About this Event
This event is free and open to the public.
Doors open at 6:00 PM and the screening starts at 6:30 PM.
J-Film | Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams
Presented by the Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan and The Japan Commerce Association of Washington D.C.
Our next J-Film is the documentary Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams. After the screening we will be joined by director Ema Ryan Yamazaki for a discussion and Q&A about the film and Koshien (Japan’s National High School Baseball Tournament).
Each summer in Japan, the nation is captivated by Koshien. For the 100th anniversary of the tournament, New York-based filmmaker Ema Ryan Yamazaki took a documentary crew to follow the students and coaches from Yokohama Hayato, a high school in Kanagawa Prefecture, and explore the culture surrounding the tournament. The film captures the joys and frustrations of the baseball-obsessed boys and their coaches as they vie for a spot in the tournament.
About the Director:
Ema Ryan Yamazaki is a Japanese/British documentary filmmaker based in Tokyo, with roots in New York. With a unique perspective as an insider and outsider in Japan, Ema strives to tell stories that empathetically show human struggle and triumph.
https://vimeo.com/366753473
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required for security purposes. Program begins at 6:30PM. Doors open 30 minutes prior. No admittance after 7:00 PM or once seating is full. Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee guests a seat.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan, 1150 18th Street Northwest, Washington, United States
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