Kyoto International Community House has a series of FREE Japanese film screenings with English subtitles now ongoing. This would be a wonderful opportunity for movie fans if it weren’t for the awkward scheduling during weekday office hours. Why not an evening or weekend showing? Well, if you are free at these times, then these are the films up-coming:
November 8 (Fri) 2013 2:00pm
TENCHI: The Samurai Astronomer
Directed by Yojiro TAKITA
2012 Shochiku
Color / 141min. / 35mm
November 15 (Fri) 2013 2:00pm
The Woodsman and the Rain
Directed by Shuichi OKITA
2011 Kadokawa
Color / 129min. / 35mm
November 20(Wed) 2013 2:00pm
One Million Yen Girl
Directed by Yuki TANADA
2008 Nikkatsu
Color / 121min. / 35mm
November 28 (Thu) 2013 2:00pm
DEAREST
Directed by Yasuo FURUHATA
2012 Toho
Color / 111min. / 35mm
January 10(Fri) 2014 1st: 2:00pm 2nd: 3:30pm
The Sprit of Tea: Sen no Rikyu
Directed by Masami MURAYAMA
1988 Sakura Motion Picture
Color / 47min. / 16mm
This is a joint presentation by the Japan Foundation Kyoto Office & Kyoto City International Foundation. The movies will be shown at Kyoto International Community House’s Event Hall which is a short walk from Keage station. Click here for access details: ACCESS
You can download a PDF brochure for this film series here.
Many thanks to Ted Taylor for sharing this.
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