Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011

The Chinese drama Apart Together (2010; pictured) is screening at Bunkamura’s Le Cinema (2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku; www.bunkamura.co.jp) from February 5. The movie depicts a man who travels from Taiwan to his native Shanghai, which he fled during WWII, leaving behind a pregnant wife. He’s determined to bring her back with him—except that she’s now remarried and has a new family of her own.

The Italian omnibus film Boccaccio ’70 (1962) will have a limited screening at Shin-Bungeiza in Ikebukuro (3F, 1-43-5 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku; www.shin-bungeiza.com), February 9-11. Famed directors Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio de Sica each helmed an episode about love and morality for the film, which stars Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren and Romy Schneider.

Sad news: after 26 years of introducing Tokyo moviegoers to international art films, Shibuya’s Cine Saison is closing at the end of the month (2-29-5 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku; www.ttcg.jp). But before calling it a day, the cinema will revisit the most popular films from its history, including Talk to Her (2002), Coffee & Cigarettes (2002) and many others.

Unless noted, Japanese films screen without English subtitles. Non-English-language films are shown with Japanese subtitles only