SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2011

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

　　Oct.8（Sat）14:00 ＜2011／Turkey, Bosnia Herzegovina／157min.＞

Winner of Grand Prix at the 64th Cannes Film Festival Depicts Human Condition With Distinctive Visual Beauty

Ⓒzeynofilm-nbcfilm

In the Anatolian steppes, there is an ongoing murder investigation. The police officers and suspects roam the plain in search of a dead body. A new film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the master of Turkish cinema who won Grand Prize at SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL with Climates (2007). Japan premiere.

　Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
　Cast: Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel

Quartet!

　　Oct.12（Wed）14:00 ＜2011／118min.＞

A Brand New Theatrical Release of 2012 About a Family Reunited Through Music

Ⓒ2011「カルテット！」プロジェクト

When the father loses his job, the Nagae family falls apart and faces crisis. Having been the musical family, the eldest son Kai suggests forming a quartet. A premiere screening of a touching drama based on a novel of the same title.

　Director: Junichi Mimura
　Cast: Mahiro Takasugi, Ayame Gouriki, Mayu Tsuruta, Shigeki Hosokawa
　Distributor: Shochiku Co., Ltd.

*Advanced Engagement Starts Dec. 17th at IKSPIARI

Hokaibo

　　Oct.13（Thu）14:00 ＜Performed in November 2008／150min. with an intermission（Part1: 120min./Part2: 30min.）＞

A Wild Rollicking Comedy About a Gluttonous Monk Is Full of Laughs

Ⓒ松竹株式会社

Hokaibo loves women and money and he is in love with Okumi, who is in love with another man Yosuke. When Hokaibo discovers that Yosuke is seeking a stolen treasure, Hokaibo conspires a plot for the reward.

　Stage Director: Kazuyoshi Kushida
　Cast: Kanzaburo Nakamura, Senjaku Nakamura,
　　　　 Hashinosuke Nakamura
　Distributor: Shochiku Co., Ltd.

THE 3 TENORS

　　Oct.11（Tue）17:00 ＜2011／86min.＞

ⒸDecca/Vivianne Purdom

The 3 Great Tenors Together for the First Time in One of a Kind Performance

In July 1990, the three great tenors, Pavarotti, Domingo, and Carreras performed together on the eve of the Football World Cup Italy. Experience the unforgettable performance in HD quality twenty years after it was performed.

　Cast: Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Orchestra del Muggio Musicale
　　　　 Fiorentino,Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
　Conductor: Zubin Mehta
　Distributor: Sony PCL Inc.

*No English Subtitles

Of Gods and Men

　　Oct.11（Thu）13:30 ＜2010／France／123min.＞

　A Masterpiece About Faith and Heroism That Touches the Heart of the Audience

Ⓒ2010 ARMADA FILMS - WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS - FRANCE 3 CINEMA

In a small village in Algeria during the 1990s, a group of monks stationed in an impoverished community faces the threat by fundamentalist terrorists. Based on an incident which seven French monks were abducted by armed Islamists, the film sheds light on what really happened.

Winner of Grand Prix at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Cast: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin
Distributor: MAGIC HOUR=C&I Entertainment

Screening Partner: SHIMAMURA
*No English Subtitles

Honey

　　Oct.14（Fri）13:30 ＜2010／Turkey, Germany／103min.＞

　A Bittersweet Tale That Charmed the Audience All Over the World

Ⓒ2010 Kaplan Film Production & Heimatfilm GmbH + Co KG

The six year old boy Yusuf lives in a remote village in the mountain with his father who is a beekeeper and his mother. One day, bees disappear unexpectedly and his father goes into the woods searching for them. Since that day, Yusuf stops talking.

Winner of Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival
　Director: Semih Kaplanoglu
　Cast: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen
　Distributor: ALCINE TERRAN

Screening Partner：Central Motors
*No English Subtitles

A School That Was ̶ Learning in the Moonlight 　- Barrier Free Edition-

　　Oct.12（Wed）17:00 ＜2010／Japan／115min.＞

　A Portrait of High School Students Struggling to Grow Up Against All Odds

Ⓒグループ現代

Under the moonlight, a group of young men and women attend the evening high school. The film captures the students struggling to overcome their hardships, sometimes crashing against each other, but ultimately supporting each other from the enrollment until the graduation.

Winner of the Ministry of Culture Movie Award, Best Documentary 2010
　Director: Naoko Ota
　Cast: Kazuhiro Hirano, Alumni, students, parents and guardians,
　teachers, and administrators at Urawa Commercial High School's night program
　Distributor: Group Gendai Films Co., Ltd.

Screening Partner：Kawaguchi Rotary Club
*No English Subtitles
*Barrier free edition with Japanese subtitles and sound guidance

Japan Media Arts Festival Domestic Tour

　　Oct.11（Tue）11:00 ＜2010／Japan／60min.＞

Autumn Is the Best Season for Art Enjoy the Opportunity to Experience Innovative Media Arts Works

*Fumiko's Confession” ISHIDA Hiroyasu Ⓒishidahiroyasu

Japan Media Arts Festival, which marks the 15th edition this year, places focus on Media Arts including Art, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga. Ten award winning and jury recommended works from the past year's edition will be screened.
With the association of Japan Media Arts Festival Domestic Tour

　Please register at the website and check for additional information.
　Website: http://www.skipcity-dcf.jp/
　Contact: SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Office 048-263-0818