Ukrainian Film Festival in Minato-ku 2026

October 16 (Day 1), Friday

14:00-16:00

14:00 Opening Ceremony (up to 30 min)

14:30 Second Wind (75 min)　 The film tells the story of a group of Ukrainian veterans with amputations who climbed the famous Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa.

15:45 - After-talk with the film team Tickets are free, but seating is limited

18:00-20:00

18:00 - Concert - Crimean Tatar music (10-15 min)

18:15 Their Prayer/ Чужа молитва　100 min

The film tells the true story of a young Crimean Tatar woman who saved the lives of 88 Jewish children during World War II.

20:00 End of Program 

Tickets are free, but seating is limited

October 17 (Day 2), Saturday

11:00-13:00

11:00 - 12:45 My Thoughts Are Silent (104 min) Vadym, a young sound engineer, receives an unusual assignment: to record the voices of animals in Zakarpattia. It could be his chance to leave Ukraine for good and move to Canada, far away from all his problems. His mother becomes his assistant on the project.

12:45 Lecture by Professor Kajiyama (10-15 min)

Tickets are free, but seating is limited

14:00-16:00

14:00 - 15:45 U Are the universe (101 min) 

The film follows Andriy Melnyk, a space trucker who transports nuclear waste. When Earth suddenly explodes, he finds himself alone with a robot named Max. Then he hears the voice of a French woman named Catherine and decides to fly across the galaxy to reach her.

15:45 Lecture by Professor Harada (10-15 min)

Tickets are free, but seating is limited

17:00-19:00

17:00 - 18:05 Palyanytsia　(64 min)　 The film follows American street artists Bandit and Johnny and videographer Tristan as they travel through Ukrainian cities. The artists create murals on buildings destroyed and damaged by the war, while also witnessing Ukraine’s struggle for independence.

18:05 After-talk with Yokota-san (moderator to be confirmed)

19:00 End of Program 

Tickets are free, but seating is limited

October 18 (Day 3), Sunday, Room A

10:00 - 13:00

Samchykivka Painting Workshop

Tickets are free, but seating is limited (10 seats)

15:00-17:00

15:00- 16:30 The Underground Garden　(90 min) The film tells the story of “Aza Nizi Maza,” a children’s art studio in Kharkiv that continues to operate in a bomb shelter during the full-scale war. The film shows how children create bright and hopeful art despite the darkness and air-raid sirens, turning creativity into a means of survival amid the horrors of war.

16:30 Closing remarks

Tickets are free, but seating is limited