The Japan Society

Upcoming Events

05/06/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice by Yasujiro Ozu

05/06/2024

Join us for our film club in June where we will discuss another classical masterpiece by Ozu Yasujiro, The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice.

03/07/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Kamikaze Girls directed by Tetsuya Nakashima

03/07/2024

For our film club in July, we invite you to join our discussion on Kamikaze Girls, a quirky teenage comedy crafted by the imaginative Tetsuya Nakashima.

08/07/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Restaurant of Love Regained by Ito Ogawa

08/07/2024

Shocked to find her flat emptied, Rinko's life takes a dramatic turn. Abandoned by her boyfriend, she returns to her estranged village and mother, reigniting past connections.

08/08/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Black Rain directed by Shohei Imamura

08/08/2024

In August, our film club will explore Shohei Imamura's Black Rain, uncovering the lasting impact of war and the resilience of the human spirit in the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing.

10/09/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Solo Dance by Li Kotomi

10/09/2024

In Tokyo, twenty-seven-year-old Cho Norieconceals her unconventional life amid corporate routines. While colleagues fret over the economy, marriage, and family, she guards her sexuality and a past violent upheaval.

11/11/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto

11/11/2024

In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young couple surface, seemingly victims of a lover's cyanide pact. To the police, it's an open-and-shut case, but...