On the eve of the 17th Japanese Film Festival we speak to festival and artistic director Mr Masafumi Konomi. In this second part of our conversation with Mr Konomi he speaks about the interest from Japan and the acceptance of the festival with the Australian audience. He also talks about the opening film The Great Passage and The Devil's Path.br br The 17th Japanese Film Festival starts on 13th October in Hobart and runs through till 8th December in Melbourne. The Japanese Film Festival is been shown in most capital cities.