August 2 – August 30, 2022

Tanaka Tuesdays: The Films of Kinuyo Tanaka

Series | Los Feliz 3

The American Cinematheque presents the new 4K restorations of the films of Kinuyo Tanaka, courtesy of Janus Films, on Tuesdays at the Los Feliz 3 through August!

A pioneering woman in a studio system that actively discouraged female directors, Kinuyo Tanaka made six groundbreaking features over the course of a decade, dismissing the passivity assigned to most female protagonists of the era and creating a small, radical oeuvre of progressive heroines. Though she has long been renowned as an iconic actor, having starred in films by directors such as Yasujiro Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Mikio Naruse, Tanaka’s own work as a filmmaker has been conspicuously absent from most studies of Japanese cinema. All six films by Tanaka—none of which have ever been distributed in North America, much less screened outside of Japan—have been restored in 4K by Janus Films.

Read More about LOVE LETTER
TUE AUG 2, 2022

7:00 PM

LOVE LETTER

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K restoration, courtesy of Janus Films. 

‘Tanaka Tuesdays: The Films of Kinuyo Tanaka’ Series 

Read More about THE MOON HAS RISEN
TUE AUG 9, 2022

7:00 PM

THE MOON HAS RISEN

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K restoration, courtesy of Janus Films. 

‘Tanaka Tuesdays: The Films of Kinuyo Tanaka’ Series

Read More about FOREVER A WOMAN
TUE AUG 9, 2022

10:00 PM

FOREVER A WOMAN

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K restoration, courtesy of Janus Films. 

‘Tanaka Tuesdays: The Films of Kinuyo Tanaka’ Series 

Read More about THE WANDERING PRINCESS
TUE AUG 16, 2022

7:00 PM

THE WANDERING PRINCESS

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K restoration, courtesy of Janus Films. 

‘Tanaka Tuesdays: The Films of Kinuyo Tanaka’ Series 

Read More about GIRLS OF THE NIGHT
TUE AUG 23, 2022

7:00 PM

GIRLS OF THE NIGHT

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K restoration, courtesy of Janus Films. 

‘Tanaka Tuesdays: The Films of Kinuyo Tanaka’ Series 

Read More about LOVE UNDER THE CRUCIFIX
TUE AUG 30, 2022

7:00 PM

LOVE UNDER THE CRUCIFIX

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | New 4K restoration, courtesy of Janus Films. 

‘Tanaka Tuesdays: The Films of Kinuyo Tanaka’ Series