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Before the Forties
Before The Forties director title genre year major cast USA Browning, Tod Freaks HORROR 1932 Wallace Ford Capra, Frank Lady for a day DRAMA 1933 May Robson, Warren William Capra, Frank Mr. Smith Goes to Washington DRAMA 1939 James Stewart Chaplin, Charlie Modern Times (the tramp) COMEDY 1936 Charlie Chaplin Chaplin, Charlie City Lights (the tramp) DRAMA 1931 Charlie Chaplin Chaplin, Charlie Gold Rush( the tramp ) COMEDY 1925 Charlie Chaplin Dwann, Alan Heidi FAMILY 1937 Shirley Temple Fleming, Victor The Wizard of Oz MUSICAL 1939 Judy Garland Fleming, Victor Gone With the Wind EPIC 1939 Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh Ford, John Stagecoach WESTERN 1939 John Wayne Griffith, D.W. Intolerance DRAMA 1916 Mae Marsh Griffith, D.W. Birth of a Nation DRAMA 1915 Lillian Gish Hathaway, Henry Peter Ibbetson DRAMA 1935 Gary Cooper Hawks, Howard Bringing Up Baby COMEDY 1938 Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant Lloyd, Frank Mutiny on the Bounty ADVENTURE 1935 Charles Laughton, Clark Gable Lubitsch, Ernst Ninotchka COMEDY 1935 Greta Garbo, Melvin Douglas Mamoulian, Rouben Queen Christina HISTORICAL DRAMA 1933 Greta Garbo, John Gilbert McCarey, Leo Duck Soup COMEDY 1939 Marx Brothers Newmeyer, Fred Safety Last COMEDY 1923 Buster Keaton Shoedsack, Ernest The Most Dangerous Game ADVENTURE 1933 Leslie Banks, Fay Wray Shoedsack, Ernest King Kong ADVENTURE 1933 Fay Wray Stahl, John M. Imitation of Life DRAMA 1933 Claudette Colbert, Warren Williams Van Dyke, W.S. Tarzan, the Ape Man ADVENTURE 1923 Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan Wood, Sam A Night at the Opera COMEDY -
学生の方は当日券が500円でご購入いただけます。 Advance Tickets Go on Sale from Saturday October 8 Via Ticket PIA and Lawson Ticket! Same Day Tickets Available to Students for Only 500 Yen!
世界中から最新の話題作・注目作を一挙上映! あなたの観たい映画はココにある。 The latest and most talked-about films from around the world! All the films you want to see are right here! 前売券は10月8日(土)より チケットぴあ・ローソンチケットにて発売! 学生の方は当日券が500円でご購入いただけます。 Advance tickets go on sale from Saturday October 8 via Ticket PIA and Lawson Ticket! Same day tickets available to students for only 500 yen! Believe! The power of films. How to purchase tickets 信じよう。映画の力。 チケット購入方法 今年、第24回を迎える東京国際映画祭は、引き続き「エコロジー」をテーマとした取り組みを展開します。今回の震災によって、日 本は課題先進国として世界中から大きな関心を集めています。そして、この課題に立ち向かう姿は、世界中から注目を集めています。 地球のために何ができるかをテーマとする東京国際映画祭は、「映画祭だからできる」「映画を通じてできる」ことを真摯に考え、日 本の未来に対して、夢や希望を持てる機会を提供することが役割だと思っています。 This year marks the 24th edition of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). After the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, the whole world is watching Japan to see how we will remain strong and overcome the challenges we face. As a festival that asks how people and nature can co-exist, TIFF must consider its role in this time of crisis チラシや公式サイト( )などで、観たい作品と日時が決まったら、チケットを買おう! and use the power of lms to encourage and support the people and reassure them of Japan's future. www.tiff-jp.net 公式オープニング OFFICIAL OPENING 3D上映 3D screening 当日券にはオトクな学生料金(500円) 前売券完売の上映も当日券を 三銃士/王妃の首飾りとダ・ヴィンチの飛行船 (ドイツ=フランス=イギリス) もあります(。劇場窓口で学生証要提示) 若干枚数販売いたします。 THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Germany=France=UK) ■監督:ポール・W・S・アンダーソン [2011/111min./English] 10/8(土)から一般販売 (土)ー (日) ■出演:ローガン・ラーマン、ミラ・ジョヴォヴィッチ、 当日券を買う 10/22 10/30 オーランド・ブルーム、クリストフ・ヴァルツ 10.22 Sat 16:30 at Roppongi 2 ※公式&特別オープニング・公式クロージング作品の当日学生料金はございません。 ■Director:Paul W.S. Anderson 10.22 Sat 20:30 at Roppongi 2 ※詳細はP19をご参照ください。 ■ : Cast Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, 10.22 Sat 20:40 at Roppongi 5 Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz ●ゲスト:ポール・W・S・アンダーソン、ローガン・ラーマ © 2011 Constantin Film Produktion GmbH, NEF ン、ミラ・ジョヴォヴィッチ、ガブリエラ・ワイルド Productions, S.A.S. -
Port of Flowers Hanasaku Minato
Retrospectiva de Keisuke Kinoshita Port of Flowers Hanasaku minato B&W / Standard / 1943 / 82 min / Shochiku Cast: Director: Kinoshita Keisuke Shuzo: Ozawa Eitaro Script: Tsuji Yoshihiro Tomekichi: Uehara Ken Based on a play by: Kikuta Kazuo Okano: HiGashiyama Chieko CinematoGraphy: Kusuda Hiroshi Nobatama: Ryu Chishu Art Director: Motoki Isamu Hayashida: Tono Eijiro Music: Abe Sakari Okuda, villaGe chief: Sakamoto Takeshi Ryoji, his assistant: Hanzawa Yosuke Producer: Endo ShinGo Oharu, Ryoji’s sister: Mito Mitsuko Setsuyo: Maki Fusako Yuki: Murase Sachiko SettinG: A small island in Kyushu in 1941 Synopsis: A patriotic comedy about two con men arrivinG suddenly to work a scam on the inhabitants of a small Japanese island just as the nation beGins its entrance into World War II. The men claim to be the orphan sons of Watase Kenzo, who had come to the island and initiated a project to construct a shipyard 15 years prior. He left with the project half-completed but is remembered with Great fondness by the mayor and the Group of people who hold the most influence on the island, includinG Nobatama who runs the horse and carriaGe shop; Hayashida, the boss of the fishermen; and Okano, the owner of the inn. Okano had once chased Watase all the way to PenanG, still to find her love unrequited. Because of this history, she takes care of the two con men she has just met as if they were her own sons. The more experienced of the two, Shuzo, takes the name Kensuke (Watase), GivinG his partner Tomekichi the name Kenji. They announce their desire to revive the shipyard project, a proposal met with enthusiastic support from all but Hayashida, who is forever concerned with money. -
Japanese Videos - (Last Update September 13, 2019) Use the Find Function to Search This List
Japanese Videos - (last update September 13, 2019) Use the Find function to search this list Aspects of the Kabuki Theater of Japan 198?, 20 minutes, English. Shows costumes, make up, and examples of Kabuki productions. Accompanied by traditional Kabuki music. JCU Library CALL NO. PN2924.5.K3.A86 Career Escalator, The – with notes Education and Job Competition. LLC Library CALL NO. JP 008 – C Double Suicide Double Suicide Director: Masahiro Shinoda. 1969, 105 minutes, B&W, Japanese with English subtitles. Compelling drama based on a traditional Bunraku puppet play which is performed within the film itself about a married man who plans a suicide pact with his mistress. LLC Library CALL NO. JP 012 Funeral, The Director: Juzo Itami. with Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki. 1985, 114 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles. Darkly funny tale of a contemporary Japanese family’s skewed attempts to conduct a traditional Buddhist service for their late patriarch. Controversial, compelling comic effort on the part of director and actors. LLC Library CALL NO. JP 009 Japan Invades China PBS Video, 1989, 51 minutes. 1. Highlights Japan’s expansion into French Indochina, the Dutch Indies, Burma, Malaya and the Philippines. 2. Focuses on the diplomatic and economic pressure placed on Japan prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. JCU Library CALL NO. D443.J36 Japanese Version, The 1991, 56 minutes. The film explores Japan’s fascination with things American, pointing out that in borrowing from other cultures, there emerges a distinct Japanese slant on such things as American baseball, the 1950’s, weddings, and love hotels. JCU Library CALL NO. -
ISSUE NO. 55 December 2010 - January 2011 the Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur Sensational Duo YOSHIDA BROTHERS Coming to KL!
ISSUE NO. 55 December 2010 - January 2011 The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur Sensational Duo YOSHIDA BROTHERS Coming to KL! The sensational Yoshida Brothers have been making waves all over the world and are finally coming to Kuala Lumpur. Presented by The Actors Studio and The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan and with the support of JT International Berhad, Yoshida Brothers will be performing at The Actors Studio@Lot 10 from 21 to 23 January 2011. Traditional art forms around the world have come to a crossroads. Faced with stiff competition from mainstream popular culture, as well as a decline in audience and general interest in traditional art forms, many are struggling to preserve their cultural heritage. There are some who have taken traditional art forms to a whole new level where today’s audience, particularly the younger generation, can relate to it and appreciate it. After all, it is all about accessibility. One such group is the Yoshida Brothers, comprising 33-year-old Ryoichiro Yoshida and 31-year-old Kenichi Yoshida. At the age of five, both started learning the shamisen, which is a three-stringed traditional Japanese instrument. After sweeping prizes at national Tsugaru shamisen conventions, the brothers made their major debut in 1999. Their debut album sold over 100,000 copies, which is an extraordinary figure for a traditional folk music release. The Yoshida Brothers went on to develop their own unique blend of the Tsugaru-jamisen style fused with Western and other regional music influences. Crowned the ‘new masters of the Shamisen’ by J-Pop World, the duo recently released a “Best of Yoshida Brothers” album, and they continue to tour extensively in Japan and internationally in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan, gaining legions of fans along the way. -
7Th Sakura Gala Toronto Japanese Film Festival
第7回桜ガラ 7TH SAKURA GALA トロント日本映画祭 TORONTO JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL May 2015 2015年5月 Vol.41 Issue 5 1 2014 -15 JCCC Board of Directors In This Issue... President Gary Kawaguchi Past President/Advisor Marty Kobayashi VP, Heritage Jan Nobuto 2 JCCC Events VP, Management Ann Ashley Secretary Sharon Marubashi Treasurer Chris Reid 4 Toronto Japanese Film Festival Directors Ken Fukushima Anzu Hara 日 Chris Hope 7-8 Heritage & Sedai News Warren Kawaguchi Karen Kuwahara 系 Lorene Nagata 9 Gala News Christine Nakamura Cary Rothbart 13 Donations Ross Saito 文 Nao Seko Tak Yoshida 15-16 Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre Inscriptions 化 Advisors Mackenzie Clugston (Ambassador of Canada to Japan) 17-20 日本語紙面 Sid Ikeda Miki Kobayashi 会 Mickey Matsubayashi Steve Oikawa Connie Sugiyama 館 JCCC Foundation Chair Shari Hosaki Calendar of Events 役 JCCC Staff James Heron 員 May Executive Director Sat 2 Bazaar [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.224 Sun 10 Kumihimo Workshop Kathy Tazumi 及 Mon 18 JCCC closed -Victoria Day Accounting/General Administration Manager Thu 21 Movie Night - Kanzaburo [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.229 Sat 23 Karate Tournament Christine Takasaki び Sat 23 Karaoke Club Community Events Coordinator [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.221 Mon 25 Manju Workshop Wed 27 Origami Workshop Haruko Ishihara ス Community Rentals Coordinator Sat 30 Sakura Gala [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.228 Christine Seki タ Corporate Rentals/Programming and Business Development June [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.231 Thu 11 Toronto JFF opening Sally Kumagawa -
Katharina Hoff
DIPLOMARBEIT Titel der Diplomarbeit “The Orient Tastes Strange: The Relationship Between Cuisine and Culture in the Context of East Asia“ Verfasserin Katharina Hoff angestrebter akademischer Grad Magistra der Philosophie (Mag. phil.) Wien, 2009 Studienkennzahl laut Studienblatt: A 343 Studienrichtung laut Studienblatt: Diplomstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik Betreuerin: Univ.-Ass. Privatdoz. Dr. Susanne Reichl Acknowledgements First and foremost, I am deeply indepted to my supervisor, Univ.-Ass. Privatdoz. Dr. Susanne Reichl, for always providing encouragement, stimulating suggestions and guidance regarding my thesis, as well as the pursuit of postcolonial studies in general. I am very grateful for the fact that she encouraged me to stick to my topic, even though my focus on hybridity in connection with East Asia is highly unusual for a student at the English department. Moreover, Dr. Reichl left me enough space to pour my own thoughts and background knowledge into this paper. Thus, she not only helped me to finish off my thesis, but also provided me with the courage and curiosity to pursue my studies in this field. I think words cannot sufficiently express the gratitude I feel. Nevertheless, thank you! Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude towards Professor Linhart and the Japanese department at Vienna University for promoting and stimulating my interest in Japan, “Japanese” culture (which is, as I will point out in the course of this paper, a highly volatile construct), and East Asia in general. A variety of interesting courses at Vienna University have taught me a great deal, and I hope that the Humanities will continue to stimulate the minds of students, and change their perception of the world, in the future. -
Movie Museum JULY 2011 COMING ATTRACTIONS
Movie Museum JULY 2011 COMING ATTRACTIONS THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY LA CHÈVRE KAMOME SHOKUDO 13 ASSASSINS CEDAR RAPIDS Hawaii Premiere! aka The Goat aka Seagull Diner aka Juusan-nin no Shikaku (2011) L'EMMERDEUR (1981-France/Mexico) (2006-Japan) (2010-Japan/UK) in widescreen (1973-France/Italy) in French with English in Japanese with English in French with English in Japanese/Finnish w/English subtitles & in widescreen subtitles & in widescreen subtitles & in widescreen subtitles & in widescreen with Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, with Pierre Richard, Gérard Isiah Whitlock Jr., Anne w/Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel with Satomi Kobayashi, Hairi Koji Yakusho, Takayuki 12:30, 2:00, 3:30. 5:00 & Depardieu, Pedro Katagiri, Masako Motai, Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Heche, Kurtwood Smith, Armendariz Jr., Michel Stephen Root, Alia Shawkat. 6:30pm only Jarkko Niemi, Tarja Markus. Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura, ---------------------------------- Robin, Corynne Charbit. Tsuyoshi Ihara. Directed by LA CHÈVRE Directed and Co-written by (1981-France/Mexico) Written and Directed by Directed by Takashi Miike. Miguel Arteta. Francis Veber. Naoko Ogigami. French w/Eng subtitles & w.s. Pierre Richard, Gérard 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00 & 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 & Depardieu, Corynne Charbit. 9:15pm 7:15 & 9:00pm 8pm only & 8:30pm 7 8:30pm 8 9 10 11 LA NUIT DE VARENNES TAMPOPO SIN VERGÜENZA RANGO Hawaii Premiere! LES FUGITIFS (1982-France/Italy) (1985-Japan) (2001-Spain) (2011) animation & widescreen voiced by Johnny Depp, Bill (1986-France) in French with English in Japanese with English Spanish w/Eng subtitles & w.s. -
PRESS DAILY SCHEDULE As of 2016/10/25
10/25[TUE] PRESS DAILY SCHEDULE As of 2016/10/25 TOHO Cinemas Roppongi/EX Theater/Academy Hills 49F Tower Hall Press Starting Ending NO. Section Title Venue Event Sign-in Guests (Tentative) Contact Info. Time Time Time SHOCHIKU Kiwamu Sato TOHO CINEMAS Yuzo Asahara(Director), YESUNG(SUPER JUNIOR/Actor), Nozomi 1 Special Screenings My Korean Teacher Stage Appearance 13:40 14:08 14:28 +81 3 5550 1623 ROPPONGI SC2 Sasaki(Actress) [email protected] TOHO CINEMAS Michele Placido(Director/Screenplay), Ottavia Piccolo(Actress), TIFF Public Relations Group 2 Competition 7 Minutes Q&A 15:30 16:01 16:31 ROPPONGI SC3 Ambra Angiolini(Actress) +81 3 6226 3012 Roppongi Academyhills 49 TIFF Public Relations Group 3 ― Press pass pick up ― ― 10:00 18:00 Please check our press release for details. Auditorium +81 3 6226 3012 Opening/Closing Event Press Starting Ending NO. Title Venue Event Sign-in Guests (Tentative) Contact Info. Time Time Time 1 Opening Red Capet Roppongi Hills Arena Red Carpet Please check our press release for details. 2 Opening Ceremony EX Theatre Roppongi Ceremony Please check our press release for details. TIFF Public Relations Group Roppongi Academyhills 49 3 Opening Ceremony on broadcast for press Live Event 13:00 15:00 19:00 Please check our press release for details. +81 3 6226 3012 Tower Hall AB Competition Jury TOHO Cinemas Roppongi 4 Press Conference 19:10 19:30 20:15 Please check our press release for details. Press Conference SC6 Japan Content Showcase Press Starting Ending NO. Title Event Sign-in Details Contact Info. -
PŘEHLED ASIJSKÉ KINEMATOGRAFIE PRO ROK 2011 My Way
PŘEHLED ASIJSKÉ KINEMATOGRAFIE PRO ROK 2011 My Way Režie: Kang Je-Gyu (Shiri, Taegukgi) Obsazení: Joe Odaigiri, Fan Bingbing, Jang Dong Gun Blind Režie:Ahn Sang-Hoon Obsazení: Kim Ha-Neul ,Yoo Seung-Ho Quick Režie: Jo Beom-Gu Obsazení: Lee Min-Ki Kang Hye-Won Kim In-Kwon War of the Arrows Režie: Kim Han-Min Obsazení: Park Hae-Il Ryoo Seung-Ryong Moon Chae-Won Kim Mu-Yeol Sector 7 Režie: Kim Ji Hun Obsazení: Ha Ji-Won Ahn Sung-Ki Oh Ji-Ho Lee Han-Wi Cha Ye-Ryeon Park Cheol-Min Song Sae-Byeok Park Jung-Hak Spellbound Režie: Hwang In-Ho Obsazení: Son Ye-Jin Lee Min-Ki Link Režie: Woody Han Obsazení: Ryu Deok-Hwan Kwak Ji-Min The Front Line Režie: Jang Hun (Secret Reunion, Rough Cut) Obsazení: Ko Soo Shin Ha-Kyun Kim Ok-Bin Ryoo Seung-Ryong Lee Je-Hoon Ko Chang-Seok Ryu Seung-Soo Lee Da-Wit Always Režie: Song Il-Gon (Spider Forest) Obsazení: So Ji-Sub Han Hyo-Joo Yun Jong-Hwa Kang Shin-Il Park Cheol-Min Jo Sung-Ha Jin Goo The Day He Arrives Režie: Hong Sang-Soo Obsazení: Yu Jun-Sang Song Seon-Mi Kim Bo-Kyung Kim Sang-Jung Baek Jong-Hak That‘s The Way! Režie: Hideaki Sato Obsazení: Horikita Maki Tadano Asanobu Tsuyoshi Abe Tae Kimura Ayumi Ishida Koichi Sato Bokuzo Masana Makoto Awane Hirofumi Arai Takeshi Yamamoto Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess Režie: Hiroshi Nishitani Obsazení: Yuji Oda Meisa Kuroki Hideaki Ito Erika Toda Masaharu Fukuyama Shosuke Tanihara Takeshi Kaga Isao Natsuyagi Into the White Night Režie: Yoshihiro Fukagawa Obsazení: Maki Horikita Kengo Kora Eichiro Funakoshi Nobuo Kyo Yurie Midori Urara Awata Hara-Kiri: Death of -
Louxor Palais Du Cinéma Semaine Du 26 Août Au 1 Septembre 2020
Louxor Palais du cinéma Semaine du 26 août au 1 septembre 2020 Chien Pourri, la vie à Paris ! EN AVANT-PREMIÈRE Durée : 1:00 Genre : Animation Réalisé par Davy Durand, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier MERCREDI JEUDI VENDREDI SAMEDI DIMANCHE LUNDI MARDI 26 août 27 août 28 août 29 août 30 août 31 août 1 sept 11h00 - VF Dans un jardin qu'on dirait éternel Durée : 1:40 Genre : Comédie dramatique Réalisé par Tatsushi Omori Avec Kiki Kirin, Haru Kuroki, Mikako Tabe, Mayu Harada, Saya Kawamura MERCREDI JEUDI VENDREDI SAMEDI DIMANCHE LUNDI MARDI 26 août 27 août 28 août 29 août 30 août 31 août 1 sept 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 16h10 - VO 16h10 - VO 16h10 - VO 16h10 - VO 16h10 - VO 16h10 - VO 16h10 - VO 19h30 - VO 19h30 - VO 19h30 - VO 19h30 - VO 19h30 - VO 19h30 - VO 19h30 - VO 21h30 - VO 21h30 - VO 21h30 - VO 21h30 - VO 21h30 - VO 21h30 - VO 21h30 - VO Tenet Durée : 2:30 Genre : Action, science-fiction Réalisé par Christopher Nolan Avec John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Aaron Taylor-johnson, Himesh Patel MERCREDI JEUDI VENDREDI SAMEDI DIMANCHE LUNDI MARDI 26 août 27 août 28 août 29 août 30 août 31 août 1 sept 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 11h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 14h00 - VO 17h00 - VO 17h00 - VO 17h00 - VO 17h00 - VO 17h00 - VO 17h00 - VO 17h00 - VO 20h00 - VO 20h00 - VO 20h00 - VO 20h00 - VO 20h00 - VO 20h00 - VO 20h00 - VO Les horaires sont susceptibles de changer, n'hésitez pas à venir vérifier sur le site avant votre séance. -
AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON (Sanma No Aji) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu Japan, 1962, 112 Mins, Cert PG
AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON (Sanma no aji) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu Japan, 1962, 112 mins, Cert PG With Chishu Ryu, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada New 2K restoration Opening on 16 May 2014 at BFI Southbank and selected cinemas nationwide 17/3/14 – Now ravishingly restored by Shochiku Studios, Japan’s National Film Centre and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, An Autumn Afternoon is the final work of Japanese master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu (1903 – 1963). One of the greatest last films in all of cinema history, it is released by the BFI in cinemas nationwide on 16 May. While the film’s original Japanese title (which translates as ‘The Taste of Mackerel’) is less obviously elegiac than its English one, Ozu’s masterpiece is truly autumnal, charting the inevitable eclipse of older generations by irreverent youth. Revisiting the storyline of his earlier Late Spring (1949), Ozu collaborates once more with his regular screenwriter Kogo Noda and casts the familiar face of Chishu Ryu in the role of Hirayama, an elderly widower worried about the unmarried daughter who keeps house for him. Counselled on all sides to marry her off before it is too late, Hirayama plays matchmaker and reluctantly prepares to bid his old life farewell. The themes throughout are familiar from much of the director’s greatest work: everyday life with all its ups and downs – at home, at work, in local bars, with family, with old friends. These are ordinary people whose stories may not have big melodramatic moments, but whose concerns – loneliness, ageing parents, family responsibility – resonate deeply with us all.