Framing Ramen, Framing Japan: A Conversation with Director John Daschbach

Name: Framing Ramen, Framing Japan: A Conversation with Director John Daschbach
Start: 2025-09-09T16:00:00+09:00
Location: 国際交流基金

Schedule

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC+09:00

Location

国際交流基金 | Shinjuku, TY

Hello all,
The Japan Foundation organizes a film screening and talk event about Japan's Ramen culture on September 9th. If you happen to be in Japan, please stop by the JF headquarters (for the event, the registration is required)!
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The Japan Foundation’s Film Department operates JFF Theater, a streaming platform that allows audiences around the world to watch Japanese films and audiovisual content anytime, anywhere, for free and with multilingual subtitles.
**JFF Theater** website: https://en.jff.jpf.go.jp/
On **Tuesday, September 9, 2025**, the Japan Foundation Headquarters (Yotsuya, Tokyo) will host a special screening and talk event. The program will feature ”COME BACK ANYTIME”, a documentary currently available on JFF Theater.
Directed by American filmmaker John Daschbach, **”COME BACK ANYTIME”** follows a year in the life of a long-established ramen shop in Tokyo, portraying the relationships that develop there and the local culture surrounding it.
Following the screening, we will welcome Director John Daschbach and Producer Wataru Yamamoto for a conversation about the filmmaking process and perspectives on Japanese culture.
We hope you will join us for this opportunity to share diverse perspectives and insights in Japan from abroad, across different fields of study.
If you wish to attend, please register via the form below. Family members, colleagues, and friends who are interested in the event are also welcome to join.
Registration Form: https://forms.office.com/r/DTLF1aGjqW
*Please note that if the number of applications exceeds the venue’s capacity, we may not be able to accommodate all requests. We appreciate your understanding.
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Date & Time: Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 16:00–18:45**
　16:00–17:25　Film Screening
　(Break)
　17:40–18:45　Talk Event
Venue: Japan Foundation Headquarters (Yotsuya, Tokyo) – Hall Sakura
Access: https: https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/access/map.html
Languages: Japanese & English (with interpretation)
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★ About the film ”COME BACK ANYTIME”
Film page: https://en.jff.jpf.go.jp/movie/come-back-anytime/
Director: John Daschbach / 2021 / 81 min
An American filmmaker closely follows a year in the life of UEDA Masamoto, who has run his Tokyo ramen shop, Bizentei, for more than 40 years. UEDA serves his legendary ramen to scores of devoted customers and leads them on seasonal pilgrimages across the Japanese countryside. There, they harvest and share local produce like pears, bamboo shoots, and wild yams. This heartwarming documentary captures the beauty of Japan's landscapes through the seasons, the joy of savoring seasonal delicacies, and UEDA's warm, beloved personality.