Japan Society NY
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This Transient Life / Mujo
Directed by Akio Jissoji
Starring: Ryo Tamura, Eiji Okada, Michiko Tsukasa,
Mitsuko Tanaka, and Minori Terada
Japan, 1970, 145 minutes
DCP, b&w, in Japanese with English subtitles
When: Saturday, February 22, 7 PM
Where: Japan Society NY
333 East 47th Street, NYC
Tickets: $14/$11 seniors, students & persons
with disabilities/$10 Japan Society members
Winner of the 1970 Locarno Film Festival’s Golden Leopard and an instant theatrical hit for the Art Theater Guild (ATG), Jissoji’s controversial debut concerns a brother and sister who retreat into an incestuous relationship in defiance of every social and moral obligation put upon them—a taboo act of self-willed liberation that leads to more than one tragedy. A challenging work featuring breathtaking black-and-white compositions and extravagant camera movements, This Transient Life is often regarded as Jissoji’s masterpiece and an unheralded highlight of ATG’s game-changing productions.
Part of the Akio Jissoji: The Buddhist Trilogy film series
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