- World Premiere
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The Second Sino-Japanese War in Toy Films
おもちゃ映画で見た日中戦争
Director: OTA Yoneo (太田米男)
2022｜Japan｜94min｜Silent｜Subtitles: English
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 3/15 Tue | 15:40 | ABC Hall |
- Synopsis
The Second Sino-Japanese War in a Toy Film brings the hidden shadows of the Showa Period to the silver screen as documentary and propaganda footage of the battlefields of China collected from a number of sources are knit together to give a new perspective on history.
Following the enthusiastic response to the 38-minute version of The Second Sino-Japanese War in a Toy Film at last year’s Kyoto International Film and Art Festival, Professor OTA Yoneo has re-edited it to make a 94-minute work which will be given a special screening at OAFF with a live piano performance delivered by YANASHITA Mie, a pioneer in the art of silent film musical accompaniment.
[Jason MAHER]