Japanese Underground Cinema Program 6: Radical Experiments in Japanese Animation
Sunday, January 13, 2013, 2:45 p.m.
Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2), T2
Includes the following films:
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WOLS
1965. Japan. Directed by Motoharu Jonouchi. Courtesy Mineko Jonouchi. In Japanese; English subtitles. 18 min.
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Shadow
1967. Japan. Directed by Seiichi Hayashi. Courtesy the filmmaker. Digital projection. In Japanese; English subtitles. 5 min.
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Time Gun
1966. Japan. Directed by Akira Uno. Courtesy the filmmaker. In Japanese; English subtitles. 11 min.
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The Marionettes of Mask
1965. Japan. Directed by Keiichi Tanaami. Courtesy the filmmaker. In Japanese; English subtitles. 7 min.
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Kiss Kiss Kiss
1964. Japan. Directed by Tadanori Yokoo. Courtesy the filmmaker. In Japanese; English subtitles. 3 min.
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Battle at Ikedaya
1961. Japan. Directed by Ryohei Yanagihara. Courtesy the filmmaker. Digital projection. In Japanese; English subtitles. 8 min.
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March
1963. Japan. Directed by Hiroshi Manabe. Courtesy The Museum of Modern Art, Ehime. Digital projection. In Japanese; English subtitles. 3 min.
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Love
1963. Japan. Directed by Yoji Kuri. Print lent by The Japan Foundation. In Japanese; English subtitles. 12 min.
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Before Japanese animation became big business, many legendary illustrators, graphic designers, and manga artists (including the “Animation: Group of Three” of Kuri, Manabe, and Yanagihara) experimented with the genre. Screened at prestigious venues like the Sogetsu Art Centre, this program of independently made animated shorts features some of their most stunning achievements.
In the Film exhibition Art Theater Guild and Japanese Underground Cinema, 1960–1986
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