Sanshiro Sugata (film screening)
KUROSAWA Akira’s debut feature SANSHIRO SUGATA (1943) screens on Wed Aug 20, 6:00 PM at the JFT Event Hall, as part of the Japanese sports cinema series. Continue reading →
Views of Vengeance: The Bad Sleep Well
in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints The Bad Sleep Well Directed by Akira Kurosawa 1960, 150 min Japanese with English subtitles Revenge is served cold (with a menacing appetizer of wedding cake, the highlight of a stunning opening scene) in … Continue reading →
December Films at Innis Town Hall: Ikiru
Ikiru • いきる Directed by Akira Kurosawa/B&W /1952/143 min/blu-ray Kanji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura), a devoted single father, has mindlessly rubber-stamped documents at city hall for 30 years to support his son. When he receives a diagnosis of terminal stomach cancer, he … Continue reading →
Noh Film: Throne of Blood
Noh-influenced Shakespeare by Akira Kurosawa Dir. Akira Kurosawa 1957, 110 min. Japanese with English subtitles Kurosawa infused his adaptation of Macbeth with Noh elements, from the soundtrack and stage set to the actors’ performance style, Noh mask-like makeup and facial … Continue reading →
