06/05/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Seven Samurai directed by Akira Kurosawa
Join us for our May Film Club to explore Akira Kurosawa’s ground-breaking samurai epic, Seven Samurai, a powerful reflection on honour, survival, and community in medieval Japan.
01/04/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: A Pale View of Hills directed by Kei Ishikawa
Join us for our April Film Club to explore Kei Ishikawa’s evocative 2025 drama A Pale View of Hills, a haunting reflection on memory and post‑war Japan.
04/03/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Typhoon Club directed by Shinji Somai
Join us for our Film Club March to discuss Shinji Somai’s beloved cult film Typhoon Club (1985).
13/02/2026ARCHIVED Special Film Club: Tea & Screening with Director Kasho Iizuka co-organised with the Japan Foundation
The Japan Society is delighted to offer a small group of members a unique opportunity to join director Kasho Iizuka for a conversation over cream tea ahead of the screening of his film Blue Boy Trial (2025) at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme in London.
07/01/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Glasses directed by Naoko Ogigami
Join us online for the first Film Club of 2026 when we will discuss Naoko Ogigami's 2007 comedy-drama, Glasses.