Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High
Monthly Classics · Japan Cuts Encore
Friday, June 15, 7 PM
Teiichi Akaba has a singular dream: crush the competition, become prime minister and rule his own country. But first he just has to get through high school. An absurdist satire of Japan’s elitist pathways to the seats of power, Akira Nagai‘s adaptation of Usamaru Furuya’s manga finds Showa-era teens battling for the student council presidency through sabotage, bribery, fisticuffs and the manipulation of more than a few unspoken crushes. Winner of the JAPAN CUTS 2017 Audience Award, this comedic crowdpleaser returns to Japan Society for an encore screening in anticipation of the upcoming 12th edition of JAPAN CUTS (July 19–29).
2017. 118 min. Blu-ray, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Akira Nagai. With Masaki Suda, Shuhei Nomura, Ryoma Takeuchi, Shotaro Mamiya.
Tickets: $13/$10 seniors & students / $5 Japan Society members
- Friday, June 15, 2018
- 7:00 pm