300 Years of the 47 Ronin: A Chushingura Retrospective
February 3 – April 14, 2003
300 Years of the 47 Ronin: A Chushingura Retrospective
Coordinated by Professor Henry Smith (Columbia University)
| To mark the tercentenary of the Ako Vendetta of 1701-03, the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University will sponsor a variety of programs in the spring semester of 2003, including a film series, an exhibition of prints and books, a panel at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), and a symposium. All events at Columbia are open to the public and free of charge. |
› FILM SERIES: “Exacting Revenge: A Series of Eight Japanese Films,” February 3-April 14
› EXHIBITION: “Chushingura on Stage and in Print: An Exhibition of Books, Manuscripts, and Ukiyoe,” March 24-April 18*
› ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES PANEL: “The Many Lives of the 47 Ronin: Three Centuries of Retelling the Chushingura Story,” March 30, 8:30am-10:30am
› SYMPOSIUM: “Rethinking Chushingura: A Symposium on the Making and Unmaking of Japan’s National Legend,” March 30, 3pm-7pm and March 31, 9am-6pm
*The exhibition was originally scheduled from March 17-April 11
February 3 (Monday)
Film: Harakiri (Seppuku)
Director: Masaki Kobayashi (1962, b/w, 134 min.)
Altschul Auditorium (417 International Affairs Building), Columbia University (118th St. and Amsterdam Ave.)
7:45 PM
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Part of “Exacting Revenge: A Series of Eight Japanese Films”
