11th Kyoto HISTORICA International film festival Program
SPECIAL PROGRAM
Now is the time to talk about Kyoto Animation, to dig deep into the footsteps that Kyoto has printed into the history of anime culture.
We will introduce in three parts, the footsteps of the Kenzo Masaoka sect from the early days of anime, the directors of Toei Studios Kyoto who cause a ripple in anime expressions during the post-war growth, and Kyoto Animation beloved by fans from all over the world.
HISTORICA SPECIAL
Masayuki Suo's” Talking the Pictures” and silent film with a silent film narrator.
A special preview of Masayuki Suo's new year film, depicting the young days of a "katsuben" (silent film narrator) who changes film experiences into reality and colour. A digitally revived Gion of the early Showa period and hit Gion musical, with a katsuben!
Films
HISTORICA WORLD
The latest film set in history, selected from the world
Films with narrative energy that overcome borders and cultures have been selected from the world's latest period films. Stories of people and cultures, messages unable to tell in the present left to history's hands, and modernised traditional stories.
Films
HISTORICA FOCUS
Historical films introduced from a certain perspective. This year will be festive with two different themes!
Anime and violent Jidaigeki - the films that created genres which reached the world. With their original power that shows raw creativity.
The "Natsuzora" days of animation - Toei Douga Festival
Anime - the leading the video industry of Japan. Every revived technique leads us back to Toei Douga. Enjoy this year's newly revived works from anime's days of youth with their witnesses.
Imagine the possibilities of Jidaigeki from graphic novels - Lone Wolf and Cub Festival
The ultimate one and only series that miraculously brought together Tomisaburo Wakayama and his exceptional physical abilities, Kazuo Koike who brought innovation to the graphic novel industry with his characters and violence, and the extraordinary visualist Kenji Misumi.
Venice International Film Festival
Japan Premier of Italian films from La Biennale di Venezia - Biennale College Cinema
A special programme organized in collaboration with “Kyoto Filmmakers Lab”, La Biennale di Venezia - Biennale College Cinema (a project developed by the Cinema department of La Biennale di Venezia), and the Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka.
With the association of Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka
Kyoto filmmakers lab screenings
A special program organized in collaboration with KFL which Selected young filmmakers from all over the world experience period film making in Toei and Shochiku’s studios.
COLLABORATE
November 16(Sat) to November 17(Sun),2019
November 4(Mon),2019
October 30(Wed) to November 4(Mon),2019
- Hosted by
- Kyoto HISTORICA International Film Festival Committee
[Kyoto Prefectural Government, The Museum of Kyoto, Toei Company, Ltd, Kyoto Movie Studios, Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd., Toei Kyoto Studio Co., Ltd., Iwamoto Metal Co., Ltd., Directors Univ,inc., Ritsumeikan University] - Co-hosted by
- KYOTO CMEX Executive Committee
- Sponsors
- TESPAC Co., Ltd./Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shijo/TSUKUMO/HTC NIPPON Corporation/TOYOSU Co.,Ltd.
- With the Association of
- Kyoto Crossmedia Promotion Agency/
Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka/
Venice Film Festival/
Kyoto V-REX Executive Committee - Presented Under the Auspices of
- Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc./Foreign Film Importer-Distributors Association of Japan/
Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan Inc. - Supported by
- Japan Arts Council
