[KineJapan] Japanese Musical Films at Japan Society, New York

[Michael Raine]

Hello All,

I'd like to announce the following series, coming up next month.

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[image: Memories of Matsuko]



*Japan Sings! The Japanese Musical FilmApril 8–23, 2016 *

*Japan Society, New York*

This spring, Japan Society celebrates the astonishing yet little-known
world of Japanese musical films. The series focuses on the golden age of
the "popular song film" starring teen idols and TV stars from the 50s and
60s. It also reaches back to prewar singing samurai and forward to
twenty-first century genre mashups – 10 songful cinema gems all on 35mm!
Musical performance in these films incorporates Japanese musical tradition
as well as the utopian space of the Hollywood musical to create a rich
commentary on the intimate and unequal relation between Japan and the USA.
This series is guest curated by Michael Raine, Assistant Professor of Film
Studies at Western University, Canada.

Friday April 8, 7pm: You Can Succeed, Too (君も出世ができる, 1964)
Saturday April 9, 3pm: Series Curator Lecture: Popular Song and Performance
in the Japanese Musical Film
Saturday April 9, 4:30pm: So Young, So Bright (ジャンケン娘, 1955)
Saturday April 9, 7pm: The Stormy Man (嵐を呼ぶ男, 1957)
Tuesday April 12, 7pm: Singing Lovebirds (鴛鴦歌合戦, 1939)
Friday April 15, 7pm: Twilight Saloon (たそがれ酒場, 1955)
Saturday April 16, 4:30pm: Oh, Bomb! (ああ爆弾, 1964)
Saturday April 16, 7pm: Irresponsible Era of Japan (ニッポン無責任時代, 1962)
Tuesday April 19, 7pm: A Treatise on Japanese Bawdy Songs (日本春歌考, 1967)
Saturday April 23, 4pm: The Happiness of the Katakuris (カタクリ家の幸福, 2002)
Saturday April 23, 7pm: Memories of Matsuko (嫌われ松子の一生, 2006)

Michael Raine, Assistant Professor in Film Studies
Western University, Canada
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