Geddes Japanese Movie Series
FALL 2014 GEDDES JAPANESE MOVIE SERIES
(All English subtitled)
Every Other Wednesdays, from 6:30pm-
CAS 537C or 537A, 725 Commonwealth Avenue
9/22 – Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams 夢 (1990) 119 min. CAS537C
Dream tells the story of man’s relationship with his environment, essentially eight separate short films with some overlap in characters and thematic material. Director: Kurosawa, Akira
10/8 – Blood and Bones 血と骨(2004) 140min. CAS537A
Shunpei Kim (Takeshi Kitano) arrived in Osaka by boat from Korea in 1923 as a teenager. Blood and Bones portrays his reign of terror over one of the city’s many immigrant communities, and from the time of his mysterious absence during World War II to his sudden return to what is then North Korea in the early 1980s, as a grey-haired old codger. Director: Sai, Yoichi
10/22 – Pulse 回路(2001) 117 min. CAS 537C
Horror in its purest form. This movie’s portrayal of a succession of suicides by young Internet users becomes a treatise on contemporary solitude, isolation, and discommunication. Director: Kurosawa, Kiyoshi
11/5 – Caterpillar キャタピラー (2011) 85min. CAS537A
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Lieutenant Kurokawa returns home as an honored and decorated soldier after losing his arms and legs in battle. His wife must nevertheless honor the Emperor and the country by setting an example and fulfilling her duty taking care of the ‘god soldier.’ Director: Wakamatsu, Koji
11/19 – Distance ディスタンス (2001) 132min. CAS537C
Members of a cult, modeled on Aum Shinrikyo, sabotage a city’s water supply, and then commit mass suicide near the shores of a lake. Family members of the perpetrators meet at the lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones’ deaths. Director: Koreeda, Masakazu
12/3 – Paprika パプリカ(2006) 90min. CAS537C
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient’s dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika. Director: Kon, Satoshi
Presented by the Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University Center for the Study of Asia, the Geddes Language Center and the Japanese Student Association.
For further information, please contact hmiyagi@bu.edu (Hiromi Miyagi-Lusthaus)