Film Screening and Director’s talk “The Zen Diary”
2024/5/22
On May 22nd, a film screening of “The Zen Diary” was held at the Information and Culture Centre of the Embassy of Japan. With the cooperation of Momo Films Inc., a company that distributes Japanese movies in North America, Mr. NAKAE Yuji, director and screenwriter of the film also attended the screening. On this special occasion, the venue was a full house with more than 150 people.
Prior to the screening, Deputy Head of Mission, Minister FURUYA Tokuro delivered opening remarks and said that he hopes this food-themed film will lead the audience to be more interested in Japanese culture and food as well as enjoy the film.
After the screening, Director Nakae shared his behind-the-scenes story. He mentioned staff and actors’ sincere efforts to capture each scene at its finest and shiniest moment on film. During the Q&A session, Director Nakae answered various questions which helped participants to deepen understanding of the film and to heighten the interests in Japanese culture and Japanese cooking.
Prior to the screening, Deputy Head of Mission, Minister FURUYA Tokuro delivered opening remarks and said that he hopes this food-themed film will lead the audience to be more interested in Japanese culture and food as well as enjoy the film.
After the screening, Director Nakae shared his behind-the-scenes story. He mentioned staff and actors’ sincere efforts to capture each scene at its finest and shiniest moment on film. During the Q&A session, Director Nakae answered various questions which helped participants to deepen understanding of the film and to heighten the interests in Japanese culture and Japanese cooking.
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| Minister Furuya delivering opening remarks |
Director Nakae answering questions from the audience |
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| Audience |
Minister Furuya, Director Nakae and Ms. Aki Takabatake, CEO of Momo Films Inc. (from left) |
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