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Rétrospective Daisuke Itô

September 25 at 7:30pm - October 31

At House of Culture of Japan in Paris

Passy, Paris

🎤Live benshi narration — rare outside Japan
🎹Silent screenings with piano accompaniment
🎬Eight films spanning 1926 to 1960

Step into the wild, kinetic world of Daisuke Itô, the director who turned samurai films into poetry in motion. This rare retrospective pairs eight classics with live benshi narration and piano for the silent gems: a window into Japanese cinema most Parisians never get.

Classic Japanese cinema
Live benshi narration
Silent film revival
Samurai & jidaigeki

What are you into?

  • Classic Japanese cinema
  • Live benshi narration
  • Silent film revival
  • Samurai & jidaigeki
  • House of Culture of Japan in Paris
  • Passy
  • Paris

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