Films

HISTORICA SPECIAL

Orochi [4K Digital Restoration]

From waves of constables, roof tiles fly, blinding tactics are flung, man-catchers and ladders come out... The legendary fight scenes come alive in 4K.

Japan | 1925 | 101min |

director: Buntaro Futagawa
アクション/Action

HISTORICA WORLD

The teacher who promised the sea

Young teacher Antoni vowed to his students to show them the sea. However, time passes without the promise being fulfilled...

Spain | 2023 | 105min |

director: Patricia Font
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama
Japan Premiere

HISTORICA WORLD

UBU

A king so cruel and tyrannical, yet somewhat comedic. A curious world depicting a Trump-like character through a refined storyboard.

Portugal | 2023 | 77min |

director: Paulo Abreu
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama
Japan Premiere

HISTORICA WORLD

MAGELLAN

Master filmmaker Lav Diaz presents the encounter of the Philippines and Portugal, rewriting history cut by cut.

Portugal, Spain, France, Philippines, Taiwan | 2025 | 164min |

director: Lav Diaz
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama

HISTORICA WORLD

HEADS OR TAILS?

After a deadly rodeo and a stolen kiss, Rosa and her cowboy lover flee across the Italian wilderness, pursued by Buffalo Bill himself — on a hunt for the legends he helped create.

Italy, United States | 2025 | 116min |

director: Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis
アクション/Action コメディ/Comedy

HITORICA FOCUS

Revenge

The story of a low-class samurai torn between his superior’s ego and preserving his family's lineage within the absurd structure of a feudal society.

Japan | 1964 | 103min |

director: Tadashi Imai
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama

HITORICA FOCUS

Night Drum

The adultery of a samurai’s wife, followed by revenge against her affair partner – a film depicting low-class samurais in a feudal society and the pressure they faced.

Japan | 1958 | 95min |

director: Tadashi Imai
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama

HITORICA FOCUS

Bakumatsu zankoku monogatari

Japan | 1964 | 99min |

director: Tai Kato
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama

HITORICA FOCUS

Gohatto

Am I going insane? Nagisa Oshima’s sensational jidaigeki with an extraordinary cast lineup and first-class staff!

Japan | 1999 | 100min |

director: Nagisa Oshima
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama

HITORICA FOCUS

Melody in Grey

Love buds between a woman living a world without light nor color and a man who wanders a dark world even though his eyes can see.

| 1977 | 117min |

director: Masahiro Shinoda
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama

HITORICA FOCUS

And Then

The ultimate marriage between the best Japanese literary classic and the most prominent sensibility. Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita and starring Yusaku Matsuda, the shocking work of literature by Natsume Soseki is made into a cinematic masterpiece.

Japan | 1985 | 130min |

director: Yoshimitsu Morita
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama

Kyoto Filmmakers Lab Screening

A Tail’s Tale

A story of two teens who get closer while coming face to face with their own individualities.

| 2023 | 83min |

director: Mikiya Sanada
ラブロマンス/Love Romance ファンタジー/Fantasy

Kyoto Filmmakers Lab Screening

Message from Space

Kinji Fukasaku tackles the global Sci-Fi craze. A space fantasy of love and adventure with a star-studded cast headed by Vic Morrow.

Japan | 1978 | 105min |

director: Kinji Fukasaku
ファンタジー/Fantasy

La Biennale di Venezia - Biennale College Cinema

Re-Launching Luigi Broglio

Experience the project and history of Luigi Broglio, the pioneer of Italian space development!

Italy | 2025 | 33min |

director: Vincenzo Cavallo
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama
Japan Premiere

Cineteca di Bologna – Il Cinema Ritrovato

Francesco, Giullare di Dio

The story of a holy neighbor by the virtuoso Roberto Rossellini

Italy | 1950 | 86min |

director: Roberto Rossellini
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama
 

Kyoto Film Pitching

Dead Man Singing

Jidaigeki meets a heart-wrenching human drama. Shichu Hikimawashi is an Edo-period punishment where a criminal on death row is publicly dragged around the streets to the execution ground. However, this specific criminal feels indebted to keep silent – and a public official decides to endanger his own life for this man’s sake.

Japan | 2024 | 17min |

director: Shinsuke Kurimoto
ヒューマンドラマ/Human Drama