn and ill-tempered teenager, and her bizarre friendship with Maki. The up-and-coming young director Yokohama creates a dense world of quirky situations sprinkled with wonderful details. Part of Nippon Connection Festival on Tour.

Tickets: Free admission.  First-come, first-served.

Nippon Connection Festival on Tour was compiled by Nippon Connection, the Japanese film festival in Frankfurt, Germany. Since 2000, Nippon Connection is fast becoming one of the leading festivals devoted to contemporary Japanese films. http://www.nipponconnection.de

See overview of JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film.