Japanese Film Festival Brisbane 2026

About this event

Japanese Film Festival Brisbane 2026 has 6 dates listed at Palace Barracks (61 Petrie Terrace, Petrie Terrace, Queensland, 4000), starting Fri 13 Nov 2026 and running to Wed 18 Nov 2026.

Tickets and details are on the organiser’s website, linked on this page. Prices listed by the organiser: Adult $20.50. They’re indicative, so check the final price when you book.

The organiser hasn’t published accessibility details for this event that we hold, so check with them if you need specifics.

From the organiser

Celebrate three decades of Japanese cinema on Australian screens. The Japanese Film Festival returns to Brisbane to showcase the best of contemporary Japanese filmmaking, featuring Australian premieres, international festival favourites, award-winning features and box-office hits from some of Japan's leading directors.

The festival opens with the Australian premiere of Look Back, the highly anticipated new title from acclaimed filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. Other highlights include Tokyo Taxi from the legendary Yōji Yamada, Cannes-selected animated feature We Are Aliens, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's samurai drama The Samurai and the Prisoner, Berlinale prize winner AnyMart, Takashi Miike's SHAM, and the hit romantic drama 1st Kiss. In addition to its festival lineup, the Japanese Film Festival 2026 presents a dedicated Animation Showcase, a free retrospective celebrating legendary composer Tōru Takemitsu, and a selection of the latest releases direct from the Japanese box office.

Whether a long-time fan of Japanese cinema or discovering it for the first time, this anniversary edition offers a unique opportunity to experience some of the year's most exciting films on the big screen.

The venue’s recorded access

Inclusable’s venue database has an entry for The Barracks Shopping Centre at this location. It records wheelchair access, step-free entry and accessible toilet. The venue hasn’t confirmed these details. They describe the venue in general, not this particular event.

Not yet recorded for the venue: accessible parking and communication and sensory features such as a hearing loop or quiet hours. We don’t know either way, so it’s worth checking before you go.