JFF 2025 Special Screening: Northern Food Story

Post Screening Q&A Session with dir. UESUGI Tetsuya

Film Details: 

Northern Food Story  (北の食景)

d. UESUGI Tetsuya / 2024 / 103min / U / Documentary

Producer: KITAZAKI Chizuru, TAJIMA Masayuki

Synopsis

“Northern Food Story” is a food documentary film set in Hokkaido, portraying the culinary landscapes woven by four chefs and the changing seasons. Japanese cuisine, French, and high-end sushi... The film captures the daily lives of chefs in Japan’s northern land, as they explore their unique culinary paths, alongside the farmers, citizens and culture that surround them.

This film was selected as one of five films to be screened in the Culinary Cinema section of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film, where it had its world premiere.

Screening Information

Date: 10 September 2025 (Wednesday)

Time: 4:30PM

Venue: GSC MyTown (Hall 1), Kuala Lumpur 

Notes:

• Admission/Bookings: Admission is FREE. Prior booking is REQUIRED.
• Max Two (2) pax under One (1) name only
• Screening in Japanese with English subtitles.
• If you require access needs during the day of screening, email hannah_ha@jpf.co.jp or WhatsApp +6019-322 3329 (Hannah)
• By participating, you agree and consent to providing your personal data to JFKL for the purpose of this screening event, in accordance to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.

Disclaimer

NO RECORDING

This screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By attending, you consent to surveillance by security personnel. You agree not to bring any recording device into the theatre. If you attempt to use or enter with recording device, you will be denied admission. If you attempt to use a recording device, you consent to your immediate removal from the theatre and forfeiture of device and its contents. Unauthorized recordings will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability.

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