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SUMMARY:Crossroads (Jujiro)
DESCRIPTION:Internationally active experimental shamisen musician Yum
 iko Tanaka provides a thrilling improvisational soundscape to the sil
 ent film Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928). This audacious film by Cannes Fi
 lm Festival Palme d’Or winner Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896-1982) depic
 ts the love between a poor brother and sister, and features hallucinat
 ory imagery and boundary-pushing German Expressionist-inspired set des
 ign. This program is part of Japan Society’s 2014 Monthly Film Serie
 s, The Dark Side of the Sun: John Zorn on Japanese Cinema, curated by
  musical maverick and film and Japanese culture aficionado John Zorn. 
 For this event, Tanaka will be joined by guest percussionist Satoshi T
 akeishi. Followed by a reception.   Crossroads (Jujiro): 1928, 87 mi
 n., 35 mm, b&w, silent, with English and German intertitles. Directed 
 by Teinosuke Kinugasa. With Junosuke Bando, Akiko Chihaya, Yukiko Ogaw
 a, Ippei Sohma, Kazuo Hasegawa.  Tickets: $15/$12 Japan Society membe
 rs, students & seniors. General admission.  Purchase tickets to two T
 he Shamisen Sessions events and save $4, purchase tickets to three an
 d save $6, purchase tickets to all four and save $8 (available for gen
 eral and member-priced tickets). Discount is only available by visitin
 g or calling the box office at (212) 715-1258 or by downloading theÂ
  Ticket Order Form (PDF).  The Shamisen Sessions From traditional sta
 ges to contemporary rock, pop and jazz concerts, this three-stringed i
 nstrument has forged art and entertainment culture in Japan for centur
 ies and continues to shape new spheres in world music. These four sess
 ions spotlight leading shamisen musicians from Japan performing the fu
 ll gamut of today’s musical styles.\n\nFor more information visit ht
 tp://conectom.leimay.org/events/crossroads-jujiro
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CATEGORIES:film, music
LOCATION:Japan Society
WEBSITE:http://www.japansociety.org/event/the-shamisen-sessions-vol-2-
 yumiko-tanaka
URL:http://www.japansociety.org/event/the-shamisen-sessions-vol-2-yumi
 ko-tanaka
CONTACT:(212) 715-1258
ORGANIZER:Japan Society
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