This is a physical event happening on October 10th (Sun) 11:00 AM at Marilyn Monroe TheaterAdvance ticket $10 until Oct3. Ticket price change to $12 from Oct. 4-10.

Based on a true story, a Japanese homeless man who used to be a shamisen master in the past tries to get back on his feet in Los Angeles. His traumatic past, however, haunts him again and things go out of his hands. 実話を基にした、ロサンゼルスでホームレス生活を送る三味線の元達人の物語。ボランティアのベスに助けを借りながら人生の再起を図ろうとするが、過去のトラウマが彼を襲う。

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A story by Glenna Burmer based on the Japanese saying Nanakorobi-Ya Oki, or fall seven times, but get back up the eighth. A little girl faces seven challenges to save an orphan who is lost in the snowy woods of Hokkaido.

Nanakorobi                                         (Seven Falls)

When superstar NY Chef and notorious playboy, James Masala runs away from his successful career and his overbearing traditionalist father he finds himself “crash landing” in Tokyo, Japan with his only belonging, a mysterious old diary called “Safu”. Without a cent to his name and no where to go he is forced to stay with his ex-girlfriend, Kaori, in her families modest Japanese bed &amp; breakfast.&nbsp;Temperatures rise when he clashes with the manager of the B&amp;B who also happens to be Kaori’s stubborn little sister, Hanae.

Safu - Funge and Sashimi

When the main character woke up from sleep, it was in a cramped and dark casket.&nbsp;Excited by the world peeking through the small holes in her coffin, she decided to enjoy her life after death for a while.&nbsp;But after witnessing an incredible confession and plot, she decided to punish them.

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We will schedule on Sep. 1-14 2025 on-demand and theater screenings.  Venue: The Japan Foundation LA,  Hang On To The Dream Theater,  JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles  & OAA , New Gardena Hotel, Newport Beach Higashi Honganji

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