29th JCC CINEMA

JCC CINEMA FREE SCREENING

HARU's JOURNEY (PG)

Saturday, 25th October 2014
2:00pm
(Check-in starts at 1:30pm)

Japan Creative Centre invites you to join us at our 29th JCC film screening entitled "HARU's JOURNEY". The film is directed by Masahiro Kobayashi and stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Eri Tokunaga and Hideji Otaki. HARU's JOURNEY has won the 65th Mainichi Film Award and the 20th Japan Movie Critic Award under the category of Best Japanese Film.

Film Synopsis

Director : Masahiro Kobayashi

Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Eri Tokunaga, Hideji Otaki

2010 / 134min / English Subtitle

April 2009, the old man Tadao and his granddaughter Haru [Spring] go on a trip.Tadao, who lives in a lonely fishing village Mashike in Hokkaido, is a man who spent his life fishing the Pacific herring. He retired after injuring his leg, and lives alone with his granddaughter Haru after his only daughter killed herself. Haru was working as an elementary school nutritionist while taking care of her grandfather, but she lost her job when the school closed down.

One day, Haru tells Tadao that she wants to move to the city to find a new job and that one of his siblings should look after him. Tadao is angry but has no choice. So, they set off on a journey to visit his estranged siblings in Tohoku (North-east part of Japan).Their journey develops around a theme of family reconciliation. Both understand the harshness of life and find the preciousness of human relations through their trip.

REGISTER FOR THE JCC CINEMA 29 HARU's JOURNEY

Please email the below details with the subject "JCC Cinema 29" to jcc@sn.mofa.go.jp

1. Full Name
2. Gender
3. E-mail Address
4. Mobile Number

Please register early to avoid disappointment. We regret that as there is limited seating, seats will be confirmed only upon receipt of confirmation email from JCC. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.