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The Japan Foundation UK has just announced details of its touring film programme, which I've served as advisor on.<br>I'm pasting the details below, but you can also find the information on the JF UK website at: http://www.jpf.org.uk/whatson.php#304<br>I also write a lot about the selection and the reasons for it on my website here: http://jaspersharp.com/blog/news/2011/01/jf-tour-2011/<br><br> I’ll be giving an introduction to the season on <strong>27 January from 6.30pm</strong>
at the Japan Foundation, so please come along. <br>Its free, although you
need to inform them you are coming an advance by emailing <font style=""><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="2"><a style="color: rgb(88, 88, 88); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:event@jpf.org.uk">event@jpf.org.uk</a>.</font></font><br><br>More info below:<br><br><br><em>From the Japan Foundation Website</em><BR>
<br><BR><br><BR><em>Back to the Future: Japanese Cinema Since the Mid-90s</em><BR>Date: 4 February 2011 – 28 March 2011<BR>
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This year’s Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme focuses on the
marked resurgence of Japanese cinema from the mid 1990s onwards.
Including established names such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa as well as
up-and-coming talent Yuya Ishii, the featured directors have carved a
new path for the future and contributed to the recent success of
Japanese cinema around the world. Showcasing a great breadth of
creativity, the 2011 line-up offers UK audiences an insight into a
pivotal period which changed the landscape of Japanese cinema and
provided the industry with a new lease of life.<BR>
<br><strong> </strong><BR><strong>2011 Film line-up:</strong><BR><strong><br></strong><BR>
<em>Linda Linda Linda</em><BR>
Dir: Nobuhiro Yamashita, Japan 2005 (114min, 35mm, subtitles)<BR><br><BR>
<em>Cure</em><BR>
Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan 1997 (115min, 35mm, subtitles)<BR><br><BR>
<em>Go</em><BR>
Dir: Isao Yukisada, Japan 2001 (122min, 35mm, subtitles)<BR><br><BR>
<em>Sawako Decides (Kawano Sokokara Konnichiwa)</em><BR>
Dir:Yuya Ishii, Japan 2009 (112min, 35mm, subtitles)<BR><br><BR>
<em>Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (Joze To Tora To Sakana Tachi)</em><BR>
Dir: Isshin Inudo, Japan 2003 (116min, 35mm, subtitles)<BR><br><BR>
<em>One Million Yen Girl (Hyakumanen To Nigamushi Onna)</em><BR>
Dir: Yuki Tanada, Japan 2008 (121min, 35mm, subtitles)<BR><br><BR>
<em>The Bird People in China (Chugoku No Chojin)</em><BR>
Dir: Takashi Miike, Japan 1998 (102min, 35mm subtitles)<BR>
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</strong><BR><br><strong>Touring venues:</strong><BR>
4 – 13 February ICA Cinema, London<BR>
21 – 24 February Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast<BR>
4 – 10 March Filmhouse, Edinburgh<BR>
11 – 16 March Broadway, Nottingham<BR>
18 – 20 March Arnolfini, Bristol<BR>
22 – 28 March Showroom Workstation, Sheffield<BR><br><br><br><br>Jasper Sharp: Writer & Film Curator Homepage<br>http://jaspersharp.com/<br><br>Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema<br>http://www.midnighteye.com<br><br>Zipangu Fest: Japanarchy in the UK<br>http://zipangufest.com/<br><br><br> </body>
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