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Presented By: Center for Japanese Studies

CJS Noon Lecture Series | Editing Observation: Filmmaker Soda Kazuhiro Demonstrates His Method

Soda Kazuhiro, Peabody Award-winning Filmmaker

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Please note: This lecture will be held in Weiser 1010 and is in-person only. It will not be live-streamed or recorded.

Former CJS Toyota Visiting Professor Soda Kazuhiro returns to Ann Arbor for the screening of his new film, "The Cats of Gokogu Shrine," on Tuesday, February 25, at 7:00, Angell Auditorium A. In this lecture, Soda will walk us through the process of shooting and editing observational cinema. He’ll extract one scene from "The Cats of Gokogu Shrine," explain how he shot it, and demonstrate the editing process.

Film event: https://ii.umich.edu/cjs/news-events/events.detail.html/132352-21870794.html

Kazuhiro Soda is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and a 2016–17 Toyota Visiting Professor at the Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan. His films have been screened at such events as Berlin International Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival, and Busan International Film Festival, among others, winning numerous awards. His filmography includes "Campaign" (2007), "Mental" (2008), "Peace" (2010), "Theatre 1" (2012), "Theatre 2" (2012), "Campaign 2" (2013), "Oyster Factory" (2015), "Inland Sea"(2018), "Zero" (2020), and "The Cats of Gokogu Shrine" (2024). Collaborating with U-M professors and students, he co-directed a feature documentary about the Michigan Stadium, "The Big House" (2018).

This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at cjsevents@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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A man in a black leather jacket is bent over with a film camera, filming a white cat on the sidewalk

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