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2008-11-28 | The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater (December–January)

Screenings at the Yamagata Documentary Film Library present documentaries and movies rarely shown on television or in theaters, including works from the Film Library vaults.

The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater

China: A Continent on the Silver Screen 3
December 13 (Sat) 14:00, 18:30 (screens twice) (please note the start times)
Banseiryuho
Dir: Bu Wan Cang, Chu Shek Ling, Ma Xu Weibang, Zhang Shan Kun, Yang Xiao Zhong / Cast: Chen Yunshang, Li Xianglan / 1942 / 35mm / 151 min (no English subtitles)
Source: National Film Center


China: A Continent on the Silver Screen 4
December 19 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)
The Square
Dir: Zhang Yuan, Duan Jinchuan / CHINA / 1994 / B&W / 35mm / 100 min / YIDFF ’95 International Competition, FIPRESCI Prize


Happy New Year 2009!
January 9 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)
(lineup TBA)
Please contact us for details.


Since You Left . . . 1
January 23 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)
Manzan Benigaki
Dir: Ogawa Shinsuke, Peng Xiaolian / JAPAN / 2001 / 16mm / 90 min / with English subtitles / YIDFF 2001 Special Invitation Film
The Legacy of Kikuchi Masao—Sachu’s Hometown Artist (“Sachu no kyodo geinin”)
Dir: Iizuka Toshio / JAPAN / 1996 / 16mm / 30 min / No English subtitles / YIDFF ’97 YIDFF Network Special Screening
Cooperation: Sachu no kyodo geinin Production Committee


[Venue] The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library (Yamagata Big Wing 3F)
[Admission] Free admission for members (Member’s fee: 3,000 yen for one year), One day ticket:1,000 yen
[Contact] phone: 023-666-4480 (YIDFF Yamagata office)


Upcoming Friday screenings

February 13   Since You Left . . . 2
February 27   Since You Left . . . 3
March 13   Indigenous Peoples / Documentary Films 1
March 27   Indigenous Peoples / Documentary Films 2
April   Wandering Gaze
(This program is subject to change)