The annual Japanese Film Festival is slated to be held starting February 9. The festival will be held in two legs: the first round at the premises of Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industries, in Gaira Patan, Pokhara (on February 9 and 10); the second leg of the fest will take place at Army Officers’ Club in Tundikhel, Kathmandu (on Feb 23 and 24).

The Pokhara leg of the fest will kick off with the screening of the film When the Curtain Rises (2015), directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. The second day of the fest will feature films such as My Love Story!, Seto and Utsumi, and Round Trip Heart.

Likewise, the fest’s Kathmandu edition will feature films such as Ballad, The Garden of Words, A Tale of Samurai Cooking—A True Love Story, Brave Story, and Mameshiba.

The festival is organised, according to a press note issued by organisers Embassy of Japan, Japan Foundation, and Japanese Language Teachers’ Association Nepal (JALTAN), “to introduce and promote Japanese people, culture, society, and the way of life to the people of Nepal. It is hoped that the film festival will contribute to the understanding of Japanese culture to the Nepali people, and in turn lead to the continued development of our friendly and cooperative relations.”