Loading
Search
▼ Japanese Film Festival 2025 Expands Reach Across Nine Indonesia Cities
- Category:Event
The 2025 Japanese Film Festival (JFF) officially opened on Thursday, November 6, 2025, as a cultural platform aimed at deepening ties between Indonesia and Japan.
This year’s edition features 15 carefully curated films spanning diverse genres and themes, screened in nine major cities across the archipelago.
The festival marks a significant expansion from previous years, with Padang and Balikpapan added to the lineup. With this growth, JFF now reaches audiences across four of Indonesia’s main islands: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.
Host cities include Jakarta, Makassar, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Palembang, Medan, Balikpapan, and Padang.
Inami Kazumi, Director General of The Japan Foundation Jakarta, expressed her surprise at the overwhelming public response.
“We were amazed by how quickly tickets sold out on the first day. This year, we’re thrilled to expand to two new cities,” she said during the opening ceremony.
Despite the broader reach, Inami acknowledged that many regions in Indonesia remain inaccessible for in-person screenings. To address this, The Japan Foundation launched an online platform called JFF Theater, allowing audiences to enjoy Japanese films remotely.
The digital platform updates its selection every three to four months, offering a rotating lineup of titles.
Mitsuru Myochin, Charge d’Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta, welcomed the growing enthusiasm for Japanese cinema.
“JFF 2025 enables us to bring Japanese films to a wider audience across Indonesia. These films, many of which have received domestic and international acclaim, reflect the richness of Japanese culture, history, and social life,” he said.
The Japanese Embassy hopes the festival will serve as more than just a cinematic showcase. It aims to spark deeper cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the two nations.
JFF 2025 runs from November through December at CGV cinemas nationwide. The festival opened its series at CGV Grand Indonesia in Jakarta with the screening of Sunset Sunrise, a film starring Masaki Suda.
Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunset Sunrise follows Shinsaku, a Tokyo office worker and avid fisherman, who temporarily relocates to the coastal town of Minamisanriku.
Drawn by affordable seaside housing, Shinsaku’s arrival as an outsider stirs tension among local residents, particularly the elderly, who remain vulnerable to the virus.
This year’s edition features 15 carefully curated films spanning diverse genres and themes, screened in nine major cities across the archipelago.
The festival marks a significant expansion from previous years, with Padang and Balikpapan added to the lineup. With this growth, JFF now reaches audiences across four of Indonesia’s main islands: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.
Host cities include Jakarta, Makassar, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Palembang, Medan, Balikpapan, and Padang.
Inami Kazumi, Director General of The Japan Foundation Jakarta, expressed her surprise at the overwhelming public response.
“We were amazed by how quickly tickets sold out on the first day. This year, we’re thrilled to expand to two new cities,” she said during the opening ceremony.
Despite the broader reach, Inami acknowledged that many regions in Indonesia remain inaccessible for in-person screenings. To address this, The Japan Foundation launched an online platform called JFF Theater, allowing audiences to enjoy Japanese films remotely.
The digital platform updates its selection every three to four months, offering a rotating lineup of titles.
Mitsuru Myochin, Charge d’Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta, welcomed the growing enthusiasm for Japanese cinema.
“JFF 2025 enables us to bring Japanese films to a wider audience across Indonesia. These films, many of which have received domestic and international acclaim, reflect the richness of Japanese culture, history, and social life,” he said.
The Japanese Embassy hopes the festival will serve as more than just a cinematic showcase. It aims to spark deeper cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the two nations.
JFF 2025 runs from November through December at CGV cinemas nationwide. The festival opened its series at CGV Grand Indonesia in Jakarta with the screening of Sunset Sunrise, a film starring Masaki Suda.
Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunset Sunrise follows Shinsaku, a Tokyo office worker and avid fisherman, who temporarily relocates to the coastal town of Minamisanriku.
Drawn by affordable seaside housing, Shinsaku’s arrival as an outsider stirs tension among local residents, particularly the elderly, who remain vulnerable to the virus.
- 7/11 19:22
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)