{"id":55957,"date":"2015-10-02T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=55957"},"modified":"2015-08-18T18:41:24","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T22:41:24","slug":"japan-society-classics-paradise-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=55957","title":{"rendered":"Japan Society Classics: Paradise View"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, October 02 2PM and 7PM
\nJapan Society
\n333 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017
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Go Takamine’s rarely-screened first theatrical feature is a pioneering work of Okinawan cinema, filmed almost entirely in Okinawan dialect. Taking place shortly before the resumption of Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa, Takamine\u2019s film tacitly addresses the island prefecture’s complicated history of occupation and feelings of dislocation through the story of a small community and its preparations for a wedding between a local girl and a Japanese teacher. On the periphery of these events is Reishu (Kaoru Kobayashi), who quits his job on a US military base and uses the extra time to catch snakes and play with ants \u2013 and get the bride-to-be pregnant. Takamine\u2019s leisurely-paced film is full of uniquely Okinawan touches that mix in aspects of the island’s folklore, accompanied by Haruomi Hosono\u2019s spare and evocative score. Screening in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the film’s release.<\/p>\n

For tickets and information visit: http:\/\/japansociety.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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