Noir Nights: Kurosawa
(NR) Japan – 2 hr 31 min – with subtitles
1960 · d. Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyōko Kagawa
Something is rotten in postwar Tokyo! In Kurosawa’s noir-inflected Hamlet riff, a salaryman (Toshirô Mifune) infiltrates the company responsible for his father’s death. But as he draws closer to revenge, unforeseen consequences and human frailty threaten to unravel his plan.
The screening on Tuesday, November 25, will be presented in conjunction with the film course Akira Kurosawa’s Film Noir: Adaptation and Reinvention, taught by Paul Wright, Ph.D. On that date, seating for screening-only attendees will begin at 7:00 pm. Just want to see the film? Purchase your tickets from this page.
35mm print courtesy of Janus Films
