September 2010
10 posts
Masahiro Shinoda in New York
Masahiro Shinoda, director of Pale Flower, Double Suicide and The Assassin, among many others,paid a visit to Japan Society yesterday. A 12-film retrospective of his works will be presented at the New York Film Festival from September 25 until October 10. The master has had a long friendship with Japan Society: we have been screening his films since 1975 and were pretty much the first to...
WatchA trailer for Atsushi Ogata’s film Cast Me If You Can.
Co-presented with the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, Japan Society will screen the film on Saturday, September 25th, 7 p.m.
This is the East Coast premiere event, and director Atsushi Ogata will be in attendance at the screening.
Visit here for more information.
Hikari Mitsushima + Takashi Shimizu + J-Horror in...
“Rabbit Horror 3D”. Yep, that’s kind of a weird title, but it sure sounds intriguing.
The film also stars Teruyuki Kagawa and Nao Omori. D.P. is Christopher Doyle. Director Shimizu will screen a few minutes’ footage of this film at the Vienna International Film Festival.
*subjecttostatus: The Beauty of Horror: How... →
Eerie and mesmerising, Masaki Kobayashi’s 1964 portmanteau film ‘Kwaidan’ takes inspiration from the tales of supernatural folklore recounted in Lafcadio Hearn’s book ‘Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things’ to present four short stories that will live with you for years to come…
Cast Me If You Can
Cast Me If You Can (脇役物語 / Wakiyaku Monogatari) will be screened on Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 7 p.m., co-presented with the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival.
East Coast Premier.
Director Atsushi Ogata’s first feature film tells the story of a supporting actor, always mistaken for others, who longs to be a leading man and gets his break when cast in a Woody Allen remake. But a...
Kon Ichikawa and typography
Interesting book on Kon Ichikawa and the typography he used in his films.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4880652407/ex-news-22
Fukatsu best actress at Montreal →
If you missed the news…
japantastic:
Eri Fukatsu has won the best actress award at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival in Canada for her performance in “Akunin” (“Villain”), directed by Lee Sang Il, according to distributor…
