{"id":13497,"date":"2022-11-18T15:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=13497"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:30:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:30:32","slug":"film-at-lincoln-center-the-retrospective-of-acclaimed-japanese-director-yoshimitsu-moritas-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=13497","title":{"rendered":"Film At Lincoln Center : The Retrospective of Acclaimed Japanese Director Yoshimitsu Morita&#8217;s Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"776929\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"And Then\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/and-then\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/C0000019697_1-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"And Then\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/and-then\/\">And Then<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1985<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>130 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morita\u2019s award-winning first foray into period films is an adaptation of master of literary modernism S\u014dseki Natsume\u2019s celebrated novel of the same title. Morita\u2019s second and final collaboration with the iconic Y\u016bsaku Matsuda (<i>The Family Game<\/i>), who stars alongside legendary actors like Chish\u016b Ry\u016b of Ozu fame.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 10<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64976\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64964\/64976\">7:00 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64976\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"776971\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"The Black House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/the-black-house\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kuroiie1-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"The Black House\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/the-black-house\/\">The Black House<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1999<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>118 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"callout\"><strong>Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa on Dec. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Morita\u2019s provocative and utterly absorbing midcareer feature (and first horror film), an insurance agent receives a phone call from a suicidal woman, setting in motion a chain of increasingly unnerving events.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 3<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64977\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64965\/64977\">6:15 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 9<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64978\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64965\/64978\">9:15 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64978\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777008\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"Deaths in Tokimeki\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/deaths-in-tokimeki\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8D%E3%82%81%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AB%E6%AD%BB%E3%81%99.19-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Deaths in Tokimeki\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/deaths-in-tokimeki\/\">Deaths in Tokimeki<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1984<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>105 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"callout\"><strong>Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa on Dec. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A visually arresting mood piece shrouded in mystery follows a young man as he prepares for a deadly hit job under orders from a shadowy organization. Awe-inducing camerawork abounds, and Morita\u2019s powerful direction is heightened by Osamu Shiomura\u2019s unforgettable 1980s synth score.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 2<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64979\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64966\/64979\">9:00 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 9<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64980\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64966\/64980\">2:00 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64980\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777043\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"The Family Game\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/the-family-game\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/%E5%AE%B6%E6%97%8F%E3%82%B1%E3%82%99%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%EF%BC%88%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%EF%BC%89-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"The Family Game\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/the-family-game\/\">The Family Game<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1983<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>106 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"callout\"><strong>New 4K Remaster | Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa on Dec. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visually inventive, bitingly sharp, audacious, and full of wit, <i>The Family Game<\/i> announced the arrival of Morita as a remarkable new voice in Japanese cinema whose influence still sends out ripples today. This 1984 New Directors\/New Films selection finally returns in a new 4K remaster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 2<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64981\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64967\/64981\">6:30 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 3<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64982\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64967\/64982\">8:45 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 4<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64983\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64967\/64983\">6:15 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 5<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64984\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64967\/64984\">1:30 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 6<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64985\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64967\/64985\">1:30 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 7<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64986\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64967\/64986\">9:00 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 8<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64987\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64967\/64987\">9:00 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64987\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777068\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"Haru\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/haru\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/HR_B_01-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Haru\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/haru\/\">Haru<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1996<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>118 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before Nora Ephron\u2019s <i>You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/i>, there was <i>Haru<\/i>\u2014an off-kilter tale of boy-meets-girl-virtually in the early days of internet chat rooms. Intrigued by the power of words as a visual medium, Morita inventively incorporates onscreen text into his pop avant-garde sensibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 8<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64988\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64968\/64988\">6:30 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 11<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64989\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64968\/64989\">6:30 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64989\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777093\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"Keiho\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/keiho\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KEIHO_main-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Keiho\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/keiho\/\">Keiho<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1999<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>130 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A spellbinding synthesis of the courtroom drama and the psychological thriller, <i>Keiho<\/i> follows a young actor as he stands trial for a gruesome double murder\u2014but his strange behavior in custody makes the police and criminal psychologists alike suspicious that there\u2019s more to this story than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 9<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64990\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64969\/64990\">6:30 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64990\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777110\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"Kitchen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/kitchen\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kitchen045-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/kitchen\/\">Kitchen<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1989<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>106 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A sui generis film about mourning and starting anew, <i>Kitchen<\/i> follows an orphan who moves in with a friend of her grandmother\u2019s and his trans mother and looks to the kitchen as a means of coping with her grief.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 11<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64991\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64970\/64991\">2:00 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64991\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777135\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"Lost Paradise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/lost-paradise\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ParadiseLost_Still010-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Paradise\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/lost-paradise\/\">Lost Paradise<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1997<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>119 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"callout\"><strong>Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa &amp; composer Michiru Oshima on Dec. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adapted from a novel by Junichi Watanabe, Morita\u2019s sixteenth feature is an expansive mood piece and a meditative tale of forbidden love, starring Hitomi Kuroki and K\u014dji Yakusho as passionate paramours in a society in which infidelity is eminently taboo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 4<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64992\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64971\/64992\">1:00 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64992\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777180\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"Main Theme\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/main-theme\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/meintheme-04-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Main Theme\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/main-theme\/\">Main Theme<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1984<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>101 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This star vehicle for pop idol Hiroko Yakushimaru is a coming-of-age romance between an apprentice magician and a former preschool teacher who has lost her way. Morita uses his sizable, industry-backed budget to present an irreverent road movie full of delightful tricks and confetti.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 4<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64993\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64972\/64993\">8:45 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64993\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777205\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"The Mamiya Brothers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/the-mamiya-brothers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A.%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"The Mamiya Brothers\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/the-mamiya-brothers\/\">The Mamiya Brothers<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>2006<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>119 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A charming, tender comedy that recalls Morita\u2019s earliest narrative features, <i>The Mamiya Brothers<\/i> follows two siblings who live together and have created an entire world unto themselves\u2014a world that changes radically when the elder brother falls for a video rental store clerk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 11<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64995\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64973\/64995\">9:00 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64995\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777230\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"Something Like It\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/something-like-it\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Something Like It\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/something-like-it\/\">Something Like It<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1981<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>103 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morita\u2019s debut theatrical feature is a charming and comical coming-of-age tale set in the worlds of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese sit-down comedy, and sex work. Real-life rakugo artists are featured in abundance, lending the film an authenticity that enhances Morita\u2019s stylized viewpoint.<\/p>\n<div class=\"showtimes three-columns\">\n<div class=\"item list\"><strong class=\"callout\">Showtimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"day-showtimes\"><time class=\"showtimes-header\">December 7<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"showtime clearfix\" data-event-id=\"64996\"><a class=\"ticket-link\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.filmlinc.org\/64974\/64996\">6:30 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-event-id=\"64996\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row film\" data-post-id=\"777255\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"series\" title=\"Top Stripper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/top-stripper\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TOP-STRIPPER%EF%BF%BD@03-1-640x360-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Top Stripper\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 film-info-wrap\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/films\/top-stripper\/\">Top Stripper<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"film-info\">\n<div class=\"more-info film-meta\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yoshimitsu Morita<\/li>\n<li>1982<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>67 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Japanese with English subtitles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morita\u2019s early feature marked his foray into the <i>pink<\/i> film and is a coming-of-age tale suffused with anarchic energy and a rebellious touch all his own. 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