The year is 1959 and Japan is about to embark on a decade-long boom, fueled by construction for the just-announced Tokyo Olympics. Ryunosuke Chagawa is still writing pulp fiction while running a candy shop to make a living. He is taking care of Junnosuke, who has come to live with him. He has been waiting for Hiromi, who was once engaged to him but has suddenly disappeared, to return. Junnosuke’s father visits Chagawa to take Junnosuke away with him, saying that Chagawa is not good enough to be a guardian of his son. Chagawa starts writing a serious novel, which he once gave up, to make Junnosuke’s father approve him of living with Junnosuke, and to be a famous novelist for Hiromi. In the meantime, the Suzuki family accepts their relative’s daughter, Mika, to come to live with them for a while, as her father has failed in his business. Mika, who used to be well-off, cannot stand the Suzuki family’s modest life. However, she gradually becomes aware of true happiness, seeing the Suzuki family’s kindness. POST PARTY: This screening will be part of the Asian Showcase. The post party will be held at the highy acclaimed Fury Rok and Rol Sushi Lounge. The restaurant will be featuring many of their signature appetizers and dishes. The bar will be hosted by Absolut vodka and Karl Strauss beer.

Three women spanning three generations struggle with life and love on their individual roads toward happiness. Ah-mi, a 27-year-old screenwriter, hasn’t completed her first script in over a year. On her birthday, she gets scolded by her older sister Young-mi and her niece Kang-ae. Seeking consolation, she turns to her boyfriend Eun-sook, who she realizes is a deadbeat and headed nowhere. This leads her to reluctantly go on a blind date and meet Soong-won. A confident accountant and a seemingly better choice for Ami, She also lives with her older, sexier sister Young-mi, all the while dreaming of success and independence. Young-mi meets, and is attracted to, actor Kyoung-soo during the course of her work as an interior designer, but her confidence flags when she thinks she’s hit menopause. Also her high school-aged daughter, Kang-ae, is focused solely on finding a way to win a kiss from her boyfriend Ho-jae with the assistance of her best friend and self-professed dating expert Mi-ran. POST PARTY: This screening will be part of the Asian Showcase. The post party will be held at the highy acclaimed Fury Rok and Rol Sushi Lounge. The restaurant will be featuring many of their signature appetizers and dishes. The bar will be hosted by Absolut vodka and Karl Strauss beer.

A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "The River." The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's edge - a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam - contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle - provides the epic backdrop for a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China. POST PARTY: This screening will be part of the Asian Showcase. The post party will be held at the highy acclaimed Fury Rok and Rol Sushi Lounge. The restaurant will be featuring many of their signature appetizers and dishes. The bar will be hosted by Absolut vodka and Karl Strauss beer.