Opening screening of the anthology of movie director Mikio Naruse at the Cinematek

On September 15, Ambassador Hayashi, together with Ms. Kono, and Ms. Ikoma, attended the opening screening of the anthology of movie director Mikio Naruse held at the Cinematek.

This project, co-organized by the Cinematek, the Japan Foundation and the Embassy of Japan, is an innovative attempt to screen 20 films of Mikio Naruse, a movie director who was, until now, not so well-known here.

Following a speech by Ambassador Hayashi, Naruse’s masterpiece “Floating clouds” (1955) was screened at this opening to attract the audience full in the venue. Director Mikio Naruse’s anthology is being held until October 18th.