We present the programme of the Osaka Asian Film Festival which will take place from March 10 – 19, 2023 in Osaka, Japan.

Competition:
Bad Education by Kai Ko – Taiwan | 2022 – 78 minutes ()
Day Off by Fu Tien-yu – Taiwan | 2023 – 106 minutes ()
December by Anshul Chauhan – Japan | 2022 – 98 minutes
Hong Kong Family by Tsang Hing Weng Eric – Hong Kong | 2022 – 112 minutes
Is This Heaven? by Imaoka Shinji – Japan | 2023 – 61 minutes *
Like & Share by Gina S. Noer – Indonesia | 2022 – 112 minutes
Max, Min and Meowzaki by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy – India | 2022 -135 minutes
The Sunny Side of the Street by Lau Kok-rui – Hong Kong, Singapore | 2022 – 111 minutes
Tora’s Husband by Rima Das – India | 2022 – 135 minutes
Where Love Goes by Miyajima Fuka – Japan | 2023 – 88 minutes *
You & Me & Me by Wanweaw Hongvivatana, Weawwan Hongvivatana – Thailand | 2023 – 121 minutes
People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind by Kaneko Yurina – Japan | 2023 – 109 minutes *
The Narrow Road by Lam Sum – Hong Kong | 2022 – 115 minutes

Spotlight
Daddy-To-Be by Pan Ke-yin – Taiwan | 2022 – 25 minutes ()
Friday Saturday Sunday by Pobmek Junlakarin – Thailand | 2022 – 45 minutes ()
Hawa by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon – Bangladesh | 2022 – 131 minutes
Hurdang by Alok Kumar Dwivedi – India | 2022 – 23 minutes ()
Jiseok by Kim Young-ji – Korea | 2022 – 116 minutes
Layers of Summer by Paek Si-won – Korea | 2022 – 34 minutes
Leave at Door, Bell X by Lee Joo-young – Korea | 2022 – 20 minutes ()
Leonor Will Never Die by Martika Ramirez Escobar – Philippines | 2022 – 99 minutes
Natasha by Galilee Ma – Taiwan | 2022 – 22 minutes ()
OMG! Oh My Girl by Thitipong Kardtongtawee – Thailand | 2022 – 124 minutes
Supermarket Affairs by Nguyen Luong Hang – USA, Vietnam | 2022 – 15 minutes ()
Swallow Flying to the South by Lin Mochi – USA, Canada, China | 2022 – 17 minutes
Transit by Moon Hye-in – Korea | 2022 – 27 minutes
Sister Sister 2 by Vu Ngoc Dang – Vietnam | 2023 – 115 minutes

Indie Forum
The Burden of the Past by FUNAHASHI Atsushi – Japan | 2023 – 125 minutes*
Cafune by KINEMURA Haruki – Japan | 2023 – 66 minutes*
Detouring Blue by KIMURA Ryo – Japan | 2023 – 24 minutes*
New Religion by Keishi Kondo – Japan | 2022 – 98 minutes
Saga Saga by NATSUTO Aimi – Japan | 2023 – 114 minutes*
Sekai by TSUKADA Marina – Japan | 2023 – 38 minutes
Toma #2 by OSABE Yohei – Japan | 2022 – 20 minutes*
When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty by ISHIBASHI Yuho – Japan | 2022 – 76 minutes
After Winter, The Tamaki Family by HUANG Yin-yu – Japan, Taiwan | 2023 – 17 minutes

Director in Focus: TANAKA Haruna
Kanro by TANAKA Haruna – Japan | 2023 – 12 minutes
Shal We Love You? by TANAKA Haruna – Japan | 2022 – 7 minutes

Special Focus on Hong Kong 2023
Life Must Go On by YING Chi-wen – Hong Kong | 2022 – 93 minutes
Lost Love by KA Sing-fung – Hong Kong | 2022 – 92 minutes
Hong Kong Family by TSANG Hing Weng Eric – Hong Kong | 2022 – 112 minutes
The Sunny Side of the Street by LAU Kok-rui – Hong Kong, Singapore | 2022 – 111 minutes
The Narrow Road by LAM Sum – Hong Kong | 2022 – 115 minutes

Special Screenings
Remember by LEE Il-hyung – Korea | 2022 – 128 minutes
Yield (Final Version) by URIU Toshihiko, Victor Delotavo TAGARO – Philippines, Japan | 2022 – 93 minutes*

Housen Cultural Foundation: Support for film study and production
Silent Movie by KAWATA Masamichi, HIROHARA Satoru, GOKAN Hiroshi – Japan | 2022 – 56 minutes*
Women in the Zoo by Sano Masaru – Japan | 2022 – 33 minutes
You Are Still There After the Rain by PAN Junhua – Japan | 2022 – 60 minutes*

Expo ‘70 Osaka and TAKAHASHI Katsuo
Mrs. 21st Century by TAKAHASHI Katsuo – Japan | 1970 – 1 minute
Australia and Japan – Neighbours on Longtitude 135° by TAKAHASHI Katsuo – Japan | 1970 – 27 minutes
Kaguya-Hime by TAKAHASHI Katsuo – Japan | 1972 – 18 minutes

* – World Premiere
() – International Premiere

More information: https://www.oaff.jp/