The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is set to present a special Japanese animation program, bringing together 13 films that span decades of the art form — from beloved classics to highly anticipated 2026 releases.
Films in the Program
The following titles have been selected for the special animation section:
- The White Snake Enchantress (1958)
- Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
- Phoenix 2772 (Space Firebird) (1980)
- Angel’s Egg (1985)
- Memories (1995)
- Metropolis (2001)
- Mind Game (2004)
- Kakurenbo (2004)
- ghost – end of night (2026)
- Shiranui (2026)
- We Are Aliens (2026)
- A New Dawn (2026)
The program will also include the French fantasy animated film The King and the Mockingbird (originally produced in 1952, re-edited in 1980), which is widely recognized as a formative influence on legendary directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.
BIFF’s Recent History with Animation
At the 30th BIFF, held September 17–26, the festival screened the live-action adaptation of Makoto Shinkai’s anime film 5 Centimeters Per Second in its Open Cinema section.
The 29th edition of the festival featured the live-action film based on Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi’s manga Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet), the animated feature The Colors Within, and the French-Japanese co-production Ghost Cat Anzu.
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