PICTURE BRIDE 30th Anniversary Screening

PICTURE BRIDE

KAYO HATTA | JAPAN, USA | 1994 | 94 MIN | PG-13 | ENGLISH, JAPANESE 

Winner of a 1995 Sundance Audience Award, Kayo Hatta’s PICTURE BRIDE is a beautiful and poignant turn-of-the-century drama about a young Japanese woman sent to Hawaii for an arranged marriage made under false pretenses. Presented with the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia.

Cast: Yûki Kudô, Akira Takayama, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tamlyn Tomita

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of PICTURE BRIDE with insight on the historical context of this 1994 film. The Japan America Society of Philadelphia has teamed up with PFS to showcase and commemorate this cinematic milestone.

6:45 PM | Mini-talk on the film’s historical context /// 7:00 PM | Film

Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia
JASGP is a private nonprofit organization that has inspired mutual curiosity, understanding, and collaboration between Japan and Philadelphia for more than 30 years through art, business, and culture. We operate: Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center hosting over 40,000 visitors annually; produce the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival with over 30,000 attendees; present a US-Japan Business and Public Policy Series; and provide Japanese arts, business, and cultural educational programming for all ages. https://japanphilly.org/