Japanese Movies In Iran
Ten great movies by Japanese filmmakers have been chosen to be screened during the program, which has been in progress since April 11.
Below: A scene from Japanese director Takeshi Kitano’s 2002 movie “Dolls”.
One screening has been scheduled for each film, which is held every Monday and is followed by a review session by an Iranian critic.
Director Takeshi Kitano’s 2002 movie “Dolls” will be screened at 5 pm followed by a review session by Iranian critic Mehdi Malek.
In this visually stunning drama, three romantic tales are told using elements of Japanese Bunraku puppet theater.
In the first, Sawako (Miho Kanno) becomes suicidal when her fiancé, Matsumoto (Hidetoshi Nishijima), leaves her to marry the boss's daughter. Next, an obsessed fan, Nukui (Tsutomu Takeshige), expresses his love for pop singer Haruna (Kyoko Fukada) in a highly violent manner. Then, aging gangster Hiro (Tatsuya Mihashi) attempts to reconnect with an old flame (Chieko Matsubara).
“Dreams”, a 1990 magical realist film of eight vignettes written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, and “Labyrinth of Dreams”, a 1997 mystery film directed by Gakuryu Ishii, were screened over the past two weeks.
The program also features “Nobody Knows”, director Hirokazu Koreeda’s 2004 drama film based on the 1988 Sugamo child abandonment case.
“The Taste of Tea”, the third film by writer and director Katsuhito Ishii, which has been referred to as a “surreal” version of Ingmar Bergman’s “Fanny and Alexander”, will also be screened.
“The Hidden Blade”, a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada, is another highlight of the program. The film follows several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan.
Also included are “The Mourning Forest” by Naomi Kawase, “Tokyo Sonata” by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Confessions” by Tetsuya Nakashima and “13 Assassins” by Takashi Miike.
Source:https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/471977/Iranian-Artists-Forum-reviews-contemporary-Japanese-cinema
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北野武 takeshi KITANO
photo:上田義彦 yoshihiko UEDA
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我們遺失了權利和責任之間的平衡。 今天每個人都在談論權利,但沒有人想想有關義務。 我們正在以一種非常奇怪的方式發展。
We have lost the balance between rights and responsibilities. Today everyone talks about rights, but no one thinks about duties. We are developing in a very strange way
-Takeshi Kitano 北野武-
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A painted image of the wrathful deity Daiitoku Myōō (大威徳明王) by Oda Naotake (小田野直武), pioneering Western-style artist and feudal retainer of Akita Domain, rendered in 1765 to temporarily replace a stolen icon
Color on wood from the collection of Daiitokuyama Jinja Shrine (大威徳山神社) in present-day Semboku City, Akita Prefecture
Image by Kakunodate Hirafuku Memorial Museum (角館町平福記念美術館) and featured in a September 14, 2022 article in the Akita Sakigake Shimpō News on an upcoming exhibit at the Prefectural Museum of Modern Art in Yokote, Akita Prefecture
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