Screening and Discussion: John Manjiro and the Opening of Japan: A Special Screening of The Castaway: The Story of Manjiro (2005) – 45 min

Screening and Discussion: John Manjiro and the Opening of Japan: A Special Screening of The Castaway: The Story of Manjiro (2005) – 45 min

September 29, 2005

Screening and Discussion: John Manjiro and the Opening of Japan: A Special Screening of The Castaway: The Story of Manjiro (2005) – 45 min
202 Altschul Hall, Barnard College
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Introductory remarks by Junji Kitadai

Panel Discussion to follow screening

Robert Immerman, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian
Institute (moderator)
Henry Smith, Professor of Japanese History
Junji Kitadai, journalist, historian, and co-editor of Drifting Toward the Southeast
Ayumi Sato, documentary film maker

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