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September 6 - 15
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HANABI FILM FESTIVAL
Join the Clinton Street Theater for the second annual Hanabi Japanese Film Festival — a two-week series celebrating a wide range of works from Japan, spanning from the 1950s to present day.
Named after the Japanese word for fireworks, hanabi festivals are common throughout Japan in the summer months as a way to invite tourists and locals to celebrate the season, similar to county fairs here in America, with many of the largest displays happening in July and August. (We’re a little late this year with our festival!) Customs include wearing yukata—a lightweight cotton kimono to beat the heat, street food such as yakitori, takoyaki, and shaved ice, and live music, ranging from traditional to modern pop songs. Learn more HERE
A limited number of festival passes are available and will provide guaranteed access to all of the films in the series.
Please note that not all films are appropriate for all-ages. Some films may contain scenes that could be viewed as controversial, offensive, or even triggering.
Hanabi Festival Films
at Clinton St Theater
(Click each film name to purchase tickets)
B4 Geek Week PDX, Sept 3st - 5th
Tokyo Story
Tuesday, September 3rd, 7:00pm
$10
August in Water (Church of Film)
Wednesday, September 4th, 7:00pm
$10
Like Father, Like Son
Thursday, September 5th, 7:00pm
$10
Geek Week PDX, Sept 6th - 15th
Panda! Go Panda!
Saturday, September 7th, 11:00am
Directed by Isao Takahata and based on a concept by Hayao Miyazaki, this is a charming early-career classic from two animation legends before they co-founded the award-winning Studio Ghibli.
Free
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Saturday, September 7th, 3:00pm
The King of the Monsters fights an alien life form that arrives on Earth and steadily grows by feeding on industrial waste.
Free
Black Rain
Sunday, September 8th, 3:00pm
Based on the novel of the same name by Masuji Ibuse, this film swept the 1990 Japanese Academy Awards.
$10
Perfect Days
Sunday, September 8th, 7:00pm
The wonders of everyday life come into breathtaking focus in this profoundly moving film by Wim Wenders.
$10
Perfect Blue
Monday, September 9th, 7:00pm
A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.
$10
Drive My Car
Tuesday, September 10th, 7:00pm
Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s award-winning films is a haunting road movie traveling a path of love, loss, acceptance, and peace.
$10
OP/POP: Art & Animation of Postwar Japan
Wednesday, September 11th, 7:00pm
Built upon radical collectives, Japanese experimental art and cinema revived itself in the wake of the disastrous world war with renewed energy and purpose, adventuring into all media to explore a brave new world.
$10
Blessings Movie Night Presents: Ghost in the Shell (1995) with Live Score
Thursday, September 12th, 7:00pm
Portland visual artist Eatcho and musician Pink Buddha join forces for GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) based on Masamune Shirow's manga, directed by Mamoru Oshii and adapted by Kazunori Itō.
$15
Audition
Friday, September 13th, 7:00pm
A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all. Directed by Takashi Miike.
$10
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Friday, September 13th, 10:00pm
The second film in the Female Prisoner Scorpion series—after spending a year in solitary confinement, Matsu escapes from prison with six more convicts, followed by the guards led by the vengeful warden who wants her dead at all costs.
$10
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