Japanese Film Screening
2025/9/5
Free Japanese Film Screening
Free Japanese Film Screening is being held at Ellen Melville Centre on the last Friday of each month from 6:00pm and are preceded by a short video about Japanese culture from 5:45 pm.
- All films have English subtitles.
- Admission is free and booking is not necessary (first come, first served basis )
- A short videos on life and culture in Japan will be shown before the start of the feature film.
- The dates and titles may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Japanese screen legend Koji Yakusho delivers a Cannes award-winning performance in this Wim Wenders feature about a humble janitor. Nominated for the 2023 Palme d'Or. Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. |
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| The Ellen Melville Centre is an Auckland Council community hub in the centre of Auckland city. Formerly known as Pioneer Women's and Ellen Melville Hall, the Ellen Melville Centre has five diverse hireable spaces, and easy access onto Freyberg Place. | |
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Japanese Film Festival
「Japanese Film Festival 2025」in Auckland will be held from Thursday 6 November to Sunday 9 November 2025. Please click here for more details.