Manila event: Kurosawa Film Festival

This year marks the 100th birth anniversary of acclaimed Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa. The Japan Foundation Manila, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the UP Film Institute will jointly present a two week film festival of Kurosawa's works, all featured in 35mm format.

Dubbed as the "Kurosawa Film Festival" it is also done with the Embassy of Japan and Clickthecity.com. The event will kick off on September 14 at 7:00 PM at the CCP Little Theater and will feature "Throne of Blood".

Regular screenings will be held at the CCP Dream Theater from September 15 to 19, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The UP Film Institute will hold screenings from September 22 to 30, 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Further details of the screening and the movies are available at the Japan Foundation Manila website. Admission is free.



Thank you to Roland Samson, Project Coordinator of JFM for the information.