Film series: Japanese Cinema: A Survey

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Screening in conjunction with Introduction to Japanese Film, taught by Andrew Campana (Asian Studies), this survey of Japanese cinema includes films from masters of the form, Yasujiro Ozu (Late Spring) and Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon), as well as younger experimental troublemakers Juzo Itami (Tampopo) and Nobuhiko Obayashi (House). Studio Ghibli’s fantastical Howl’s Moving Castle opens the series during our Orientation Week, and the Ithaca premiere of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s acclaimed new film Asako I & II screens on Sept 14 & 15. All films with the exception of Asako I & II will feature an introduction by Assistant Professor Andrew Campana.Screening in conjunction with Introduction to Japanese Film, taught by Andrew Campana (Asian Studies), this survey of Japanese cinema includes films from masters of the form, Yasujiro Ozu (Late Spring) and Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon), as well as younger experimental troublemakers Juzo Itami (Tampopo) and Nobuhiko Obayashi (House). Studio Ghibli’s fantastical Howl’s Moving Castle opens the series during our Orientation Week, and the Ithaca premiere of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s acclaimed new film Asako I & II screens on Sept 14 & 15. All films with the exception of Asako I & II will feature an introduction by Assistant Professor Andrew Campana.