Los Angeles: "Yukie" & "Oriume" Japanese Film Screening

Jonathan M. Hall jmhall
Wed Apr 28 12:03:20 EDT 2004


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From: "Aurora Foundation" <creativeentpr at worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 19:23:05 -0300
To: "Aurora Foundation" <AuroraFoundation at usa.net>
Subject: FYI: "Yukie" & "Oriume" Japanese Film Screening

FYI
The Japanese Language Scholarship "Aurora" Foundation (JLSF) presents
Japanese films, "Yukie" & "Oriume" at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre on
Sunday, May 2nd, 2004.
 
Advanced tickets are still available, but we cannot guarantee that you will
be able to purchase tickets on the day of screening!

Please forward this info (in Japanese & in English) to your co-workers and
associates.

Sincerely,

Hideki Takegahara, Program Coordinator
JLSF Aurora Foundation
6630 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: 323.466.1237
Fax: 323.464.8048
Website: http://www.jlsf-aurora.org
 
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Advanced tickets are still available, but we cannot guarantee that you will
be able to purchase tickets on the day of screening!
> Aratani / Japan America Theatre
> 244 South San Pedro Street
> (Little Tokyo), Los Angeles CA 90012
> 
>  "Yukie"     (1998 / 93 minutes)
> In English with Japanese Subtitles
> 1:00 p.m.   Sunday, May 2, 2004
>   
> 
> A wife's battle against the fear of her fading memories and a husband's
> devoted love. A compelling and sensitive love story about a couple's heroic
> endurance illustrates the magnificence of loving and living with dignity and
> tranquility.
> 
> 
> Impressed by the Akutagawa-winning novel in 1993, Hisako Matsui was obsessed
> with the idea of making ?Yukie? into a film.   After 3 years of funding on her
> own, the moviemaking dream finally became a reality with the script written by
> Kaneto Shindo, a prominent movie director known for numerous films as ?Gogo No
> Yuigon-Jo? [A Last Note].
> 
> This is Ms. Matsui?s first time directing a film.  The crew, cast and staff
> were mostly Americans.  The production took almost a full year (1996),
> including the actual shoot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Jimmy Davis, former
> governor of Louisiana, sang the title song, ?You Are my Sunshine,? at the age
> of 97. 
> 
> AWARDS: 
> Japan Film Makers Association Film Festival - 1997 Best Rookie Film
> The Agency for Cultural Affairs - 1998 Best Film
> 
> "Oriume"     (2002 / 111 minutes)
> In Japanese with English Subtitles
> 4:15 p.m.   Sunday, May 2, 2004
> 
> A mother-in-law is stricken with Alzheimer's disease and her illness threatens
> to tear apart the family. Based on a true story, the film portrays struggle,
> hope and restoration with heart-warming compassion.
> 
> This film is based on a book which was presented to Hisako Matsui from a local
> housewife at a screening of ?Yukie? in Aichi, Japan.  The book was the true
> story of the housewife, Motoko Kosuga?s experience with senior care.
> 
> While Matsui exerted herself in fund-raising to make a film of this book, some
> audience members who saw ?Yukie? organized a grass-roots supporting team and
> assisted the ?Oriume? production at all the stages from financing, and
> shooting all the way to its premiere to screening.
> 
> The film questions, ?What will you do with your parents when they need senior
> care?? This is a dominant concern for everyone in Japan where the society is
> aging more rapidly than ever before.
> 
> This true-life film has generated great empathy and so far has been seen by
> more than a million people all over Japan.  This is Hisako Matsui's second
> film. 
> FILM FESTIVALS: 
> The Montreal International Film Festival 2002
> Tokyo International Women?s Film Festival 2002
> Pittsburgh Carnegie Foundation Japanese Film Series
> The Ministry of Health and Welfare, Special Film Selection.
> 
> Subsequent to the screening of each film, director Hisako Matsui (from Japan),
> will give a 30 min talk.Hisako Matsui: Director, Scriptwriter, Producer
> Ms. Matsui was born in 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Wasada Univ.,
> majoring in Theatre Arts, and in 1989 she founded her own production
> company, Essen Communications, producing a number of TV plays and
> documentaries. Her directorial debut with ?Yukie? (1997) received several
> prizes from film festivals in Japan. Her 2nd directed film, ?Oriume? (2002),
> was selected for the Tokyo International Film Festival 2002 and the Montreal
> World Film Festival 2002.
> 
> The Japanese Language Scholarship "AURORA" Foundation is a non-profit
> 501(c)(3) organization established in 1999. Our primary mission is to assist
> non-native Japanese language teachers and students of Japanese language
> education in the United States to experience time in Japan and have the
> opportunity to participate in various training programs during their stay..
> 
> Aratani / Japan America Theatre
> 244 South San Pedro Street
> (Little Tokyo), Los Angeles CA 90012
> 
> 
> Boxoffice:  (213) 680-3700 (Mon. - Sat. 12pm-5pm) Advanced Ticket Sales:
> $17.00 for both films
> $9.00    for one film onlyTickets purchased day of screening:
> $20.00   for both films
> $10.00   for one film only
> Aurora Club Members, JACCC Members, Seniors (over 60 years old with valid ID)
> Advanced Ticket Sales:
> $16.00 for both films
> $8.00    for one film onlyTickets purchased day of screening:
> $18.00   for both films
> $9.00   for one film only
> Advanced Tickets are also available at:
> Kinokuniya Bookstore:
>      Little Tokyo Store                   (213) 687-4480
> 
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