{"id":2794,"date":"2016-06-09T15:55:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T22:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2016\/?page_id=2794"},"modified":"2016-06-09T15:55:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T22:55:55","slug":"archive-films2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.jffsf.org\/2016\/archive-films2014\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010ARCHIVE\u3011FILMS 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"4\">2014 Guests<br \/>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a This Event Has Ended \uff0a\uff0a\uff0a<\/font><br \/>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/tokyo-girls-style\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tokyo_profile.jpg\" width=\"220px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/tokyo-girls-style\/\">TOKYO GIRLS&#8217; STYLE<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nDance &#038; Vocal Group<\/p>\n<p>Formed in 2010, TOKYO GIRLS\u2019 STYLE is a dance and vocal group consisting of 5 teenagers, Aya Konishi, Miyu Yamabe, Hitomi Arai, Yuri Nakae and Mei Shoji. In 2011, only one year after their debut, this young girls\u2019 group (average age 15) held their first Japan tour, and the tickets for Nakano Sun Plaza &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/tokyo-girls-style\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/mitsutoshi-tanaka-director\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/director_sml.jpg\" width=\"220px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/mitsutoshi-tanaka-director\/\">Mitsutoshi Tanaka<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFilm Director<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1958 in Hokkaido, he joined Dentsu Eigasha (now Dentsu Tec) upon graduation from Osaka University of Arts, making TV commercials for TV Man Union before establishing Creators\u2019 Union Co. in 1984. As a director of TV commercials, he has won awards &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/mitsutoshi-tanaka-director\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/yuki-furukawa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/furukawa_guest.jpg\" width=\"220px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/yuki-furukawa\/\">Y\u00fbki Furukawa <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nActor<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1987 Tokyo, Y\u00fbki moved to Canada at the age of 7. After graduating junior high school, he moved to America to enter a high school in New York and return to Japan at the age of 19. Y\u00fbki was a student at Keio University, faculty of Science and Technology. March 2010, Yuki received the jury\u2019s special award at the \u201cHoripro\u2019s 50 Year Anniversary Actor Audition\u201d&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/yuki-furukawa\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\">2014 Films<br \/>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\uff0a\uff0a\uff0a This Event Has Ended \uff0a\uff0a\uff0a<\/font><\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a id=\"69ea4208eb523\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vHpKWhMWoNA&#038;rel=0&#038;width=640&#038;height=360\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/yonosuke2_trailer.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.5625);\n            var height = parseFloat(360);\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vHpKWhMWoNA&amp;rel=0&amp;width=640&amp;height=360';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.5625);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.5625+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#69ea4208eb523\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }\n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]> *\/\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/yonosuke\/\">A Tale of Yonosuke<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(2012 \/ 160 min \/ with English Subtitles)<\/p>\n<p>A Story of Yonosuke is a beautiful endearing film that reminds us of the incredible impact one person can have on the lives of others. Yonosuke, an 18-year old university freshman just moving to Tokyo, attracts people with his loving character. Set in the 80\u2019s, the story is connected to &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/yonosuke\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a id=\"69ea4208eb5b3\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fyy75CWRhQY&#038;rel=0&#038;width=640&#038;height=360\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/samurai.cooking_trailer2.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.5625);\n            var height = parseFloat(360);\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fyy75CWRhQY&amp;rel=0&amp;width=640&amp;height=360';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.5625);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.5625+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#69ea4208eb5b3\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }\n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]> *\/\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/a-tale-of-samurai-cooking\/\">A Tale of Samurai Cooking : A True Love Story<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(2012 \/ 137 min \/ with English Subtitles)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#f15a22;\">US Premiere<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A once-divorced woman named O-haru remarries into the Funaki family, generations of trusted samurai chefs that serve the lord of the Kaga Domain. Her husband Yasunobu is the young heir of the family, however, his cooking skills &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/a-tale-of-samurai-cooking\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a id=\"69ea4208eb62e\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BaZcfR5aEuI&#038;rel=0&#038;width=640&#038;height=360\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/anohana_trailerimage.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.5625);\n            var height = parseFloat(360);\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BaZcfR5aEuI&amp;rel=0&amp;width=640&amp;height=360';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.5625);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.5625+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#69ea4208eb62e\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }\n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]> *\/\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/anohana-the-movie\/\">ANOHANA THE MOVIE: The Flower We Saw That Day<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(2013 \/ 99 min \/ with English Subtitles)<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss your last chance to see Anohana the Movie on the big screen! Anohana the Movie is a tale of five childhood friends who have drifted apart from one another following the tragic death of their mutual friend Meiko &#8220;Menma&#8221; Honma. When &#8220;Menma&#8221; appears as a ghost and says &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/anohana-the-movie\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a id=\"69ea4208eb694\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZvVuMFHNFTU&#038;rel=0&#038;width=640&#038;height=360\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rikyu_trailer.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.5625);\n            var height = parseFloat(360);\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZvVuMFHNFTU&amp;rel=0&amp;width=640&amp;height=360';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.5625);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.5625+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#69ea4208eb694\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }\n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]> *\/\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/ask-this-of-rikyu\/\">ASK THIS OF RIKYU<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(2013 \/ 123 min \/ with English Subtitles)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#f15a22;\">West Coast Premiere<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Based on the award-winning novel &#8220;Rikyu Ni Tazuneyo&#8221; by Kenichi Yamamoto, the film begins with the final days of Rikyu, the tea master with the most profound influence on <em>chanoyu<\/em>, the Japanese &#8220;Way of Tea&#8221; tradition, who was ordered to commit &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/ask-this-of-rikyu\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a id=\"69ea4208eb6ff\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n4iV0s0lKQU&#038;rel=0&#038;width=640&#038;height=360\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/berserk_trailer.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.5625);\n            var height = parseFloat(360);\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n4iV0s0lKQU&amp;rel=0&amp;width=640&amp;height=360';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.5625);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.5625+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#69ea4208eb6ff\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }\n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]> *\/\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/berserk-3\/\">BERSERK The Golden Age Arc III: THE ADVENT<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(2013 \/ 110 min \/ with English Subtitles)<\/p>\n<p>The horrifying conclusion to the Golden Age unfolds in a magnificently violent nightmare, signifying the birth of new era where darkness outshines the light. It\u2019s been a year since Griffith\u2019s imprisonment by the Kingdom of Midland. Once praised as the saviors of the Midland, The Band of the Hawk &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/berserk-3\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/bon-lin\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bonlin_trailer2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/bon-lin\/\">BON LIN<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(2014 \/ 91 min \/ with English Subtitles)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#f15a22;\">US Premiere<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Director Keiichi Kobayashi&#8217;s second feature film is a surprisingly pleasant and refreshing road movie of young duo undertaking Akihabara, the world-renown vibrant holy ground for OTAKU. Natsuko, a.k.a. BON, an eccentric Boys&#8217; Love (BL) &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/bon-lin\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a id=\"69ea4208eb78b\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cjkW7mBnO1Y&#038;rel=0&#038;width=640&#038;height=360\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5count_trailerimage.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.5625);\n            var height = parseFloat(360);\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cjkW7mBnO1Y&amp;rel=0&amp;width=640&amp;height=360';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.5625);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.5625+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#69ea4208eb78b\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }\n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]> *\/\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/count-five-to-dream-of-you\/\">Count Five To Dream Of You<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(2014 \/ 85 min \/ with English Subtitles)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#f15a22;\">US Premiere<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#f15a22;\">\u2605Special Guest Appearance!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s alluring Guest of Honor, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/tokyo-girls-style\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">Tokyo Girls Style<\/a><\/strong>, make their screen debut taking on the leading part of this film that takes place at an all-girl private high school where the planning for the beauty pageant is in full swing &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/count-five-to-dream-of-you\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols_three\">\n<p><a id=\"69ea4208eb7ef\" rel=\"wp-video-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u6uXR121mDc&#038;rel=0&#038;width=640&#038;height=360\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/crows2_trailer.jpg\" class=\"video_lightbox_anchor_image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>    <script>\n    \/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n    jQuery(document).ready(function($){\n        $(function(){\n            var width = $(window).innerWidth();\n            var setwidth = parseFloat(640);\n            var ratio = parseFloat(0.5625);\n            var height = parseFloat(360);\n            var link = 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u6uXR121mDc&amp;rel=0&amp;width=640&amp;height=360';\n            if(width < setwidth)\n            {\n                height = Math.floor(width * 0.5625);\n                \/\/console.log(\"device width \"+width+\", set width \"+640+\", ratio \"+0.5625+\", new height \"+ height);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('width', link, width);\n                var new_url = wpvl_paramReplace('height', new_url, height);\n                $(\"a#69ea4208eb7ef\").attr('href', new_url);\n                \/\/console.log(new_url);\n            }\n        });\n    });\n    \/* ]]> *\/\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cols_two_thirds cols_last\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/crows-explode\/\">CROWS : EXPLODE<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(2014 \/ 129 min \/ with English Subtitles)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#f15a22;\">US Premiere<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Based on the popular &#8220;school of punk&#8221; manga by Hiroshi Takahashi, <em>Crows : EXPLODE<\/em> boldly ignites the gang wars in the subgenre schoolyards of Japan. The deadly road battle quietly begins when lone-wolf Kazeo Kaburagi &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/jffsf.org\/2014\/crows-explode\/\" style=\"color:#f15a22;\">read more<\/a><br \/>\n*Film contains graphic violence. 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Gon and his friends visit the Battle Olympia tournament at Heavens Arena, where there&#8217;s an unexpected raid by an armed group called the Shadow Squad. 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