Yoshimitsu Morita Retrospective
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Yoshimitsu Morita
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Yoshimitsu Morita
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Yoshimitsu Morita
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Yoshimitsu Morita
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Yoshimitsu Morita
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And Then (C) Toei Co.,Ltd.
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The Black House (C) 1999 KUROI IE Film Partners
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Deaths in Tokimeki (C) Hane Cinema
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The Family Game (c)1983 NIKKATSU CORPORATION. / TOHO CO., LTD.
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Haru (C) Kouwa International
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Kitchen (C) Kouwa International
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Lost Paradise (C) KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Toei, Mitsui Bussan, Nippon Shuppan
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Main Theme (C) KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1984
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Main Theme (C) KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1984
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The Mamiya Brothers (C) The Mamiya Brothers Film Partners
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The Mamiya Brothers (C) The Mamiya Brothers Film Partners
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Something Like It (C) N.E.W.S. CORPORATION
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Something Like It (C) N.E.W.S. CORPORATION
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Top Stripper (C) 1982 NIKKATSU
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Top Stripper (C) 1982 NIKKATSU
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Kitchen (C) Kouwa International
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Haru (C) Kouwa International
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And Then (C) Toei Co.,Ltd.
Film at Lincoln Center presents Yoshimitsu Morita, a retrospective of the Japanese filmmaker’s career, running from December 2–11.
Tickets on sale now!
Across a 30-plus-year career, Yoshimitsu Morita (1950–2011) amassed one of the most fascinatingly idiosyncratic and prolific bodies of work in modern Japanese cinema. From his irreverently comic 1981 Something Like It to his 1983 breakout black comedy, The Family Game (a New Directors/New Films 1984 selection), to forays into melodrama (And Then, 1985), the hard-boiled film (Deaths in Tokimeki, 1984), the pink film/roman porno (Top Stripper, 1982), horror (The Black House, 1999), and romantic drama (Haru, 1996), Morita’s work is marked by an incomparable sensitivity to the peaks and valleys of the inner landscape of Japanese society, a penchant for subtle injections of surreality to highlight the absurdity of certain aspects of Japanese life, an omnipresent sense of irony, and a boldly iconoclastic approach to visual composition. Morita’s films deal with many of the same subjects as those of his better-known predecessors and successors, but from a wholly singular point of view, yielding a richly heterogeneous and perpetually surprising oeuvre overdue for discovery. Join Film at Lincoln Center for a special retrospective of Morita’s films and get lost with us in his cinematic labyrinth of desire, chaos, and joy. This retrospective was organized by Dan Sullivan and Aiko Masubuchi.
Presented in partnership with:
And Then
The Black House
Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa on Dec. 3
In Morita’s provocative and utterly absorbing midcareer feature (and first horror film), an insurance agent receives a phone call from a suicidal woman, setting in motion a chain of increasingly unnerving events.
Deaths in Tokimeki
Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa on Dec. 2
A visually arresting mood piece shrouded in mystery follows a young man as he prepares for a deadly hit job under orders from a shadowy organization. Awe-inducing camerawork abounds, and Morita’s powerful direction is heightened by Osamu Shiomura’s unforgettable 1980s synth score.
The Family Game
New 4K Remaster | Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa on Dec. 2
Visually inventive, bitingly sharp, audacious, and full of wit, The Family Game announced the arrival of Morita as a remarkable new voice in Japanese cinema whose influence still sends out ripples today. This 1984 New Directors/New Films selection finally returns in a new 4K remaster.
Haru
Keiho
Kitchen
Lost Paradise
Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa & composer Michiru Oshima on Dec. 4
Adapted from a novel by Junichi Watanabe, Morita’s sixteenth feature is an expansive mood piece and a meditative tale of forbidden love, starring Hitomi Kuroki and Kōji Yakusho as passionate paramours in a society in which infidelity is eminently taboo.
Main Theme
Introduction from producer Kazuko Misawa on Dec. 4
This star vehicle for pop idol Hiroko Yakushimaru is a coming-of-age romance between an apprentice magician and a former preschool teacher who has lost her way. Morita uses his sizable, industry-backed budget to present an irreverent road movie full of delightful tricks and confetti.
The Mamiya Brothers
Something Like It
Top Stripper
Tickets are $15; $12 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities; and $10 for Film at Lincoln Center members.
Save with the purchase of three tickets or more with the 3+ Film Package. Discount automatically applied when adding tickets to at least three films to your cart.
See more and save with All-Access Passes for $65 and Student All-Access Passes for $35. Limited quantities available!
Passes are available to pick up at the box office. Your pass will grant access to one (1) for every film in the series, with exceptions listed on our website where applicable. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes prior to a screening as late seating cannot be guaranteed. Passes do not give access to any free events or talks.
