Japanese Film Series—"From Samurai to Superhero"

Saturday, June 14, 2008, 1–5 pm

    The series explores films that influenced Takashi Murakami and classics by film greats depicting both traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.

    1 p.m. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence  (Mamoru Oshii, 2004, 100 min., animated, PG-13). Young girls transformed into android dolls fight back.

    3:30 p.m. Sisters of the Gion  (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936, 95 min., NR). Two geisha sisters are divided over their devotion to their patrons.

    Forum (in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art), 4th Floor

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