Film Screenings

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   ...

Thursday, February 23, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 An alluring, elliptical retelling of a haunting tale Sneak Preview Screening: "Snow Woman (Yuki Onna)" featuring a Q&A with director-star Kiki Sugino and star Munetaka Aoki Thursday February 23 at 7:00 pm In Japanese with English subtitles Japan, 2016 95 minutes ...

Wednesday, February 08, 2017, 18:45 - 21:30 A modern family forms, and struggles to find its footing Sneak Preview Screening: "Close-Knit (Karera ga Honki de Amu Tokiwa)" featuring a Q&A with director Naoko Ogigami Wednesday, February 8 at 6:45 pm* *Please note early start time / Q&A in ...