Discussion: Japan in Hollywood: An Evening of Conversation

February 3, 2004

Discussion: Japan in Hollywood: An Evening of Conversation
Paul Anderer (Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures), David Lurie (Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures), Daisuke Miyao (Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University), Richard Peña (Director, Film Society of Lincoln Center and Associate Professor, Film Division, Columbia University), Gregory Pflugfelder Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures), and Henry D. Smith (Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures)
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University (116th St. and Amsterdam Ave.)
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
From Lost in Translation to Kill Bill to The Last Samurai, Japan’s profile in American popular film has become very conspicuous of late. The Keene Center is pleased to sponsor an evening of informal conversation on the significance of these contemporary trends in Hollywood moviemaking and about the historical, cultural, and aesthetic issues that they raise.