Talk Cinema
(NR) Japan – 2 hr 54 min – with subtitles
2025 · d. Sang-il Lee
Starring Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Ken Watanabe
General Public: $20, BMFI Members: $18, Students with ID: $10
Want to see the best in upcoming cinema before everyone else? Join us for another session of the sneak preview series Talk Cinema, curated by critic/industry veteran Harlan Jacobson. The screening will be followed by a discussion, led by a distinguished moderator.
In 1964 Nagasaki, the orphaned son of a yakuza boss becomes an apprentice to a famous kabuki actor, but his exceptional talent threatens to displace the actor’s own son as the heir to the family tradition. Over the course of five decades, the two young performers become both creative collaborators and rivals as each strives to become the greatest living kabuki master. This sumptuous epic is Japan’s highest-grossing live-action film of all time, selected as the country’s entry for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards. Don’t miss this chance to see it before everyone else!
One Academy Award nomination:
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