Celebrating actor/director Kinuyo Tanaka
J-Sei At the Movies: Watch Party with scholarly introduction & discussion
Saturday, July 9, 2022 – 6:30 pm on Zoom
Timed to coincide with an upcoming series on Japanese film legend Kinuyo Tanaka (1907-1977) at Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA), J-Sei Movie Night will host a program spotlighting Tanaka, who starred in 200+ films over her 50-year career, including classics by Mizoguchi, Ozu, and Naruse.
In addition to acting, Tanaka also was the second woman to direct a film in Japan. In all, she directed six films from 1953 to 1962, during Japan’s “golden age” of cinema. All six films are screening for the first time in American theaters thanks to 4K digital restorations. BAMPFA will present the six films, plus six additional films starring the versatile actor.
- The film series “Forever Kinuyo Tanaka” will be showing at BAMPFA July 8 – Aug. 28, 2022. Click here for schedule and ticket information.
On Saturday, July 9, J-Sei will livestream a film starring Tanaka (not part of the PFA series). The film will be preceded by an introduction on Tanaka and women directors in Japan by Japanese media and gender studies scholar Colleen Laird, Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.
Please join us for this illuminating program honoring one of world cinema’s greatest stars.
RSVP with “July Movie Night” in the subject line.
We’ll send Zoom information prior to the July 9 event.
[Please note that July 9 is a Saturday.]
J-Sei Movie Night Bento
July 9 Bento
For movie night, you can order specially made obento from My Friend Yuji for pickup on Saturday, July 9 in conjunction with Movie Night. Stay tuned for Chef Yuji’s mouth-watering offerings.
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Curry Chicken Katsu: Chicken cutlet and vegetables with homemade chicken stock curry roux and fukujinzuke over koshihikari rice $18
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Seafood Curry: Assortment of shrimp, scallop, mussels, clams, homemade seafood stock curry roux and fukujinzuke over koshihikari rice $24
Click on the button below to place your order.
Pick up your meal at the selected pick-up time at J-Sei on Friday, July 9th. Please remember to wear a mask and observe social distance protocol. Thank you!
To order: When you click on the button above, it will take you directly to a pop-up order form on the My Friend Yuji webpage, where you first select a pickup time. In the next window, click anywhere inside the box frame to open another pop-up and select the number of bento you want to order, then click on “Add item” to close the pop-up. Click the “View order” bar at the bottom to confirm your order and click “Continue to payment” to sign in and pay for your order.
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Thanks to you, J-Sei At the Movies recently celebrated its third anniversary! We look forward to more creative programming with educational and inspiring Japanese and Japanese American films. We are especially grateful for the up close and personal chats with filmmakers as we learn so much from the exchange.
We love having a growing and enthusiastic audience. You are the best! We welcome any donations to help us offset costs for Movie Night. Thanks for considering this.
Japanese filmmaker Hideyuki Tokigawa began his career in Singapore working for Discovery Channel Asia as a producer/director. In 2001 he moved back to Tokyo to work at Walt Disney Television International, where he led the TV Production Unit as Senior Producer. He studied filmmaking at Vancouver Film School and continued to hone his craft under the guidance of acclaimed Japanese director Shunji Iwai, with whom he worked on the 2002 FIFA World Cup feature documentary. In 2009 Hideyuki founded TimeRiver Pictures to independently create feature documentaries, television commercials, music videos, and short films. He made his feature directorial debut in 2012 with RADIO LOVE, which received the Audience Choice Award at Cinema Verde and was distributed nationwide in Japan. In 2014 he wrote and directed CINEMA ANGEL, about the closing of a real-life movie theater that had existed for over 100 years; it won Best Director and Best Feature Film at the Montelupo Fiorentino Film Festival. In 2018, Hideyuki’s next project, HIROSHIMA CARP THEATER, a unique human drama related to baseball culture and the city of Hiroshima, screened at the Hiroshima International Film Festival and the Oniros Film Awards, where it received the Hiroshima Peace Award and the Best Feature Film Award, respectively. His most recent film is 2020’s DANCING IN HER DREAMS, based on the life of a strip club owner in Hiroshima, which enjoyed a successful festival run and was honored with a Jury Award at the Madrid International Film Festival.
Register for this free event on Eventbrite to secure a virtual seat. We’ll send you Zoom info prior to the event.
James Takata is an American film director, producer, and writer. He has directed episodic TV, a feature documentary (WE THE PARENTS), narrative short films (BROKEN WINGS; TRAPPED; REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR), and music videos. As a longtime member of the ICG Local 600, he brings a keen understanding of fine art and cinematography to his work as a director. He has contributed additional cinematography for the hit TV show THIS IS US on which he is also the A Camera/Steadicam Operator. He has lensed 3 full episodes, and recently he directed an episode, “The Day of the Wedding,” which premiered on April 19 on NBC.