Leading Japanese filmmaker, novelist and scholar Aoyama Shinji will be on campus April 8-17 as a guest of the Council on East Asian Studies, part of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.

Aoyama is known for combining genre cinema with a critique of postwar Japanese society. He has directed award-winning films such as "Eureka" (which the Los Angeles Times said "will become one of the landmarks of the world cinema of the first decade of the 21st century"), written prize-winning novels and earned acclaim for his criticism and theory. He also teaches at Tokyo University and the Film School of Tokyo.

During his time at Yale, Aoyama will screen four of his films, direct two weekend workshops, and participate in several discussions on Japanese film and culture.

Film screenings

The four films to be screened are:

Friday, April 8 -- "A Forest with No Name (Namae no nai mori, 2002)," the theatrical version of Aoyama's episode from the Mike Hama detective series. This is the American premiere of the film.

Saturday, April 9 -- "WiLd LIFe," Aoyama's third theatrical film about a punctilious ex-boxer in search of his missing boss.

Saturday, April 16 -- "To the Alley (Roji e)," a documentary exploring the world of the novelist Nakagami Kenji using the film he left behind. This will be followed by a symposium on Nakagami Kenji sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.

Sunday, April 17 -- "Lakeside Murder Case," Aoyama's most recent film about entrance exams, a not-so-normal family and a murder.

All the films will have English subtitles. They will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Whitney Humanities Center auditorium, 53 Wall St. Admission is free.

Workshops

Aoyama will hold two-day workshops the weekends of April 9 and 10 and 16 and 17.

The first, focusing on film production, will take place noon-5 p.m. in Rm. B-02 of the Whitney Humanities Center. The second, focusing on film studies, will take place 1-5 p.m. in Rm. 217B of the Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St. Registration is required for both workshops; contact Anne Letterman at anne.letterman@yale.edu.

Other events

Aoyama will be the guest at a master's tea at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, in the Trumbull College master's house, 100 High St. The talk is free and open to the public.

During his stay, the director will also discuss his work in Professor Aaron Gerow's seminar "Readings in Japanese Film Theory."

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