Explore the relationships between form and function as Wei-Cheng Lin (Art History. UNC) discusses the history of the Japanese folding screen and its role in shaping interior spaces during the Edo period. Presented in connection with New Light on Japanese … Read more
Explore the relationships between form and function as Wei-Cheng Lin (Art History. UNC) discusses the history of the Japanese folding screen and its role in shaping interior spaces during the Edo period. Presented in connection with New Light on Japanese … Read more
(1983, Mori Masaki) This animated wartime films tells the story of the bombing of Hiroshima from the perspective of a child named Gen. The film follows Gen through the apocalyptic aftermath of the bomb, bearing witness to the devastation but … Read more
(1983, Mori Masaki) This animated wartime films tells the story of the bombing of Hiroshima from the perspective of a child named Gen. The film follows Gen through the apocalyptic aftermath of the bomb, bearing witness to the devastation but … Read more
The Ackland Art Museum celebrates Bunka no Hi (Culture Day), a national holiday in Japan that honors culture and the arts. Explore the Museum’s exhibitions of Japanese art, take part in a hands-on workshop, and marvel at demonstrations of Japanese … Read more
(Negishi Kichitaro, 2008, 94 min, Japanese w/ English subtitles, Color, 35mm) Dog in a Sidecar, Negishi Kichitaro’s subtly nuanced, strikingly acted summer’s tale about a little girl whose horizons are expanded by her encounter with a free-spirited young woman, unfolds … Read more
(In Japanese with English subtitles, Uchida Kenji, 2004, 98 min, 35 mm) Writer/director Kenji Uchida makes his feature debut with this smart, tricky romantic comedy. Reika Kirishima stars as Maki, a forlorn young woman who has just broken up with … Read more
In recent decades it has become somewhat fashionable in Japan to recount one’s own personal history of the war and postwar years through a variety of public and private media. Recent scholarship on the phenomena examines how cultural and political … Read more
