From the PFA Collection of Japanese Films

June 18, 1979 - July 26, 1979

“Through June and July, PFA will present films from its Japanese collection. Some of these films are not in the best of condition - some of these are not the best of films. But they will present the scope of genres, directors, and performers not generally encountered. What should become immediately obvious is that the great films of Kurosawa, Mizoguchi and others are not so far removed from the average run of films, and that a great deal of credit for the greatness of those films must go to the fairly high standards of technical competence and performance values which these ‘standard’ Japanese films demonstrate, and which form the very basis on which the industry is founded. The June program is a selection of period films from the fifties and sixties: there is a very close connection between classical theater and these films in terms of content, performers, and even the plots. The July program will consist of a series of thrillers, Yakuza, and police-detective stories which feature modern theater actors and are, in general, homages to Western films."

—Sybil Thornton

Monday, June 18, 1979
7:30 p.m. Tôjuro no koi (Love of a Kabuki Actor)


Monday, June 18, 1979
9:05 p.m. Ejima to Ikushima (Lady Ejima and Ikushima The Actor)


Wednesday, June 20, 1979
7:00 p.m.
9:35 p.m. Zangiku monogatari (Story of the Last Chrysanthemums)


Monday, June 25, 1979
7:30 p.m. Ippon gatana dohyo iri (When I Became A Champion Sumo Wrestler)


Monday, June 25, 1979
8:55 p.m. Shirasagi samisen (White Heron Samisen)


Wednesday, June 27, 1979
7:00 p.m. Tsuruhachi Tsurujiro (Tsuruhachi And Tsurujiro)


Wednesday, June 27, 1979
9:15 p.m. Chikamatsu monogatari (A Story From Chikamatsu)


Friday, June 29, 1979
7:30 p.m. Yoru no tsuzumi (Night Drum/The Adulteress)


Friday, June 29, 1979
9:15 p.m. Shinju ten Amijima (Double Suicide)


Thursday, July 5, 1979
7:30 p.m. Black Lizard (Kurotokoage)


Thursday, July 5, 1979
9:05 p.m. Cash Calls Hell (Gohiki no shinnshi)


Thursday, July 12, 1979
7:30 p.m. Tokyo Bay (Tokyo Wan)


Thursday, July 12, 1979
9:00 p.m. Tokyo Detective Saga (Tsuma ari ko ari tomo arite)


Thursday, July 19, 1979
7:30 p.m. The Crimson Cup (Akai Glass)


Thursday, July 19, 1979
9:20 p.m. The Wolf Prince (Ohkami no ohji)


Thursday, July 26, 1979
7:30 p.m. Rules for a Wandering Man (Ruten no okite)


Thursday, July 26, 1979
9:15 p.m. Blood and Law (Chi to okite)