Upcoming Japanese Film Event: PLAN 75 at the 45th Mill Valley Film Festival

2022/10/4
PLAN 75 Screenshot
The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco is partnering with the California Film Institute to present two screenings of the 2022 Japanese feature-length film PLAN 75 as a part of the 45th Mill Valley Film Festival (Oct 6-16). This will be the U.S. premiere of this film which received the Camera d’or Special Mention at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and has also been selected as Japan’s entry for the International Feature category of the 95th Academy Awards in 2023. Please join us for the latest in quality Japanese cinema.

Screenings

Screening 1
Date:   Friday, Oct 14; 4:00PM
Venue: Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 4th St
San Rafael, CA 94901
 
Screening 2
Date:   Saturday, Oct 15; 4:00PM
Venue: UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
2155 Center St
Berkeley, CA 94720

About PLAN 75

112 Minutes, Drama
Japanese Language with English Subtitles
Director: Chie HAYAKAWA
 
Set in a fictional near-future of an alternative Japan, the film hypothesizes a governmental program Plan 75 which considers voluntary euthanasia amongst senior citizens in a super-aged society. The film explores the meaning and value of life across multiple generations

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