Free Japanese Films in Freo

This month, the Australia Japan Society will present a free film event at The Film and Television Institute of WA cinema in Fremantle. On show will be Waterboys, on Friday 18th May and Hachiko, on Saturday 19th May. Both films start at 7.00pm with doors opening at 6:30. The Japanese Consulate’s Hiroba newsletter has more information:

Waterboys is about… Suzuki “the last remaining member of Tadano High School’s swim team. If no new members join the team this year, it will be cancelled altogether. Fortunately, a pretty teacher, Sakuma, is picked as the swim team’s new coach. After class, 30 young men gather at the poolside. Many of them want to join the team for reasons other than a love of the water! Sakuma, however, had dreamed of coaching a synchronised swimming team, an ambition that was shattered when she was assigned to work at a boy’s school. She announces to the students that she plans to teach them synchronised swimming in spite of their gender…” and Hachiko is “based on a true story, this is a heart-warming movie about a dog’s devotion to his master. It also embodies the virtue of loyalty that is so prized by the Japanese”.

Australia-Japan Society Film Festival 2007

Where: The Film and Television Institute, Fremantle
Map: View Map
Date: Waterboys, 7pm May 18. Hachiko, 7pm May 19.
Cost: Free
Transport information: Perth to Fremantle train services run approximately every 15 minutes up to 6.30pm, then every 30 minutes thereafter until 2.30am.　FTI is a short walk from Fremantle train station.
Enquiries: fti@fti.asn.au or (08) 9426 8000