Kurosawa, Ozu and Mizoguchi: Japanese Masters Line Up!
at VIZ Cinema: JUNE

VIZ Cinema’s June Programming includes Japanese master director’s masterpieces on beautiful 35mm black and whites. Don’t miss the chance to commemorate the 100th birth year of Kurosawa along with Ozu and Mizoguchi who have all greatly influenced the world of film!

Kurosawa on High Crimes: Friday, June 4 – Thursday, June 10
Celebrating the centennial of the birth of Japan’s beloved director Akira Kurosawa, VIZ Cinema brings his four murder-mystery classics all at once! He is not just about Samurai films! As seen in Drunken Angel and Stray Dog, Kurosawa successfully delivers the thrill of mystery plots while depicting the desperate human conditions and drama of post-war Japan.
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Ozu on Sentimental Tokyo: Saturday, June 12 – Thursday, June 17
One of the most influential filmmaker of the 20th Century comes from the humble Fukagawa neighborhood of Tokyo. From Jean-Luc Godard to Wim Wenders to Aki Kaurismäki, many acclaimed filmmakers worldwide have been deeply influenced by Yasujiro Ozu. VIZ Cinema proudly presents his four masterpieces in precious 35mm film with subtitles.
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Mizoguchi on Desperate Women: Saturday, 6/ 19 – Thursday, 6/24
Right up there with Kurosawa and Ozu, and distinguishing himself with awards at the Venice International Film Festival three years in a row, Director Kenji Mizoguchi also comes from downtown Tokyo’s Asakusa district. His signature was the expression of strength, sorrow, and fragility of women, thus Mizoguchi was often known to be very adamant with his actresses. Four films will be shown including his last piece Street of Shame all on 35mm with subtitles!
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