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Welcome to INDEPENDENT CINEMA 2023

- The content runs from August 1st, 5 PM Japan Standard Time to October 31st, 5 PM Japan Standard Time.
- Please visit the special site and enjoy the films recommended by the mini-theater managers and so on.

Enjoy Japanese films anytime, anywhere! JFF+ INDEPENDENT CINEMA 2023 is a FREE online streaming program featuring 12 Japanese independent films. All films are streamed online free of charge to the worldwide audience. Check the streaming period and regions covered, so that you won’t miss the chance.*

We have subtitles available in English, Spanish (Latin America), Indonesian, Thai, Chinese (Simplified) and Chinese (Traditional) for all films. The default setting for subtitles is English. If you would like subtitles in any other available language, please select your subtitles in the 【Subtitles/CC】 field at each film’s streaming page.

*Streaming is not available in Japan and some other countries/regions.

Collections

JFF+ INDEPENDENT CINEMA 2023

And Your Bird Can Sing
1h 46m Drama, Romance 2018
Follow the Light
1h 44m Drama, Science Fiction 2021
LONELY GLORY
1h 22m Drama 2022
An Artisan's Legacy, Tsunekazu Nishioka
1h 28m Documentary 2012
Hey! Our dear Don-chan
2h 37m Drama, Comedy 2022
A Muse Never Drowns
1h 22m Drama, Romance 2022
A Girl in My Room
1h 38m Drama, Romance 2022
TENZO
59m Documentary 2019
HANAGATAMI
2h 49m Drama 2017
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
2h 14m Documentary 2019
Techno Brothers
1h 37m Comedy, Music 2023
Bachiranun
1h 1m Documentary, Drama 2021