Tue, Oct 1 / 7 pm
Tue, Oct 8 / 9 pm
Tue, Oct 15 / 7 pm
Tue, Oct 22 / 9 pm
Tue, Oct 29 / 7 pm
Directed by Takashi Miike
1999, Japan, 115 min
Japanese with English subtitles
New 20th anniversary 2K restoration
Recent widower Shigeharu is advised by his son to find a new wife. On the advice of a film company colleague, they stage “auditions” for a new girlfriend that masquerade as an acting job. Shigeharu becomes enchanted with Asami: a spooky twenty-something responsive to his charms. But this is no ordinary Fatal Attraction-style thriller, for it carefully pulls the audience through a wrenching exploration of deep male fears and the stereotype of submissive Japanese women.
Restoration Tuesdays: our new ongoing series of newly restored films is generously sponsored by IATSE 856. All admissions to these screenings is $5.
