Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Screening: Seaside Serendipity (海辺へ行く道) Japan

Event Date: Mar 22, 2026 (2:30 pm to 4:30 pm)

A group of teenagers spend a summer making art in Satoko Yokohama’s offbeat portrayal of a small coastal town

Japan | Drama | 2025 | 140 minutes 

In Japanese w/ English Subtitles 

Director/Screenwriter: Satoko Yokohama 

Starring: Konosuke Harada, Kumiko Aso, Kengo Kora, Erika Karata, Koharu Sugawara

Film Source: Tokyo Theatres Company

A small seaside town has been attracting artists from all over the country. During one summer, a group of teenagers put their own creative minds into motion with different art projects while adults fumble in their pursuit of elusive answers.

Defying traditional conventions of narrative storytelling, Satoko Yokohama’s adaptation of Gin Miyoshi’s manga is an offbeat and gently funny hang-out movie that moves at its own leisurely pace. With plenty of whimsy and heart to spare, this idiosyncratic and sunlit celebration of adolescent creativity will encourage young viewers to explore the artist within them.

SPECIAL GUEST: Intro and Q&A with director Satoko Yokohama  

Satoko Yokohama , Director/Screenwriter
Born in 1978, Yokohama graduated from The Film School of Tokyo in 2004. Her graduation short film, Chiemi and Kokkunpatcho (2006), won a production grant, and she followed the project by independently producing her first feature, German plus Rain (2007), which was released theatrically.

In 2009, she directed her first commercial feature, Bare Essence of Life, which screened at major international festivals including Toronto and Vancouver.

Her 2021 film, ITO, earned multiple domestic awards.

She is widely recognized for her ability to capture the intangible moments of everyday life through distinctive and expressive storytelling.

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