GOLDEN SLUMBER at the FCCJ, Tokyo, 26 January RSVP please

[Jonathan M. Hall]

Dear KineJapanners,

Thanks to those who came to the screenings of Iwasa Hiroki films tonight!  We had a full room for the screening.  I loved the last film-- creating wings from an abandoned umbrella.  The simple beauty of the film was touching.  "An adult fantasy," as one person in attendance described it to me.

But, "because cinema needs a gun and a woman," as Hasumi Shigehiko once said, we can also see Golden Slumber!  Karen Severns of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan forwarded me information about this upcoming screening at the Press Club.  KineJapanners interested in attending should contact her at kjs30 at gol.com to make a reservation. Because it's a free screening of a yet unreleased film, I'm sure it will be very popular.    It's another adaption of an Isaka Kotaro story, following recently Juryoku Piero, (A Pierrot), Rasshu Raifu (A Life), and Fish Story.  The industry goes with a winner, I guess.

You can see the Japanese trailers for Golden Slumber here: http://www.nipponcinema.com/trailers/golden-slumber-trailer/

I hope to see you there.
Jonathan



SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING 
followed by a Q&A session with the film’s producer, Hitoshi Endo

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010.  6:30 p.m.   20th floor

GOLDEN SLUMBER  Japan, 2010. 139 minutes.
In Japanese with English subtitles.

Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
Written by Kotaro Isaka, based on his novel 
Produced by Hitoshi En
Starring Masato Sakai, Yuko Takeuchi, Nao Omori, Akira Emoto

Film courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd.

The Movie Committee is thrilled to provide this opportunity for FCCJ members to view this new thriller before its much-anticipated Japanese release. Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Golden Slumber is the third film he has adapted in collaboration with the bestselling author Kotaro Isaka, following The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker in 2007, and Fish Story in 2009. 

Shortly before a remote-controlled bomb explosion kills the opposition party’s prime minister during a parade in Sendai, a courier named Aoyagi (Masato Sakai) unexpectedly bumps into an old friend, Morita.  The latter is acting very strangely and before it happens, mentions the assassination. Moments later, the police arrive, handguns drawn, and kill Morita. Panicked and confused after witnessing this incident, Aoyagi makes a run for it. But bystanders point the finger at him, framing him for the premier’s assassination. With nowhere left to turn, Aoyagi feels compelled to place his trust in a small circle of friends to help him out. These include a college buddy, a fellow delivery driver, a serial killer, and Haruko (Yuko Takeuchi), his former girlfriend.  

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see Golden Slumber before its release in Japanese theaters on January 30, 2010.

Golden Slumber producer Hitoshi Endo is director of the Visual Production Department at Amuse, Inc. He previously produced Fish Story (2009) and The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007), by the same director and writer. His other productions include Funuke domo kanashimi no ai wo misero (2007), Little DJ (2007), A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) and Sky High (2003).

All movie screenings are private, noncommercial events restricted to FCCJ members and their guests.

Karen Severns, Edwin Karmiol.  Movie Committee.






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