The Forbidden Play
禁じられた遊び
Post-Film Talk Event
Teasing Out Literary and Folkloric Traditions in The Forbidden Play
Brisbane
Palace Barracks | 21 October, 2023 (Sat)
Screening: 14:30 – 16:20
Talk: 16:20 – 16:50
Dr Lucy Fraser (The University of Queensland) will discuss some of the literary and folkloric sources of the film’s hauntings and supernatural figures, including the long hair so often seen on ghostly women, and explore how the film evokes these traditions through the lens of current social issues in Japan concerning gender, family and religion.
©2023 “The Forbidden Play” Film Partners
Juvenile Jungle
狂った果実
Post-Film Talk Event
Kō Nakahira: Adventures of a Nikkatsu Journeyman
Sydney
The Chauvel | 25 October, 2023 (Wed)
Screening: 18:00 – 19:30
Talk: 19:30 – 20:00
Dr Russell Edwards will discuss how Juvenile Jungle established Nakahira’s technical merit and thematically daring approach, but also eclipsed his other, equally intriguing films, many of which never received global release
©1956 Nikkatsu
The Lines That Define Me
線は、僕を描く
Post-Film Talk Event
Live Sumi-e Performance
Sydney
Palace Norton Street | 28 October, 2023 (Sat)
Screening: 14:30 – 16:20
Performance: 16:30 – 17:00
Artist Tomoko Oka creates sumi-e and Japanese calligraphy, in both traditional forms and in her own unique style, including abstract artworks using Japanese ink. As well as showing in exhibitions, her works have featured in high profile restaurants, branding and marketing campaigns for clients including Opera Australia and Japan Airlines.
The artist will create sumi-e art inspired by traditional Japanese motifs and the live performance will be projected onto the cinema screen.
©Hiromasa Togami / KODANSHA ©2022“The Lines that Define Me” FILM PARTNERS
