Film Screenings

In addition to its events and exhibitions, the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies has sponsored a multitude of film series and screenings encompassing hundreds of films, including the purchases of numerous influential Japanese films for the Harvard Film Archive. We welcome you to browse past film screenings, listed below.

In cooperation with RIJS, the Harvard Film Archive presents Japanese film series regularly throughout the academic year. The current schedule can be found here.

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Shochiku Centennial Collection at HFA, Part 2

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Hamaguchi Ryusuke, The World As Stage at the HFA

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Soup and Ideology (2021) with Director Yonghi Yang

The Oath of the Sword

The Oath of the Sword (1914) at the HFA

Revolution +1

Revolution+1 (2022) with Live Video Conversation with Director Masao Adachi at the HFA

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Shochiku Centennial Collection at HFA, Part 1

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OZU 120: The Complete Ozu Yasujiro at the HFA

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Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka – Actress, Director, Pioneer at the HFA

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Edo Avant Garde

Edo Avant-Garde (2019) with Director Linda Hoaglund at the Harvard Art Museums

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Tetsuya Mariko

Self-Destruction Cinema: The Films of Tetsuya Mariko at the HFA

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Yama – Attack to Attack (1985) at the HFA

Kazuo Hara

Extreme Cinema. The Action Documentaries of Kazuo Hara at the HFA

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Other New Wave

The Other New Wave: Alternate Histories of Post-WWII Japanese Cinema at the HFA

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Umetsugu Inoue

Umetsugu Inoue, Japan's Music Man at the HFA

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Shuji Terayama

Shuji Terayama, Emperor of the Underground at the HFA

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Hachimiri Madness! at the HFA

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Benshi Performer

The Art of the Benshi with Ichiro Kataoka at the HFA

Three Radical Filmmakers

Three Radical Japanese Filmmakers at the HFA

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Three Films by Ryusuke Hamaguchi at the HFA

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Happy Hour (2015) with Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi at the HFA

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RIJS Japan Forum Film Series

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