Japanese Film Screening - Dad's Lunch Box

Join us for special Japanese Film Screening at Te Manawa Community Hub!

- Free Admission
- In Japanese with English subtitles.
- Booking is not necessary. First come and first-served basis.
- Films, dates and times are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

We hope that you will enjoy the films and gain a deeper insight into various aspects of Japanese culture.

"Dad's Lunch Box"
(2017, 76min. Rating: G)

Dad’s Lunch Box is a heart-warming story of a newly-divorced father who vows to make his daughter Midori’s lunch every single day until she finishes high school. Meanwhile, Midori it still adjusting to the new dynamic with her father and dealing with the trials and tribulations of high school life–friends and boys at the top of the list. She’s mortified that her classmates notice her father’s awful attempts at cooking, and spends lunchtime with her friends harshly critiquing his “experiments”. Her father, a hard-working salary-man, is determined to win Midori’s approval by making the perfect bento—even if it takes him the rest of Midori’s high school years to master the skill.

Based on a viral tweet that was retweeted by 80,000 people and received 260,000 likes, Masakazu Fukatsu’s debut feature film brings together a warm story of the growing bond between father and daughter and reinforces the age-old sentiment that family connections are best built through food.

Presented by the Consulate-General of Japan, the Japan Foundation, Te Manawa Library and Community Hub, Auckland Council.

©2017 "DAD'S LUNCH BOX" Film Partners