BAM | Masahiro Shinoda<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/ins>\n Featuring:<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n Dry Lake (1960)<\/strong><\/p>\n Released amid protests against the 1960 United States\u2013Japan Security Treaty (which culminated in hundreds of thousands surrounding the Japanese National Diet building), Shinoda\u2019s study of a young student radical marks an early blast of the Japanese New Wave\u2019s youth energy. With a screenplay by leftist firebrand poet, theater director, and later filmmaker Shuiji Terayama, the film\u2019s anticapitalist and anti-imperialist depiction of postwar Japan shows the alienation that fueled the protests\u2014and made some consider more violent action.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u00a9Courtesy of BAM<\/p>\n The Burning Sunset (AKA Killers on Parade) (1961)<\/strong><\/p>\n A genre-hopping, candy colored comedy-noir-musical, Shinoda\u2019s third feature captures the anarchic spirit of \u201860s filmmaking\u2014recalling Jean-Luc Godard and Seijun Suzuki. When a muckraking journalist is targeted by a gang of youthful assassins (and their pet goat, The End), she must turn to another killer for help. Again working with poet\/filmmaker Shuji Terayama as screenwriter, this jazzy satire of Japanese cinema is filled with comic book, pop art energy.<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a9Courtesy of BAM<\/p>\n A Flame at the Pier (1962)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAn early masterpiece by Shinoda, this bleak youth film follows Sabu (Takashi Fujiki), who exploits fellow dockworkers under orders from his boss. He falls for Yuki (Mariko Kaga, making her feature film debut), but their bittersweet romance spirals into conflict.<\/p>\n Set against the sharply photographed docklands of Yokohama, the film marks the fourth collaboration between Shinoda and Shuji Terayama. Together, they deftly weave themes of working class struggles and labor strikes into the story, making a critique of postwar reality of Japan. Terayama also contributed two theme songs, performed by the lead Takashi Fujiki.\u201d – Akinaru Rokkaku<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a9Courtesy of BAM<\/p>\n Pale Flower (1964)<\/strong><\/p>\n A depiction of the underworld of yakuza with stark black-and-white imagery, among its highlights are the gambling sequences where the clattering of cards melts into Toru Takemitsu and Y\u016bji Takahashi\u2019s score. The two leads give stellar performances as Ikebe\u2019s world-weary presence and forlorn posture match with Mariko Kaga\u2019s enigmatic aura and piercing gaze. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese films, Shinoda\u2019s noir film cemented him as a leading voice of the Japanese New Wave.\u201d – Akinaru Rokkaku<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/ins>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u00a9Courtesy of BAM<\/p>\n Assassination (1964)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cNear the end of Japan\u2019s feudal era, Ronin Hachiro Kiyokawa, a smart but shady leader working for the Shogunate, is being secretly watched by a spy ready to kill him if he switches sides. As violence grows between rival political groups, the film digs into themes of loyalty, power, and deception. Its non-linear flashback style keeps Kiyokawa\u2019s true motives unclear. The film stands out as an important part of the Japanese New Wave movement, and Tetsur\u014d Tamba gives a subtle, mysterious performance as Kiyokawa.\u201d – Shun Inoue<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a9Courtesy of BAM<\/p>\n Samurai Spy (1965)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIn early 17th century Japan, tensions continue to rise between the rival Tokugawa Shogunate and the Toyotomi clan. Sarutobi Sasuke (Koji Takahashi), a samurai spy serving the Sanada clan, finds himself entangled in a web of conspiracies. Falsely accused of murder and on the run, Sasuke searches for the truth, uncertain of who he can trust, and who is pulling the strings.<\/p>\n Featuring stealthy kills, ninja actions, and the tension of a spy thriller, Shinoda manages to break the conventions of samurai film tropes. Alongside DP Masao Kosugi, Shinoda makes full use of wide shots creating a visually dynamic film that culminates in the climactic battle shrouded in fog. This was the last film he made for Shochiku.\u201d – Akinaru Rokkaku<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a9Courtesy of BAM<\/p>\n Double Suicide (1969)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/ins>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u00a9Courtesy of BAM<\/p>\n Silence (1971)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAdapted from Shusaku Endo\u2019s novel, and preceding Scorsese’s adaptation by nearly 50 years,\u00a0Silence<\/em>\u00a0follows two young Portuguese Jesuit priests who sneak into 17th-century Japan to locate their missing mentor. Instead, they find themselves in a hostile country where Christianity is outlawed, and those who are arrested as hidden Christians are forced to prove their renunciation by stepping on images of Christ. As the priests dodge authorities and witness the hardships of local converts, Father Rodrigues faces an impossible choice: cling publicly to his faith, or outwardly deny it to spare others pain. In this quiet, thought-provoking drama, Shinoda explores faith, doubt, suffering, and spiritual silence.\u201d – Shun Inoue<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u00a9Courtesy of BAM<\/p>\n Himiko (1974)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Shinoda](\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dry-Lake.png\")
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RUNNING TIME<\/strong> : 89min<\/h6>\n
VENUE<\/strong> :\u00a0Peter Jay Sharp Building<\/a>
\nBAM Rose Cinemas<\/a><\/h6>\nFORMAT<\/strong> : 35mm<\/h6>\n
LANGUAGE<\/strong> : In Japanese with English subtitles<\/h6>\n
TICKET INFORMATION<\/strong> : General Admission: $17, Members: $12<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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RUNNING TIME<\/strong> : 82min<\/h6>\n
VENUE<\/strong> :\u00a0Peter Jay Sharp Building<\/a>
\nBAM Rose Cinemas<\/a><\/h6>\nFORMAT<\/strong> : 35mm<\/h6>\n
LANGUAGE<\/strong> : In Japanese with English subtitles<\/h6>\n
TICKET INFORMATION<\/strong> : General Admission: $17, Members: $12, Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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RUNNING TIME<\/strong> : 92min<\/h6>\n
VENUE<\/strong> :\u00a0Peter Jay Sharp Building<\/a>
\nBAM Rose Cinemas<\/a><\/h6>\nFORMAT<\/strong> : 35mm<\/h6>\n
LANGUAGE<\/strong> : In Japanese with English subtitles<\/h6>\n
TICKET INFORMATION<\/strong> : General Admission: $17, Members: $12<\/h6>\n
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RUNNING TIME<\/strong> : 96min<\/h6>\n
VENUE<\/strong> :\u00a0Peter Jay Sharp Building<\/a>
\nBAM Rose Cinemas<\/a><\/h6>\nFORMAT<\/strong> : DCP<\/h6>\n
LANGUAGE<\/strong> : In Japanese with English subtitles<\/h6>\n
TICKET INFORMATION<\/strong> : General Admission: $17, Members: $12, Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.<\/h6>\n
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RUNNING TIME<\/strong> : 104min<\/h6>\n
VENUE<\/strong> :\u00a0Peter Jay Sharp Building<\/a>
\nBAM Rose Cinemas<\/a><\/h6>\nFORMAT<\/strong> : 35mm<\/h6>\n
LANGUAGE<\/strong> : In Japanese with English subtitles<\/h6>\n
TICKET INFORMATION<\/strong> : General Admission: $17, Members: $12, Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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RUNNING TIME<\/strong> : 99min<\/h6>\n
VENUE<\/strong> :\u00a0Peter Jay Sharp Building<\/a>
\nBAM Rose Cinemas<\/a><\/h6>\nFORMAT<\/strong> : 35mm<\/h6>\n
LANGUAGE<\/strong> : In Japanese with English subtitles<\/h6>\n
TICKET INFORMATION<\/strong> : General Admission: $17, Members: $12, Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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RUNNING TIME<\/strong> : 105min<\/h6>\n
VENUE<\/strong> :\u00a0Peter Jay Sharp Building<\/a>
\nBAM Rose Cinemas<\/a><\/h6>\nFORMAT<\/strong> : 35mm<\/h6>\n
LANGUAGE<\/strong> : In Japanese with English subtitles<\/h6>\n
TICKET INFORMATION<\/strong> : General Admission: $17, Members: $12, Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.<\/h6>\n
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RUNNING TIME<\/strong> : 129min<\/h6>\n
VENUE<\/strong> :\u00a0Peter Jay Sharp Building<\/a>
\nBAM Rose Cinemas<\/a><\/h6>\nFORMAT<\/strong> :35mm<\/h6>\n
LANGUAGE<\/strong> : In Japanese with English subtitles<\/h6>\n
TICKET INFORMATION<\/strong> : General Admission: $17, Members: $12<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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