Japanese Director Showcase, Academy Cinemas
Japanese Director Showcase

Celebrate some of the best ever names in Japanese Cinema with our Japanese Director Showcase, playing over the last few weeks of July 2022!
Whether you love the devastating dramas of Ozu and Mizoguchi, the cult favourite horrors of Miike and Fukasaku, the inventive anime of Kon or the stunning action from Kurosawa, our eclectic selection should have something for all to enjoy!
Akira Kurosawa
Friday July 15
Takashi Miike
Saturday July 16
Kaneto Shindo
Tuesday July 19
Satoshi Kon
Friday July 22
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kenji Mizoguchi
Monday July 25
Kinji Fukasaku
Friday July 29
Yasujirō Ozu
Sunday July 31