Screening of NHK documentary films on Japan’s history, literature, art, culture and heritage. Organised with the support of NHK World and Embassy of Japan, New Delhi 

Geiko Satsuki, Beauty through the Seasons | (50 min; 2020; English and with subtitles)The film follows a year in the life of Satsuki, an exceptional geisha who has been the leading geisha for the last 7 consecutive years in Gion Kobu. Gion Kobu the largest geisha district in Kyoto with a history going back over 400 years has over 60 teahouses in a narrow alley of one square kilometre.  Satsuki has emerged as a geisha of the new age. The film explores Omotenashi, Japanese hospitality, and traditional geisha games such as Konpirafunefune and Tosenkyo.