Hong Kong abruptly cancels 3 Japanese film screenings amid diplomatic row
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has dropped Kamome Diner, Tampopo and An from its upcoming film programme
Amid souring Sino-Japanese relations, Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has abruptly cancelled three screenings of Japanese films for its upcoming film programme.
The decision was announced on December 3, three days before “Food for Thought – a Cinematic Feast” was slated to begin.
Kamome Diner (2006), previously scheduled for December 6 and January 3, follows a woman working in a quiet cafe who eventually forms an unexpected family with two other solitary women.
Tampopo (1985), a cult comedy by director Juzo Itami that was initially scheduled for December 28 and January 11, depicts a truck driver who trains a widowed noodle shop owner in the rigorous art of making the perfect bowl of ramen.
Screenings of other “Food for Thought” films from other corners of the world, including India, France, the UK, the US and mainland China, are scheduled to proceed as planned.