UCCA Beijing

Winter Screenings

2016.1.10
13:00-18:00

Members
Location:  Auditorium
Language:  Japanese with Chinese translation

To show our appreciation for the support of old and new members, UCCA has organized an exclusive screening of two Japanese movies: Departures and Swallowtail.

Ticketing: Free, Members Only

Note:

*Reservations required.

Space is limited. Please call +86 10 5780 0200 from Tuesday to Friday 11:00-18:00 to book. Please note that you may only book one person at a time.

*Collect your ticket from reception 30 minutes before the event begins.

* Please no late entry.

Departures

Loosely based on Coffinman, a memoir by Shinmon Aoki, the film follows a young man who returns to his hometown after a failed career as a cellist and stumbles across work as a nōkanshi—a traditional Japanese ritual mortician. He is subjected to prejudice from those around him, including from his wife, because of strong social taboos against people who deal with death. Eventually he earns their respect and learns the importance of interpersonal connections through the beauty and dignity of his work—via Wikipedia.

Director: Takita Yojiro

Starred: Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue, Yoshiyuki and Sasano Takashi

Genre: Drama

Country: Japan

Year: 2008

Runtime: 130 min.

Swallowtail

Set in Tokyo at an unspecified point in the near future when the Japanese yen has become the strongest currency in the world, the film follows sixteen-year-old orphan Ageha, who is adopted by the Chinese prostitute Glico. Japan has been overrun by immigrants, both legal and illegal, and owing to a sudden twist of fate, they are each given a chance to realize their various dreams.

Director: Shunji Iwai

Starring: Hiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi Itô

Genre: Drama

Country: Japan

Year: 1996

Runtime: 148 min.