A look at Japanese horticultural, culinary, and other cultural practices developed over generations. Complementing Yakishime: Earth/Metamorphosis, which displays tableware crafted by Japanese artisans.
All films are in English and/or Japanese with English subtitles.
Admission is free; please register at the links below. No registration needed for Saturday Drop-in Docs!
Reviving Recipes
Directed by Satoshi Watanabe
2012, 95 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles
Incorporating heirloom vegetables into innovative cuisine in Yamagata.
Details and registration
Thursday, July 7, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, July 12, 6:30 pm
Drops of Heaven
Directed by Atsunori Kawamura
2012, 113 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles
Wisdom and soup recipes from popular author and NHK television personality Yoshiko Tatsumi.
Details and registration
Thursday, July 14, 6:30 pm
Thursday, July 21, 6:30 pm
The Birth of Sake
Directed by Erik Shirai
2016, 90 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles
Making world-class saké at Yoshida Brewery, a 144-year-old family-owned small brewery in northern Japan.
Details and registration
Monday, July 25, 6:30 pm
Thursday, July 28, 6:45 pm
Ubusuna
Directed by Mile Nagaoka
2013, 120 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles
Traveling through the mountains and valleys of rural Japan to meet the keepers of village traditions.
Details and registration
Thursday, August 4, 6:30 pm
Monday, August 8, 6:30 pm
Saturday Drop-in Docs (no reservation required)
Japan, Man and Nature in Harmony: Dashi, Essence of Japan
Directed by Shohei Shibata
2014, 49 minutes, English and Japanese with English subtitles
Japan, Man and Nature in Harmony: Shoyu and the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine
Directed by Shohei Shibata
2014, 49 minutes, English and Japanese with English subtitles
Grandma’s Eternal Forest
Directed by Shohei Shibata
2012, 49 minutes, English and Japanese with English subtitles
Details
Saturday, July 23: 1:00-4:00 pm (SEMINAR ROOM)
Saturday, August 6: 1:00 – 4:00 pm (SEMINAR ROOM)
