Movie Nights 「映画の夜」
On the last Saturday of every month we get together and watch films that:
• Have swords!
OR
• Are Japanese!
If it has swords, it doesn't have to be Japanese. If it's Japanese, it doesn't have to have swords. But the best seem to be both!
Come watch on a giant projector screen at our school, where we have a big ol' wall and lots of floor space. Bring food and something to sit on and be ready to enjoy with fellow movie/Japan/sword enthusiasts.
ALSO, if you come early (8pm) you will catch our students during our cutting class. You can watch real life cutting in action.
• Have swords!
OR
• Are Japanese!
If it has swords, it doesn't have to be Japanese. If it's Japanese, it doesn't have to have swords. But the best seem to be both!
Come watch on a giant projector screen at our school, where we have a big ol' wall and lots of floor space. Bring food and something to sit on and be ready to enjoy with fellow movie/Japan/sword enthusiasts.
ALSO, if you come early (8pm) you will catch our students during our cutting class. You can watch real life cutting in action.
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Aug 27th
Kikujiro. This is a road trip movie about a boy journeying to find his mother, chaperoned by an irresponsible, unemployed, deadbeat neighbor. The unlikely pair move from one comic situation to another, in slap-stick fashion, desperate to continue their journey when they are totally broke. It is touching, poignant, and well worth watching. The film stars Takeshi Kitano, well known for a number of acclaimed films (including Sonatine, Zatoichi and Battle Royale) and as a very successful comedian in Japan. It was also scored by the great Joe Hisaishi (famous for writing the music to every Studio Ghibli film, including Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro). |
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Sept 24th
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. In the year 1864, samurai Kenshin Himura was known as the Battosai, a deadly assassin whose fierce swordsmanship has killed over one hundred men in one year. When he saves a young woman, Tomoe Yukishiro, from some thugs at an inn, the two slowly begin an attraction that leads to a marriage. This leads Kenshin to potentially give up his sword for the sake of love. However, those who are in support of the Shogunate will not let Kenshin off too easy. The story of how Kenshin received his trademark star-shaped scar is revealed in this prequel, which also serves as the final installment of the live-action franchise adaptation of the manga and anime. |