Jasper Sharp : 2010 : November

24
Nov

Baby its cold outside – but Zipangu Fest will keep you warm!

Zipangu Fest has the perfect antidote to the icy weather – some rocking parties!

After a sold out screening of Nippon Year Zero last night at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, the festival proper kicks off today, and the opening party is a double bill of RackGaki and Pyuupiru 2001-2008 at Cafe 1001, with a selection of shorts screened between them, followed by a live set by DJ Tomoki Tamura + SUPERMETHOD.

On Thursday, following a screening of Live Tape at Cafe 1001, we are delighted to present Live Tape Star Kenta Maeno’s Live Set! The performance, which will be Maeno’s first ever in the UK, will see the Live Tape star Kenta Maeno accompanied by Yuki Yoshida on the niko (Chinese harp).

Live Tape 'Live' in London!

And if that wasn’t enough, on Saturday we’re having a house party! We’ll be playing an eclectic mix of Japanese themes in pop, rock, folk, disco, house and techno from 3 of our favourite musical acts! DJ Adam Torel (big boss at Third Window Films) will be bringing his box of vinyl to spin some old Japanese pop, Live Tape star Kenta Maeno accompanied by Yuki Yoshida on the niko (Chinese harp) will play rock and folk (Maeno is known as the Bob Dylan of Japan, after all) and Holic’s DJ Tomoki Tamura + Rhythm Factory’s DJ SUPERMETHOD will take us into the morning with deep disco, tech house and techno. The party is at Designers Block in Hoxton and kicks off at 9pm. There will be some interesting stuff happening on the venue’s upstairs screen too!

All the parties offer the opportunity to hobnob with festival guests; we don’t believe in VIP areas.

Details of all these events can be found at http://zipangufest.com/

Posted at 10:40 on 24 November 2010

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23
Nov

Nippon Year Zero: Japanese Experimental Film from the 1960s-1970s

Event: Nippon Year Zero: Japanese Experimental Film from the 1960s-1970s

Where: Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, 44-46 Pollard Row, London E2 6NB

When: Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 8pm (Doors open at 7.45pm)

Tickets: £9/£5 Close-Up members & concessions.

Close-Up and Zipangu have collaborated for the 1st annual Zipangu Fest to put together a programme of Japanese independent and experimental cinema from the 1960s. This special event includes films never before screened in the UK and offers an engaging insight into a decade that was defined by political ferment and avant-garde activity in all sectors of its art world.

The three chosen filmmakers, Donald Richie, Motoharu Jonouchi and Masanori Oe, all capture the zeigeist they were intrinsically a part of, yet articulate themselves in ways that range from the poetic to the abrasive, often mixing the two expressions.

The retrospective programme invites its audience to an introduction to Japanese experimental filmmaking through the eyes of three landmark figures in the independent art scene.

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Posted at 19:45 on 23 November 2010

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23
Nov

Zipangu Fest, London

Event: Zipangu Fest

Where: Various venues in East London, including Genesis Cinema in Mile End, Café 1001 in Brick Lane and the Working Man’s Club in Bethnal Green.

When: 23-28 November 2010

Japanarchy in the UK!

The first UK‐wide festival devoted to Japanese Film, Zipangu Fest will introduce works new and old, previously unseen by mainstream UK film audiences, to demonstrate the many identities of Japan as depicted by some of the country’s most exciting and revered talents. For its main event this year, Zipangu Fest will be holding around 15 screenings and other related events at venues across London’s vibrant East End, allowing us to keep ticket prices down to less than half those charged in the West End. The main body of film events will be held in London from 23rd to 28th November 2010, with regional events currently arranged in Bristol, Leeds and Coventry, and more to be confirmed.

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Posted at 19:34 on 23 November 2010

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