This Respect for the Aged Day program features screenings of old-time favorite period dramas, comedies and documentaries.

Respect for the Aged Day—Let’s Watch Old-time Favorite Movies

• September 20 (Mon—public holiday)

10:00–12:00

Showa 30s (The 1950s and 60s) documentary films and news

Tasuke’s Desire For World Peace (“Isshin Tasuke, Tenka no ichidaiji”)
Dir: Sawashima Tadashi / Cast: Nakamura Kinnosuke, Tsukigata Ryunosuke / JAPAN / 1958 / 91 min

14:00–16:00

Snow Country (“Yukiguni”)
Dir: Ishimoto Tokichi / JAPAN / 1939 / 40 min

Grandpa (“Banjun no ojiichan”)
Dir: Nagashio Ryosuke / Cast: Ban Junzaburo, Awaji Keiko / JAPAN / 1959 / 61 min

[Venue] Yamagata Central Public Hall, 4F
[Admission] 300 yen (elementary school students 100 yen) *Entry good for entire day
[Contact] phone: 023-666-4480 (YIDFF Yamagata Office)