Screenings at the Yamagata Documentary Film Library present documentaries and movies rarely shown on television or in theaters, including works from the Film Library vaults.

The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater

Mizoguchi Kenji: A Film Director 1
• August 10 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)

The Crucified Lovers (“Chikamatsu monogatari”)
Dir: Mizoguchi Kenji / JAPAN / 1954 / Japanese / B&W / 16mm (Orig. 35mm) / 102 min (Japanese only)

Mizoguchi Kenji: A Film Director 2
• August 24 (Fri) 14:00, 18:30 (screens twice)

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (“Aru eiga kantoku no shogai—Mizoguchi Kenji no kiroku”)
Dir: Shindo Kaneto / JAPAN / 1975 / Japanese / Color, B&W / 16mm (Orig. 35mm) / 150 min (Japanese only)

• September 14 (Fri) 14:00, 18:30 (screens twice)

Before the Flood
Dir: Li Yifan, Yan Yu / CHINA / 2004 / Mandarin / Color / Video / 143 min

• September 21 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)

A Movie Capital (“Eiga no miyako”)
Dir: Iizuka Toshio / JAPAN / 1991 / Japanese / Color / 16mm / 98 min

[Venue] The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library (Yamagata Big Wing 3F)
[Admission] Free admission for members (Member’s fee: 3,000 yen for one year), One time ticket:1,000 yen
[Contact] phone: 023-666-4480 (YIDFF Yamagata office)