Cinema Program: screening schedule (by film)
Mar. 3, 2015 (Tue.) 01:30
Parasophia will be presenting a series of film screenings at the Film Theatre of the Museum of Kyoto as the Cinema Program portion of Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015. One series of screenings is curated by participating artist and film scholar Alexander Zahlten, featuring Japanese films from the 1960s to the present with the theme of “East Asia in Japanese cinema,” and another series is selected by participating artist Emiko Kasahara in connection with the historical background on which her work for the exhibition is based, with films from Manchukuo among others. Further screenings of works by Parasophia’s participating artists and other related films are also scheduled, bringing the total to approximately 20 films in all. There will also be talks by the directors of several films and other related events over the course of the screenings. See this website for the latest updates.
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Screening dates
Tuesday, March 10–Sunday, April 19, 2015
Venue
Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto (on the corner of Sanjo and Takakura Streets, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
Admission
Free for Parasophia ticket-holders.
Show your Parasophia ticket to see any screening.
Talks are free entry.
Parasophia ticket information
Capacity
174 per screening (doors open for second screening 10 minutes before film begins)
Language
All films currently scheduled are either in Japanese only or in their original languages with Japanese subtitles.
If you have any questions about the language of a specific film, please contact info@parasophia.jp.
All talks currently scheduled are also in Japanese only.
1. Alexander Zahlten: “Mirrorball on Asia”
This series of screenings of 11 films focuses on Japanese cinema in East Asia and features mainly Japanese films from the 1960s to the 2010s. Audiences are encouraged to see several films in order to compare their artistic expression, narratives, and backgrounds.
Dates: Sunday, April 5–Sunday, April 19, 2015
A-1. Asiapol Secret Service [Japan release version] (Directed by Akinori Matsuo, 1966, 97 min., 35 mm)
Sunday, April 5, 3:00 PM / Saturday, April 11, 3:00 PM
A-2. Asiapol Secret Service [Hong Kong release version] (Directed by Akinori Matsuo, 1967, 97 min., 35 mm [DVD screening])
Sunday, April 5, 5:10 PM / Saturday, April 11, 5:10 PM
Two versions of the film will be screened on the same day: the Japanese release version, featuring Hideaki Nitani in the lead, and the Hong Kong release version, with Jimmy Wang-Yu.
B-1. Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong (Directed by Yasuki Chiba, 1963, 102 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, April 7, 6:30 PM / Sunday, April 12, 3:00 PM
B-2. Annyeong Yumika (Directed by Tetsuaki Matsue, 2009, 119 min., 35 mm)
Sunday, April 12, 5:30 PM / Friday, April 17, 6:30 PM
C-1. Saudade (Directed by Katsuya Tomita, 2011, 167 min., 35 mm)
Thursday, April 9, 6:00 PM / Saturday, April 18, 2:00 PM
C-2. Asia is One (NDU, 1973, 96 min., 16 mm)
Friday, April 10, 6:30 PM / Saturday, April 18, 6:00 PM
D-1. The Bird People in China (Directed by Takashi Miike, 1998, 118 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, April 14, 2:00 PM / Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 PM
D-2. Last Life in the Universe (Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruan, 2003, 117 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 PM
E-1. The Far East Apartment (Directed by Tetsuya Mariko, 2003, 32 min., 8 mm [DVD screening])
Thursday, April 16, 6:00 PM / Sunday, April 19, 1:30 PM
E-2. The Rambler under the Southern Cross (Directed by Buichi Saito, 1961, 79 min., 35 mm)
Thursday, April 16, 7:00 PM / Sunday, April 19, 2:30 PM
E-3. Dear Pyongyang (Directed by Yang Yong-hi, 2005, 107 min., 35 mm) * Rated R15 (restricted to ages 15 and above)
Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 PM / Sunday, April 19, 5:00 PM
Talk 1: Han Yanli (Associate Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University) & Alexander Zahlten
Sunday, April 5, 7:00–8:00 PM
Talk 2: Tetsuaki Matsue & Alexander Zahlten
Sunday, April 12, 7:40−8:40 PM
Talk 3: Yang Yong-hi & Alexander Zahlten
Sunday, April 19, 7:00–8:00 PM
(All talks in Japanese only)
2. Emiko Kasahara “trigonometry”
This series of screenings of feature-length color films was chosen by artist Emiko Kasahara to complement her new work at Parasophia. It includes both Japanese and Manchurian wartime propaganda films and Soviet films made in the early postwar period.
Dates: Tuesday, March 10–Sunday, March 15, 2015
Army (Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, 1944, 87 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, March 10, 1:30 PM / Saturday, March 14, 4:10 PM
Song of the White Orchid (Directed by Kunio Watanabe, 1939, 102 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 PM
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malay (Directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, 1942, 117 min., 35 mm)
Wednesday, March 11, 1:30 PM / Sunday, March 15, 3:30 PM
Winter Jasmine (Directed by Yasushi Sasaki, 1942, 74 min., DVD)
Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 PM
The Ballad of Siberia (Directed by Ivan Pyrev, 1947, Russia, 100 min., 35 mm)
Thursday, March 12, 1:30 PM / Sunday, March 15, 6:00 PM
Sayon’s Bell (Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu, 1943, 74 min., 35 mm)
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 PM
The Stone Flower (Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, 1946, Russia, 80 min., 35 mm)
Friday, March 13, 1:30 PM / Saturday, March 14, 6:10 PM
China Night (Directed by Osamu Fushimi, 1940, 126 min., 35 mm)
Friday, March 13, 6:30 PM / Saturday, March 14, 1:30 PM
My Nightingale (Directed by Yasujiro Shimazu, 1944, 99 min., 35 mm)
Sunday, March 15, 1:30 PM
Talk: Emiko Kasahara
Saturday, March 14, 7:40–8:40 PM
3. Participating Artists Showcase: Allan Sekula
The Forgotten Space (directed by Allan Sekula & Noël Burch, 2010, 112 min., digital screening)
May 7 (Thu.) 6:00 PM
Language: English, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese (with English subtitles)
Presented with the cooperation of Doc.Eye Film
4. Participating Artists Showcase: Yoshimasa Ishibashi
The Fuccons: Special Edition (Directed, screenwriting, producer, cinematographer, film editor: Yoshimasa Ishibashi, 2002, 60 min., 35 mm [DVD screening])
May 9 (Sat.) 6:00 PM–
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto
174 seats (Parasophia ticket stub required)
Presented with the cooperation of Yoshimoto Creative Agency
Sort by date
Screening dates
Tuesday, March 10–Sunday, April 19, 2015
Venue
Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto (on the corner of Sanjo and Takakura Streets, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto)
Admission
Free for Parasophia ticket-holders.
Show your Parasophia ticket to see any screening.
Talks are free entry.
Parasophia ticket information
Capacity
174 per screening (doors open for second screening 10 minutes before film begins)
Language
All films currently scheduled are either in Japanese only or in their original languages with Japanese subtitles.
If you have any questions about the language of a specific film, please contact info@parasophia.jp.
All talks currently scheduled are also in Japanese only.
1. Alexander Zahlten: “Mirrorball on Asia”
This series of screenings of 11 films focuses on Japanese cinema in East Asia and features mainly Japanese films from the 1960s to the 2010s. Audiences are encouraged to see several films in order to compare their artistic expression, narratives, and backgrounds.
Dates: Sunday, April 5–Sunday, April 19, 2015
A-1. Asiapol Secret Service [Japan release version] (Directed by Akinori Matsuo, 1966, 97 min., 35 mm)
Sunday, April 5, 3:00 PM / Saturday, April 11, 3:00 PM
A-2. Asiapol Secret Service [Hong Kong release version] (Directed by Akinori Matsuo, 1967, 97 min., 35 mm [DVD screening])
Sunday, April 5, 5:10 PM / Saturday, April 11, 5:10 PM
Two versions of the film will be screened on the same day: the Japanese release version, featuring Hideaki Nitani in the lead, and the Hong Kong release version, with Jimmy Wang-Yu.
B-1. Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong (Directed by Yasuki Chiba, 1963, 102 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, April 7, 6:30 PM / Sunday, April 12, 3:00 PM
B-2. Annyeong Yumika (Directed by Tetsuaki Matsue, 2009, 119 min., 35 mm)
Sunday, April 12, 5:30 PM / Friday, April 17, 6:30 PM
C-1. Saudade (Directed by Katsuya Tomita, 2011, 167 min., 35 mm)
Thursday, April 9, 6:00 PM / Saturday, April 18, 2:00 PM
C-2. Asia is One (NDU, 1973, 96 min., 16 mm)
Friday, April 10, 6:30 PM / Saturday, April 18, 6:00 PM
D-1. The Bird People in China (Directed by Takashi Miike, 1998, 118 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, April 14, 2:00 PM / Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 PM
D-2. Last Life in the Universe (Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruan, 2003, 117 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 PM
E-1. The Far East Apartment (Directed by Tetsuya Mariko, 2003, 32 min., 8 mm [DVD screening])
Thursday, April 16, 6:00 PM / Sunday, April 19, 1:30 PM
E-2. The Rambler under the Southern Cross (Directed by Buichi Saito, 1961, 79 min., 35 mm)
Thursday, April 16, 7:00 PM / Sunday, April 19, 2:30 PM
E-3. Dear Pyongyang (Directed by Yang Yong-hi, 2005, 107 min., 35 mm) * Rated R15 (restricted to ages 15 and above)
Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 PM / Sunday, April 19, 5:00 PM
Talk 1: Han Yanli (Associate Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University) & Alexander Zahlten
Sunday, April 5, 7:00–8:00 PM
Talk 2: Tetsuaki Matsue & Alexander Zahlten
Sunday, April 12, 7:40−8:40 PM
Talk 3: Yang Yong-hi & Alexander Zahlten
Sunday, April 19, 7:00–8:00 PM
(All talks in Japanese only)
2. Emiko Kasahara “trigonometry”
This series of screenings of feature-length color films was chosen by artist Emiko Kasahara to complement her new work at Parasophia. It includes both Japanese and Manchurian wartime propaganda films and Soviet films made in the early postwar period.
Dates: Tuesday, March 10–Sunday, March 15, 2015
Army (Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, 1944, 87 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, March 10, 1:30 PM / Saturday, March 14, 4:10 PM
Song of the White Orchid (Directed by Kunio Watanabe, 1939, 102 min., 35 mm)
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 PM
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malay (Directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, 1942, 117 min., 35 mm)
Wednesday, March 11, 1:30 PM / Sunday, March 15, 3:30 PM
Winter Jasmine (Directed by Yasushi Sasaki, 1942, 74 min., DVD)
Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 PM
The Ballad of Siberia (Directed by Ivan Pyrev, 1947, Russia, 100 min., 35 mm)
Thursday, March 12, 1:30 PM / Sunday, March 15, 6:00 PM
Sayon’s Bell (Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu, 1943, 74 min., 35 mm)
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 PM
The Stone Flower (Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, 1946, Russia, 80 min., 35 mm)
Friday, March 13, 1:30 PM / Saturday, March 14, 6:10 PM
China Night (Directed by Osamu Fushimi, 1940, 126 min., 35 mm)
Friday, March 13, 6:30 PM / Saturday, March 14, 1:30 PM
My Nightingale (Directed by Yasujiro Shimazu, 1944, 99 min., 35 mm)
Sunday, March 15, 1:30 PM
Talk: Emiko Kasahara
Saturday, March 14, 7:40–8:40 PM
3. Participating Artists Showcase: Allan Sekula
The Forgotten Space (directed by Allan Sekula & Noël Burch, 2010, 112 min., digital screening)
May 7 (Thu.) 6:00 PM
Language: English, Dutch, Spanish, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese (with English subtitles)
Presented with the cooperation of Doc.Eye Film
4. Participating Artists Showcase: Yoshimasa Ishibashi
The Fuccons: Special Edition (Directed, screenwriting, producer, cinematographer, film editor: Yoshimasa Ishibashi, 2002, 60 min., 35 mm [DVD screening])
May 9 (Sat.) 6:00 PM–
Venue: Film Theatre, The Museum of Kyoto
174 seats (Parasophia ticket stub required)
Presented with the cooperation of Yoshimoto Creative Agency