This year’s Eiga-sai, a Japanese film festival which takes place from 20th to 26th January in Lucerna Cinema, gives homage to the film director Takeshi Kitano. The festival will open with his film Hana-bi (Fireworks), which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1998. All in all, the film festival will show 14 films, both feature and animation. Some of them will be shown for the first time ever in the Czech Republic.
The section dedicated to Kitano will also contain an archival series with a number of films from the 1950’s to the 1980‘s. These pictures with their unique atmosphere represent a unique surge known as the Japanese new wave. As usual, both sections also feature films that will be shown for the first time in the CR. They will be projected in their original version with both Czech and English subtitles.
Weekend from the Far East
There will also be a range of accompanying events for both children and adults, including a theatre performance, art workshops, concerts, exhibitions and discussions, all at the weekend of 21st and 22nd January. Individual tickets for films cost 80 CZK, festival passes cost 555 CZK with reservation of the best seats, student passes for 300 CZK without reservation Tickets available from Lucerna Cinema ticket office.
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