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Film Social: Flower and Sword (Hana Ikusa)

Film Social: Flower and Sword (Hana Ikusa) In-Person

Watch Flower and Sword (Hana Ikusa, 2017) in the Canyon Theater, a special feature as part of our Annual Ikenobo Japanese Flower Exhibition. Not Rated. 2 h 7m. Japanese with English subtitles.

How about conducting battle, but with flowers in lieu of weapons? There were monks who did ikebana, or Japanese flower arrangement, following a war. There was once an actually famous monk in Kyoto, Japan circa 1594 with exemplary ikebana skills. A shogun, or lord, invites him to do ikebana for him. Responding to the request the monk goes to Gifu castle, but a below average performance leads to shogun's wrath.

Date:
Sunday, Oct 5 2025 Show more dates
Time:
2:00pm - 4:15pm
Location:
Canyon Theater, Main Library, Theater

Audience:
  Ages 12 to 18     Ages 18+  
Categories:
  Film