Hospitality Department
An adaptation of Kochi Prefecture native and bestselling author
Arikawa Hiro's eponymous novel. Set in an actual Kochi Prefectural
Government department, it is a refreshing tale of passionate men
and women striving to promote their region that earned over 120
million yen at the box office in only its first two days of
release.
Kakemizu (Nishikido Ryo), a young public servant working for the
Kochi Prefectural Government, is transferred to its new
"Hospitality Department" which aims to stimulate local tourism.
After accepting some harsh advice from a homegrown writer named
Yoshikado (Kora Kengo), he brings in the down-to-earth and
imaginative Taki (Horikita Maki) as a part-time member of staff.
Hospitality Department
Sponsored by The Japan Foundation and The Consulate-General of Japan at Denver
Fri March 17, 2017, 7:30 PM, Muenzinger Auditorium
Japan, 2013, in Japanese, Color, 123 min, 35mm • official site
Director: Yoshishige Miyake, Cast: Ryo Nishikido, Maki Horikita, Eiichirô Funakoshi, Megumi Seki, Kengo Kora
Tickets
10 films for $60 with punch card
$9 general admission.
$7 w/UCB student ID,
$7 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.
Parking
Pay lot 360 (now only $1/hour!), across from the buffalo statue and next to the
Duane Physics tower, is closest to Muenzinger. Free parking can be found after 5pm at the meters
along Colorado Ave east of Folsom stadium and along University Ave west of Macky.
RTD Bus
Park elsewhere and catch the HOP to campus
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