Although many movies like these have been screened in Japan, the upcoming Celtic Film Festival in April is the first such event in Japan honoring the Celtic culture and its cinematic influence. Spread between several countries, with roots coming from disparate influences, Celtic culture is sometimes hard to define in concrete terms.
Some traits are obvious in terms of linguistics, Celtic music and the like.
Now, the Celtic Film Festival is an attempt by people in the film industry to explore deeper what exactly Celtic culture means. The six feature films to be shown at the festival include renowned as well as upcoming directors, actors and writers. The Nephew , produced by Pierce Brosnan, is a warm human drama about a well-respected farmer's daughter whose son returns on her death and surprises everyone in more ways than one. In Divorcing Jack , terminally drunk tabloid journalist David Thewlis just got his wicked way with a pretty art student. Hold Back the Night tells of two youngsters on the run who find solace in the Scottish Highlands.