Japanese Film Festival: Mochi In brief Date - 21 March 2025Venue - Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George SquareFilm - Mochi (2020, Mayumi Komatsu) Grab your free ticket on Universe.com About the eventAt the second screening of 2025's Japanese Film Festival, we're showing 'Mochi' (2020), directed by Mayumi Komatsu.There will be a short introductory lecture before the film, and refreshments, including sake and Japanese snacks, will be served after the screening.Film synopsisYuna, a 15-year old student, lives in Honedera within Iwate Prefecture's Ichinoseki City; a place which miraculously appears almost as it did 800 years ago.At the funeral for Yuna’s grandma, her grandpa insists that he wants to make mochi in the traditional method, using a wooden mallet and mortar. Her family attempts to dissuade him, saying that similarly delicious mochi can be made without all that trouble by using a machine, but he is insistent on doing it the old-fashioned way.At Yuna's school, students are carefully taught about the area’s traditions such as “Mochi Honzen” and “Kaguya no Torimai”, so that these traditions may be kept alive within them. Through the act of making mochi, Yuna slowly becomes aware of traditions, memories, and thoughts that will fade away if nothing is done.Over the course of the summer until her graduation, Yuna begins to change in ways that she will not forget.How to attendEvents are free and everyone is welcome.Spaces are limited so please register in advance on Universe.com Grab your free ticket on Universe.com About the Japanese Film FestivalA series of free film screenings and short talks, co-organised by the Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh and the Japanese Studies department at the University of Edinburgh.The festival is supported by the Japan Foundation.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Mar 21 2025 17.15 - 21.00 Japanese Film Festival: Mochi Join us for a free, in-person screening of the 2020 film 'Mochi' (dir. Mayumi Komatsu) that includes a short introductory lecture, and will be followed by a reception of sushi and sake. Lecture Theatre G.03 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Grab your free ticket on Universe.com
Japanese Film Festival: Mochi In brief Date - 21 March 2025Venue - Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George SquareFilm - Mochi (2020, Mayumi Komatsu) Grab your free ticket on Universe.com About the eventAt the second screening of 2025's Japanese Film Festival, we're showing 'Mochi' (2020), directed by Mayumi Komatsu.There will be a short introductory lecture before the film, and refreshments, including sake and Japanese snacks, will be served after the screening.Film synopsisYuna, a 15-year old student, lives in Honedera within Iwate Prefecture's Ichinoseki City; a place which miraculously appears almost as it did 800 years ago.At the funeral for Yuna’s grandma, her grandpa insists that he wants to make mochi in the traditional method, using a wooden mallet and mortar. Her family attempts to dissuade him, saying that similarly delicious mochi can be made without all that trouble by using a machine, but he is insistent on doing it the old-fashioned way.At Yuna's school, students are carefully taught about the area’s traditions such as “Mochi Honzen” and “Kaguya no Torimai”, so that these traditions may be kept alive within them. Through the act of making mochi, Yuna slowly becomes aware of traditions, memories, and thoughts that will fade away if nothing is done.Over the course of the summer until her graduation, Yuna begins to change in ways that she will not forget.How to attendEvents are free and everyone is welcome.Spaces are limited so please register in advance on Universe.com Grab your free ticket on Universe.com About the Japanese Film FestivalA series of free film screenings and short talks, co-organised by the Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh and the Japanese Studies department at the University of Edinburgh.The festival is supported by the Japan Foundation.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Mar 21 2025 17.15 - 21.00 Japanese Film Festival: Mochi Join us for a free, in-person screening of the 2020 film 'Mochi' (dir. Mayumi Komatsu) that includes a short introductory lecture, and will be followed by a reception of sushi and sake. Lecture Theatre G.03 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Grab your free ticket on Universe.com
Mar 21 2025 17.15 - 21.00 Japanese Film Festival: Mochi Join us for a free, in-person screening of the 2020 film 'Mochi' (dir. Mayumi Komatsu) that includes a short introductory lecture, and will be followed by a reception of sushi and sake.
