JFTFP26: Adabana (CTBC)

In a not-so-distant future where lifespan extension has become a priority, following the spread of a mysterious virus, a privileged man looks back uponhis life as he is facing a dilemma: should he live if it means taking someone else’s life?

The story takes place in a vast modern facility, which consists of a research centre for a large pharmaceutical company and a hospital. Shinji has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is here for the most advanced treatment and surgery. The company is a family-ownedcompany established by his grandfather.

In a barren treatment room, he is told the results of his test. He has sixmonths left to live. Neither Shinji nor the doctor seems all that much devastated about this revelation. This is because there is a surgical system that is only available to the chosen few. Shinji is of such a privileged class that are eligible for an organ transplant from his clone: forty years ago, Shinji was born into this world to become the president of this pharmaceutical company. At the same time, his clone was created and kept and nurtured at the company’s research centre. The cancer has spread quickly, and Shinji needs to decide if he is to acceptthe organ transplant from his clone,

© 2024 ADABANA FILM PARTNERS / DISSIDENZ

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese (With English subtitles)

Knowing Me, Knowing You: The True Self in Japanese Cinema

The UK’s largest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), is back again. This is the place where cinema comes alive! Knowing others—let alone ourselves—is not easy, as we behave differently depending on the relationship, environment, or even intention. In an age of advanced digital technology, where imagery can be readily manipulated, it is even harder to define who we, or others, truly are. This notion of identifying the self has been repeatedly explored in cinematic narratives in variousways. However, is it really possible to know our true selves? And if so, would such revelations lead to happiness and freedom, or might they instead bring disastrous and harsh consequences? With these questions in mind, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 showcases some of the most unmissable Japanese films nationwide across the UK. From powerful social crime dramas and laugh-out-loud comedies to gender-defining films, fantasy, and horror, the programme offerssomething for everyone

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