A dissection of the choices we make and the motives behind them, Tetsu Maeda’s film analyses the state of elderly care in Japan through a whodunit thriller

The 20th edition of the JFTFP promises to bring the wonderful, varied world of Japanese cinema to Manchester. We chat with festival director Junko Takekawa as she discusses the unique films on the programme

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film returns again to themes of childhood and family, but this time round does all of its story strands mesh well together?