West Coast premiere of the high-definition digital transfer of the original HDCAM tapes! Mostly unseen since its 2011 festival circuit debut, director Shunichiro Miki dives into the realm of the absurd solo in this pseudo-sequel to The Funky Forest.
If you could choose only one memory to hold on to for eternity, what would it be? That’s the question at the heart of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s revelatory international breakthrough.
If you’ve ever wanted to attend, but didn’t know if you’d enjoy your first time, our special host for this evening, Thom Hilton, will be your guide. You’ll learn the funniest callbacks, proper prop timing, and how to dance the Time Warp.
Portland premiere of the new 4k restorations! Enigmatic actor Masatoshi Nagase thrives as the hardboiled detective wannabe Maiku Hama in Kaizô Hayashi’s trilogy of the same name.
Portland premiere of the high-definition digital transfer of the original film! During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.
Portland premiere of the high-definition digital transfer of the original film! Tsukiko lives a mundane existence revolving around her inscrutable tech office job. One day while on her way to work, she closes her eyes and a mysterious giant egg appears in what’d otherwise be the darkness of her eyelids.
Portland premiere of the high-definition digital transfer of the original film, featuring new and improved English subtitles! Ten years after being blacklisted, Seijun Suzuki returned with a darkly satirical take on a sport's manga.
Portland premiere of the new, director-supervised scan and high-definition transfer of the original 16mm film! Yoshihiro Nishimura's prequel to Tokyo Gore Police is overflowing with excellent blue and reddish hues and queasy practical gore effects to transport viewers into a twisted Tokyo of the 90's.
In this jazzy gangster film, reformed killer Tetsu’s attempt to go straight is thwarted when his former cohorts call him back to Tokyo to help battle a rival gang.