Film Screenings

Tuesday, September 05, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 A balanced, nuanced portrait of the still-fractious Taiji controversy Sneak Preview Screening: A Whale of a Tale (Okujirasama: Futatsu no Seigi no Monogatari) followed by a Q&A session* with director Megumi Sasaki Tuesday, September 5 at 7:00 pm In Japanese and...

Tuesday, August 08, 2017, 18:15 - 21:30 A sweeping epic puts a fresh spin on the battle that defined Japan's future Sneak Preview Screening: SEKIGAHARA featuring a Q&A with director Masato Harada and Takehiro Hira Tuesday, August 8 at 6:15 pm* *Please note early start time. In Japanese...

Thursday, July 27, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 A struggling worker risks everything for a new life in America… but the past follows him Sneak Preview Screening: Out of My Hand (Liberia no shiroi chi) followed by a Q&A with writer-director Takeshi Fukunaga Thursday, July 27 at 7:00 pm...

Monday, July 03, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 Religious nuts, youth gangs, underwater photography and the L-word rock a deadend town Sneak Preview Screening: Love and Other Cults (Kemonomichi) followed by a Q&A with director Eiji Uchida, producer Adam Torel and stars Sairi Ito and Kenta Suga Monday, July...

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 18:45 - 21:30 A lover, a liar, a lothario - and the women who simply can't resist him Sneak Preview Screening: "Marriage (Kekkon)" followed by a Q&A with director Shinichi Nishitani and star Dean Fujioka Tuesday, June 20 at 6:45 pm* *Please note early...

Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 A film legend revisits the role of a lifetime and finds fresh revelations Sneak Preview Screening: "Lear on the Shore (Umibe no Lear)" followed by a Q&A with director Masahiro Kobayashi and acting icon Tatsuya Nakadai Wednesday, May 31 at 7:00...

A sumptuously cinematic parable of the ever-present threat of war Sneak Preview Screening: "Tatara Samurai" followed by a Q&A with director Yoshinari Nishikori and star Naoki Kobayashi Monday, May 15 at 6:45 pm*tatara poster 356p copy *Please note early start time.In Japanese with English subtitles...

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 A poignant argument against the outsourcing of Alzheimer's care Sneak Preview Screening: "YAEKO'S HUM (Yaeko no hamingu)" followed by a Q&A with director Kiyoshi Sasabe, stars Takeshi Masu and Yoko Takahashi Tuesday, April 25 at 7:00 pm In Japanese with English...

Monday, April 10, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 Committing to peace when it was the most dangerous act of all Sneak Preview Screening: "STAR SAND (Hoshizuna Monogatari)" followed by a Q&A with director Roger Pulvers, stars Shinnosuke Mitsushima and Lisa Oda* *additional star will be joining the Q&A session Monday,...

Friday, March 24, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 Turning the lens on the seminal photographer-filmmaker-prickly character Sneak Preview Screening: "DON'T BLINK - ROBERT FRANK" followed by a Q&A session with director Laura Israel Friday, March 24 at 7:00 pm In English with Japanese subtitles USA, 2015  82 minutes  ...