With the introduction of the Mifune Toshiro Award, and his son Shiro in attendance and sitting on the jury, a couple of the great actor's classics will be shown, along with works from Clint Eastwood and Irene Jacobs, recipients of the clunkily titled new 'Most Respect' Award.
Sections are dedicated to Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle, and Japanese classic comedy director Torajiro Saito, along with a rare screening of Kyoto based b-movie Daimaijin. Really, the old stuff threatens to outshine the new. Of the later works the excellent Fuku-chan of Fukufuku Flats (read the review here), and Twilight Sasara which features support from Fukushima Rila (The Wolverine)and Ishibashi Ryo (The Grudge, Audition) stand out.
Opening Screening:
At Home - Hiroshi Chono, Japan, 2014
Mifune Toshiro Award Screenings:
Rashomon - dir. Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1950
Samurai Banners - Inagaki Hiroshi, Japan, 1969
Most Respect Award Screenings Clint Eastwood:
Dirty Harry Don Siegel, USA, 1972
Unforgiven - Clint Eastwood, USA, 1993
Flags of Our Fathers - Clint Eastwood, USA, 2006
Gran Torino - Clint Eastwood, USA, 2009
Most Respect Award Screenings Irène Jacob:
The Double Life of Véronique - Krzysztof Kieślowski, Poland/France 1991
Three Colors: Red - Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994
Special Invitation
Twilight Sasara - Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Japan 2014
Fuku-chan of Fukufuku Flats - Yosuke Fujita, Japan, 2014
Bay Blues -25years and 364 days - Tomohiro Takayama, Japan, 2014
Special Screenings Silent Film
Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton - The Roots of Comedy Film
The Butcher Boy - 1916
The Garage - 1917
The Cook - 1918
Torajiro Saito - God of Japanese Comedy Film
Modern Horror 100,000,000 Yen - 1929
Dynamite Bride - 1934
Kid Commotion - 1935
Kyoto Film
Ningen - Cagla Zencirci/Guillaume Giovanetti, Japan/Turkey, 2013
Early Spring, Kyoto - Hiroshi Toda, Japan, 2013
TV Directors Movie
Furiko - Norihiro Takenaga, Japan, 2014
The Love Session - Eiji Itaya, Japan, 2014
Slight Fever of 100 ̊C~Island Breeze of Love~ - Koichi Okamoto, Japan, 2014
Pirameki's children story - Yu Ota, Japan, 2014
NMB48 Geinin! THE MOVIE Returns - Hidemi Uchida, Japan, 2014
Opening Screening:
At Home - Hiroshi Chono, Japan, 2014
Mifune Toshiro Award Screenings:
Rashomon - dir. Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1950
Samurai Banners - Inagaki Hiroshi, Japan, 1969
Most Respect Award Screenings Clint Eastwood:
Dirty Harry Don Siegel, USA, 1972
Unforgiven - Clint Eastwood, USA, 1993
Flags of Our Fathers - Clint Eastwood, USA, 2006
Gran Torino - Clint Eastwood, USA, 2009
Most Respect Award Screenings Irène Jacob:
The Double Life of Véronique - Krzysztof Kieślowski, Poland/France 1991
Three Colors: Red - Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994
Special Invitation
Twilight Sasara - Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Japan 2014
Fuku-chan of Fukufuku Flats - Yosuke Fujita, Japan, 2014
Bay Blues -25years and 364 days - Tomohiro Takayama, Japan, 2014
Special Screenings Silent Film
Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton - The Roots of Comedy Film
The Butcher Boy - 1916
The Garage - 1917
The Cook - 1918
Torajiro Saito - God of Japanese Comedy Film
Modern Horror 100,000,000 Yen - 1929
Dynamite Bride - 1934
Kid Commotion - 1935
Kyoto Film
Ningen - Cagla Zencirci/Guillaume Giovanetti, Japan/Turkey, 2013
Early Spring, Kyoto - Hiroshi Toda, Japan, 2013
TV Directors Movie
Furiko - Norihiro Takenaga, Japan, 2014
The Love Session - Eiji Itaya, Japan, 2014
Slight Fever of 100 ̊C~Island Breeze of Love~ - Koichi Okamoto, Japan, 2014
Pirameki's children story - Yu Ota, Japan, 2014
NMB48 Geinin! THE MOVIE Returns - Hidemi Uchida, Japan, 2014