Japan has a film industry over 100 years old, one of the oldest, largest and most influential in the world. Films like Tokyo Story (1953), Seven Samurai (1954) and Woman in the Dunes (1964) are considered some of the greatest films ever made, and directors like Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirô Ozu, and Hiroshi Teshigahara, have influenced generations of filmmakers all over the world. In the program, we will watch clips from classic films such as these and others to get an overview of the cinema of Japan past and present.