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Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami will be part of a “Japan Day” by South Social Film Festival, London.


On Saturday 6th of April 2019, at 6pm, is happy to partner with to celebrate Japan and offer a combination of Japanese film, performance, cuisine and discussion. Here is the Programme of the evening.

THE FILM
Close-Knit” by is a feel-good movie that deals with an unconventional family dynamic consisting of husband, transgender wife and niece, who all happen to live together. One of the first of its kind in Japanese cinema, the film will raise many questions about new families, gender boundaries, cliche identity and new fluid determination.


PANEL DISCUSSION
A lively debate will follow the screening discussing gender, identity and modern families. It will be moderated by top experts on Japan.

Griseldis Kirsch is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Japanese Culture at SOAS University of London. Her research interests include television culture and (self-)censorship, as well as war memory in Japan.

Irene González-López, a postdoctoral fellow at the Visual and Material Culture Research Centre in Kingston University. Irene's research interests are Japanese cinema and popular culture, stardom, gender studies and the sex industry in Japan. 

SAKE TASTER
Get ready for a sake taster like you've never seen! YUTAKA will treat all the guests to a super drink! Sake in Japan is the national beverage and is often served with special ceremony – gently warmed in a small earthenware or porcelain bottle, and sipped from a small porcelain cup called a sakazuki. Enjoy a free drink! 

JAPANESE MENU
Expect a super delicious mix of sushi and sashimi crafted with care and with a variety of tastes and textures made by the expert hands of KATSUMA, a 100% green company that believes in quality food and sustainability.

Menu
hosomaki sushi (salmon, avocado and cucumber varieties)
uramaki sushi (salmon & avocado and baby veg varieties)
sashimi (salmon & tuna)

A TREAT FOR OUR ATTENDEES
Meet QUEENIE ORGANICS!
Bringing you the best of organic unisex skin care that is palm oil free. As a gift they'll be giving out 50 FREE SAMPLES to the first 50 guests coming on the day.

MUSIC
Joining the evening will be acclaimed Japanese singing ambassador MIOU who combines fashion, music and her beautiful singing voice to put on a charming show. 

The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation seeks to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between the UK and Japan through financial support for activities in a number of fields, from Arts and Culture to Humanities and Social Issues, from Japanese Language and Sport and Education, from Science and Technology to Medicine and Health.

You can buy the different combination tickets here

About the author

Adriana Rosati

On paper I am an Italian living in London, in reality I was born and bread in a popcorn bucket. I've loved cinema since I was a little child and I’ve always had a passion and interest for Asian (especially Japanese) pop culture, food and traditions, but on the cinema side, my big, first love is Hong Kong Cinema. Then - by a sort of osmosis - I have expanded my love and appreciation to the cinematography of other Asian countries. I like action, heroic bloodshed, wu-xia, Shaw Bros (even if it’s not my specialty), Anime, and also more auteur-ish movies. Anything that is good, really, but I am allergic to rom-com (unless it’s a HK rom-com, possibly featuring Andy Lau in his 20s)"

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