2007年10月のバックナンバー

2007.10. 1

The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome：The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome has planned a variety of events in an effort to offer a well-balanced introduction to Japanese culture in all its diversity.

The Japanese film series that begins on October 2 will present over thirty works by legendary filmmaker Mikio Naruse (1905-1969), including several that were not shown during the Naruse retrospective held in 2003. This year's focus is on works indispensable to understanding the director as both man and artist.

2007.10. 1

The Japan Foundation, New York："Spotlight Japan" - Staged Reading of Japanese Contemporary Plays

On September 29, the Japan Foundation-New York in collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY) presented a staged-reading event of Japanese contemporary plays under the title "Spotlight Japan.

2007.10. 1

The Japan Foundation, New Delhi：Interest in Japanese cinema is growing in India, home of the vast "Bollywood" film industry.

The 9th Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema, held by Osians Cinefan in New Delhi this past July, featured a "Focus on Japan" that included a Kenji Mizoguchi retrospective as well as six Japanese films completed in the last two years. Mizoguchi's "The Water Magician" (1933), accompanied by a benshi narrator, earned a standing ovation from a sellout crowd, signifying the extent of interest in Japanese film here.

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