JFF - JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL INDONESIA
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FILM LINEUP

JFF 2025

  • Action
  • Comedy

Cells at Work!
はたらく細胞

  • 2024
  • 110 min.
  • N/A
Director:
TAKEUCHI Hideki
Cast:
NAGANO Mei, SATOH Takeru

Ever wondered what’s going on with the intricate workings inside your body? This live-action take on the hit manga series Cells at Work! reimagines the human body as a bustling metropolis populated by 37 trillion cells. A rookie red blood cell and a ruthless white blood/Neutrophil cell are just two inhabitants of high schooler Niko’s body, and the duo must fight together to keep their human alive—one immune system emergency and bacterial invasion at a time! Quirky, and over-the-top, this chaotic adventure follows the shenanigans of the microscopic crews inside Niko’s body, as they work tirelessly to keep her going.

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Surabaya • Palembang • Medan

  • Suspense

SHOWTIME 7
ショウタイムセブン

  • 2025
  • 98 min.
  • N/A
Director:
WATANABE Kazutaka
Cast:
ABE Hiroshi, RYUSEI Ryo, NUKUMI Meru

Once the face of the prime time news program Showtime 7, Shinnosuke Orimoto was a national news anchor until mysteriously being forced to step down from his position. Now relegated to a late-night radio gig, he receives an ominous call from a stranger warning of an imminent bomb threat, and jumps at the chance to relive his glory days as a newscaster. But when the incident spirals into a high-stakes negotiation, Orimoto must tread carefully—or face explosive consequences. Every second matters in this fast-paced suspense thriller, based on the South Korean box office hit The Terror Live.

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Surabaya • Balikpapan

  • Drama

ANGRY SQUAD: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers
アングリースクワッド 公務員と7人の詐欺師

  • 2024
  • 120 min.
  • N/A
Director:
UEDA Shinichiro
Cast:
UCHINO Seiyo, OKADA Masaki, KAWAEI Rina

When strait-laced civil servant Kumazawa falls victim to a scam by slick con artist Himuro, he vows to get revenge until the swindler offers a tantalising deal: Team up, and together they can take down Japan’s most powerful tax evader, a corrupt developer named Tachibana. Along with a group of loveable misfits, they form the Angry Squad and use their mixed bag of skills to retrieve Tachibana's one billion yen in hidden assets. In his latest work, director UEDA Shinichiro (One Cut of the Dead) delivers a charming caper comedy with one unforgettable takeaway: always pay your taxes!

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Yogyakarta • Surabaya • Palembang • Medan

  • Drama

THE BOY AND THE DOG
少年と犬

  • 2025
  • 128 min.
  • N/A
Director:
ZEZE Takahisa
Cast:
TAKAHASHI Fumiya, NISHINO Nanase

Kazumasa is desperately struggling to earn a living having lost his job. Months after the Great East Japan Earthquake he is met by Tamon, a stray dog and a welcome breath of fresh air for everyone but the dog’s sudden disappearance one night causes everyone to confront their own shortcomings. It sends Kazumasa off in search of Tamon and leads him to Miwa with struggles of her own when the two realize their dog is also trying to make its way home.

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Yogyakarta • Surabaya

  • Drama
  • Suspense

6 Lying University Students
六人の噓つきな大学生

  • 2024
  • 113 min.
  • N/A
Director:
SATOH Yuichi
Cast:
HAMABE Minami, AKASO Eiji, SANO Hayato

It’s job hunting season and six high-achieving university students make it to the final round of recruitment for the elite tech company, Spirallinks. For the last task, rivals become teammates as they create a study circle to prepare for a group discussion, which will determine their career’s fate. However, an unexpected twist threatens the alliances formed, as a game of deceit and manipulation unfolds. Based on Akinari ASAKURA’s wildly popular novel of the same name, Six Lying University Students delivers a high-suspense drama where a simple job interview becomes a psychological battleground.

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Surabaya

  • Romance

Teasing Master Takagi-san
映画 からかい上手の高木さん

  • 2024
  • 120 min.
  • N/A
Director:
IMAIZUMI Rikiya
Cast:
NAGANO Mei, TAKAHASHI Fumiya

Nishikata, a physical education teacher at a middle school on a small island, receives a phone call from an ex school-mate Takagi-san, who moved to Paris 10 years ago. When Nishikata was attending middle school, he was always teased by Takagi-san.

One day, the vice principal of the school, appoints Nishikata to be in charge of the teacher trainee. After school, when Nishikata returns to the classroom and opens the door to the cleaning supplies compartment, Takagi-san jumps out from inside. From this moment, the time between the two of them, which had stopped since the summer of their junior high school, begins to move…

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Yogyakarta • Surabaya • Palembang • Balikpapan

  • Romance
  • Drama

366 DAYS
366日

  • 2025
  • 122 min.
  • N/A
Director:
SHINJYOU Takehiko
Cast:
AKASO Eiji, KAMISHIRAISHI Moka, NAKAJIMA Yuto

It’s 2003, and a love story spanning decades has just begun. Highschooler Miu and senior student Minato dream of a life beyond their sleepy Okinawan town, and when MiniDisc jumble brings them together, the pair bond over their shared love of music. Meanwhile, Miu’s loyal best friend, Ryusei, quietly looks on as romantic sparks fly. But when Miu follows Minato to Tokyo after graduation, she is soon met by the harsh realities of city life. Unexpected circumstances drive the couple apart, and years later, Miu’s daughter is left to piece together the untold stories of her mother's past.

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Surabaya

  • Drama

PETALS AND MEMORIES
花まんま

  • 2025
  • 118 min.
  • N/A
Director:
MAEDA Tetsu
Cast:
SUZUKI Ryohei, ARIMURA Kasumi, SUZUKA Ouji

Set in Osaka, the story follows siblings Toshiki and Fumiko, who lost their parents early on. Toshiki promised their late father he would always protect his little sister. Taking on the role of both parent and brother, Toshiki dropped out of high school to work at a local factory to support them both.

Now, Fumiko has grown and the day of her wedding is drawing near. As Toshiki watches the happy couple he can’t help but grumble, all while feeling a sense of relief. He rehearses his speech for Fumiko's big day, when an unsettling thought creeps in: Fumiko holds the memories of a woman who died in an incident.

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Surabaya

  • Animation

GHOST IN THE SHELL
攻殻機動隊

  • 1995
  • 90 min.
  • N/A
Director:
OSHII Mamoru
Cast:
TANAKA Atsuko, OTSUKA Akio, YAMADERA Koichi

In 2029, the onset of information technology and rise of sophisticated cybercrime has led to the formation of a team of elite cyborg operatives, a “Shell Squad” officially known as Public Security Section 9. Their leader, Major Motoko Kusanagi, tracks a mysterious hacker known only as the “Puppet Master” who operates in the deepest parts of cyberspace. First released in 1995 from the manga series by SHIROW Masamune, the introspective and action-packed GHOST IN THE SHELL asks what it means to be human.

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Yogyakarta • Surabaya • Palembang • Medan

  • Classic

SEVEN SAMURAI
七人の侍

  • 1954
  • 207 min.
  • N/A
Director:
KUROSAWA Akira
Cast:
MIFUNE Toshiro, SHIMURA Takashi

KUROSAWA Akira’s 1954 classic SEVEN SAMURAI tells the tale of feudal class and warfare in ancient Japan. A village under fire from bandits calls on seven swordsmen wandering the countryside to help rid them of marauders threatening to destroy their village. With the aid of the elder samurai SHIMADA Kanbei and six other fellow mercenaries with no status or income, the village prepares to battle the anonymous threat on horseback while battling the bitterness they keep for their hired swordsmen.

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Yogyakarta • Surabaya • Palembang

  • Drama
  • Comedy

Sunset Sunrise
サンセット・サンライズ

  • 2025
  • 139 min.
  • N/A
Director:
KISHI Yoshiyuki
Cast:
SUDA Masaki, INOUE Mao

The year is 2020, and measures against COVID-19 are starting to affect life all over Japan. But for one enthusiastic Tokyoite, the ‘new normal’ brings a thrilling opportunity. Young salaryman Shinsaku decides to work remotely and moves to a small town on the Sanriku Coast of Miyagi Prefecture, where he rents an empty house from wary landlord Momoka. Surrounded by the stunning nature of Tōhoku, Shinsaku spends his days fishing and discovering the charm of his new neighbourhood. But as scars from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami remain fresh, can the territorial locals accept him as one of their own?

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Subtitle: English & Indonesian

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar • Surabaya • Palembang

  • Documentary

A Big Home
大きな家

  • 2024
  • 123 min.
  • N/A
Director:
TAKEBAYASHI Ryo
Cast: -

A children’s home in Tokyo. It’s where children who have been separated from their parents due to reasons such as death, illness, abuse, and financial issues live with the facility’s staff.

“I don’t call this place my home.”
“Everyone here? Strangers I live with?”
“What’s normal here is not normal for most people. I’m not sure that I know how to live on my own.”

The film captures the honest thoughts and feelings of children that live and grow with people who are neither family nor strangers, and the love and encouragement that support them. Struggles and worries about life. Difficulties building relationships. Living with things that can’t be changed.

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Subtitle: English

Playing at: Jakarta • Bandung • Makassar