The Japanese Film Festival is back again this year.

This time, the annual event serves up a selection of popular, current movies and a collection of classic, black-and-white films from acclaimed Japanese cult movie director Suzuki Seijun.

Several of the film offerings will be free-of-charge for members of the public.

These include the hit teenage romantic comedy Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) and two animated movies -- The Anthem of The Heart (2015) and The Boy and The Beast (2015) -- from renowned director Hosoda Mamoru (The Girl Who Leaped Through Time).

The retrospective from Suzuki Seijun, whose cult status in Japan has provided inspiration to the likes of Quentin Tarantino, will also be free admission.

A selection of paid films are also available at S$13 per ticket -- in particular, the animated biography of famous woodblock painter Katsushika Hokusai in Miss Hokusai (2015) and After the Storm (2015), directed by Koreeda Hirokazu (Our Little Sister, Like Father Like Son). 

The film festival will also host the international premiere for Bittersweet (2015), a romantic film that revolves around food.

First-come, first-served

It's understandable if the free admission has you hankering to have a movie marathon -- but keep in mind that tickets are limited to two per person on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tickets will be given out either 40 minutes before the screening of the film, or 40 minutes before the start of the first film of the day.

When multiple films will be screened in a day, you may collect tickets for all the movies you wish to catch in one go, before the screening of the first movie begins.

If you are really keen, go down early -- 75 percent of the entire day tickets will be available 40 minutes before the first movie of the day.

The Japanese Film Festival will be held at the National Museum of Singapore, from Sept. 1 to 18, 2016.

Check out the full event schedule and screening information for the film festival here.

Top image from Japanese Film Festival website

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