The UP Film Institute together with the Japan Foundation Manila hosted the free screening of the films Norwegian Wood (2010, Tran Anh Hung) and Tony Takitani (2004, Jun Ichikawa) last March 15 and 16 at 7pm at the Cine Adarna. The screening was part of the Haruki Murakami Festival spearheaded by Japan Foundation in honor of the Japanese author renowned for the magical fiction that has captivated much of the world.

Audiences sign up for registration before the screening of Norwegian Wood .

 

Full house at Cine Adarna eagerly await the screening of Norwegian Wood.

Sari Dalena (UPFI Director) welcomes guests to the screening .

Hiroaki Uesegi (Director Japan Foundation Manila) introduces the film and welcomes audience to the screening and the festival .

L-R: Ms. Mariko Okeda ( Program Officer ,Japan Foundation Manila )Nonoy Lauzon (UP Film Institute), Hiroaki Uesegi (Director Japan Foundation Manila) Sari Dalena  (UPFI Director), Tetsuyua Koide (Assistant Director Japan Foundation), Ami Kurokawa (Program Officer Japan Foundation Manila ) and Roland Samson (Program Officer Japan Foundation Manila )

 

For more information on the Haruki Murakami Festival visit http://jfmo.org.ph/haruki-murakami-festival-manila/