The Buddhist monk Sen-no Rikyu, tea master to the warrior Hideyoshi Toyotomi, is forced to commit hara-kiri after disagreeing with Toyotomi's plan to invade China.
Celebrating 50 years of the Boston-Kyoto city sisterhood, this series will be screening a diverse variety of films, from classics of the past (particularly three films set in Kyoto) to more recent masterpieces.
Seating is limited (58 seats); on a first-come, first-served basis.
Films for Spring 2009 include:
2/4: Rikyu (1989)
2/11: Sanjuro (1962)
2/18: Linda Linda Linda (2005)
2/25: Late Spring (1949)
3 /4: Ikiru (1952)
3/18: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
3/25: Naniwa Elegy (1936)
4/1: Hula Girls (2006)
4/8: The Burmese Harp (1956)
4/15: Sisters of the Gion (1936)
4/22: Substitute screening in case of snow cancellation |
