Japanese Film Week Brings Free Screenings to Cairo & Alexandria

Japanese Film Week 2026 will take place in Cairo and Alexandria from October 17th to 24th, with a programme of free screenings organised by the Japan Foundation, Cairo.

The Cairo programme will run from October 17th to 22nd at the Artistic Creativity Centre within the Cairo Opera House complex. Titles include Hiroyasu Ishida’s animated film 'Penguin Highway', Keiichi Hara’s fantasy adventure 'The Wonderland', the textile-focused drama 'BISHU: The World’s Kindest Clothes' and 'Kanasando', a family drama set in the Ryukyu Islands.

The programme will then move to Alexandria for screenings at the Jesuit Cultural Centre on October 23rd and 24th, giving audiences in the city access to selections from the same line-up.

Japanese Film Week is held internationally by Japanese embassies, cultural centres and foundations as a way of introducing audiences to different strands of Japanese cinema, from animation and auteur filmmaking to documentaries and contemporary features. All screenings in Cairo and Alexandria are free of charge.