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The leading presenter of Japanese cinema for more than 50 years | Classics & premieres @japansociety in NYC. Organizers of #JAPANCUTS since 2007.
333 E47 St, New York, NY 10017
Joined January 2010
We're thrilled to announce "Shiguéhiko Hasumi: Another History of the Movie in America and Japan", a carte blanche series by Japan's preeminent film scholar! Mentor of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hasumi's work challenges western notions of Japanese film. Oct 9-18: https://t.co/HqS4NJEeFu
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"One of my favorite films within the history of cinema"—Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Richard Fleischer’s THE BOSTON STRANGLER dramatizes the '60s serial murders w/elaborate camerawork—a film praised not only by Hasumi but also acolyte Kiyoshi Kurosawa who would knowingly adopt a similar structure for his ’90s policier CURE. Screens 10/16: https://t.co/OUSagFznkw
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Richard Fleischer’s THE BOSTON STRANGLER dramatizes the '60s serial murders w/elaborate camerawork—a film praised not only by Hasumi but also acolyte Kiyoshi Kurosawa who would knowingly adopt a similar structure for his ’90s policier CURE. Screens 10/16: https://t.co/OUSagFznkw
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The 35mm print of Kon Ichikawa's CONFLAGRATION has arrived! A rare chance to see a Mishima adaptation acclaimed by the writer himself, screening this Sat. 9/27!
Just announced! Based on a Yukio Mishima novel, Kon Ichikawa’s stark adaptation involves the psychological breakdown of a troubled youth, whose desire for pure beauty leads him to Kyoto’s golden pavilion. CONFLAGRATION screens 9/27 on a 35mm import: https://t.co/T2VmNL53bz
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Shiguéhiko Hasumi presenting Uchida's KILLING IN YOSHIWARA at Cinema Vera this past weekend! Hasumi's carte blanche series "Shiguéhiko Hasumi: Another History of the Movie in America and Japan" opens on Oct. 9th:
japansociety.org
Japan Society presents Obayashi '80s, a six-film program centered on Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1980s youth films, with a rare focus on his rarely-screened Onomichi trilogy and his years with Kadokawa.
「日本映画のために」刊行記念特集9/20より始まりました。本日の『妖刀物語 花の吉原百人斬り』上映前トークショーの様子をお届けします。ゲストは蓮實重彦さんです。小森はるか監督作品や、『河内山宗俊』についてのお話、さらに三宅唱監督も飛び入りでご挨拶してくださいました！
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One Battle After Another in theaters September 26. Get tickets now! Powered by @onebattlemovie
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Original Japanese B2 poster for THEY LIVE BY NIGHT (1948). Ray's lyrical debut would not be released in Japan until the 1980s.
Nicholas Ray's impassioned American myth of star-crossed lovers—a film Hasumi considers one of the top 10 debuts in all of cinema history—finds a love held true, even in the sobering elucidations of daybreak. THEY LIVE BY NIGHT screens 10/16 on 35mm: https://t.co/z6Cz2fEfcf
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Nicholas Ray's impassioned American myth of star-crossed lovers—a film Hasumi considers one of the top 10 debuts in all of cinema history—finds a love held true, even in the sobering elucidations of daybreak. THEY LIVE BY NIGHT screens 10/16 on 35mm: https://t.co/z6Cz2fEfcf
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Hasumi's selection at Japan Society includes works by Mikio Naruse, Yasujiro Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Makoto Sato and a visit from Locarno winner Sho Miyake!
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Shiguéhiko Hasumi presenting Uchida's KILLING IN YOSHIWARA at Cinema Vera this past weekend! Hasumi's carte blanche series "Shiguéhiko Hasumi: Another History of the Movie in America and Japan" opens on Oct. 9th:
japansociety.org
Japan Society presents Obayashi '80s, a six-film program centered on Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1980s youth films, with a rare focus on his rarely-screened Onomichi trilogy and his years with Kadokawa.
「日本映画のために」刊行記念特集9/20より始まりました。本日の『妖刀物語 花の吉原百人斬り』上映前トークショーの様子をお届けします。ゲストは蓮實重彦さんです。小森はるか監督作品や、『河内山宗俊』についてのお話、さらに三宅唱監督も飛び入りでご挨拶してくださいました！
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An honest yet desperate father commits armed robbery in order to treat his ailing daughter in Ozu’s penumbral silent. Hasumi’s favorite for its “very Hollywoodian” properties. THAT NIGHT'S WIFE screens 10/11 on 35mm w/live accompaniment by @unpianistique: https://t.co/Piaby58YLL
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Commissioned by HKIFF, which tasked four filmmakers with making shorts using “beautiful” as a theme, Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivers surprising results with this off-kilter unrequited rom-com turned action flick. BEAUTIFUL NEW BAY AREA PROJECT screens 10/10: https://t.co/MEgklCNhw5
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The heir apparent of a kabuki dynasty abandons post to overcome his insipid lack of talent, renouncing his birthright to master his craft in Mizoguchi’s beautifully tragic Meiji-era romance. THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUM screens 10/10 on 35mm: https://t.co/SHzRkqN1zv
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Japan Society hosted a reception in honor of actress Machiko Kyo 70 years ago #otd on September 22, 1955. Pictured with Kyo are Masaichi Nagata, president of Daiei Films; Douglas Overton, executive director, Japan Society; and Professor Hugh Borton of Columbia University.
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Commissioned by HKIFF, which tasked four filmmakers with making shorts using “beautiful” as a theme, Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivers surprising results with this off-kilter unrequited rom-com turned action flick. BEAUTIFUL NEW BAY AREA PROJECT screens 10/10: https://t.co/MEgklCNhw5
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Japan Society hosted a reception in honor of actress Machiko Kyo 70 years ago #otd on September 22, 1955. Pictured with Kyo are Masaichi Nagata, president of Daiei Films; Douglas Overton, executive director, Japan Society; and Professor Hugh Borton of Columbia University.
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Original Japanese poster for LIVING ON THE RIVER AGANO (1992).
Makoto Sato’s legendary doc depicts the lives of an aging riverside community afflicted by Minamata disease. A lyrical evocation of the natural world and the quiet tragedy that has befallen it and its people. LIVING ON THE RIVER AGANO screens on 16mm: https://t.co/vTcqj38lRF
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Makoto Sato’s legendary doc depicts the lives of an aging riverside community afflicted by Minamata disease. A lyrical evocation of the natural world and the quiet tragedy that has befallen it and its people. LIVING ON THE RIVER AGANO screens on 16mm: https://t.co/vTcqj38lRF
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Kurosawa's son would recall, "My father was always thinking about doing something new and interesting. That's why he watched a lot of TV, and he found Peter himself, thinking, 'There's an interesting one there.' His androgynous aura was perfect for that role, I think."
This reminds me that Akira Kurosawa more than likely watched Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) when he cast famous drag performer Peter as the fool in Ran (1985)
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Original Japanese poster for LIVING ON THE RIVER AGANO (1992).
Makoto Sato’s legendary doc depicts the lives of an aging riverside community afflicted by Minamata disease. A lyrical evocation of the natural world and the quiet tragedy that has befallen it and its people. LIVING ON THE RIVER AGANO screens on 16mm: https://t.co/vTcqj38lRF
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Makoto Sato’s legendary doc depicts the lives of an aging riverside community afflicted by Minamata disease. A lyrical evocation of the natural world and the quiet tragedy that has befallen it and its people. LIVING ON THE RIVER AGANO screens on 16mm: https://t.co/vTcqj38lRF
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NYC: Cap-G Great Movie Alert, on 35mm no less.
The heir apparent of a kabuki dynasty abandons post to overcome his insipid lack of talent, renouncing his birthright to master his craft in Mizoguchi’s beautifully tragic Meiji-era romance. THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUM screens 10/10 on 35mm: https://t.co/SHzRkqN1zv
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