Free Japanese Film Screening - Every Day a Good Day

Join us for Free Japanese Film Night!

This event is held at Ellen Melville Centre usually on the last Friday of the month and the film start from 6pm. Screenings are preceded by short videos about Japanese culture from 5:45pm.

- All films have 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.

July 2023 film: "Every Day a Good Day"
(Director: Tatsushi Omori, 2018, 130min. Rating: G, Cast:Haru Kuroki, Kilin Kiki, Mikako Tabe)

Depicts the protagonist learning important life lessons through the tea ceremony, based on essayist Morishita Noriko's long selling book. Directed by Omori Tatsushi of The Ravine of Goodbye and starring Kuroki Haru of The Little House with costar Kiki Kilin of Shoplifters.

At the recommendation of her mother, 20-year-old Noriko (Kuroki) and her cousin Michiko (Tabe Mikako) start taking tea ceremony lessons with Takeda, who has a reputation for being an extraordinary teacher. At first, Noriko is confused by the intricate rules, but after two years she comes to realize the profundity of the tea ceremony.

© 2018 “Every Day a Good Day” Production Committee

Presented by the Consulate-General of Japan, the Japan Foundation, Ellen Melville Centre and Auckland Council.