☆ENGLISH ONLY☆コミュのJapanese Flicks with English Subtitles

For those interested in watching japanese films.

If I lived in Tokyo, I would check these out....hmmmm.....maybe its time to move?

From the Mainichi Shimbun:

Legendary Japanese flicks shown with
English subtitles

A scene from "Violent Cop." (c) 1989 Shochiku Co.LtdA special screening of six legendary Japanese films with English subtitles, including "Violent Cop" by multi-award winning director Takeshi Kitano and "Fancy Dance" by Masayuki Suo, who is best known as the director of "Shall We Dance?," will be held in Tokyo's Akasaka from Feb. 2 to Feb. 4, 2007.

The program of the screening, entitled "Evolving Japanese Cinema," is as follows.

* Feb. 26 p.m. -- "Violent Cop" (1989) by Takeshi Kitano, starring Beat Takeshi, Maiko Kawakami

* Feb. 31:30 p.m. -- "Monday" (2000) by Sabu, starring Shinichi Tsutsumi, Yasuko Matsuyuki4 p.m. -- "Fancy Dance" (1989) by Masayuki Suo, starring Masahiro Motoki, Honami Suzuki6:30 p.m. -- "All Under the Moon" (1993) by Yoichi Sai, starring Goro Kishitani, Ruby Moreno

* Feb. 41:30 p.m. -- "Harmful Insects" (2001) by Akihiko Shiota, starring Aoi Miyazaki, Seiichi Tanabe3:15 p.m. -- Lecture by Akihiko Shiota (conducted in Japanese with English translation)5:30 p.m. -- "Charisma" (2000) by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Koji Yakusho, Jun Fubuki

Doors will open 15 minutes before each film.

Dates: Feb. 2-Feb. 4, 2007.Venue: OAG Hall, first floor of OAG Haus, 7-5-56 Akasaka Minato-ku Tokyo (a five-minute walk from the Exit 4 of Aoyama-itchome Station on the Ginza, Hanzomon and Oedo subway lines).

Admission: 600 yen (500 yen for a Japan Foundation Supporter's Club member) for one screening at the door. The lecture by Shiota is free of charge.

Inquiries: Call Tokyo Filmex Office at (03) 3560-6394 (11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays only) or 080-5150-5053 (Feb. 2-Feb. 4 only).

February 1, 2007