It will be on Thursdays in January 2024 within the framework of the commemoration of 125 years of friendly relations between Argentina and Japan.
A series with eight films by the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawawill be seen in the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (Malba)on Thursdays in January 2024 within the framework of the commemoration of 125 years of friendly relations between Argentina and Japan.
Organized by Malba Cine and the Embassy of Japan, a selection of films by Kurosawa will be screened in 35mm, considered one of the most important filmmakers in history.
What Kurosawa films can be seen at Malba
The cycle begins on Thursday 4th at 7pm with “Rashomon” (1950), syndicated as the film that opened the Western market to Japanese cinema; then at 9 p.m. “Throne of Blood” will be seen (1957), which draws a parallel between Scotland and medieval Japan from the adaptation of “Macbeth”of William Shakespeare.
He January 11 at 7 p.m. it will be the turn of “The seven samurai” (1954), which narrates the defense of a town by samurai willing to fight for the inhabitants of a peasant village.
He 18 at 19 “Vivir” will be screened (1952), where Kurosawa takes the novel as inspiration “The Death of Ivan Ilych” of Leo Tolstoy, to tell the life of a man who realizes that he has wasted his time when facing the end of his life. Then, at 10 p.m., “Heaven and Hell” (1963), is centered on an executive whose son is kidnapped and asked for a million-dollar sum, but the criminals made a mistake and the kidnapped person is the son of his driver.
Finally, On the 25th at 6 p.m. “The Hidden Fortress” will be seen. (1958), an adventure comedy where unexpectedly, two ragged soldiers will be responsible for freeing a princess.
At 8:30 p.m. it will be the turn of “Yojimbo” (1961), where a ronin (masterless samurai) offers his services to both sides in fights, with the intention of confronting them; and the closing of the cycle will be at 10:30 p.m. with “Sanjuro” (1962), which tells the story of a group of young people who decide to present an accusation of corruption before the city authority, but that accusation is their death sentence, until a samurai helps them not only to preserve their lives, but to put an end to corrupt power.
Source: Ambito
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