Not Held at Japan Society – Director Jun Ichikawa Presents “Tony Takitani”

Friday, May 4
Screening and Discussion – 5 – 7:30 pm
Reception – 7:30 pm

Held at Avery Film Center, Bard College.

Free and Open to the Public.

Bard College and the Department of Languages and Literature are proud to welcome the acclaimed Japanese director Jun Ichikawa to Bard to present his film “Tony Takitani” as part of the 2007 Japanese Literature in Film Series being held at Bard College from April 25 to May 4. Jun Ichikawa, whose work has been screened and awarded prizes at prestigious film festivals around the world such as the Berlin International Film Festival and the Montreal World Film Festival, will introduce his film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story “Tony Takitani” and discuss the film afterwards. We invite all interested persons to come take advantage of this rare opportunity to interact with one of Japan’s most important directors and explore his work further.

For more information, please visit http://www.bard.edu/fishercenter/