<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This is a related event to the World Premiere of Miike's new anime adaptation YATTERMAN, which our festival is organizing. We're bringing Miike and star / pop singer Sho Sakurai to NYC for the premiere on Friday the 6th (a screening not open to the public), in conjunction with Nikkatsu and the NY Comic Con. Miike will host a panel at the Comic Con on Friday afternoon, as well. <div><br></div><div>We had originally wanted to plan a lot of additional events with him in NYC - including talks at NYU and/or Columbia - but most of our proposals were shot down by the Japanese companies involved.<div><br></div><div>Marc Walkow</div><div>NY Asian Film Festival</div><div><br><div><br><div><div>On Jan 29, 2009, at 12:06 AM, <a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> KINEJAPAN Digest 2566<br><br>Topics covered in this issue include:<br><br> 1) Fwd: An Incisive Afternoon with Director Takashi Miike<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>by Aaron Gerow <<a href="mailto:aaron.gerow@yale.edu">aaron.gerow@yale.edu</a>><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Aaron Gerow <<a href="mailto:aaron.gerow@yale.edu">aaron.gerow@yale.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">January 28, 2009 6:29:49 PM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Fwd: An Incisive Afternoon with Director Takashi Miike</b><br></span></div><br><br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From Gore to Westerns:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">An Incisive Afternoon with Director Takashi Miike<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Saturday, February 7<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">2:00 pm<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Miike's 2001 film, Ichi the Killer.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From the gory horror of Audition (1999) to the spaghetti western parodySukiyaki Western Django (2007) to the musical comedy The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Japan’s busiest film director Takashi Miike has made over 50 films in the widest range of possible genres. His razor-sharp, most absurd and yet entertaining style of filmmaking makes him one of the most distinctive directors working today, and this has brought a whole new type of international, enthusiastic, young followers to contemporary Japanese films. In this incisive afternoon, Miike will speak in depth on his filmmaking behind-the scenes.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Followed by a reception.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Takashi Miike.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Takashi Miike<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Born in Osaka in 1960, Miike graduated from the Japan Academy of Moving Images in Yokohama. After assisting directors such as Shohei Imamura and Hideo Onchi, he directed a number of Yakuza movies on video and made a theatrical feature debut with Shinjuku Triad Society in 1995. His filmography includes more than 50 films to date, and the latest film Yatterman is being released in Japan in March.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Tickets:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">$11/$7 Japan Society members, seniors & students<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Purchase tickets online or call the box office at 212.715.1258.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">LOCATION:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Unless noted otherwise, all programs will be held at Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street at First Avenue, NYC.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">You have received this e-mail announcement based on your expressed interest in specific types of events. 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