Fwd:Japan Film series-U of Kentucky

Aaron Gerow gerow at ynu.ac.jp
Mon Jan 20 01:02:04 EST 2003


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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:59:24 -0500
From: Slaymaker Doug <dslaym at uky.edu>
Subject: Japan Film series-U of Kentucky


With apologies for cross-postings.

If you are within driving distance, please come for the rare 35mm format
screenings of these films.

The Japan Studies Program at the University of Kentucky, with support of 
the
Asia Center, is pleased to present a Film Series and Conference: ウ
Japanese
Film and the War.イ  This symposium will showcase Japanese film and 
culture
in the years following the Asia-Pacific War.  This period saw enormous
change in Japanese society, as Japan went from being an Imperialist
aggressor, to an occupied country, to an economic superpower.  The 
tensions,
violence, and upheavals of the era are reflected in many brilliant feature
films.  On five Fridays from January 24th to March 28th, 2003, the series
will present five of those films.  In addition, the Japan Studies Program
will host a one day seminar on Japanese film, that takes up issues
associated with these films, on March 1, 2003
(http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/RAE/Japan/FILMS.htm#seminar).

    Gate of Flesh (Nikutai no mon, 1964) by Seijun Suzuki
Suzuki is known for his artistic deconstructions of popular genres while
chronicling the urban youth culture of the 1960s.  :Nikutai no monイ is 
based
on the explosive 1946 story by Tamura Taijiro, which was itself a lurid
protest to the wartime regime.
    January 24, 2003

    The Face of Another (Tanin no kao, 1967) by Hiroshi Teshigahara
As he did on a number of occasions, Teshigahara adapted a surreal novel by
Kobo Abe.  This work deals with a disfigured manケs adoption of a new
identity, in a morass resulting from shifting mores and faith in science.
    February 7, 2003

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity  (Jingi naki tatakai, 1973)by Kinji
Fukasaku
Often compared to The Godfather for both its artistry and popularity, this
work has become a classic of the yakuza gangster genre.
    February 28, 2003

    Jin-Roh (1998) by Hiroyuki Okiura
A recent example of anime, the internationally popular genre of Japanese
animation, set in an alternate past that explores the fascist proclivities
of twentieth-century conflicts.  This work is an example of the best of 
the
new directions that young artists are taking the genre.
    March 7, 2003

    Dr. Akagi (Kanzo sensei, 1998) by Shohei Imamura.
Veteran director Shohei Imamura follows a doctor obsessed with curing
hepatitis in wartime Japan in a comic and poignant treatment of the
concomitant destruction and hope of the era.
    March 28, 2003

All the films are subtitled in English, and will be shown in the 35mm 
format
in the Worsham Theater on the University of Kentucky campus.

All events are free and open to the public.  For dates and times,
directions, and more information, please visit our Web site at
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/RAE/Japan/FILMS.htm.

This series is made possible by:
The  Japan Studies Department, University of Kentucky
The  Asia Center, University of Kentucky


-- 
Doug Slaymaker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Japan Studies Program, University of Kentucky
1055 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, Ky  40506-0027
859-257-9139
http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/RAE/Japan/


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