03/06/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Tokyo Drifter directed by Seijun Suzuki
03/06/2026
For our Film Club in June, we invite you to explore Seijun Suzuki’s stylish and subversive yakuza film, Tokyo Drifter (1966), a vibrant tale of loyalty, identity, and life on the run during post-war Japan.
08/06/2026IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami
08/06/2026
In Sisters in Yellow, Hana, now in her forties, reflects on her youth in Tokyo’s “Yellow House” during the 1990s.
13/07/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Set My Heart on Fire by Izumi Suzuki
13/07/2026
Through stark, fragmented narratives, Set My Heart on Fire portrays women navigating unstable relationships and emotional isolation in postwar Japan.