“Samurai Rebellion” – Toshiro Mifune Retrospective
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi, Japan, 1967 Starring Toshirō Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa, Go Kato, Tatsuya Nakadai 35mm. Approx. 128 min. General Admission: $10 • Student/Senior: $8 • JASGP Member: Free. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles Winner of the Best Japanese Film of 1967 Award from film journal Kinema Junpo, Samurai
“The Bad Sleep Well” – Toshiro Mifune Retrospective
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1960 Starring Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takashi Shimura 35mm. Approx. 151 min. General Admission: $10 • Student/Senior: $8 • JASGP Member: Free. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles Mifune stars as a vengeance seeking salaryman, determined to prove his father’s suicide
“Sword of Doom” – Toshiro Mifune Retrospective
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto, Japan, 1966 Starring Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai 35mm. Approx. 121 min. General Admission: $10 • Student/Senior: $8 • JASGP Member: Free. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles Nearing the height of his career, Mifune stars alongside Tatsuya Nakadai in a film about a wandering samurai Ryunosuke
“Stray Dog” – Toshiro Mifune Retrospective
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1949 Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura 35mm. Approx. 122 min. General Admission: $10 • Student/Senior: $8 • JASGP Member: Free. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles As the Tokyo Metropolitan Police struggle to rebuild order out of the chaos of Japanese defeat in WWII, a
“Sanjuro” – Toshiro Mifune Retrospective
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1962 Starring Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama, Reiko Dan 35mm. Approx. 96 min. General Admission: $10 • Student/Senior: $8 • JASGP Member: Free. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles Mifune reprises his titular role of Sanjuro in the hit sequel to Yojimbo, a rare
“Yojimbo” – Toshiro Mifune Retrospective
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1961 Starring Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai 35mm. Approx. 110 min. General Admission: $10 • Student/Senior: $8 • JASGP Member: Free. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles After wandering into a rural village, masterless samurai Sanjuro (Mifune) discovers a blood feud between a sake brewer and
“Drunken Angel” – Toshiro Mifune Retrospective
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1948 Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura 35mm. Approx. 98 min. General Admission: $10 • Student/Senior: $8 • JASGP Member: Free. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles Grappling with the memories of his wartime past, an alcoholic doctor (Shimura) and a low-ranking yakuza (Mifune) develop an
Toshiro Mifune Retrospective
TOSHIRO MIFUNE RETROSPECTIVE In partnership with Lightbox Film Center, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia presents a retrospective film series highlighting the work of actor Toshiro Mifune. All films in the series will be screened at Lightbox Film Center from April 7–29, 2023 — just one of the many
Ouchigohan! – Gyoza and Gyoza Hotpot
Join us as we cook along with Table for Two’s innovative food program, Wa-Shokuiku: Learn. Cook. Eat Japanese!, and make simple, healthy, homestyle Japanese food to enjoy with friends and family. To introduce participants to Japanese food philosophy and preparation techniques, a special filling recipe has been selected. Join us
(SOLD-OUT) Japanese Tea Ceremony: Omotesenke Tea School Thin Tea
Experience a traditional tea ceremony demonstration at Shofuso. This demonstration is led by practitioners from Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA, visiting from the Princeton and New York regions. Please note that this demonstration will involve the standard Usucha thin tea. Be prepared to sit on the floor for the duration