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In its 6th installment this year, the program will include rare films that have been found thanks to the cooperation by the foreign film archives and the collectors and digitally restored screening prints, among others.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">June 3-July 20, 2008</div> <h4>Kazuo Hasegawa and Teinosuke Kinugasa</h4> <p>Master film director Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896-1982) who made a diverse range of films including the pre-war avant-garde film <I>Kurutta ippeiji</I> and <I>Jigokumon</I> that won the grand-prix at Cannes Film Festival in the post-war era, and the big star of Japanese cinema Kazuo Hasegawa (1908-1984) who is also known as the synonym for a "handsome actor" worked in a productive partnership throughout their lives. Commemorating the centenary of the birth of Hasegawa, this program will survey the careers of the two men.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">July 25-September 28, 2008</div> <h4>Madame Kawakita: L'Ambassadrice cinematographique du film europeen</h4> <p>March 21st, 2008 will mark the centenary of the birth of Kashiko Kawakita (1908-1993) who, together with her husband Nagamasa Kawakita, devoted her life to cinema by vigorously introducing foreign films to Japan while promoting Japanese films abroad. This program will review her life through the screenings of the films she was involved in. A special focus will be given on the French films she selected and brought to Japan in order to also commemorate the 150th anniversary of exchange between Japan and France.<BR>Co-organizer: Kawakita Memorial Film Institute </p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">October 7-November 21, 2008</div> <h4>Denjiro Okochi and Daisuke Ito in Celebration of 110th Anniversary of their Birth</h4> <p>Commemorating the 110th anniversary of the births of master director Daisuke Ito (1898-1981) and star actor of period films Denjiro Okochi (1898-1962), this program will survey their achievements through many of the extant films. Ito was instrumental in establishing "jidaigeki eiga (period films)", a leap from the traditional "kyugeki (old theater)" films by inventing narrative and expressive methods that are uniquely cinematic. Okochi is perhaps best known for his extremely popular role as <I>Tangesazen</I>. The partnership of the two men was often praised as the perfect combination.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">November 22-30, 2008</div> <h4>Tokyo Filmex 2008: Special Program KURAHARA Koreyoshi Retrospective</h4> <p>This year, the series co-organized by TOKYO FILMeX will enter its 6th year. The program will screen about 12 classic Japanese films with English subtitles.<BR> Co-organizer: TOKYO FILMeX Organizing Committee</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">December 2-27, 2008</div> <h4>Fumio Kamei Retrospective at his Centenary</h4> <p>Documentary film director Fumio Kamei (1908-1987) addressed issues such as war, nuclear problems, and social distortion caused by the high economic growth throughout his life by creating controversial films including <I>Tatakau heitai</I> and <I>Ikitete yokatta</I>. Commemorating the centenary of the birth of this master director of Japanese cultural and documentary films, this program will survey his career by screening his representative films including his PR films and educational films.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">January 6-February 22, 2009</div> <h4>Cross-section of Japan's Cinematic Past [Part 3]<BR> Monster and Science Fiction Film</h4> <p>"Cross-section of Japan's Cinematic Past" is the series that aims to present Japanese film heritage from a wide range of perspectives including genres and subject matters. Following the part 1 on Nikkatsu action films and the part 2 on song and dance films, the part 3 will focus on Japanese monster and science fiction films. Masterpieces such as "Godzilla" and "Gamera" that were created with the uniquely Japanese special effects will be screened.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">February 24-March 15, 2009</div> <h4>Nederland in Japan 2008-2009<BR> Holland Film Festival (working title)</h4> <p>Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and Netherlands in 2008 as well as the 400th anniversary of the trade between the two countries in 2009, this program will screen 18 Dutch films including some recent ones. Co-organizers include the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">March 17-19, 2009</div> <h4>A Selection of Canadian Animation: From the Collection of La Cinematheque Quebecoise (working title)</h4> <p>Canada has produced a number of unique artists of animated films including Norman McLaren who is well known for his experimental techniques. Co-organized by la Cinematheque quebecoise, this program is the retrospective of Canadian animation films.</p> <!--//--> </div> <h3>Cinema 2</h3> <div class="marginLeft5"> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">May 16-June 5, 2008</div> <h4>EU Film Days 2008</h4> <p>This is the 6th installment of "EU Film Days," the unique series that showcases recent films of the member nations of European Union (EU). [May 16-22 at Cinema 1]<BR> Co-organizers: The Delegation of the European Commission to Japan, The Embassies and the cultural institutions of the EU member nations.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">June 24-July 18, 2008</div> <h4>The History of Japanese Independent Cinema [Part 1] Retrospective of Pia Film Festival</h4> <p>"Pia Film Festival" celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2008. With the clear focus on the "independent" films in the 8mm and 16mm formats by young filmmakers, the competition of this festival has functioned as the gateway to successful filmmaking careers for a number of film directors who are central figures in today's Japanese Cinema. This program will look back over the history of this unique film festival through the successive award-winning films and other films of special significance. <BR>Co-organizer: Pia Corporation.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <!--div class="eventDate"></div>--> <h4>KYOBASHI-ZA</h4> <p>Under the title of "KYOBASHI-ZA", Cinema 2 presents films from the NFC collection several times a year. For the program schedule, please see our website and fliers.</p> <!--//--> </div> <h3>Gallery</h3> <div class="marginLeft5"> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">April 4-July 20, 2008</div> <h4>Japanese Literature in Film Part 1 - From the NFC Non-film Collection</h4> <p>This new series has been conceived to examine how Japanese literary works have inspired films by displaying relevant films posters, still photographs and scripts from the NFC collection. This time, in part 1, the focus will be put on the films that are based on the literary works of the ancient and medieval ages, through the Meiji and Taisho eras (1868-1926).</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">July 25-September 28 / October 7-December 26, 2008</div> <h4>Madame Kawakita, Her Life and Films</h4> <p>Kashiko Kawakita (1908-1993) brought great films from all over the world to the Japanese audience, and together with her husband Nagamasa Kawakita, led the distribution company Towa for many years. Co-organized by Kawakita Memorial Film Institute, this exhibition will showcase her tremendous achievements in connecting the world and Japan through her extensive and sustainable friendly relations with prominent filmmakers worldwide. </p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">January 8-March 29, 2009</div> <h4>Soviet Film Posters in the Silent Era</h4> <p>This exhibition will show over 100 Soviet film posters of the Silent era from the Ippei Fukuro collection that is now part of the NFC collection. These posters by ambitious artists including the Stenberg brothers vividly convey the power of the Russian Constructionists through the daring sense of composition.</p> <!--//--> <hr /> <!-- --> <div class="eventDate">Permanent Exhibition</div> <h4>The Japanese Film Heritage<BR> <SMALL>- From the Non-Film Collection of the National Film Center -</SMALL></h4> <p>The permanent exhibition features some of the most interesting items among NFC's collection. It exhibits extremely rare movie devices from the early history of cinema. Also exhibited are personal effects that belonged to historical figures in the pioneering days of Japanese cinema. Another feature of the exhibition monitors achievements made in Japanese film preservation, showing archival findings and preserved films.</p> </div> <!--// SecondTitle end--> </div> </div> <!--//CoumnRightContentsArea end--> </div> <!--//column area end--> </div> <!--//contents area end--> <hr class="clearLeft" /> <!--footer--> <div id="foot">Copyright &copy; 2008 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo</div> <!--//footer end--> </div> <!--//continar end--> </body> </html>