The Embassy of Japan invites you to the screening of “The Lines That Define Me” on 30 October at Forum Cinemas
2026/10/8
Our embassy will host a screening of a Japanese film featuring sumi-e (traditional Japanese ink painting) at Forum Cinemas (address 13. janvāra street 8) on 30 October 2026 at 19:30.
Admission is free of charge. Please register your participation by sending an e-mail to the following address: culturelv@rg.mofa.go.jp. Please indicate the number of tickets you would like to reserve (maximum 4 tickets per person).
Admission is free of charge. Please register your participation by sending an e-mail to the following address: culturelv@rg.mofa.go.jp. Please indicate the number of tickets you would like to reserve (maximum 4 tickets per person).
The Lines That Define Me (線は、僕を描く)
Director: Norihiro Koizumi (Mr.)
Cast: Ryusei Yokohama (Mr.), Kaya Kiyohara (Ms.), Kanata Hosoda (Mr.), Yuumi Kawai (Ms.), Kenichi Yajima (Mr.), Atom Shukugawa (Mr.), Sora Inoue (Mr.), Yasuko Tomita (Ms.), Yousuke Eguchi (Mr.), Tomokazu Miura (Mr.)
Genre: Drama
[2022 / 106 min ]
Sosuke Aoyama, the film's protagonist, has his life transformed when he has a life-changing encounter with sumi-e (Japanese ink painting), while working at an exhibition installation. Though expressed only in black and white, the paintings burst into vivid color before his eyes, transforming a world overshadowed by the deep grief of losing his family in a tragic accident. When the legendary sumi-e master Kozan Shinoda invites him to become his student Sosuke becomes increasingly captivated by this unfamiliar world, despite the challenges and uncertainties he faces along the way.
Cast: Ryusei Yokohama (Mr.), Kaya Kiyohara (Ms.), Kanata Hosoda (Mr.), Yuumi Kawai (Ms.), Kenichi Yajima (Mr.), Atom Shukugawa (Mr.), Sora Inoue (Mr.), Yasuko Tomita (Ms.), Yousuke Eguchi (Mr.), Tomokazu Miura (Mr.)
Genre: Drama
[2022 / 106 min ]
Sosuke Aoyama, the film's protagonist, has his life transformed when he has a life-changing encounter with sumi-e (Japanese ink painting), while working at an exhibition installation. Though expressed only in black and white, the paintings burst into vivid color before his eyes, transforming a world overshadowed by the deep grief of losing his family in a tragic accident. When the legendary sumi-e master Kozan Shinoda invites him to become his student Sosuke becomes increasingly captivated by this unfamiliar world, despite the challenges and uncertainties he faces along the way.