From the hand of the Japan Foundation, present a retrospective dedicated to Sumiko Haneda, considered one of the great Japanese documentaries. This retrospective gathers seven of the most representative works of one of the most relevant figures - and unknown to the West - of Japanese cinematography.
Pioneer of Japanese non-fiction cinema, Sumiko Haneda (Dalian, 1926) is one of the few cinemas to get a place in a world of men during the postwar, When Iwanami Studies Back, Educational Films Producer and Pedrera of the best Japanese documentalists. L’any 1976, with The cherry of gray flowers, The filmmaker becomes independent to produce his own films. For more than sixty years active, and with a work that covers more than one hundred titles, Haneda deals with topics as diverse as the preservation of nature, traditional arts, the disintegration of rural Japan, the aging of society or the celebration of women's work and creativity. With attention as the main engine, always shoot with the same passion, curiosity and ethics of affections: “I am guided by the emotions. I am approaching topics that interest me with the same care, whether they are living objects or beings. Everything is important. The main interest is to find the soul in what Filme”.
The inauguration of the retrospective will be Wednesday 8, With the presence of two great connoisseurs of Haneda's work: Marcos Centeno, PROJECTE JAPANESE COORDINATOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMaker Haneda Sumiko, I Professor Raúl Fortes, both of the University of Valencia.
08.01.25 WEDNESDAY / 20.15 h Presentation of the Haneda cycle by Marcos Centeno, PROJECTE JAPANESE COORDINATOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMaker Haneda Sumiko, i Raúl Fortes, professor at the University of Valencia.
children at school
Kyōshitsu no kodomotachi: gakushû shidô e no michi
SUSUMU HANI. The Japan. 1954. VOS SPANISH*. B/N. 30′. 16 mm.
Susumu Hani's first work on the children's world, in which he materializes his theories about capturing the internal universe of "protagonists who do not act". It starts a whole series of post-war documentaries continued by Sumiko Haneda, who appears here as assistant director. She was awarded in Japan and at the Berlin Festival.
22.01.25 WEDNESDAY / 18.00 h
Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
Yamanaka Tokiwa: Ushiwakamaruto tokiwa gozen hahato kono monogatari
SUMIKO HANEDA. The Japan. 2004. VOS SPANISH*. Color. 100′. 35 mm.
Captivating and experimental, this documentary delves into the rich context of Japanese history and culture through the lens of classical art. The film meticulously unfolds the legendary story of Lady Tokiwa, murdered by some bandits when she was going to visit her samurai son, a popular tale in the marionette theater immortalized in ancient scrolls painted four hundred years ago and now considered national heritage.
