NYC Film Society Celebrates Japanese Horror
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In you're in New York City and you crave Asian horror, you're in luck. For the winter 2003 season, the Japan Society Film Center is screening a wide variety of Japanese horror films made over the past 50 years. The series started with a broad discussion on Monday, December 1, 2003 and concludes with the world premiere of Ghosts at School on Tuesday, February 24, 2004. Classic Japanese horror films are included in the series, and many films are making their New York or U.S. premiere.
This series is curated by Daisuke Miyao, Postdoctoral Fellow of Expanding East Asian Studies, Columbia University and Kyoko Hirano, Director, Japan Society Film Center. The schedule includes:
Monday, December 15, 2003, 6:30 pm - Yotsuya Ghost Story Parts I & II
Friday, December 19, 2003, 6:30 pm - Kwaidan
Thursday, January 15, 200, 6:30 pm - The Devil's Ball
Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 6:30 pm - Sinners of Hell
Friday, January 23, 2004, 6:30 pm - Onibaba (lecture & screening)
Friday, January 30, 2004, 6:30 pm - The Vampire Doll
Monday, February 9, 2004, 6:30 pm - Crest of Betrayal
Friday, February 20, 2004, 6:30 pm - Living Koheji
Tuesday, February 24, 2004, 6:30 & 8:45 pm - Ghosts at School
*All films are in Japanese with English subtitles.
More information can be found at the Japan Society website.