CCP Dream Theater, CCP Complex, Pasay City (July 1 and Aug. 5, 10 and 11), Shang Cineplex Cinema, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City (July 6-16), UP Film Institute, UP-Diliman, Quezon City (Aug. 16-19), Abreeza Mall Cinema, Ayala, Davao City (July 21-23), FDCP Cinematheque-Davao, Davao City (July 26-30), Ayala Center Cebu Cinema, Cebu City (Aug. 2-6), SM City Baguio Cinema, Baguio City (Aug. 10-13), SM City Bacolod Cinema, Bacolod City (Aug. 24-27), and FDCP Cinematheque-Iloilo, Iloilo City (Aug. 25-29); for more information, visit www.facebook.com/eigasaiPH
EIGASAI 2017 officially kicks off its 20th anniversary in grand style opening night on July 6 with the screening of “Her Love Boils Bathwater” at the Shang Cineplex to be graced by this year’s special guest director Ryota Nakano, who is also scheduled to hold talks for filmmakers and the general public during his stay in the Philippines.
EIGASAI is part of the Japan Foundation Asia Center’s unified Japanese Film Festival held around Southeast Asia and Pacific region, and together with the Japan Foundation, Manila, different genres of films from animation, drama, comedy, documentary, to horror, were curated with a total of 20 titles – 17 of which are with English subtitles and three are dubbed in Tagalog, offering Japanese film lovers the chance to experience their favorite genre while discovering something new.
Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis, except screening at Shang Cineplex Cinema, which will be PhP100 per one film screening.