Description
Did our exhibition Staging the Supernatural give you a taste for Japanese theater? Then check out this stunning adaptation of a Bunraku puppet play, complete with “invisible” black-clad stagehands.
Many films have drawn from classic Japanese theatrical forms, but none with such shocking cinematic effect as director Masahiro Shinoda’s Double Suicide. Featuring the music of famed composer Toru Takemitsu, the film follows a paper merchant who sacrifices family, fortune, and, ultimately, life for his erotic obsession with a sex worker. Description adapted from Janus Films.
(Dir.: Masahiro Shinoda, Japan, 1969, 104 min., 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Accessibility: The public elevator in the West Building (Freer Gallery of Art) is out of service, so your route to the event location may take a few more minutes than usual. Use the accessible entrance at the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th Street SW, and follow the directions when you arrive. Get more accessibility details.
Film admission policy: Films are shown in the 300-seat Meyer Auditorium. Preregistration (up to four tickets per person per film) is encouraged but not required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis for patrons without tickets.
Image courtesy of Janus Films
