THE FUKUOKA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOVIE HALL CINÉ-LÀ FILM PROGRAM SCHEDULE

JANUARY 2016 ------JANUARY 6-JANUARY 24 NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES

THE WORLD OF KEN TAKAKURA PART TWO ------JANUARY 30 13:00 NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES A FILM BY APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL “TROPICAL MALADY” JANUARY 30 15:20-17:00 A DISCUSSION EVENT NO ENGLISH INTERPRETATION “ON APICHATPONG WEERASETHEKUL” ------Our library and theater will be closed for the New Year Holidays from December 28, 2015-January 4, 2016 ------ENGLISH HOME PAGE INFORMATION

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THE WORLD OF KEN TAKAKURA PART TWO

A continuing feature of motion pictures up to 1970 starring the late Ken Takakura, using prints donated by Takakura Productions. Program runs from January 6-24. No English subtitles.

MORI TO MIZUUMI NO MATSURI Director: Tomu Uchida Cast: Ken Takakura, Kyoko Kagawa / 1958 / 16mm / Color / 113 min./ No English subtitles STORY: Yukiko and Dr. Ike, a researcher studying the Ainu ethnic group, follow Kazamori, an activist who fights hard for the people of Ainu. A portrayal of the dying Ainu ethnic race in Japan. NI NI ROKU JIKEN DASHUTSU Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi Cast: Ken Takakura, Rentaro Mikuni / 1962 / 16mm/ BW / 96 min./ No English subtitles STORY: Young military officers assassinate a man they think is the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister’s Secretary knows where the Prime Minister is hiding, and tries to stage an escape…Based on the “2 26 Incident” of February 26,1936. ANKOKUGAI NO KAOYAKU JUICHI NIN NO GYANGU Director: Teruo Ishii Cast: Ken Takakura, Koji Tsuruta / 1963 / 16mm/ Color / 93min./ No English subtitles STORY: Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes after the team for the money. JAKOMAN TO TETSU Director: Kinji Fukusaku Cast: Ken Takakura, Tetsuro Tamba /1964 / 16mm/ BW / 100min./ No English subtitles STORY: After the Pacific War, Kyubei makes a living by fishing for herring. Then Jackoman, who had his boat stolen by Kyubei and as a result was imprisoned by Soviet Russia, returns for revenge. Also, Kyubei’s son, presumed dead from the war, surfaces…NARAZU MONO Director: Teruo Ishii Cast: Ken Takakura, Tetsuro Tamba /1964 /16mm/ Color /98 min./ No English subtitles STORY: An assassin goes to Hong Kong to kill a man . Returning to his hotel room after completing his job, he finds the body of a dead woman. Realizing he was framed, he searches for the killer while evading the police. ABASHIRI BANGAICHI Director: Teruo Ishii Cast: Ken Takakura, Tetsuro Tamba / 1965 / 16mm/ BW / 92 min./ No English subtitles STORY: A man is at the end of a three year prison term at Abashiri Prison. The leader of the prison inmates secretly plans an escape and takes the man with him against his will. The 1st of the Abashiri Bangaichi series which made Ken Takakura a top star. ABASHIRI BANGAICHI AKU ENO CHOSEN Director: Teruo Ishii Cast: Ken Takakura, Kanjuro Arashi /1967 / 35mm/ Color / 90 min./ No English subtitles STORY: A man is invited to Fukuoka by the owner of a youth rehabilitation center, which he later joins. He then meets a youth and the two pledge a vow of law abiding brotherhood. However the youth is approached by his former gang and ordered to kill the boss of a rival gang. Filmed in Fukuoka. JINSEI GEKIJO: HISHAKAKU TO KIRATSUNE Director: Tomu Uchida Cast: Ken Takakura, Koji Tsuruta 1968 / 35mm/ Color / 109 min./ No English subtitles STORY: A yakuza and his woman come to Tokyo where they are taken in by a gang boss. Indebted to the gang boss, the yakuza is involved in a gang turf war, and is arrested. Out of prison 4 years later, he finds everything changed, including his woman… HIBOTAN BAKUTO Director: Kosaku Yamashita Cast: Junko Fuji, Ken Takakura /1968 / 16mm/ Color / 98 min./ No English subtitles STORY: With its boss murdered, a yakuza gang disbands. 5 years later, the murdered boss’ daughter is a skilled gambler. In Osaka she learns who killed her father and seeks revenge. The film which put Junko Fuji on the map of success as an actress. HIBOTAN BAKUTO HANAFUDA SHOBU Director: Tai Kato Cast: Junko Fuji, Ken Takakura /1969/ 16mm/ Color / 98 min. No English subtitles STORY: Oryu, the gambler, comes to stay with the Nishinomaru family in Nagoya, which is busy preparing for a gambling competition they have hosted for generations. Yet a rival family plots to take over the operation. Indebted to the Nishinomaru family, Oryu stands up to the rival family.

A FILM BY AND DISCUSSION ON APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL “TROPICAL MALADY” A film to be shown FREE January 30 at 13:00 Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2004/35mm/Color/118 min/Thailand-France/No English subtitles A romance between two men, wrapped around a Thai folk-tale involving a shaman with shape-shifting abilities. DISCUSSION: FREE Admission January 30 15:20～17:00 In Japanese “ON THE WORKS OF APICHATPONG WEERASETHKUL” Panelists: Kaoru Nishitani (Fukuoka Independent Film Festival & Moderator) Takafumi Tachibana (Film Director, CHINZEI-Kyushu Film Creative Network) Mirai Mizue (Animation Director) Yoko Yuki (Animation Artist)

THEATER SCHEDULE-JANUARY 2016 THE WORLD OF KEN TAKAKURA PART TWO (Jan. 6-24) Admission: Adults ¥600 University/College/High School ¥500 Junior High School /Elementary School ¥400 “Wa No Kai” members ¥300 Identification required for discounts. December 28,~January 4 : Library and Theater Closed for the New Year Holiday 1/5 Tue THEATER CLOSED THE WORLD OF KEN TAKAKURA PART TWO (Jan.6-24) No English subtitles 6 Wed 11:00 Mori to Mizuumi no Matsuri 14:00 Ni Ni Roku Jiken Dashutsu 7 Thu 11:00 Ankokugai no Kaoyaku* 14:00 Jakoman to Tetsu 8 Fri 11:00 Narazu Mono 14:00 Abashiri Bangaichi 9 Sat 11:00 Abashiri Bangaichi Aku Eno Chosen 14:00 Jinsei Gekijo* 10 Sun 11:00 Hibotan Bakuto 14:00 Hibotan Bakuto Hanafuda Shobu 11 Mon 11:00 Ni Ni Roku Jiken Dashutsu 14:00 Mori to Mizuumi no Matsuri 12 Tue LIBRARY CLOSED 13 Wed THEATER CLOSED 14 Thu 11:00 Hibotan Bakuto 14:00 Hibotan Bakuto Hanafuda Shobu 15 Fri 11:00 Abashiri Bangaichi Aku Eno Chosen 14:00 Jinsei Gekijo* 16 Sat 11:00 Ankokugai no Kaoyaku* 14:00 Jakoman to Tetsu 17 Sun 11:00 Narazu Mono 14:00 Abashiri Bangaichi 18 Mon LIBRARY CLOSED 19 Tue THEATER CLOSED 20 Wed 11:00 Ni Ni Roku Jiken Dashutsu 14:00 Ankokugai no Kaoyaku* 21 Thu 11:00 Abashiri Bangaichi Aku Eno Chosen 14:00 Narazu Mono 22 Fri 11:00 Jinsei Gekijo* 14:00 Hibotan Bakuto 23 Sat 11:00 Hibotan Bakuto Hanafuda Shobu 14:00 Abashiri Bangaichi 24 Sun 11:00 Jakoman to Tetsu 14:00 Mori to Mizuumi no Matsuri 25 Mon LIBRARY CLOSED 26 Tue-29 Fri THEATER CLOSED 30 Sat 13:00 Tropical Malady 15:20-17:00 Discussion on A. Weerasethakul 31 Sun THEATER CLOSED *Note: Due to lack of space, “Ankokugai no Kaoyaku Juichinin no Gyangu” has been abbreviated here as “Ankokugai no Kaoyaku” and “Jinsei Gekijo Hishakaku to Kiratsune” as “Jinsei Gekijo”. Also “Tropical Malady” (January 30 13:00) will not carry English subtitles and the Discussion afterwards will only be in Japanese.