[KineJapan] Harada Masato's "Sekigahara" at FCCJ

[Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan]

Dear KineJapaners,



The Foreign Correspondents' Club in Yurakucho is screening Masato Harada’s
historical epic “Sekigahara” on August 8, with the director and breakout
star, Takehiro Hira, on hand for the Q&A session following the screening.



Since FCCJ is a private club, you must reserve your seats through
Screenings Curator Karen Severns: *karenseverns at gmail.com
<karenseverns at gmail.com>.*



Be sure to reserve at least two days before the screening, as seats are
very limited.



*FCCJ SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING*

*TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 at 6:15 pm**

*Please note early start time.



*SEKIGAHARA*

Japan, 2017  149 minutes   Japanese with English subtitles

Followed by a Q&A session with writer-director Masato Harada and star
Takehiro Hira



Masato Harada’s sweeping new epic, “Sekigahara,” takes on the momentous
1600 battle that is considered the defining moment of Japan’s future.
Lasting just six hours, with forces estimated to number 180,000 — 30,000 of
whom did not survive — its outcome brought an end to the centuries-long
Warring States period. Directing just his second jidaigeki period drama
(after 2015’s “Kakekomi”) and adapting the best-selling 3-volume novel of
the same name, Harada populates “Sekigahara” with a teeming assortment of
historic characters and enough political intrigue, Machiavellian
maneuvering and exciting ninja action for an entire miniseries. But his
focus is resolutely on the motives and strategies of the two men whose
forces would meet in Gifu for the final showdown: Mitsunari Ishida (Junichi
Okada) and Ieyasu Tokugawa (Koji Yakusho). This is a powerful
reinterpretation that completely overturns our conventional understanding,
transforming their fateful conflict into a war between justice and
political opportunism.



For more (in Japanese): https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__wwwsp.sekigahara-2Dmovie.com&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=e7qMG9KFq7WNnPQWULWHJA&m=ncS68K7zl__L2pdjDkj-7c4OXXnt8ZuOBEhJvi4vEwk&s=thEwtWYHoBUt0K48_0Xy34tGQhUzsk1QTDP0HkHaY9s&e= 


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posted by Eija Niskanen
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