Sunday, February 12, 2006
| 4:30 p.m. | The Approach of Autumn Mikio Naruse (Japan, 1960) |
(Aki tachinu). Recently widowed Nobuko Otowa (Onibaba) relocates for a job at Tokyo's Mishima Hotel, but her shy sixth-grader has trouble adjusting, preferring the company of his pet beetle—until he befriends the hotel manager's daughter. A rare and masterful focus on children for Naruse.
—Film Forum
• Written by Ryozo Kasahara. Photographed by Jun Yasumoto. With Nobuko Otowa, Jun Fujimaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yosuke Natsuki. (79 mins, In Japanese with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, Courtesy of The Japan Foundation, permission Toho)

