(FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) CJS's Fall Film Series of 2012 features silent films by Yasujiro Ozu with professional benshi (narrator), Ichiro Kataoka, performing theatrical narration at each screening. Most films will also include a live music accompaniment.

LADY AND THE BEARD (Shukujo to hige)
Ozu’s 20th film.Okajima, a well-known fencing master, thanks to his menacing beard, frightens everyone and makes it difficult for himself to find a job or meet women. One day, he rescues a girl named Hiroko while she is being threatened by hoodlums. Following Hiroko’s advice, Okajima shaves his beard, which reveals his handsome face. The change in his appearance helps him to find a job; he even gets asked out by three women.
(75 min, 35 mm, 1931)

DJ performance by Arwulf-Arwulf.