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On November 13 award-winning author Tomoka Shibasaki joined us at the UW for a screening of ‘Asako I & II’, <\/em><\/strong>Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s (Drive my Car<\/em>) 2018 award-winning film following Shibasaki’s mysterious pop romance novel ‘Nete mo Samete mo’<\/em>. The story begins with Asako, a young woman who meets and falls madly in love with a drifter, Baku, who one day drifts right out of her life. Two years later, working in Tokyo, Asako sees Baku again \u2014 or, rather, a young, solid businessman named Ryohei who bears a striking resemblance to her old flame. They begin to build a happy life together until traces of Asako\u2019s past start to resurface. Film introduced by author.\u00a0 Showing in-person only.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Japanese with English subtitles (119 minutes). Read more about Hamaguchi’s thoughts on Shibasaki’s novel and the author’s thoughts on working with this director.<\/p>\n

On NOV 14:<\/strong>\u00a0 Ms. Shibasaki will be at Town Hall Seattle. <\/strong>Join an intimate conversation with Japanese author Tomoka Shibasaki as she discusses her literary works, including the award-winning Spring Garden\u00a0<\/em>(Haru no Niwa<\/em>), \u00a0at 7:30 PM (in Japanese and in English). See Japan Foundation webpage for information and tickets.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Read some of Shibasaki’s works online:<\/div>\n
“Right Here, Right Here”<\/a> (translated by Kendall Heitzman).<\/div>\n
“In a Very Small Place”<\/a> (translated by\u00a0Laurel Taylor)<\/div>\n
“One Hundred Years and a Day”<\/a>\u00a0 (translated by Polly Barton.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On November 13 award-winning author Tomoka Shibasaki joined us at the UW for a screening of ‘Asako I & II’, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s (Drive my Car) 2018 award-winning film following Shibasaki’s mysterious pop romance novel ‘Nete mo Samete mo’. The story begins with Asako, a young woman who meets and falls madly in love with a<\/p>\n

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