キネマ日本 KINEMA NIPPON: MOVING IMAGES FROM JAPAN

Benefit for Japanese disaster relief - KINEMA NIPPON: MOVING IMAGES FROM JAPAN

Kinema Nippon : moving images from Japan. a benefit for the Japanese disaster relief.

Kinema Nippon is a series of fund-raising screenings that present curated programs of experimental films, video art, and Japanese classics, held in several international cities in collaboration with local film and art institutions.

By presenting film and video work to celebrate the visionary cinema of Japan, Kinema Nippon mobilizes the moving image as a catalyst for cultural awareness and unity during this crucial time. All proceeds from the US events will be channeled through Japan Society's Earthquake Relief Fund, and in Europe through Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin.

Kinema Nippon is organized by Aily Nash and Nine Yamamoto-Masson.
 

キネマ日本
東日本大震災復興支援プロジェクトとしてNY在住のAily Nash氏とベルリン在住のNine Yamamoto-Masson氏が企画した上映プログラムです。収益は日本協会（Japan Society）とベルリン日独センターを通じて義捐金として寄付されます。


Screeing:
@Anthology Film Archives(NY, USA)　July 21, 2011
@Recess Gallery(Portland, OR, USA)　August 2-3, 2011
@Babylon Cinema(Berlin, Germany)　August 18, 20, 21, 2011
@Light Cone(Paris)　September 14, 2011
@Filmhuis Cavia(Amsterdam)　September 15-16, 2011
@Star & Shadow Cinema(Newcastle, UK)　September 25, 2011
@The Bridge PAI(Charlottesville, VA)　September 2011
@Squeaky Wheel(Buffalo, NY)　October 20, 2011
@ Chilean Film Festival Cine//B_4(Santiago, Chile)　November 3, 2011
@Greek Film Archives(Athens, Greece)　Fall 2011
 

Nippon Re-Read: radical fragments and abstractions from Japan

Nippon Re-Read - I (68 min):
Takahiko Iimura, White Calligraphy Re-Read, 1967, 16mm
Takashi Makino, Still in Cosmos (music by Jim O'Rourke), 2009, 35mm/16mm/DV, 18 min
Yoi Suzuki, et al., See-Sea-Saw, 2010, 16mm
Stom Sogo, Lika (Licre) (edit) 26 min
Daisuke Nose, Down the Line, 2000, 2.5 min

Nippon Re-Read - II (67 min)
Tomonari Nishikawa, Shibuya-Tokyo, 2010, 16mm, 10 min
Tomonari Nishikawa, Tokyo-Ebisu, 2010, 16mm, 5 min
Eriko Sonoda, Kagi, 2005, 8mm
Toshio Matsumoto, For the Damaged Right Eye, 1969, 16mm
Shiho Kano, Shinonome Omogo Ishizuchi, 2008, DV
Shinkan Tamaki, One Record on December, 2007, 16mm
Daisuke Nose, Time for Radio Exercise, 2003, video

Excerpts from Vital Signals: 1960 and 70’s video from Japan

Computer Movie No. 2, CTG (Computer Technique Group), 1969, 8 min, b&w, sound, 16 mm film on video
Image Modulator, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, 1969, 0:45 min, color, sound
Ooi and Environs, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, 1977, 1:30 min, color, sound
Oh! My Mother, Kohei Ando, 1969, 14 min, color, sound, 16 mm film on video
Camera, Monitor, Frame, Takahiko Iimura, 1976, 7 min, b&w, sound
Magnetic Scramble, Toshio Matsumoto, 1968, 0:30 min, b&w, silent
What a Woman Made, Mako Idemitsu, 1973, 10:50 min, b&w, sound
Eat, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, 1972, 1:30 min, b&w, sound
Image of Image-Seeing, Tatsuo Kawaguchi; Saburo Muraoka; Keiji Uematsu, 1973, 11:20 min, b&w, sound
My Father, Shigeko Kubota, 1973-75, 15:24 min, b&w, sound, video

Post-war Narratives courtesy of Janus Films and Toho.

Pitfall, Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1962.
Twenty-four Eyes, Keisuke Kinoshita, 1954
Ugetsu, Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953