Japanese Films

The SF World Cinema at Central World is showing a retrospective of the master Japanese filmaker, Akira Kurosawa. The films run from January 6th - January 19th, and will be in the original Japanese with English subtitles. Entry is free, and made possible by the Japan Foundation of Bangkok.

Here is a link to the schedule.

Kurosawa was the pre-eminent Japanese filmaker of the 20th Century. He won the Palm d'Or in Cannes, and was awarded an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1990. The film he is perhaps best known for is the epic Seven Samurai.