The 13th Ankara Japanese Films Festival will be held in cooperation with the Japanese Embassy, The Japan Foundation, the Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center and the Turkish Japanese Foundation.The festival films will be screened in Japanese with Turkish and English subtitles free of charge at the Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center and the Turkish Japanese Foundation Culture Center until Sunday.A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story Haru is an excellent cook with mastery skills in the kitchen. She was separated from her first husband because of her hasty character after staying married for only one year. One day, Dennai Funaki, the cook samurai in the Kaga Domain, offers her to marry his son. The Funaki Family, known as the "Kitchen Samurai," has served Kaga Domain with a "kitchen knife" instead of a "sword" for generations. But Haru's new husband, Yasunobu, is a terrible cook. Haru decides to teach her husband culinary arts in order to protect the name and reputation of the Funaki Family. This story is inspired by a real family in Kaga Domain that has made countless major changes with its cuisine. The Kaga cuisine, which is served in Kutani porcelain and colorful lacquered cups, is famous for its wide variety and spectacular dishes. With its traditional dishes influenced by Chinese culture as well as ordinary folk dishes, Kaga cuisine is rivaled by Kyoto.Drops of Heaven / Ten no ShizukuThis documentary investigates the origin of the "Soup of Life" that Yoshiko Tatsumi, an 80-year-old culinary artist, keeps on making for her life. A wide variety of seasonal crops are cultivated by farmers in the soil that form the delicate and beautiful landscape of Japan. As Yoshiko cooks with care, she mixes the best ingredients. Behind the steam coming from Yoshiko Tatsumi's "Soup of Life," you will remember the forgotten days of peaceful life and love. This film serves a dewdrop that will relieve modern man's heart, which dries and drains away.Ramen SamuraiHikaru works as a designer at a medium-level advertising agency in Tokyo. He left his hometown years ago in the hopes of making a career as a designer in Tokyo, far from home. But misfortune finds Hikaru when his father Noboru dies, and he returns to his hometown of Kurume on the Kyushu Island. Noboru and his wife Yoshiko own a popular noodle bar in a region famous for their counters. Noboru struggled for years to develop his own popular, special and highly diverse ramen (noodle) varieties. While Hikaru is trying to protect his father's reputation, he is also trying to develop his own special ramen recipe. Will Hikaru be able to develop his own special recipe while also struggling against city planners who are trying to transform the famous district into a proper square for pedestrians?Mourning Recipe / Shijuukunichi no reshipiAfter deciding to divorce her husband, heartbroken Yuriko returns to her family's home to find "Recipe Book for a Happy Life" left by her late mother Otomi. The book includes handwritten and lovingly illustrated recipes and basic information about the house, such as cooking and cleaning techniques. Yuriko and her father, Ryohei, have to face a life full of monotony of everyday affairs. The family takes a new step into life on the 49th day when a memorial is held for friends and family members who are left behind, according to Buddhist teachings. While learning about Otomi's life and deep love and getting prepared for the 49th-day memorial service, the family starts rebuilding their life with the help of two young foreigners, Imo and Haru.