On this episode, an overview of the Japanese films that hit the limelight at one of the world's three biggest cinematic festivals - the Berlin International Film Festival, held this February. Screened in competition was director Shinkai Makoto's animated feature "Suzume," and in the Berlinale Special section was "#Manhole," a thriller by Kumakiri Kazuyoshi. We also check out the Osaka Asian Film Festival, which presented its 18th iteration this March, introducing films from all over Asia, including Funahashi Atsushi's "The Burden of the Past" featured in the Indie Forum section. Finally, we look at a period film by Sakamoto Junji, "Okiku and the World," which was shown in the Big Screen Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. [Navigator] Sarah Macdonald [Guest] Alexander Zahlten (Professor, Harvard University)