In Tokyo Film Series (Weekend Series) - Getty MuseumNEW

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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.
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