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CineFan's Nov/Dec Program

CineFan's November-December Program Focusing on
Classic Japanese Cinema

Focusing on classic Japanese cinema, CineFan's November and December program features films of such notable filmmakers as Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), Tanizaki Junichiro (1886-1965), Matsumoto Seicho (1909-1992), Mishima Yukio(1925-1970) and more. The CineFan Club will play several films from these notable Japanese filmmakers

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Matsumoto Seicho (1909-1992)

The Films of Matsumoto Seicho

He spent his early years in Kyushu, where he was forced to leave school to earn a living as a printer and newspaper typesetter before becoming a writer at the age of forty through a contest. After publishing his first detective short story, Stakeout, in 1955, he soon made his reputation with Points and Lines, hailed as a groundbreaking work of the ‘social detective’ genre. Shifting from traditional ‘whodunnits’ to plots intertwined with themes of corruption and social exploitation, Matsumoto’s narratives often reveal the dark sides of human nature.

Tanizaki Junichiro (1886-1965)

Films of Tanizaki Junichiro

A prominent figure in Japanese literature, known for his erotic, provocative stories that often explored themes of aestheticism and obsession. His early work, The Tattooer, characterised by the pursuit of feminine sensual beauty and demonism, set the stage for his distinctive style. Relocating to Kyoto after the Great Kanto Earthquake, he became enamoured with the region’s culture, which influenced his later works. Notable pieces from the 1930s include Manji and In Praise of Shadows.

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Mishima Yukio(1925-1970)

Images from the films of Mishima Yukio

A multifaceted figure in Japanese literature, known for his provocative themes and striking prose. Shortly after graduating from the University of Tokyo, he wrote his autobiographical novel, Confessions of a Mask, which shocked the literary world. Embracing both masculine strength and feminine sensuality, his novels are marked by duality, scrutinising the theme of beauty and mortalily against violence and destruction. He had intricate works that delve into human agonies, as in The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, and poetic works that portray innocent love, as in The Sound of Waves.

CineFan is also screening the film THE KILLER (1964) from the Golden Age of Hollywood and several films from Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky. More information is available on our Movie Forum post.

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