Schoolgirl Apocalypse sneak at FCCJ

John Junkerman jtj at rf7.so-net.ne.jp
Wed Jul 27 12:30:47 EDT 2011


Please note the correct date is August 24.

On Jul 28, 2011, at 1:19 AM, Eija Niskanen wrote:

> Dear KineJapanners,
> 
> We have another sneak preview opportunity at the Foreign
> Correspondents' Club of Japan on Wed., August 10, at 7 pm. We are also
> invited to the Meet the Filmmaker cocktail party from 6 pm, which is
> just ¥1,260. You can attend the screening without attending the
> cocktail party.
> 
> The FCCJ is a private club, so you must reserve through Karen Severns
> if you’d like to attend the film and/or party: kjs30 at gol.com
> 
> http://www.fccj.or.jp/node/6791
> 
> SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING
> Followed by a Q&A session with writer-director John Cairns and
> producer Yukie Kito
> WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24   7 pm  20th floor
> 
> SCHOOLGIRL APOCALYPSE (Seirafuku Mokushiroku)
> Japan, 2011  86 minutes  In Japanese with English subtitles
> 
> Writer-Director: John Cairns
> Produced by: Yukie Kito
> Executive Producers: Daniel Isaacsen and Yojiro Suzuki	
> Cast: Higarino, Mai Tsujimoto, Max Mackenzie
> 
> Film courtesy of Lantis
> 
> The Movie Committee continues testing new cinematic waters. Following
> our first-ever screening of a pink film in July, we have been
> emboldened to present our first-ever “social commentary on gender,
> race and language all effectively disguised as a zombie-horror film,”
> as critic Jongsuk Thomas Nam put it. The news value? It features an
> award-winning producer working with an American director and
> bi-national cast in Japan, it world-premiered last month to great
> acclaim at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, and even
> more importantly, it is a genre film. The dirty little secret about
> international distribution deals for Japanese films is that genre
> sells best: sex and violence transcend language barriers, thus
> promising higher profits than even an Oscar for Best Foreign Language
> Film.
> 
> Besides, if Japan’s traditional ghost stories send a delicious shiver
> down your spine, join us for “Schoolgirl Apocalypse.” It’s sure to
> send the summer heat screaming from the room.
> 
> A Japanese schoolgirl, Sakura (Higarino), finds her average life in a
> small town turned inside out when all the males start attacking and
> killing females. With few skills, and only her kyudo bow and an
> English textbook in her survival kit, Sakura sets out on a journey
> through a dark world of mayhem. The trauma of witnessing the murders
> of her friends and family gradually drives her toward madness, and she
> begins taking refuge in an animated dreamworld. There she meets a
> foreign boy, Billy (Mackenzie), who helps her narrowly escape death
> until she can find him in the real world. But she also finds her most
> formidable foe yet, Aoi (Tsujimoto), a woman who seems programmed to
> kill. Why is all this happening, and who or what is behind it? Sakura
> must overcome her fear—and get her hands really bloody dirty—to find
> the answers.
> 
> “Schoolgirl Apocalypse” opens later this year in Japan, but you can
> see it at FCCJ first.
> 
> Please join Mr. Cairns and Ms. Kito, as well as the stars of the film,
> for a glass of wine and light snacks at our Meet the Filmmakers
> Cocktail Party, from 6:00 – 6:55 pm. The cocktail party is ¥1,260
> (incl. tax). Space is limited to the first thirty (30) people to sign
> up at the FCCJ Reception Desk (3211-3161). On August 24, please pick
> up your ticket at the front desk from 6:00 pm, and join us in the
> Anteroom. Cancellations received after noon on the day of the
> screening will be charged in full.
> 
> You may attend the film without attending the cocktail party. Please
> make your reservations at the FCCJ Reception Desk (3211-3161) to allow
> for seating arrangements. All movie screenings are private,
> noncommercial events restricted to FCCJ members and their guests.
> 
> Karen Severns, Edwin Karmiol, Movie Committee
> 
> 
> -- 
> Eija Niskanen
> 080-3479-8475
> Kichijoji Honcho 4-12-6
> Musashino-shi
> Tokyo 180-0004

John Junkerman
jtj at rf7.so-net.ne.jp

2-18-6 Ehara-cho
Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165-0023
Phone/Fax +813-3951-3963
(in Japan: 03-3951-3963)



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