2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of world-renowned Japanese film director Yasujiro Ozu. To celebrate his contributions to filmmaking, screenwriter and Central Academy of Drama professor Shi Hang will deliver a lecture on Ozu’s distinctive interest in simple stories and common people. Shi will also discuss Ozu’s only collection of essays I Run a Tofu Shop, and I Only Make Tofu, which was recently published by New Classic Culture Co., Ltd. The book provides insight into Yasujiro Ozu’s style and the stories behind classic works like Tokyo Story, The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice and others.

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* From Tuesday to Friday 11:00-18:00 please call +86 10 57800200 to book. Please note that you can only book 1 seat at a time.

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* Doors close 15 minutes after event begins. No late entry.

Shi Hang (Screenwriter, Central Academy of Drama)

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ThinKingdom Media Group Ltd., founded in July 2002, is the one of the largest non-governmental publishing companies in China. The ThinKingdom Media Group has established branches in Beijing, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Shanghai. They hold the copyrights of more than 800 literary works from 200 internationally-known writers, such as Little Reunion by Eileen Chang, IQ84 by Haruki Murakami, and The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi.