Katsudo Shashin 2009 Japanese Film Screenings in Little Tokyo
Organized by the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, and Consulage-General of Japan in Los Angeles
Sunday, Dec 20, 2009
Aratani/Japan America Theatre
244 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Talk Show with Yoko Sugi
11:00 Talk Session with Yoko Sugi
Tsuma no Kokoro 「妻の心」 Directed by Mikio Naruse
14:00 Talk Session with Yoko Sugi
Pu-San 「プーサン」 Directed by Kon Ichikawa
16:00 Talk Session with Yoko Sugi
Aoi Sanmyaku 「青い山脈」 Directed by Tadashi Imai
$10 General Admission
$8 Student, Senior, Group
$7 JACCC Member
$25 Festival Pass
BOX OFFICE 1-213-680-3700
Monday - Saturday: Noon - 5pm
Sunday: Open for performances only.
“TSUMA NO KOKORO” ©1956 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Director: Mikio NaruseStarring: Toshiro Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Yoko Sugi
“PU-SAN” ©1953 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Director: Kon Ichikawa
Starring: Onosuke Ito, Yoko Sugi
“AOI SANMYAKU” ©1949 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights ReservedDirector: Tadashi Imai
Starring: Setsuko Hara, Yoko Sugi, Ryo Ikebe
The Japan Foundation is pleased to announce our traveling Kabuki lecture and performance in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Denver starting in October 2009.
The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center and The Japan Foundation are pleased to present Backstage to Hanamichi - A Behind the Scenes Look at the Color, Magic and Drama of Kabuki with lead actors Nakamura Kyozo and Nakamura Matanosuke of the world-renowned Shochiku Company.
Kabuki with its magnificent beauty and highly refined artistry has made it a rare jewel among the great theater traditions of the world. Its actors must undergo years of rigorous training in order to master its three artistic components of music (ka), dance (bu) and drama (ki) before being allowed to perform before an audience. In order to create the magic that is seen on stage, the kabuki actor is supported backstage by a team of unseen artisans and craftsman including costumer stylists, wig masters, musicians and prop masters.
Backstage to Hanamichi provides the audience with a rare glimpse into the traditional world of this centuries-old theater and the painstaking preparations that leads up to an actor's grand entrance onto the hanamichi stage.
The lecture/performance includes performances of two kabuki dance classics: Sagi Musume (The Heron Maiden) and Shakkyo (Lion Dance), contrasting the lyrical style of the onnagata (actor specializing in female roles) with dynamic, acrobatic style in the heroic Lion Dance.
This program is presentedin conjunction with the 100th Anniversary Celebration of The Japan America Society of Southern California.
Los Angeles, CA
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 2 & 8 pm
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
Aratani/Japan America Theatre
244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
BOX OFFICE: (213) 680-3700
INFORMATION: (213) 628-2725 ext. 133
$25 General
$20 JACCC Members
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, October 17, 2009, 2pm
San Francisco State University
McKenna Theatre
1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132
BOX OFFICE: (415) 338-2467
Seattle, WA SOLD OUT
Monday, October 19, 2009, 7 pm
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival Committee
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall
200 University St, Seattle, WA 98101-3428
BOX OFFICE: (206) 215-4800
$20 or $10 (All seats are assigned)
Portland, OR
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 7pm
Portland State University
The Dolores Winningstad Theatre
1111 SW Broadway (at Main Street), Portland, OR 97205
Box Office: (503)248-4335
$20 General, $12 Senior/Students
Ticket Sale will start on October 1, 2009
Denver, CO
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 7pm
Japan America Society of Colorado
June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
2344 East Iliff Avenue, Denver, CO 80208
BOX OFFICE: (303)871-7720
Ticket: ticketmaster.com (800)982-2787 or Ticketmaster Outlets
$25 General
Presented by
The Japan Foundation
Shochiku, Co., Ltd.
Co-presented by
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
Japan Society of Southern California 100th Anniversary
Co-organized by
Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles
Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco
Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle
Consulate-General of Japan in Portland
Consulate-General of Japan in Denver
Supported by
Japan Society of Northern California
Japan America Society of Nevada
LA Tokyo-kai
Japanese Association of Colorado
Japan-America Society of Oregon
Sponsored by
Miyako Hotel Los Angeles
PENTAX Imaging Company
Denver Tofu
Pacific Mercantile Company
Sakura Production USA
Kyozo Nakamurawas born in 1955 in Tokyo. He graduated from the Hosei University (Bachelor degree in Japanese Literature). He joined the Japan Arts Council’s Training School for Kabuki Actors as a 6 term trainee. In September 1982, he commenced in a professional career as a member of the Nakamura Jakuemon IV family under the acting name, Nakamura Kyozo, which was newly given by his master. Ever since, he has continued working as a professional Kabuki actor through monthly performances in Kabuki-za (Tokyo), National Theatre (Tokyo), Osaka Shochiku-za, Minami-za (Kyoto), Misono-za (Nagoya), Hakata-za (Fukuoka) etc., as well as other domestic tours of Kabuki performances throughout Japan. He also participates in lecture and performance tours of kabuki in other regions around the world such as Europe, North America, Oceania, and South East Asia. In 1994, he was promoted to Nadai (billboard-ranked actor) in Kabuki-za. He has been authorized as a holder of the “Important Intangible Cultural Properties Kabuki.”In addition, he works as a lecturer of Drama Studio at the New National Theatre and part-time lecture of the faculty of Education at Chiba University.
Matanosuke Nakamurawas born in1963. After graduating from the National Treatre’s Training School for Kabuki Actors in 1986, he embarked on a professional career as a “tachi-yaku” or a male role under the guidance of Matagoro Nakamura. He was promoted to Nadai (billboard-ranked actor) in 1999 and received the award the Encourage Prize from the Japan Actor’s Association in 2004.
Ichishiro Yoshimura; Classical Japanese vocal ensemble
Ishinosuke Yoshimura; Classical Japanese vocal ensemble
Shoen Kineya; Shamisen player
Rokujiro Kineya; Shamisen player
Dentaro Tanaka; Japanese flute player
Tashu Mochizuki; Japanese Taiko drummer
Takijuro Mochizuki; Japanese Shoulder drummer
“Sagimusume”
Sagimusume was first performed at Ichimura-za in Edo (1792 Tokyo) as one performance of “Yanaginihinasho Chonosaezuri.”
After the first performance, nobody played “Sagimusume” for a long time until Danjuro
Ichikawa the 9th started to perform “Sagimusume” in 1886.
There is a willow under the night sky. A girl dressed in pure white is standing by the willow with an umbrella.
In fact, the girl is the spirit of the white heron. Gradually she changes her figure to a human girl when she is in the city.
All of a sudden, she is reminded of unsuccessful love. She suffers break heart and difficulty in love. She struggles to manage her pain but falls down to the ground.
“Shakkyo”
Shakkyo is called “Shishi-mono,” which means Lion dance. This performance is inspired by “Shakkyo” of Noh theatre. “Shakkyo” is a stone bridge in front of the Seiryo Mountain where bodhisattva lives.In Kabuki theatre, there are two parts: the first part consists of a human dancing and second part consists of a lion dancing.
In the middle of the Edo era, most lion dances are performed by the lioness.
Near the Meiji period, “Renjishi” and “Kagamijishi” wereperformed as a lion dance. “Shishi” means a lion but basically “Shishi” is a visionary creature that appeared for ceremonies. In this program, “Shakkyo” is one a good example of a Man’s dancing performance.
Photo Exhibit – "Scenes of Childhood: Sixty Years of Postwar Japan”
at the Seattle Center Pavilion,
April 12 – 21
Exhibit Hours: 12 – 4 PM daily
(special extended hours: 10 AM – 6 PM, April 16 – 18 only)
Preview reception: 4 PM, Sunday, April 11
Place: Seattle Center Pavilion (just west of the new skate park), Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
Admission: Free
＊Special guided tour, "Retracing the 60 years of changes in Japanese society: views from in and out of Japan" - led by Mr. Masashi Kato, Associate Director, Technical Japanese Program, University of Washington:
Time: 12:00 - 12:40, Saturday, April 17
11:00 - 11:40, Sunday, April 18
On the Veranda Space Between Man and Nature
The Veranda is the space between man and nature, between structure and garden, between here and there. It is the space that lingers in-between, the transition that pulls us into both worlds. The Japanese Garden is a cultural phenomenon that understands this space between man and nature which heightens the experience of a true viewing garden.
Shiro Nakane is one of the foremost authorities taken him around the world to some of the most respected institutions and firms concerned with landscape architecture. Makoto Suzuki is the Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture Science at the world-renowned Tokyo University of Agriculture. He is currently the Chef Editor for the Works of Japanese Landscape Architecture Journal for 2010.
This program will feature profession insight and knowledge that promises to take the audience to a new level of understanding as they lift the veil from over the Japanese Garden.
Los Angeles, CA
Thursday, March 26, 2009, 2pm
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
Garden Room A
244 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Reservations: Gavin Kelley (213) 628-2725 x133 kelley@jaccc.org
Long Beach, CAFriday, March 27, 2009, 9am & 2pm
California State University, Long Beach
Daniel Recital Hall
1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90810
Reservations: Jamie Higgins (562) 985-2169 jhiggins@csulb.edu
Seattle, WA
Sunday, March 29, 2009, 2pm
Washington Park Arboretum
Graham Visitor Center
2300 Arboretum Dr E, Seattle, WA 98112
Reservations: Akira Takeda (206) 682-9107 x134
Portland, OR
Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 6pm
Portland Japanese Garden Pavilion
611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR 97205
$7 Members, $10 General
Contact: Diane Durston (503)542-0280
Japanese Food & Sake FestivalJapanese Foods & Premium Sake Free Tasting
March 5, 2009 5:00pm-8:00pm
Hyatt Regency Orange County
11999 Harbor Blvd, Garden Drove, CA 92840
Admission: $50, On-line $40
Tickets Available at www.JapaneseFoodCulture.org
Tel: 1-818-907-9764
Celebrating the 11th Anniversary of the Aurora Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation
US. Premiere in Japanese with English Subtitles
Based on the novel " GEGE" by Masashi Sada
Presented by The Aurora Foundation in association with Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
MILK WRITE (Ge Ge)
Sat, April 4th, 2009
244 S. San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213)680-3700
Tickets: $20.00
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