CJS Film Presentation | The Cats of Gokogu Shrine Screening and Discussion
Directed by Kazuhiro Soda, 1h 59m, 2024
Please join us for a free screening of
The Cats of Gokogu Shrine. The filmmaker, Kazuhiro Soda, will attend this screening in person!
Gokogu is a small Shinto shrine in Ushimado, Japan that is home to dozens of street cats. Due to its feline residents, it is known as Cat Shrine. Gokogu looks peaceful on the surface, but it is also the epicenter of a sensitive issue that divides the local community. Filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda started rolling his camera to observe and depict the aging, traditional community and its spiritual center Gokogu.
Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Read more about the film at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30955770/
Kazuhiro Soda will also have a free lecture two days after this screening, explaining how he shot and edited this film. This lecture will be on Thursday, February 27th, at noon in Weiser 1010. Learn more about his lecture at https://myumi.ch/W57Dk
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Gokogu is a small Shinto shrine in Ushimado, Japan that is home to dozens of street cats. Due to its feline residents, it is known as Cat Shrine. Gokogu looks peaceful on the surface, but it is also the epicenter of a sensitive issue that divides the local community. Filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda started rolling his camera to observe and depict the aging, traditional community and its spiritual center Gokogu.
Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Read more about the film at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30955770/
Kazuhiro Soda will also have a free lecture two days after this screening, explaining how he shot and edited this film. This lecture will be on Thursday, February 27th, at noon in Weiser 1010. Learn more about his lecture at https://myumi.ch/W57Dk
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
| Building: | Angell Hall |
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| Event Type: | Film Screening |
| Tags: | Asia, Film, japan |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Center for Japanese Studies, International Institute, Asian Languages and Cultures |
