Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival opens tomorrow at Row House Cinema.

The fourth annual Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival at the Row House Cinema features 12 films, a collection of Japanese TV gameshow moments, a number of special events, and runs from March 29's Ramen Fest through April 11.




The films at this year's festival are:

• Opening night's Lost in Ramen (ラーメン食いてぇ！)
• Animated films Mirai (未来のミライ), Okko's Inn (若おかみは小学生), The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (夜は短し歩けよ乙女), and Modest Heroes (ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－)
• The acclaimed 2018 film Shoplifters (万引き家族)
• The zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead (カメラを止めるな!)
• Classic Tokyo Story (東京物語) and cult classics Lady Snowblood (修羅雪姫) and Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル)
  
• Documentaries Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (終わらない人 宮崎駿) and Day of the Western Sunrise.

Now in its fourth year, the Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival will play at the single-screen Row House Cinema at 4115 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (map).