Japanese Film Festival 2018

Overview

Zombies are invading this year's Japanese Film Festival. They're hitting Brisbane courtesy of horror-comedy One Cut of the Dead, but this isn't your average undead flick. It might be about a film crew trying to make their own zombie movie, as routine as that sounds; however the gleefully low-budget effort offers up plenty of surprises. Come for the found footage-style, one-take opening and stay as it veers into unexpected territory.

That's just one of the movies on JFF's 2018 lineup, which also features two things that everyone loves: cats and ramen. The former comes in the form of The Travelling Cat Chronicles, about a cute feline hopping around the country. The latter is a part of foodie drama Ramen Shop, about a blogger sifting through his family's history, as well as absolute classic Tampopo, the iconic noodle western which has been given a 4K restoration.

Other titles hitting up Event Cinemas Myer Centre include crime flicks The Blood of Wolves and My Friend 'A', and romances Colour Me True and The 8-Year Engagement. All up, Brisbane's leg of the fest boasts 16 films, screening across Wednesday, October 24 to Sunday, October 28.