(JCC CINEMA movie screening & sharing session)

27th August 2011 (Saturday)

2.00pm to 5.00pm
(Registration starts at 1.30pm)

Japan Creative Centre
FREE ADMISSION!

The Japan Creative Centre invites you to join us at our JCC film screening and creative session. As part of JCC's creative program, we will be screening exciting Japanese movies at the end of every month. The screening will then be followed by an informative sharing session where guest speakers will share their thoughts and insights on all things Japan!

For our second session, we will be screening "Always Sunset on the Third Street" with a talk by Mr Lim Shao Bin, Honorary Secretary of the Japan Cultural Society.

 Synopsis of Film

Taking place against the backdrop of Tokyo Tower, "Always Sunset on the Third Street" follows the lives of a community of residents in post-war Tokyo in 1950s.

Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair ship owned by Norifumi Suzuki. Suzuki's temper is held somewhat in check by the the motherly instincts of his wife, Tomoe, and his young son Ippei immediately bonds with Mutsuko as if she were his older sister.

The Suzuki shop lies almost in the shadow of the Tokyo Tower as it rises steadily above the skyline during construction in 1958. Hiromi has just abandoned her shady life as a dancer to start a sake bar. Abandoned by his single mother, young Junnosuke is first handed off to Hiromi but she passes him off to Ryunsuke Chagawa, a struggling writer who runs a candy shop and only manages to sell adventure stories for boys as his serious novels continue to be rejected.

Junnosuke is an avid reader of Chagawa's stories and begins to idolize him upon learning about his authorship. Junnosuke also writes stories and makes friends with Ippei and others when they discover his tales that show Japan in the high tech future of the 21st Century.

About the Speaker

Mr Lim Shao Bin, serves as Honorary Secretary of the Japan Cutural Society and is also the Principal of JCS Japanese Language School. An ex EDB scholar, Mr Lim will be sharing with us his thoughts on Japan through his experiences in relation to the movie.

As seats are limited to 50 places, early registration is encouraged to avoid disappointment! A confirmation mail will be sent out to every successful registrant. Please click here to register.