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Seijun Suzuki was a journeyman director for Nikkatsu, one of the oldest Japanese film production companies in existence. Suzuki eventually went from journeyman to auteur, slipping weird elements into what should have been run-of-the-mill Yakuza fare. Finally Suzuki made the legendary Branded to Kill (R.I.P., Joe Shishido) for Nikkatsu and was fired!
Suzuki persevered and made more films, but Crosstown Arts is going back to his roots with a screening of Tokyo Knights. Pre-dating the idea of “millennials,” Tokyo Knights is about a boy named Koji who is good at, well, everything. Koji’s pop passes, and Koji goes home to take over his family’s “construction business,” crush it at school, and get the truth as to what happened with his daddy.
Seijun Suzuki/1961/82 minutes
The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent, international, historically significant, artistic, experimental, cult, underground and documentary features.
Films begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater
Tickets are $5 (at the door only)
