Part of the 2015 season: It Only Happens in the Movies?
Carmen from Kawachi
Director Seijun Suzuki
Cast Yumiko Nogawa, Ruriko Ito, Chikako Miyagi, Michio Hino, Masakazu Kuwayama
1966, 89min, English subtitles
河内カルメン (Kawachi Karumen)
Swapping country life for the big city, young Tsuyuko (aka Carmen) escapes her miserable life at home to travel to Osaka, becoming a hugely popular nightclub singer with men falling at her feet. This experimental, new wave film by iconoclastic director Seijun Suzuki (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill) is the third and final part of his women-centered ‘Flesh Trilogy’ (along with Gate of Flesh and Story of a Prostitute) starring Yumiko Nogawa as the titular Carmen, Suzuki’s favourite collaborator.
Showing at: ICA, London; QFT, Belfast; QUAD, Derby; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Showroom Cinema; Sheffield; Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Distributor: Nikkatsu Corporation
Images © 1966 Nikkatsu Corporation
Screening dates
- Filmhouse Tuesday 15 February, 18:25
Past screenings
- ICA Saturday 15 February, 21:00
- Showroom Cinema Tuesday 15 March, 18:30
- Queen's Film Theatre Friday 15 February, 16:00
- Tuesday 15 March, 18:10
- QUAD Saturday 15 February, 15:45
- Dundee Contemporary Arts Tuesday 15 February, 16:00
Carmen from Kawachi
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A Letter to Momo
Short Peace
My Little Sweet Pea
Bolt from the Blue
Jinx!!!
The Light Shines Only There
Blood and Bones
All About Our House
The Handsome Suit
Nobody to Watch Over Me
Scattered Clouds