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120 Years After His Birth, 60 Years After His Death: Yasujiro Ozu's Aesthetic Eye - Ozu Art
Chigasaki City Museum of Art
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Yasujiro Ozu
Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963), one of Japan's most famous film directors, was closely associated with Chigasaki. It was also a filming location for some of his movies. His best-known films, "Late Spring,” “Early Summer," and "Tokyo Story," were all shot at the Chigasaki Kaikan, where Ozu stayed regularly, and he is also known for co-writing the screenplays with screenwriter Takao Noda (1893-1968).
This exhibition focuses on Ozu's aesthetic sense as glimpsed through his films and personal life, through materials and props related to his films, his old collection, and his writings. In addition to his meticulous attention to set layout and composition, the shapes of props, and the colors used in his color films, Ozu also took up the brush himself and left behind paintings filled with a playful spirit. This exhibition will explore Ozu's high sense of aesthetics and what he was trying to convey through his films.
[Events]
1. Lecture "Ozu Films and Art Kosen"
Lecturer: Ogawa Minoru (Director of the museum)
Date: September 17, 2023 (Sun) 14:00 - (about 60 minutes)
Venue: Entrance Hall
Seating: Approx. 50 seats (no reservation required)
Admission: Free
2. Lecture "Ozu's Aesthetic Sense in Films"
Lecturer: Hideo Tsukuyama (Dean and Professor, Faculty of Global Management, Nagano Prefectural University, Vice President of the National Yasujiro Ozu Network/coordinator of this exhibition)
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 14:00 (approx. 60 min.)
Venue: Entrance Hall of the museum
Seating: Approx. 50 seats (no reservation required)
Admission: Free
3. Guest Talk: "Retracing Director Ozu's Footsteps in Chigasaki
Speakers: Hiroaki Mori (5th generation owner of the Chigasaki Kan) & Minoru Ogawa (Director of the Chigasaki Kan)
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023, 14:00- (about 50 minutes)
Venue: Museum Exhibition Room
Fee: Free (admission ticket required/no application necessary)
4. Dialogue: "The Work of Bijutsu Kousen - Approaching the Behind the Scenes of Ozu's Films
Speakers: Keiki Kitagawa (Biyu-kai Kitagawa) and Minoru Ogawa (Director of the museum)
Date: October 8, 2023 (Sun) (1) 11:00 - (2) 14:00 (40 minutes each time)
Venue: Shorai-an
Capacity: 20 persons for each session (reservations required/first-come-first-served basis)
Fee: 500 yen (tea and sweets included)
5. Film Screening “Early Summer"
Date: November 4 (Sat), 2023 from 14:00 (doors open at 13:30)
Venue: Chigasaki City Cultural Hall Mini-Hall Practice Room 1
Capacity: 50 people (reservations required/first-come-first-served basis)
Admission: Free
6. Gallery Talk (explanation of the works by the curator in charge)
Date: September 18 (Mon, holiday) and October 21 (Sat), 2023, from 14:00 each day (about 40 minutes)
Venue: Museum Exhibition Room
Contact: Yuki Ozawa (curator of the museum)
Fee: Free (admission ticket required/no application necessary)
For more information on the event and how to apply, please visit the official website.
This exhibition focuses on Ozu's aesthetic sense as glimpsed through his films and personal life, through materials and props related to his films, his old collection, and his writings. In addition to his meticulous attention to set layout and composition, the shapes of props, and the colors used in his color films, Ozu also took up the brush himself and left behind paintings filled with a playful spirit. This exhibition will explore Ozu's high sense of aesthetics and what he was trying to convey through his films.
[Events]
1. Lecture "Ozu Films and Art Kosen"
Lecturer: Ogawa Minoru (Director of the museum)
Date: September 17, 2023 (Sun) 14:00 - (about 60 minutes)
Venue: Entrance Hall
Seating: Approx. 50 seats (no reservation required)
Admission: Free
2. Lecture "Ozu's Aesthetic Sense in Films"
Lecturer: Hideo Tsukuyama (Dean and Professor, Faculty of Global Management, Nagano Prefectural University, Vice President of the National Yasujiro Ozu Network/coordinator of this exhibition)
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 14:00 (approx. 60 min.)
Venue: Entrance Hall of the museum
Seating: Approx. 50 seats (no reservation required)
Admission: Free
3. Guest Talk: "Retracing Director Ozu's Footsteps in Chigasaki
Speakers: Hiroaki Mori (5th generation owner of the Chigasaki Kan) & Minoru Ogawa (Director of the Chigasaki Kan)
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023, 14:00- (about 50 minutes)
Venue: Museum Exhibition Room
Fee: Free (admission ticket required/no application necessary)
4. Dialogue: "The Work of Bijutsu Kousen - Approaching the Behind the Scenes of Ozu's Films
Speakers: Keiki Kitagawa (Biyu-kai Kitagawa) and Minoru Ogawa (Director of the museum)
Date: October 8, 2023 (Sun) (1) 11:00 - (2) 14:00 (40 minutes each time)
Venue: Shorai-an
Capacity: 20 persons for each session (reservations required/first-come-first-served basis)
Fee: 500 yen (tea and sweets included)
5. Film Screening “Early Summer"
Date: November 4 (Sat), 2023 from 14:00 (doors open at 13:30)
Venue: Chigasaki City Cultural Hall Mini-Hall Practice Room 1
Capacity: 50 people (reservations required/first-come-first-served basis)
Admission: Free
6. Gallery Talk (explanation of the works by the curator in charge)
Date: September 18 (Mon, holiday) and October 21 (Sat), 2023, from 14:00 each day (about 40 minutes)
Venue: Museum Exhibition Room
Contact: Yuki Ozawa (curator of the museum)
Fee: Free (admission ticket required/no application necessary)
For more information on the event and how to apply, please visit the official website.
Schedule | Sep 3 (Sun) 2023-Nov 9 (Thu) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥800; University Students ¥600; Seniors 65 & Over in Chigasaki city ¥400; High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.chigasaki-museum.jp/exhibition/7500/ | ||||
| Venue | Chigasaki City Museum of Art | ||||
| Location | 1-4-45 Higashikaigan-kita, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa 253-0053 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from the South exit of Chigasaki Station on the JR Sagami and Tokaido lines; From the South exit of JR Chigasaki Station, take the Community-Eboshi bus and get off at Toshokan-mae. The venue is 3 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 0467-88-1177 | ||||
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