Kinema Japan at Ohio State's Wexner Center for the Arts

[Donovan, Maureen H.]

Kinema Japan:

This summer the Wexner Center for the Arts Celebrates Japanese Cinema


This series will take viewers to Japan, with selections that encompass the entire spectrum of Japanese filmmaking, from samurai classics to sci-fi stunners. This is intended as an introduction and homage to one of the world's great film traditions. We've included works by some of the most revered Japanese directors, including Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa, and by contemporary filmmakers, including Takashi Miike and Hirokazu Kore-Eda, as well as other films that represent Japan's vital film history across several eras and genres.

The devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 struck Japan and neighboring regions of the Pacific soon after we finalized this schedule, spreading destruction and hardship that we could not have foreseen. In the shadow of those events, we have found it difficult to continue thinking of this series as simply a "celebration."We do hope, however, that it offers many opportunities to reflect on and appreciate the achievements of Japanese cinema.

For details of all of the films, please visit http://www.wexarts.org   Wex Drive-ins are free.  Film rates are Students: $5 General Public: $7.
Films in the series: (Click the Film title for the link to get details of each)
Tuesday, June 21, 7 PM, Film History 101 Presentation
Tokyo Story<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5675> (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953) 136 minutes
Thursday, July 7, 7PM
Ran<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5717> (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) 160 minutes
Friday & Saturday, July 8 & 9, 7PM
13 Assassins<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5719> (Takashi Miike, 2010) 126 minutes
Yojimbo<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5719> (Akira Kurosawa, 1961) 110 minutes
Thursday, July 14, 7PM Double Feature
Onibaba<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5721> (Kaneto Shindo, 1964) 103 minutes
Kuroneko<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5721> (Kento Shindo, 1968) 95 minutes
Thursday, July 28, 7PM (with live music)
I Was Born But...<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5725> (Yasujiro Ozu, 1932) 100 minutes
Woman of Tokyo<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5725> (Yasujiro Ozu, 1933) 47 minutes
I Graduated, But...<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5725> (Yasujiro Ozu, 1929) 14 minute fragment
Friday & Saturday, July 29 & 30, 7PM
Sword of Doom<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5727> (Kihaci Okamoto, 1966) 119 minutes
Karate-Robo Zaborgar<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5727> (Noburu Iguchi, 2011) 101 minutes
Thursday, August 4, 7PM Double Feature
Pale Flower<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5729> (Masahiro Shinoda, 1964) 96 minutes
Caterpillar<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5729> (Koji Wakamatsu, 2010) 85 minutes
Tuesday, August 9, 7PM
The Naked Island<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5731> (Kaneto Shindo, 1960) 94 minutes
Thursday, August 11, 7PM Double Feature
After Life<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5733> (Hirokazu Kore-Eda, 1998) 118 minutes
Maborosi<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5733> (Hirokazu Kore-Eda, 1995) 109 minutes
Thursday, August 18, 7PM
Antonio Gaudi<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5735> (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1985) 72 minutes
Friday & Saturday, August 19 & 20, 7PM
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5737> (Paul Schrader, 1985) 120 minutes
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The East Asian Studies Center will gather donations for disaster relief in Japan at the Wexner Center Drive-In Events: (Free)
Thursday, June 16, Dusk.
Lost in Translation<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5677> (Sofia Coppola, 2003) 102 minutes
Thursday, July 21, Dusk
Battle in Outer Space<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5739> (Ishiro Honda 1959) 90 minutes
Thursday, August 18, Dusk
Howl's Moving Castle<http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5741> (Hayao Miyazaki, 2004) 119 minutes
This series is co-presented by Ohio State's East Asian Studies Center, the Institute for Japanese Studies and with the support of the Japan Foundation.

For more details, please visit http://www.wexarts.org

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