Japanese films to be screened

JAKARTA (JP): The Japanese Cultural Center will show two films from Japan from July 10 to July 16.

One of the films is A River Without a Bridge (Hashi No Nai Kawa), which organizers said was adapted from a best-selling novel of the same name by Sue Sumii, who died on June 16.

The film to be screened in honor of the late writer is about the struggle and relationships of a group of people being discriminated against in Japan. This film will be shown next Friday at 4 p.m. and Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the center at the Summitmas I building on Jl. Jend. Sudirman, South Jakarta.

Fish Without Fins (Bataashi Kingyo), to be shown Thursday at 4 p.m. and Tuesday at 7 p.m., depicts a love triangle in which two boys compete in sports to win a girl's heart. Organizers said this was one of many adult Japanese films that have been adapted from comic book stories. (anr)