05/11/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters by Paul Schrader
To mark the 100th anniversary of Yukio Mishima’s birth, this November we’ll be discussing Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Paul Schrader’s bold and visually stunning portrait of the controversial Japanese author.
10/11/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa
Mina's Matchbox is a coming-of-age novel set in 1972 Japan. After her father's death, 12-year-old Tomoko moves from Tokyo to Ashiya to live with her aunt's affluent family.
20/11/2025MIC! PROJECTOR! ACTION! - Live Benshi Performance
The Japan Society is delighted to present MIC! PROJECTOR! ACTION!, a special evening of katsuben – the captivating Japanese art of live silent film narration – at the historic Regent Street Cinema, the birthplace of British cinema in the heart of London.
15/12/2025Eco-Political Film Histories: Land Cinema in Japan and beyond - with Becca Voelcker
In this lecture, author Dr Becca Voelcker will discuss Japan's centrality in a genre she calls 'land cinema', offering examples ranging from downtown Tokyo to rural rice paddies in Yamagata which resonate with our own era of social and environmental crises.