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The forty year old good-for-nothing Sota (Masaaki Nakano) still lives with his father Goichi (Taka Takao) in a house somewhere in the countryside. There is no way of knowing what had turned him into a hoarding, sloppy man who spends days sleeping and looking at his smartphone. In Sota’s life, nothing seems to matter, and his way of showing gratitude to his caring, mild-mannered father is telling him off at the slightest attempt of conversation.

Goichi, a former arts teacher, spend his time much more meaningfully than his offspring – painting in the nature with his new-found love, or going for long strolls. Now in pension, he is thinking of re-marrying. Needless to say, taking care of his grown-up son doesn’t make much sense anymore. One evening, after coming home from a long day of painting landscapes, Goichi decides to try to talk to his son again and to...

Japan Society and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, are excited to announce the East Coast Premiere of Japan’s submission for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, Plan 75 as the closing title for its Aca Cinema Project The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from Japan Cuts and Beyond lineup. The debut film from director Chie Hayakawa, Plan 75 premiered as part of this year’s Cannes’ Un Certain Regard selection, garnering the Caméra d’Or Special Mention Prize. A runaway independent success in Japan, the film imagines a near future in which Japan’s aging crisis has hit critical levels, resulting in a government initiative that encourages the elderly to voluntarily surrender their lives for the greater good.

In addition, we will also host a Panel Discussion Women in Film at 4pm on Saturday, November 19th, moderated by Joel Neville Anderson and featuring talents including...