Having recently completed a European tour, this award-winning musician now comes to Tateuchi Hall for a rare US appearance. As a performer of Western and contemporary Oriental music, Owada’s exploration of new sounds and techniques have initiated a revolution in the world of flute music. Join us for a concert with works by Poulenc, Mozart and other composers.
Japanese Culture Festival: Fun for the Whole Family! Thurs. June 26 2-6pm Santa Monica Public Library
2nd Floor Multi Purpose Room
６月２６日（木） ２時〜６時 サンタモニカ図書館 ２階 Multi Purpose Room 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401 ・ (310) 458-8600
Admission is Free
Arts and Crafts 2 - 6pm
Tea Ceremony Workshop 2-3pm
Shiatsu How-to for Families 3-3:30pm
Kimono Dress-Up for Kids 3:30-4pm
Japanese Dance Lesson with Komomo 4:00-4:30pm
Photo Session with Komomo 4:30-5pm Nutrition for Healthy Families by Rhonda Weidelman sponsored by Yakult 5:30-6pm
Kites! Kites! And More Kites!
Scott Skinner & Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
Saturday & Sunday, 2 daysJune 28, 2008 - June 29, 20081:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Childrens Studiohttp://www.huinoeau.com/visiting.php
The University of California Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies,
the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures,
the Program in Film Studies, and the Berkeley Film Seminar Present:
Two Films by
Sato Makoto & A Colloquium on Subtitling with Abé Mark Nornes
Film Screening 1
Thursday, May 1, 2008
7 PM-9 PM
142 Dwinelle Hall
Sato Makoto's Living on the River Agano (阿賀に生きる)
1992. 115 minutes
Prof. Abé Mark Nornes will introduce the film. A short Q & A will follow.
March 28
8pm at The Cerritos Center, Los Angeles, CA
March 29
8pm at The College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center, Santa Clarita, CA
March 31
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA
April 3
7:30pm at Laxson Auditorium, Chico, CA
April 6
7pm at The California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA
April 8
8pm at Harman Hall, San Luis Obispo, CA
April 10
7pm at The Del Webb Center, Wickenburg, Arizona
April 12
8pm at The Henderson Fine Arts Center, Farmington, New Mexico
April 13
2pm at The Henderson Fine Arts Center, Farmington, New Mexico
April 15
730pm at The Macey Center Theater, Socorro, New Mexico
April 17
8pm at Rio Grande Theater, Las Cruces, New Mexico
April 19
8pm at WNMU Fine Arts Theater, Silver City, New Mexico
April 20
Performance in Tucson, Arizona
April 22
8pm at The Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater, Mesa, Arizona
April 24
Performance at Grand County Auditorium, Moab, Utah
April 26
7:30pm at Hart Auditorium, Rexburg, Idaho
May 1
8pm Performance in Fairbanks, Alaska
May 3
7:30pm at The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage, Alaska
May 4
7:30pm at The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage, Alaska
International Film Series Boulder, COPH: 303.492.4494 FX: 303.492.1362 11/8 The Profound Desires of Gods神々の深き欲望
11/1 The Insect Womanにっぽん昆虫記
11/15 Vengeance is Mine復讐するは我にありhttp://www.internationalfilmseries.com/schedule.php
Northwest Film Forum Seattle, WA
PH: 206.329.2629
10/26 Stolen Desire 盗まれた欲望 10/27 Lights of Night西銀座駅前
10/28 My Second Brotherにあんちゃん
10/29 Pigs and Battle ships豚と軍艦
10/30 The Insect Womanにっぽん昆虫記
10/31 Instincts of Murder赤い殺意
11/1 Pornographersエロ事師たちより人間学
11/2 A Man Vanishes人間蒸発
11/3 The Profound Desires of Gods神々の深き欲望 11/4 The Making of a Prostituteからゆきさん 11/5 Vengeance is Mine復讐するは我にあり
11/6 Why Notええじゃないか
11/7 The Ballad of Narayama楢山節考
11/8 Zegen女衒
11/9 Black Rain黒い雨
11/10 The Eelうなぎ
11/11 Dr. Akagiカンゾー先生
11/12 Warm Water Under A Red Bridge赤い橋の下のぬるい水http://www.nwfilmforum.org/cinemas/imamura.php
International House Philadelphia, PA
11/14 Stolen Desire 盗まれた欲望
11/15 The Insect Womanにっぽん昆虫記
11/17 The Profound Desires of Gods神々の深き欲望 11/16 The Making of a Prostituteからゆきさん
11/17 Black Rain黒い雨http://www.ihousephilly.org/programs-calendar-november-2007.htm
Northwest Film Center Portland, OR 11/23 The Ballad of Narayama楢山節考 11/24 Vengeance is Mine復讐するは我にあり
11/29 Pigs and Battle ships豚と軍艦
11/30 The Insect Womanにっぽん昆虫記
12/1 Black Rain黒い雨
12/2 Instincts of Murder赤い殺意
12/6 A Man Vanishes人間蒸発
12/9 The Profound Desires of Gods神々の深き欲望
12/13 The Making of a Prostituteからゆきさん
12/16 Why Notええじゃないか
12/20 Zegen女衒 12/21 The Eelうなぎ
12/22 Dr. Akagiカンゾー先生
12/23 Warm Water Under A Red Bridge赤い橋の下のぬるい水
Japanese Culture Festival: Fun for the Whole Family! Thurs. June 26 2-6pm Santa Monica Public Library
2nd Floor Multi Purpose Room
６月２６日（木） ２時〜６時 サンタモニカ図書館 ２階 Multi Purpose Room 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401 ・ (310) 458-8600
Admission is Free
Arts and Crafts 2 - 6pm
Tea Ceremony Workshop 2-3pm
Shiatsu How-to for Families 3-3:30pm
Kimono Dress-Up for Kids 3:30-4pm
Japanese Dance Lesson with Komomo 4:00-4:30pm
Photo Session with Komomo 4:30-5pm Nutrition for Healthy Families by Rhonda Weidelman sponsored by Yakult 5:30-6pm
Thursday, February 21 – 7:30 PM(SEMISHIGURE), 2005, 131 min.
Egyptian Theatre Phone(323) 466-3456 www.egyptiantheatre.com
Novelist Shuhei Fujisawa has had several of his emotionally complex samurai novels (including filmmaker Yoji Yamada’s THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI) translated to the screen. Here, director Mitsuo Kurotsuchi beautifully adapts Fujisawa’s saga of teenage samurai, Bunshiro (Somegoro Ichikawa), whose father (Ken Ogata, of VENGEANCE IS MINE) is embroiled in a political conspiracy that results in the patriarch’s forced ritual suicide. Banished from their farm home, Bunshiro and his mother end up residing in a hovel. But several years later, Bunshiro’s family is re-instated, and, in a surprise move, the clan leader appoints the young swordsman as the provincial magistrate. Complicating matters, Bunshiro discovers that his childhood sweetheart, Fuku (Yoshino Kimura), has been forced into becoming one of the lord’s concubines. Her accidental pregnancy by the nobleman will spur a profound, overlapping impact on Bunshiro and ignite a new plan to discredit the young man and his family. With Mieko Harada. Discussion following with director Mitsuo Kurotsuchi.
Special Screening – Director Mitsuo Kurotsuchi In-Person!
MURAKAMI
1995 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Oct 29, 2007-Feb 11,2008 at MOCA
Arguably the most internationally acclaimed artist to emerge from Asia in the postwar era, Takashi Murakami effortlessly navigates between the worlds of fine art and popular culture and is best known for his cartoon-like, “superflat” style. This large-scale retrospective includes key selections that span the early 1990s to the present. More than 90 works in various media—painting, sculpture, installation, and film—will be installed in three sections, occupying over 20,000 square feet of exhibition space at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. The first portion will be an immersive, theatrically lit environment, recreating the annual “Wonder Festival” comic market convention. It will feature many of Murakami’s acclaimed large-scale otaku-inspired figure projects of the late 1990s, including a new version of Second Mission Project Ko2 (2000-07). The second section will comprise a grid-like shelving display of all of Murakami’s merchandise, including multiples, collectibles, and maquettes, among other items. The final section will trace Murakami’s artistic development since 1991, including early works that engage branding and the evolution of his signature character, DOB. Of particular importance will be the premiere of a new animated film, kaikai & kiki, and the debut of Buddha Oval, an enormous self-portrait sculpture in the guise of a Buddha. The exhibition is organized by MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel with Research Assistant Mika Yoshitake and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
The Japan Foundation presents a traditional Japanese folk performance groups, Wariki, and Goto & Obama at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 from 7:30 p.m.
Hogaku, traditional Japanese music, traces it roots to the earliest stages of Japanese history, where poetry and song have played key roles in society with little distinction made between the two. The performers for “Hogaku: New Sounds from Japan” will dually present the audience with a journey back to the roots of Japanese music while pushing the restraints of their traditional training with this exploration and energetic performance.
This festive event features the traditionally trained Japanese folk musicians of Wariki including Akira Katogi, taiko, dance and performance; Shunsuke Kimura, yokobueand tsugaru-jamisen; Etsuro Ono, tsugaru-jamisenand taiko; and Shingo Ikegami, koto. Wariki is joined by musical group Goto & Obama featuring Yukihiro Goto on Satsuma biwa and Akihito Obama on shakuhachi.
In this first US tour for both groups, audiences will be treated to a concert of high energy and innovation from this collection of young and emerging artists who exhibit a full range of mastery of their traditional Japanese folk instruments.
DATE: Wed., January16, 2008
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: General Admission: $20; JACCC Members: $15 (Seniors and Students)
Nobuhito Nishigawa Hiromi Takizawa
Nobuhito Nishigawa and Hiromi TakizawaDichotomies
December 1, 2007-January 19, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 1, 6-9pm
See Line Gallery
1812 Berkeley Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Tel: 310-829-1727
