Shishido Jo and Nikkatsu Action in the World (E+J)

[Ono Seiko and Aaron Gerow]

NIKKATSU ACTION IN WORLD FILM HISTORY
世界映画史の中の日活アクション

This Saturday, November 11, the Arts Department of Meiji Gakuin 
University will be holding symposium on the place of Nikkatsu Action in 
world film history featuring a screening of the action masterpiece, _A 
Colt Is My Passport_ (Nomura Takashi, 1967), and a discussion in Japanese 
between the film's star, Shishido Jo, and the film scholars Yomota 
Inuhiko and Aaron Gerow.  With film studies both inside Japan and abroad 
still not fully considering the importance of Nikkatsu Action in Japanese 
film history, the discussion will focus not only on Shishido Jo's unique 
presence as "self-critical" presence in these films, but on the 
relationships between Nikkatsu Action and foreign cinema, particularly 
film noir, the Western, and the New Wave.

The event is free and all are welcome.

Time: 

14:00     _A Colt Is My Passport_ (Nomura Takashi, 1967) (on video)
          『拳銃（コルト）は俺のパスポート』（野村孝、1967年）ビデオによる
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16:00     Interview discussion with Shishido Jo (Yomota Inuhiko and Aaron 
Gerow)
          宍戸錠氏　講演とインタビュー（四方田犬彦とアーロン・ジェロー）

Place:
          Meiji Gakuin Shirogane Campus, Room 2302
          明治学院白金校舎2302番教室

The Shirogane Campus is a five minute walk from the Takanawa Station on 
the Toei Asakusa Line.  A bus from Meguro Station (heading for Shinagawa 
and the Keibajo) also stops in front of the campus.

Contact: Department of Art 03-5421-5380