The Emperor's Naked Army

Tuesday, 4 February

The Emperor's Naked Army

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THE EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY   1987 (ゆきゆきて、神軍) Directed by Kazuo Hara 134 minutes In Japanese with English subtitles

One of the craziest, wildest documentaries out there, it is a favorite or Errol Morris and Werner Herzog. Naked Army centers on one person's driven determination to find the truth. A 62-year-old called Kenzo Okuzaki, had been a Japanese soldier during the Second World War, and he is heavily scarred by the experience. Forty years later he decides he can no longer live with his memories, and decides to go on a one-man crusade to find out who in the Japanese military was responsible for the deaths of his two best friends. Their deaths were never officially explained, and he is going to find out what happened.

This astounding documentary works on many levels... as drama, as a human portrait, as investigative journalism by the director, as a mystery. The story that unfolds is absolutely insane, but of course I won't go into it here - it's something that has to be experienced.

This will be a high-definition projection.

Date & Time: 

Tuesday, 4 February, 2020 - 20:30

Category: 

  • film

Price: 

  • 3-5 €
- 3 €
Filmhuis Cavia
Van Hallstraat 52-1
1051 HH Amsterdam
Netherlands

Directions: 

Go through the gate. Cavia is on the right side of the buidling, above the gym. Take the stairs.

Squat: 

Former squat, now legalised

Filmhuis Cavia is a counterculture cinema, (legally) founded by a squatters movement in 1983, which programs films you aren't likely to see anywhere else.

categories: 

  • film

opening times: 

We're open a couple of days in the week. Look us up to find our monthly program.
Doors always open half an hour before the film starts.

Weekly programme of film screenings in a circuit of underground / self-organised venues. Forgotten movies that should have been classics, neglected flics, lesser-known gems, always with a personal introduction by the programmer. All films in English, or with English subtitles.

categories: 

  • film

opening times: 

mostly Sunday to Thursday at about 7 different underground locations.