The Embassy of Japan in South Africa together with Japan Foundation brings you four exciting films about family, living with difficulties, and protecting what you love. Come and join us in unearthing the beautiful intricacies of Japanese culture through the breathtaking medium of film.

• , is a touching drama following the lives of an autistic man and his mother.The Lone Ume Tree

• is an animated film about two girls adrift in the world until they are taken in by an old lady to stay in her mysterious house on the coast.The House of the Lost on the Cape

• is a family drama about coping with memory loss and saying goodbye.A Long Goodbye

• , an uplifting drama about a small group of people trying to save a 100 year old cinema.Liars of Asahi-za