| 2004-06-01 | | | Gaia Symphony 4 Yamagata Screening |
Part four in the series by director Tatsumura Jin. Featured in this instalment are biophysicist James Lovelock, woodblock artist Naka Bokunen, chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall, and big wave surfer Gerry Lopez.
- • June 6 (Sun) 13:30 (single screening)
[Venue]- Yamagata Big Wing, 2F Conference Hall
- [Admission]
- Advance tickets 1300 yen (same day tickets 1500 yen)
junior high and high school students 700 yen
elementary school students and under free - [Organizer/Inquiries]
- 023-684-0206 (Gaia Network Yamagata)
| 2004-06-01 | | | Filipino-Japanese co-production ABONG / Small Home Consecutive Screenings in Yamagata |
In the Cordillera region in the north of Luzon Island in the Philippines, the people who call this mountainous terrain home continue to live a lifestyle based on the wisdom born from their harmonious coexistence with the unforgiving but bountiful natural environment. ABONG / Small Home tells the story of an ethnic Japanese family, set amongst the villages of the local people and in the mountain city of Baguio.
- • June 12 (Sat) 14:00 (single screening)
- [Venue]
Kura Obihachi (Toka-machi 3-1-43, Yamagata City)
*Head east from Hotel Castle, cross the intersection, and turn right at Oizumi Denki. - [Admission]
1500 yen (includes one drink) - [Supported by]
Kura Project - ------------------------------
• June 13 (Sun) 10:00, 14:00 (two screenings) - [Venue]
Yamagata Documentary Film Library (Yamagata Big Wing 3F) - [Admission]
1000 yen (includes one drink) - [Co-organized by]
Eiga Kukan
Director Imaizumi Koji will be present to talk about the film on both days.
[Organizer/Inquiries]- phone: 03-3843-0877 (NPO Salubong)
For more information 
ABONG / Small Home website
| 2004-06-01 | | | In Vanda’s Room Opens in Osaka |
In Vanda’s Room, winner of the Mayor’s Prize (Prize of Excellence) and the FIPRESCI Prize at YIDFF 2001, is about to open its doors in Osaka! Prepare to experience this shocking work from Portuguese phenomenon Pedro Costa.
- • June 5 (Sat) –18 (Fri)
- In Vanda’s Room
Pedro Costa / PORTUGAL, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND / 2000 / 178 min
[Venue]- Cine Nouveau (Osaka City)
- [Admission]
- Advance Ticket: 1500 yen (on sale at Cine Nouveau, Ticket Pia and other ticket agencies)
- Door Sales: General admission 1800 yen, students 1500 yen
- [Inquiries]
- phone: 06-6582-1416 (Cine Nouveau)
For more information Cine Nouveau website (Japanese)
| 2004-06-01 | | | Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks Comes to Osaka |
After causing a sensation at YIDFF 2003 and picking up the Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize into the bargain, Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks has been included in the A Full View of Chinese Film (“Chugoku eiga no zenbo 2004”) program beginning from June 19th at Cine Nouveau in Osaka. Calling all film fans in Kansai—don’t miss this opportunity to see all three parts and nine hours of this extraordinarily long-form documentary.
- • June 26 (Sat), 29 (Tue), July 1 (Thu)
- Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks
Wang Bing / CHINA / 2003 / 545 min
[Venue]- Cine Nouveau (Osaka City)
- [Inquiries]
- phone: 06-6582-1416 (Cine Nouveau)
For more information A Full View of Chinese Film webpage (Japanese)
| 2004-06-01 | | | Fukuoka Asian Film Festival Screens Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks and S21, the Khmer Rouge Killing Machine |
Two of YIDFF 2003’s most stunning entries, Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks and S21, the Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, will screen at the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival held from July 2nd-11th. It’s time for all Kyushu cinemaphiles to converge on Fukuoka to witness these unforgettable films.
- • July 2 (Fri), 4 (Sun)
- S21, the Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
Rithy Panh / FRANCE / 2002 / 101 min
• July 3 (Sat)- Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks
Wang Bing / CHINA / 2003 / 545 min
[Venue]- Institut Franco-Japonais du Kyushu (Fukuoka City)
- [Inquiries]
- phone: 092-733-0949 (Fukuoka Asian Film Festival)
For more information Fukuoka Asian Film Festival website (Japanese)