In Tokyo Film Series (Weekend Series) - Getty MuseumNEW

Uncover 20th Century Tokyo       
Explore Tokyo through film, at a time of tremendous transformation, from a burgeoning wartime city to a global metropolis by the mid-20th century. These films complement the exhibition Japan's Modern Divide: The Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto.

Mr. Thank You
Often called Japan's Jean Renoir, director Hiroshi Shimizu sets this film almost entirely on a bus ride to Tokyo.
Saturday, April 20 | 4:00 p.m.

Drunken Angel
Featuring the dashing Toshiro Mifune in this Japanese ganster noir by director Akira Kurosawa.
Saturday, April 20 | 7:00 p.m.

Tokyo Story
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu, a rural elderly couple travel to Tokyo to see their grown children.
Sunday, April 21 | 3:00 p.m.
Tokyo Drifter screens at the Getty  
Still from Tokyo Story, 1953

Tokyo Drifter
This yakuza (mafia) film is among director Seijin Suzuki's best, taking place in swinging 60s Tokyo.
Saturday, April 27 | 4:00 p.m.

Street of Shame
Concerned with the plight of women in Tokyo, director Kenji Mizoguchi, one of Japan's greatest directors, tells the stories of five Tokyo prostitutes.
Saturday, April 27 | 7:00 p.m.

She and He
A central figure in the Japanese New Wave of the late 50s and early 60s, director Susumu Hani presents two people separated by class but united by love.
Sunday, April 28 | 3:00p.m.