Admission fee free (Reservation required)

Panelists: Sadatoshi Oshiro (writer)/Noboru Azusazawa (translator)/Harumi Miyagi (female historian)/Sonzen Yamazato (film director)/Kana Takara (dancer) Coordinators: Miyagi Satsuki (freelance announcer)

“August 15 Night Chaya” is a comedy set in a fictional village in Okinawa right after the end of the war, and humorously depicts exchanges between the American military and Okinawan residents who advance into Okinawa and try to spread the idea of democracy. It was adapted into a novel (1951), a play (1952), and a film (1956), all of which became a hot topic. In 1954, the play “August 15 Night Chaya” was performed at the Zuikeiran Theater inside the US military facility, but some people voiced discrimination against Okinawans, and the performance scheduled in Naha was postponed. It's been 70 years since then, and what do we feel now through this work? After the film is screened, I think about it in a symposium format.

programs
Part 1 “August 15 Night Tea House” movie (DVD) screening (123 minutes)
Part 2: What was the symposium “August 15 Night Teahouse”?

“August 15 Night Teahouse” (The Teahouse of the August Moon)
1956/ America/123 minutes/MGM Film
Director: Daniel Mann
Original story: Vern Snyder
Original play/adaptation: John Patrick
Original stage: Maurice Evans
Cast: Machiko Kyo/Marlon Brand/Glenn Ford, etc.

Capacity：150 people

Advance applications are required

• Oshiro Sadatoshi
• Azusazawa Noboru
• Miyagi Harumi
• Sun Zon Yamazato
• Takara Kana
• Miyagi Satsuki

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