UTCP Screening: "Crossing Mongolia"

[Mark Roberts]

Dear KineJapaners,

Please join us at UTCP for a screening of "Crossing Mongolia" [Mōko Ōdan] (1924), on Wednesday, February 29th, at 18:30.

Discussant: Hatakeyama Muneaki.

Description
After traveling to China at the beginning of the 20th century as tairiku rōnin ("continental adventurers"), Usuki Masazō and his nephew Moriji worked as ranchers and hauled goods for the military. Later, they formed a private army to participate in the Mongolia-Manchurian Independence Movement. These activities, which led them from Beijing to Inner Mongolia, even resulted in their becoming familiar with the Inner-Mongolian royal family. Borrowing equipment and staff from the newly formed Mantetsu Film Division, the two shot their travels through Mongolia. The result is this autobiographical documentary, which has previously enjoyed only a single screening. 

We are pleased invite you to join us for this rare and special screening to be followed by a short discussion.

Film Length: 100 minutes. Subtitles: None.

Place: University of Tokyo, Center for Philosophy, Collaboration Room 2, 4th Floor, Building 18, Komaba Campus.

Language: Japanese and English | No registration required

Hatakeyama Muneaki is a Ph.D. candidate, lecturer, and film researcher at Atomi and Kokugakuin Universities. His current research is on Soviet cinema.

Details: http://utcp.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/events/2012/02/film_screening_crossing_mongol/index_en.php

Access: http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/map02_02_e.html

Organized by UTCP.

For more information, please contact <mroberts37 AT mail-central DOT com>. 

Mark Roberts
Research Fellow, UTCP
http://utcp.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/members/data/mark_roberts/index_en.php

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