Scar Yosaburo
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1960, 94 min., 35mm, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Daisuke Ito. With Raizo Ichikawa, Manami Fuji, Keiko Awaji. Print courtesy of The Japan Foundation with permission from Kadokawa Pictures.
In Scar Yosaburo, a band of yakuza ruffians mutilate the face of an actor after he is caught with the gang boss’s mistress. A misty, moonlit tale from the Kabuki repertoire and a stirring classic of the most artful category of samurai films, zankoku jidai-geki ("cruel historicals").
© Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.
Part of the Monthly Classic Series:
The Double Edged Sword:
The Chambara Films of Shintaro Katsu & Raizo Ichikawa
Tickets
$11/$7 members, students & seniors
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- Saturday, March 20, 2010
- 7:00 pm