Barefoot Gen
Barefoot Gen HADASHI NO GEN はだしのゲン Color / Standard / 1983 / 110 min. / Gen Productions Directed by : Masaki Mori Screenplay by : Nakazawa Keiji Photography by : Ishikawa Kinichi Art direction by: Ojika Kazuo Music by: Haneda Kentaro Based on a cartoon by: Nakazawa Keiji […]
“Seven Samurai”
Seven Samurai (SHICHININ NO SAMURAI 七人の侍) B & W / Standard / 1954 / 207 min / Toho Screenplay by: Akira KUROSAWA, Shinobu HASHIMOTO, Hideo OGUNI Photography: Asakazu NAKAI Art Director: Takashi MATSUYAMA Music: Fumio HAYASAKA Produced by: Sojiro MOTOKI CAST: Kanbei: Takashi SHIMURA Kikuchiyo: Toshiro MIFUNE Kyuzo: Seiji MIYAGUCHI Gorobei: Yoshio INABA Shichiroji: Daisuke […]
KILL
Kiru KIRU 斬る(岡本喜八) B & W / Scope /1968 /114 min / Toho Directed by: Okamoto Kihachi Screenplay by: Okamoto Kihachi, Murao Akira Photography: Nshigaki Rokuro Art Director: Akune Iwao Music: Sato Masaru Based on a novel by: Yamamoto Shugoro Produced by: Tanaka Tomoyuki CAST: Genta (Hyodo Yagenta): Nakadai Tatsuya Tabata Hanjiro (Hanji): Takahashi Etsushi […]
Throne of Blood
The Throne of Blood KUMONOSU-JO 蜘蛛巣城 B & W / Standard / 1957 / 110 min / Toho Directed by: Kurosawa Akira Screenplay by: Oguni Hideo, Hashimoto Shinobu, Kikushima Ryuzo, Kurosawa Akira Photography: Nakai Asakazu Art director: Muraki Yoshiro Music: Sato Masaru Based on a play by: William Shakespeare Produced by: Kurosawa Akira, Motoki Sojiro […]
“The Establishment of Modern Women’s Education in Japan:The Life and Work of Umeko Tsuda” – Lecture Series
The process of Japan’s first modern educational program for women began along with the waves of Japan’s modernization, starting from the mid-19th century. Yet, the sphere of reform remained primarily a male agenda and women were not expected to participate in the process. The goal of education for women is best exemplified in the dictum, […]