<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;" class="">Dear KineJapanners,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 11px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;" class="">The Foreign Correspondents' Club in Yurakucho will be screening “The Actor,” Satoko Yokohama’s first film since the much-lauded “Bare Essence of Life,” on Tuesday, January 12th. </div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 11px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;" class="">Since FCCJ is a private club, you must reserve your seats through Screenings Curator Karen Severns: <span style="text-decoration: underline" class=""><a href="mailto:kjs30@gol.com" class="">kjs30@gol.com</a>.</span> </div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 11px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(6, 6, 6);" class=""><b class="">FCCJ SNEAK PREVIEW</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(6, 6, 6);" class=""><b class="">TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(6, 6, 6);" class=""><b class="">6:45 pm </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(6, 6, 6); min-height: 11px;" class=""><b class=""> </b></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px -22.5px; font-size: 11px; font-family: Arial;" class=""><b class="">THE ACTOR (Haiyu Kameoka Takuji)</b></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px -22.5px; font-size: 9px; font-family: Arial;" class="">Japan, 2016 123 minutes English, Russian, Japanese with Japanese subtitles</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; min-height: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px -22.3px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;" class=""><b class="">Followed by a Q&A with director Satoko Yokohama</b></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px -22.3px; font-size: 10px; min-height: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;" class="">Busy TV actor Ken Yasuda gives an extraordinarily versatile performance in the role of a lifetime, demonstrating his skill in a range of parts on a variety of film sets and theatrical stages. “The Actor,” which world premiered at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival, highlights Yokohama’s flare for surrealistic touches, unusual imagery and offbeat musical selections. A witty, warm-hearted paean to a bit-part player — you recognize his face, but you can never remember his name — the film follows Takuji Kameoka as he auditions, rehearses and shoots, then drinks away his loneliness with fellow low-achievers in nearby bars. Then one night, he awakens from a nap and falls in love with the radiant bartender Azumi (Kumiko Aso). As if that isn’t enough, he’s invited to audition for world-famous arthouse director Alan Spesso (Ricardo Garcia). Suddenly, Kameoka is facing an existential midlife crisis</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px -22.5px; text-align: justify; font-size: 9px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 10px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px -22.5px; font-size: 9px; font-family: Arial;" class=""><b class="">For trailer </b>(in Japanese): <span style="font-size: 10px; font-family: Helvetica; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class=""><a href="http://kametaku.com/" class="">http://kametaku.com/</a></span></div></body></html>