In light of the earthquake & tsunami disaster in Japan, we regret to inform that the screening of “I Live In Fear” on 6.00pm, 17 March will be cancelled, due to the nature of its subject matter. “Throne of Blood” will be screened instead. We truly regret any inconveniences caused, and appreciate your kind understanding.
Akira KUROSAWA was a famed Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, who directed 30 films in his 57-year career. Born in 1910 and deceased in 1998 at the age of 88, the year 2010 marked the 100th anniversary of his birth. The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, together with ASWARA (Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan), proudly present Akira Kurosawa Film Festival ~ Centennial Retrospective, featuring 25 of his titles including “Seven Samurai“, “Rashomon” and “Ikiru” that have inspired and influenced quite a number of Japanese and foreign filmmakers, such as Takeshi KITANO, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, John Woo and Zhang Yimou.
Date: 10-20 March 2011
Venue: Dewan Kuliah Utama, ASWARA (Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan), 464 Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Admission: Free (no booking / purchase required; free seating)
Screening Schedule
| 10-Mar | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 10am | Scandal (104) | The Idiot (166) | ||||
| 2pm | Ikiru (143) | Seven Samurai (207) | ||||
| <Talk> 16:30~17:30 | ||||||
| 6pm | The Most Beautiful (85) | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger?s Tail (58) | Rashomon (88) | Drunken Angel (98) | No Regrets for Our Youth (110) | |
| 8pm | Sanshiro Sugata (91) | Sanshiro Sugata PartII (82) | Yojimbo (110) | Throne of Blood (110) | The Quiet Duel (95) | |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 10am | MADADAYO (134) | Dodeskaden (140) | ||||
| 2pm | High and Low (143) | Red Beard (185) | ||||
| <Talk> 16:30~17:30 | ||||||
| 6pm | One Wonderful Sunday (108) | I Live in Fear (113)Throne of Blood (110) | Scandal (104) | Sanjuro (96) | Sanshiro Sugata (91) | |
| 8pm | Stray Dog (122) | The Idiot (166) | The Lower Depth (125) | The Bad Sleep Well (151) | The Hidden Fortress (139) |
Special Talks
*NOTICE: The talk by U-Wei Haji Saari has been postponed, from 12 March to 19 March
Saturday, 12 March @ 4:30pm
1. Title: “Moving Forward with Tradition ~Kurosawa and his story telling, as a person and his work”
Speaker: Adman Md Salleh (Dean, Faculty of Film and Video, ASWARA)
Saturday, 19 March @ 4:30pm
1. Title: “THE RIGHT AND WRONG OF THE HIGH AND LOW“
The contrasts and contradictions of Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low and how the film’s dualism becomes relevant today within Chris Chong Chan Fui’s video installation HEAVENHELL.
Speaker: Chris Chong Chan Fui (Filmmaker)
2. Title: “Looking at Sanjuro & Yojimbo”
Speaker: U-Wei Haji Saari (Filmmaker)
List of titles
| Title | Year / Length |
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Sanshiro Sugata / 姿三四郎 |
1943 / 91min. / B&W (U) |
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The Most Beautiful / 一番美しく |
1944 / 85min. / B&W (U) |
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Sanshiro Sugata Part II / 續姿三四郎 |
1945 / 82min. / B&W (U) |
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail / 虎の尾を踏む男達 |
1945 / 58min. / B&W (U) |
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No Regrets for Our Youth / わが青春に悔なし |
1946 / 110min. / B&W (U) |
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One Wonderful Sunday / 素晴らしき日曜日 |
1947 / 108min. / B&W (U) |
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Drunken Angel / 醉いどれ天使 |
1948 / 98min. / B&W (U) |
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The Quiet Duel / 静かなる決闘 |
1949 / 95min. / B&W (PG13) |
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Stray Dog / 野良犬 |
1949 / 122min. / B&W (U) |
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Scandal / 醜聞 (スキャンダル) |
1950 / 104min. / B&W (U) |
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Rashomon / 羅生門 |
1950 / 88min. / B&W (U) |
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The Idiot / 白痴 |
1951 / 166min. / B&W (U) |
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Ikiru (To Live) / 生きる |
1952 / 143min. / B&W (PG13) |
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Seven Samurai / 七人の侍 |
1954 / 207min. / B&W (U) |
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I Live in Fear / 生きものの記録 |
1955 / 113min. / B&W (U) |
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Throne of Blood / 蜘蛛巣城 |
1957 / 110min. / B&W (PG13) |
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The Lower Depths / どん底 |
1957 / 125min. / B&W (U) |
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The Hidden Fortress / 隠し砦の三悪人 |
1958 / 139min. / B&W (U) |
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The Bad Sleep Well / 悪い奴ほどよく眠る |
1960 / 151min. / B&W (U) |
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Yojimbo (The Bodyguard) / 用心棒 |
1961 / 110min. / B&W (PG13) |
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Sanjuro / 椿三十郎 |
1962 / 96min. / B&W (PG13) |
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High and Low / 天国と地獄 |
1963 / 143min. / B&W, Partially Color (U) |
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Red Beard / 赤ひげ |
1965 / 185min. / B&W (U) |
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Dodeskaden / どですかでん |
1970 / 140min. / Color (PG13) |
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MADADAYO (“Not Yet”) / まあだだよ |
1993 / 134min. / Color (U) |
Inquiries: email to jpcc@jfkl.org.my or call 03-2284 6228
