Boston Univeristy: Film Series

JAPANESE FILM SERIES 2009

Celebrating 50 years of Boston-Kyoto Sister Cityhood

In this series we will be screening  a diverse variety of films, from classics of the past (particularly three films set in Kyoto) to more recent masterpieces. Admission is free, but seating is limited (58 seats) and on a first-come, first-served basis. We look forward  to seeing you!

Location: Boston University, Photonics Center (room 205)

2 Saint Mary's Street, Boston, MA

(One minute walk from Green Line B "BU Central" stop)

Dates/Times: Every Wednesday at 6:30 starting on February 4 and continuing for ten weeks (except March 11--Spring Recess)

Schedule 

All fills are Japanese with English subtitles

2/4: *Rikyu (1989) Hiroshi Teshigahara, dir. Rentaro Mikuni, Yoshiko Mita

2/11: Sanjuro (1962) Akira Kurosawa, dir. Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai

2/18: Linda Linda Linda (2005) Nobuhiro Yamashita, dir. Duu-na Bae, Yu Kashii

2/25: *Late Spring (1949) Yasujiro Ozu, dir. Ryu Chishu, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Haruko Sugimura

3/4: Ikiru (1952) Akira Kurosawa, dir. Takashi Shimura

3/18: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) Hayao Miyazaki, dir. 

3/25: Naniwa Elegy (1936) Kenji Misoguchi, dir. Isuzu Yamada

4/1: Hula Girls (2006) Sang-il Lee, dir. Yu Aoi, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsuchi Toyokawa

4/8: The Burmese Harp (1956) Kon Ichikawa, dir. Rentaro Mikuni, Shoji Yasui

4/15: *Sisters of the Gion (1936) Kenji Mizoguchi, dir. Isuzu Yamada

4/22: Substitute screening in case of snow cancellation

(*Denotes a film set in Kyoto)

The above schedule is subject to change.

Information: 

Phone: 617.353.2642 (Boston University, Dept. of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)

Co-sponsored by the Boston University Department of Modern Lanuages and Comparative Literature and the Center for the Study of Asia, with the cooperation of the Boston Japan Society.