Film Program
“Monthly Japanese Film Screening at Thai Film Archive“
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The Japan Foundation has been a consistent co-organizer of Japanese film screenings at the Thai Film Archive since before 2011. These screenings are part of the Thai Film Archive’s long-running monthly World Cinema program, which introduces audiences to a diverse range of international films, including selections from Japan.
About the film
SEN-RIKYU (1989)
Directed by KUMAI Kei | 107 min
The great tea master SEN-no Rikyu committed ritual suicide on the order of Toyotomi HIDEYOSHI. Twenty-seven years after his death, HONGAKUBO, Rikyu’s favorite and last disciple, continues to speak with his master as if he were still alive, while seeking to understand the truth behind his death.
One day, ODA URAKUSAI unexpectedly visits HONGAKUBO. Still troubled by the circumstances of Rikyu’s death, URAKUSAI prompts HONGAKUBO to recount the story of a tea ceremony held at the Myokian House, Rikyu’s favorite tea house during the later years of his life.
About Thai Film Archive (Public Organization)
Thai Film Archive (Public Organization) is a state agency tasked with the responsibility to collect, preserve and give access to the country’s audio-visual and film-related materials. The Archive functions in part as a museum and library, and in part a cinematheque.
About The Japan Foundation (JF)
The Japan Foundation is Japan’s only institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive international cultural exchange programs throughout the world. With the objective of deepening mutual understanding between the people of Japan and other countries/regions, our various activities and information services create opportunities for people-to-people interactions.
Opened in 1974, the Japan Foundation, Bangkok has been enthusiastically implementing a diverse range of cultural activities including art, culture and society, and coordinating various programs supporting Japanese language education and Japan studies, in cooperation with the Thai fellow counterparts.
Contact Information
10th Fl. Serm-Mit Tower, 159 Sukhumvit 21 Rd., Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tel: 02-260-8560-4
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jfbangkok | Website: https://ba.jpf.go.jp/
For inquiries, please contact: acdept_jfbkk@jpf.go.jp
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