July 20: J-Film: My Little Sweet Pea

The JICC and the Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C. Present - The J-Film Series - My Little Sweet Pea | July 20, 2016 | Wednesday at 6:30PM Japanese w. English subtitles | Not Rated | 95 min | 2013 Picture © 2013 "My Little Sweet Pea" Production Committee The more you smile, the happier you will be tomorrow. The more you cry, the more you will be kind to someone. Mugiko is an anime geek ("otaku" in Japanese) who lives with her brother.  She dreams of becoming a voice actress but life takes an unexpected turn when her estranged mother, Ayako, appears at their doorstep and asks to move in.  Having been abandoned by her mother many years ago, Mugiko struggles with this new arrangement.   However, just as suddenly as she arrived, Ayako passes away. Mugiko, still unsure of her own feelings, decides to travel to her mother's hometown to bury her ashes. She is surprised by the warm reception of the townsfolk and learns that Ayako had been almost like a well-loved idol. Gradually, Mugiko begins to uncover her mother's past and understands who she truly was. Starring Maki Horikita, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kimiko Yo Presented in cooperation with the Japan Foundation You are invited to J-Film: My Little Sweet Pea | 麦子さんと Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street Northwest Suite 100 Washington DC 20036 US REGISTER NOW This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.  *** When registering, you may receive an email asking you to "Activate your Eventbrite account" if you have never used Eventbrite before. It is NOT necessary to activate an account for you to attend this event and you may ignore this email from Eventbrite. *** In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp. Doors open 30 minutes before the program. Program begins at 6:30PM. No admittance after 7:00PM or once seating is full, whichever occurs first. Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee a seat.