A Saturday Night Encounter.
A Young Japanese Woman and a Marine Officer.
Who Holds the Truth?
LIFECYCLE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
COCKTAIL PARTY
A FILM BY REGGE LIFE
When the daughter of a Japanese businessman in Okinawa charges that a U.S. serviceman assaulted her, the serviceman claims the encounter was entirely consensual. The ensuing civil and military investigations bring to light persistent resentment going back many years on both sides about the human toil of accommodating long term military occupation.
A FILM BY REGGE LIFE
BASED ON THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE WINNING NOVEL BY TATSUHIRO OSHIRO
FEATURING: TADASHI MITSUI SHELDON BROWN ANDREW SPATAFORA SAORI GODA TATSUO ICHIKAWA JAN MIZUSHIMA MICHAEL NIEDERER RIKA AKANISHI
YOSHIRO KONO JAYSON JAMES AND YASU SUZUKI
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Join Us for EngageAsia Film+Makers Series Webinar Featuring Regge Life and the Cast of Cocktail Party
July 17, 2020, Friday 6:30 to 7:30 pm (EDT)
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Join EngageAsia for a live interactive roundtable with acclaimed filmmaker Reggie Life and the Cast of Cocktail Party that will focus on the film, U.S.-Japan relations, racial tensions, and the continued legacy of World War II and Battle of Okinawa. Cocktail Party is based on the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel of the same name by Tatsuhiro Oshiro.
Details and Registration Here:
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Limited Time Theater Engagements:
CIMEMA PALETTE in Naha, Okinawa Nov. 9 - Nov. 22, 2018
UPLINK SHIBUYA in TOKYO, JAPAN June 22 - July 5, 2019
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10. 29. 2016
A Special Invitation-Only Screening Of COCKTAIL PARTY Was Held At The 6th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival In Okinawa.
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1. 29. 2017
Cocktail Party Had A Screening And Discussion As A Part Of "Asia: Past, Present, Future", New England Region Association For Asian Studies' Annual Conference On January 29 at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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3. 15. 2017
Cocktail Party Had A Screening And Discussion As A Part Of 2017 Winter Institute For Intercultural Communication (WIIC) Workshops on March 15th In Springfield, Massachusetts.
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SCREENINGS & FORUMS