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Performances in Tokyo – Spring 2018
I am pleased to announce my upcoming performances during my homecoming trip to Tokyo around Japan’s Golden Week this year!
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Thursday, May 3 @ 1:15PM in Tokyo [silent film accompaniment]
What: Woman of Tokyo (1933, 47 min), Dir. Yasujiro Ozu.
Where: Jimbocho Theater
Admission: 1500 yen; at the door only, no advance tickets available
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Friday June 2nd, 2017 @ 7PM in Tokyo [silent film accompaniment]
What: Passing Fancy (1933, 100 min)
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu.
*Performing with benshi (silent film narrator) Ichiro Kataoka
Where: Ryogoku Monten Hall
Admission: 2500 yen with reservation; 3000 ye at the door
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Sunday, March 19 @ 4:30PM in Manhattan [silent film accompaniment]
What: Passing Fancy, 1933, appox. 101 mins. Dir. Yasujiro Ozu.
*Performing with benshi (silent film narrator) Ichiro Kataoka
Where: Film Forum (Manhattan, NYC)
Admission: $12.50
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Back to Brooklyn: roots, and beyond
It was such a pleasure to return to Brooklyn Public Library’s “Silent Movie Matinee” series – last year was my first time appearing at this series, and curator Ken Gordon was kind enough to bring me back this year, not once but twice: October for some Chaplin shorts, then yesterday for Ozu’s “I WAS BORN, BUT…” Both programs were very meaningful for me in different ways. Continue reading
Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 @ 1PM in Brooklyn [silent film accompaniment]
What: I WAS BORN, BUT… (1932, 90 min.) Dir. Yasujiro Ozu.
Where: Brooklyn Public Library – Dweck Center at Central Library
Admission: free
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Silent film performances in Tokyo – again!
Just came back from my 2-week stay in Japan, and my goodness what an amazing trip it was!! I am still basking in the afterglow of the unforgettable moments, even days after I got back to NYC. :) […] And I am happy to announce that I will be back in Japan again in 2 weeks!! This time, I’ll be joining a wonderful group of Japanese silent film pianists and “benshi” narrators to accompany the legendary Yasujiro Ozu’s works in a special retrospective series at the Jimbocho Theater in Tokyo… Continue reading
Saturday Jarnuay 4th, 2014 @ 1:30PM in Tokyo [silent film accompaniment]
What: Passing Fancy (1933, 100 min)
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu.
*Performing with benshi (silent film narrator) Ichiro Kataoka
Where: Jimbocho Theater
Admission: 1500 yen; at the door only, no advance tickets available
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Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 4PM in Tokyo [silent film accompaniment]
What: I Graduated, But… (1929, 12 min), I Flunked, But… (1930, 65 min)
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu.
Where: Jimbocho Theater
Admission: 1500 yen; at the door only, no advance tickets available
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Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 1:30PM in Tokyo [silent film accompaniment]
What: I Was Born, But… (1932, 90 min)
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu.
Where: Jimbocho Theater
Admission: 1500 yen; at the door only, no advance tickets available
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