Any must see movie events in Kansai in February?

Michael Kerpan mekerpan at verizon.net
Tue Jan 13 19:31:05 EST 2009


My wife and I will (finally) make it to Japan in February.  This will be an all-Kansai visit (from the the 13th to the 25th) -- Osaka, then Nara, then Kyoto.  Any events of note (or people to see)? (I always dreamed of paying my respects to Kawase-san if I ever got to Nara -- but now with her Cannes triumph, I suspect she's too busy for idle visits by idkle visitors). ;~}

At least in Kyoto, we will be near some movie-related sites -- our inn is near Kiymizudera (Ozu's Late Soring) and Sanjusanngendo (Naruse's Archery Contest).  Any other suggestions? (what IS the temple that one sees in Kawase's Sharasojyu?)

On a more pertinent topic -- anyone else get to see the rather amazing Talking Silents release devoted to Torajiro Saito.  I'm not sure what I found more surprising, the out of control lunacy of Kid Commotion or te (presumably rare) pro-Christian tone of Dawning Sky.

MEK
Boston



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