Tokyo Story – Canterbury Film Society

Note: This is an open event at which non-members are welcome with admission by donation/koha at the door. Members are invited to bring along friends, family members, colleagues. Non-ticketed; first come, first served so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

To Film Enthusiasts city-wide.

The Canterbury Film Society meets every Monday night at 7.30pm at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, with breaks for public holidays and the International Film Festival. We’ve made joining easy and there are membership prices to suit every pocket: choose one of our 12-month memberships or a $30 Flexi-Pass that gives access to any three films of choice, may be shared amongst friends and has no expiry date. New members are warmly welcome and asked to come earlier than 7.30pm to speak to our membership team. (Downloading a membership form from our website and filling it in before you come is helpful.) Doors open at 7pm for socialising and for sales of food ($2) and drink ($2–$5). Please assist us by bringing in no outside food or drink. Thank you :)

This screening is director Yasujirô Ozu's ‘Tokyo Story’.

An elderly couple take the long journey to visit their adult children in Tokyo. It falls to their widowed daughter-in-law to keep them company.

A Japan production, 1963, 136 minutes, PG rating.

For more information about our 2021 programme and membership options, or to request text or email reminders about our weekly or special events, go to our website – link above.

VENUE: Screenings are held in the Phillip Carter Auditorium at the Christchurch Art Gallery. This is a 178-seat tiered theatre with excellent sound and visual facilities.

CFS brochures may be uplifted from the Christchurch Art Gallery, city libraries, WEA, Lumière and Alice Cinemas, and Addington Coffee Co-op.

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Kā mihi
Canterbury Film Society Team
021-405-039