The Embassy of Japan in Bosnia and Herzegovina announces that the Japanese Film Festival will be held inSarajevo from 16th to 18thof January 2026 in cooperation with the Japan Foundation and Kino Meeting Point, featuring screenings of three Japanese films.
One of the featured films, ITOMOCHI, showcases the Japanese traditional musical instrument known as “Tsugaru shamisen“, which plays an important role in the story and adds cultural depth to the film.
In conjunction with the screening of ITOMICHI, a special lecture on “Tsugaru shamisen“ will be held on January 17.This lecture would give the audiences a deeper understanding of this unique aspect of Japanese traditional music and help to enjoy the film more deeply.
Japan and Bosnia and Herzegovina will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in February 2026. We hope that this film festival and the lecture will serve as a bridge of friendship and mutual understanding between our two countries.
Event Details
・Date/Time: 17 January 2026, 16:30-17:45
・Location: Kino Meeting Point
(Hamdije Kreševljakovića 13, Sarajevo 71000)
・Lecturer: Mr. Akira TOMITA
(Associate Professor of Hirosaki University in Japan)
・Admission: Free
・Language: Japanese with Local language interpretation
・The lecture will be followed by the film ITOMICHI starting at 18:00.
Japanese Film Festival in Sarajevo
・Dates: 16–18 January 2026
・Location: Kino Meeting Point
・Admission: Free
・Language: The films are in Japanese with English and the local language subtitles.
・Screening schedule:
・Friday (16. January)
・14:00 DIJETE RIBE（THE FISH TALE）
・18:00 PUT KROZ VRIJEME（DREAMING OF THE MERIDIAN ARC）
・Saturday (17. January)
・14:00 DIJETE RIBE（THE FISH TALE）
・18:00 ITOMICHI（ITOMICHI）
・Sunday（18. January）
・14:00 ITOMICHI（ITOMICHI）
・18:00 PUT KROZ VRIJEME（DREAMING OF THE MERIDIAN ARC）
For further details and updates, please visit websites of the Embassy of Japan in BiH and Kino Meeting Point.
