Aspects Of Japanese Cinema, London
This celebration of Japanese cinema certainly covers all the bases. On the one hand, you've got a rare screening of Kenji Mizoguchi's 1933 silent The Water Magician with live benshi narration and traditional musical accompaniment; on the other, you've got the trash double bill of RoboGeisha and Big Tits Zombie 3D. No extra narration necessary. You can split the two-month event into four main elements: back-to-back mini-retrospectives of three towering directors – Kenji Mizoguchi, Takeshi Kitano and Akira Kurosawa – and to start with, a round-up of contemporary Japanese women's cinema, including new arrivals like rock sisterhood tale Nana and eccentric comedy Instant Swamp, plus a colourful look into Tokyo's adult-entertainment industry with Lala Pipo and a special cosplay screening of cult dress up hit Kamikaze Girls.
Barbican Screen, EC2, Tue to 19 Dec
Discovery Film Festival, Dundee
It's supposed to be an educational festival of international cinema...
This celebration of Japanese cinema certainly covers all the bases. On the one hand, you've got a rare screening of Kenji Mizoguchi's 1933 silent The Water Magician with live benshi narration and traditional musical accompaniment; on the other, you've got the trash double bill of RoboGeisha and Big Tits Zombie 3D. No extra narration necessary. You can split the two-month event into four main elements: back-to-back mini-retrospectives of three towering directors – Kenji Mizoguchi, Takeshi Kitano and Akira Kurosawa – and to start with, a round-up of contemporary Japanese women's cinema, including new arrivals like rock sisterhood tale Nana and eccentric comedy Instant Swamp, plus a colourful look into Tokyo's adult-entertainment industry with Lala Pipo and a special cosplay screening of cult dress up hit Kamikaze Girls.
Barbican Screen, EC2, Tue to 19 Dec
Discovery Film Festival, Dundee
It's supposed to be an educational festival of international cinema...
- 10/15/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
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