Presented By: Center for Japanese Studies
CJS Winter 2024 Film Series | Jigoku
dir. Nobuo Nakagawa, 1 hr. 41 min., 1960
Tickets may be purchased at: http://myumi.ch/EPqe6
After a young theology student flees a hit-and-run accident, he is plagued by both his own guilt-ridden conscience and a mysterious, diabolical doppelgänger. But all possible escape routes lead straight to hell—literally.
Curator's note by Markus Nornes: This was the final production from Shintoho, the studio that had made its reputation with quick, violent genre films; however, here Nakagawa attempted to depart from the stead conventions of Japanese horror and ghost stories by climaxing his excessively elaborate plot with a spectacular vision of hell.
Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Read more about the film, including ratings, at http://imdb.com/title/tt0154683/
More about the film series at https://michtheater.org/cjs-film-series-2024
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at wugou@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
After a young theology student flees a hit-and-run accident, he is plagued by both his own guilt-ridden conscience and a mysterious, diabolical doppelgänger. But all possible escape routes lead straight to hell—literally.
Curator's note by Markus Nornes: This was the final production from Shintoho, the studio that had made its reputation with quick, violent genre films; however, here Nakagawa attempted to depart from the stead conventions of Japanese horror and ghost stories by climaxing his excessively elaborate plot with a spectacular vision of hell.
Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Read more about the film, including ratings, at http://imdb.com/title/tt0154683/
More about the film series at https://michtheater.org/cjs-film-series-2024
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at wugou@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
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