*Friday, August 14, 2009*
Join the Japan Society, the "Center for Asian American Media":http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/ and the Japantown Merchants Association for a free film screening of _Kamikaze Girls_ (_Shimotsuma Monogatari_) under the stars in Japantown’s Peace Plaza.
Written and directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, _Kamikaze Girls_ offers a glimpse into the lifestyle of Japanese "Lolita" pop culture. The film tells the story of Momoko (Kyoko Fukada), who yearns to live in 18th century Versailles rather than her back-country hometown of Shimotsuma, heartland of the Yakuza. To escape, she loses herself in the dreamy, doll-like fashions of the Lolita scene.
To help fund her expensive hobby, Momoko runs a classified ad to sell brand-name knock-off clothes. She encounters a buyer named Ichigo (Anna Tsuchiya), a super-rebel member of a motorbike gang. Momoko and Ichigo slowly develop a strong friendship as they share their feelings on the odd goings-on around them and discover they have more in common than they expected.
103 minutes; in Japanese with English subtitles.
*Time:*
Friday, August 14, 2009
8:15 pm
*Location:*
Japantown Peace Plaza @ Post and Buchanan Streets
San Francisco, CA
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*Cost:*
Free and open to the public. Early arrival recommended as seating is first come, first served. This screening is outdoors, so bring a jacket!
<p><strong>Friday, August 14, 2009</strong></p>
<p>Join the Japan Society, the <a href="http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/">Center for Asian American Media</a> and the Japantown Merchants Association for a free film screening of <em>Kamikaze Girls</em> (<em>Shimotsuma Monogatari</em>) under the stars in Japantown’s Peace Plaza.</p>
<p>Written and directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, <em>Kamikaze Girls</em> offers a glimpse into the lifestyle of Japanese “Lolita” pop culture. The film tells the story of Momoko (Kyoko Fukada), who yearns to live in 18th century Versailles rather than her back-country hometown of Shimotsuma, heartland of the Yakuza. To escape, she loses herself in the dreamy, doll-like fashions of the Lolita scene.</p>
<p>To help fund her expensive hobby, Momoko runs a classified ad to sell brand-name knock-off clothes. She encounters a buyer named Ichigo (Anna Tsuchiya), a super-rebel member of a motorbike gang. Momoko and Ichigo slowly develop a strong friendship as they share their feelings on the odd goings-on around them and discover they have more in common than they expected.</p>
<p>103 minutes; in Japanese with English subtitles.</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> <br />
Friday, August 14, 2009<br />
8:15 pm</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong><br />
Japantown Peace Plaza @ Post and Buchanan Streets<br />
San Francisco, CA<br />
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Japantown+Peace+Plaza,+san+francisco,+ca&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=_u9pSq6aH5fMtAO3prC8Dg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1">map</a></p>
<p><strong>Cost:</strong><br />
Free and open to the public. Early arrival recommended as seating is first come, first served. This screening is outdoors, so bring a jacket!</p>2009-07-24T10:21:52-07:00free-film-screening-kamikaze-girls7897342event2009-07-24T10:52:17-07:00Free Film Screening: Kamikaze Girls 2009-07-24T10:52:17-07:00Japan Society of Northern Californiafashion, film, japanese film, japantown, lolita, viz2009-07-24T10:21:52-07:00manual021850142shopifydeny0Default10.007897342Default2009-07-24T10:21:52-07:002009-07-24T10:52:04-07:0016187622178973422009-07-24T10:52:04-07:00http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1183/products/0814_girls.jpg?1258767899