In Celebration of UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
SAWAMURA Shirogoro, The Great Star of Early Period Films
Lectures and a Special Screening of Goromasamune Koshiden [Digitally Restored]
On the occasion of this year’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, the National Film Archive of Japan will hold a special event focusing on a Taisho era film star Sawamura Shirogoro, who competed with Japan’s first film star Onoe Matsunosuke.
[Lecture]
“Sawamura Shirogoro as a Kabuki actor” Ryuichi Kodama (Professor, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University)
“Sawamura Shirogoro or the Image of the Anti-Hero in Kyugeki, or Old Drama” Hiroshi Komatsu (Professor, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University) *Video lecture
[Screening]
Goromasamune Koshiden [Digitally Restored] (1915) with kowairo-kakeai Benshi perfrmance (employing multiple performers to voice different characters) .
- Date
- Oct 14(Sat) 3:00 pm- 5:20 pm
- Location
- Nagase Memorial Theatre OZU (2nd floor)
- Capacity
- 310 seats
Tickets（Assigned seating）
| Regular | University and high school students, Seniors (age 65 and above) | Elementary and junior high school students | Guests with disability and one accompanying person | Campus Members (faculty members) | Campus Members (students) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ticket fee | ¥1,050 | ¥840 | ¥600 | Free | ¥500 | ¥400 |
| online | Tickets will be sold on this website from 12:00 pm, Sep 28, 2023 and will close 15 minutes before the start of the event. | |||||
| box office | A small number of tickets will be sold from 1 hour to 5 minutes before the start of the event (Seat assignments are not available) | |||||
For more detailed information, please see this page (in Japanese only) .
Admittance
- Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the event.
- No admittance after the event has started.
- Students, Seniors (age 65 and above), Guests with disability and Campus Members must show a valid ID when entering the theater. Admission by payment of the difference is not available.