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Film festivals in Japan
We list 146 film festivals in Japan. Of those with a known city, the most are in Tokyo (26), Fukuoka (4) and Kyoto (4). Beyond general showcases, the largest groups are short film festivals (12) and student and youth film festivals (7). 1 has a confirmed edition in the next six months; the next to open is Borderless Film Festival on February 19, 2027. Dated editions cluster in October and April.
Coming up in Japan
- Borderless Film FestivalJapanFebruary 19–20, 2027
- Short Shorts Film FestivalTokyo, JapanApril 23–25, 2027
- Yamagata International Documentary Film FestivalYamagata, JapanOctober 7–14, 2027
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By kind
All 146 festivals in Japan
- Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Hiroshima International Animation FestivalHiroshima, Japan
- Yokohama Film FestivalYokohama, Japan
- Tokyo FilmexTokyo, Japan
- Yamagata International Documentary Film FestivalYamagata, JapanOctober 7–14, 2027
- Rainbow Reel TokyoTokyo, Japan
- 39th Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- CON-CAN Movie FestivalJapan
- Okinawa International Movie FestivalOkinawa, Japan
- Osaka Asian Film FestivalOsaka, Japan
- Yubari International Fantastic Film FestivalYubari, Japan
- Asian Queer Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Pia Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- 46th Yokohama Film FestivalYokohama, Japan
- Aomori International LGBT Film FestivalAomori, Japan
- Fukuoka Asian Film FestivalFukuoka, Japan
- Higashi-Hiroshima Film FestivalJapan
- Korean Cinema WeekJapan
- Meihodo International Youth Visual Media FestivalJapan, Japan
- Movies in the Unexperienced ZoneJapan
- Nara International Film FestivalNara, Japan
- Tama Cinema ForumTama, Japan
- TSS Short Movie FestivalJapan
- Yufuin Children's Film FestivalYufu, Japan
- EARTH VISION Global Environment Video FestivalJapan
- Genre Celebration FestivalSuginami, Japan
- Indie Movie FestivalJapan
- Iranian Film Festival in TokyoTokyo, Japan
- Michinoku International Mystery Film FestivalMorioka, Japan
- Osaka Cinema FestivalOsaka, Japan
- Tokyo International Fantastic Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Yamanashi Film FestivalJapan
- Beyond The Frame FestivalSuginami, Japan
- Iwatsuki Film FestivaIwatsuki, Japan
- KAWASAKI Shinyuri Film FestivalJapan
- Kyoto Citizen Film FestivalKyoto, Japan
- Miyakojima International Film FestivalJapan, Japan
- New Chitose Airport International Animation FestivalJapan, Japan
- Onchi Film FestivalMachida, Japan
- Shintoku Fantasy Forest Film FestivalJapan
- Shitamachi Comedy Film Festival in TaitungTaitō-ku, Japan
- TOYAMA Regional Film FestivalToyama, Japan
- Akiba Film FestivalAkihabara, Japan
- Gandara Film FestivalShimokitazawa, Japan
- KINEKO International Children's Film FestivalFutako-Tamagawa, Japan
- Okuradashi Film FestivalJapan
- Osaka European Film FestivalOsaka, Japan
- Sanuki Film FestivalJapan
- Short Shorts Film FestivalTokyo, JapanApril 23–25, 2027
- Tokyo Lift-Off Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Artpolis OsakaJapan, Japan
- Hamamatsu Film FestivalHamamatsu, Japan
- Japan Wildlife Film FestivalJapan, Japan
- SKIP City International D-Cinema Film FestivalJapan
- Hiroshima International Film FestivalHiroshima, Japan
- Image Forum FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Aichi International Women's Film FestivalAichi Prefecture, Japan
- Yasujiro Otsu Memorial Tateshina Kogen Film FestivalChino, Japan
- French International Film FestivalYokohama, Japan
- Yufuin Culture and Record Film FestivalYufu, Japan
- Asia International Youth Film FestivalSouth Korea, Japan
- Sendai Short Film FestivalJapan
- Kyoto International Student Film and Video FestivalKyoto Prefecture, Japan
- UNHCR Refugee Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Kyoto HISTORICA International Film FestivalMuseum of Kyoto, Japan
- Morc Comadori Animation FestivalJapan
- non-syntax Experimental ImageJapan
- Sapporo International Short Film Festival & MarketSapporo, Japan
- Waseda Movie FestivalWaseda University, Japan
- Yufuin Film FestivalYufu, Japan
- Black indie!Japan, Japan
- Fetifest in Hamburg: Japans Underground Film FestivalJapan
- Kadoma International Film FestivalKadoma, Japan
- Visual Documentary Project (VDP)Japan
- DigiCon6 AsiaJapan
- DOCUMEMENTO Shinagawa/TokyoShinagawa, Japan
- Ishinomaki International Film FestivalIshinomaki, Japan
- Kaminari Japanese Film Festival.Japan
- Short Shorts Film Festival & AsiaJapan
- Smartphone Short Film Competition / FUKUOKA Co-Creative International FILM FESFukuoka, Japan
- Tokyo Horror Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- BonDance International Film Festival（ボンダンス国際映画祭）Japan
- Cinema at Sea - Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film FestivalOkinawa, Japan
- CineSakuraJapan
- Damah International Film FestivalJapan
- JAAP International Short Film FestivalJapan
- Japan Movie Critics AwardJapan
- Japan Web FestJapan
- JIFF Japan Indies Film FestivalJapan
- JIFF Japan Indies Film FestivalJapan
- Kanazawa Film FestivalKanazawa, Japan
- Obuse Short Film FestivalJapan
- Scream Queen FilmFest Tokyo / 東京スクリーム・クイーン映画祭Tokyo, Japan
- Skip City International D-Cinema FestivalKawaguchi, Japan
- Tokyo Gohan Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Toyama International Film FestivalToyama, Japan
- Bloodstained Indie Film Festival: Sci-Fi Horror ActionJapan
- Fukuoka Independent Film FestivalFukuoka, Japan
- Fukuoka International Film FestivalFukuoka, Japan
- Golden Harvest Film FestivalJapan
- Golden Harvest Film FestivalJapan
- Ishigaki Island International Film FestivalJapan
- Latin Beat Film FestivalJapan
- Mobile MovieeFans FestivalJapan
- Japan World's Tourism Film FestivalJapan
- Kyoto international film and art festivalKyoto, Japan
- Kyoto Kawaramachi International Film FestivalKyoto, Japan
- Rising Sun International Film FestivalJapan
- TOYO UNIVERSITY TOURISM SHORT FILM FESTIVALJapan
- Green Image Film FestivalJapan
- HIGHLAND SUPER8 FILM FESTIVALJapan
- Hiroshima Animation SeasonHiroshima, Japan
- Indie's Movie Festival, Tokyo, JapanTokyo, Japan
- International Auto Film FestaJapan
- Japanese Serbian Film FestivalBelgrade, Japan
- Obuse Keidai Art FestivalJapan
- Shibuya Sasebo TANPEN Film FestivalShibuya, Japan
- Shibuya TANPEN Film Festival CLIMAX at SaseboShibuya, Japan
- Takasaki Film FestivalTakasaki, Japan
- Tokyo DocsTokyo, Japan
- Tokyo ShortsTokyo, Japan
- Visual Documentary ProjectJapan
- Asia International Independent Film FestivalJapan
- Future Vision Festival - A celebration of unusual animation 異色アニメ映画祭Japan
- International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of TokyoTokyo, Japan
- International Students Creative AwardJapan
- Tokyo Documentary Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Tokyo Sukiyaki TheatersTokyo, Japan
- Borderless Film FestivalJapanFebruary 19–20, 2027
- ISCA - INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CREATIVE AWARDJapan
- Japan Indies Music AwardsJapan
- JAPAN WORLD FILM FESTIVALJapan
- KINDER FILM FEST KYOTOKyoto, Japan
- KINEKO International Film FestivalJapan
- Mito Short Film FestivalMito, Japan
- Tokyo Cowboys Quarterly Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Tokyo International Short Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Yokohama Football Film FestivalJapan
- Nara International Film Festival (Japan)Japan
- OP PICTURES+FESJapan
- Tokyo CINEMASTERS International Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Tokyo International Cannabis Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Tokyo International Monthly Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Hokkaido International Film Festival (Japan)Japan
- Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film FestivalOkinawa, Japan
- UNITED FOR PEACE FILM FESTIVAL (UFPFF)Japan
Built from our directory of 14,710 festivals. Dates are listed only when we could source them (Wikidata or the festival’s own site). Spot a mistake? Tell us.