13/07/2025
ICYMI: JAPANESE SILENT FILM SCREENING + A CHANCE TO WIN JFM LIMITED EDITION MERCH — HAPPENING TODAY! 🎬🎼🇯🇵
July 14, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Cine Adarna, UP Film Center
Free admission | Walk-ins welcome
Register here: https://bit.ly/JapaneseSilentFilmScreening
A love story nearly erased. A voice that brings it back to life.
The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers directed by Jirô Kawate is a rare 1930s Japanese le***an silent film, from the work of Yoshiya Nobuko. She was one of Japan’s earliest q***r women writers and a pioneer of shōjo and yuri literature. In a time when this type of romance was barely acknowledged, Yoshiya wrote it into being. This film, drawn from her stories, feels like a quiet rebellion.
And it’s told the way it once was: through the voice of a benshi.
We’re honored to feature Nanako Yamauchi, one of only 20 active benshi left in Japan. Her live narration is part storyteller, part performer, part medium. She brings the film to life with clarity and deep emotion.
The screening also features a live original score by an all-female music ensemble: Mariah Reodica, Teresa Barrozo, and Pat Sarabia. Their music blends indie rock, experimental sound, and bold percussion to reimagine the story for today.
Attend the screening and get a chance to win one of these limited edition JFM merch, including:
JFF Tote Bags
JF Tote Bags
SUKI – The Official Magazine of JFM
JFF Postcards
Japanese Film Festival Theater Fans
First come, first served. One item per person while supplies last.
This isn’t just a screening.
It’s a reclamation. A revival. A tribute to q***r storytelling and women’s voices, past and present.
JAPANESE SILENT FILM SCREENING + A CHANCE TO WIN JFM LIMITED EDITION MERCH
July 14, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Cine Adarna, UP Film Center
Free admission | Walk-ins welcome
Register here: https://bit.ly/JapaneseSilentFilmScreening
A love story nearly erased. A voice that brings it back to life.
The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers directed by Jirô Kawate is a rare 1930s Japanese le***an silent film, from the work of Yoshiya Nobuko. She was one of Japan’s earliest q***r women writers and a pioneer of shōjo and yuri literature. In a time when this type of romance was barely acknowledged, Yoshiya wrote it into being. This film, drawn from her stories, feels like a quiet rebellion.
And it’s told the way it once was: through the voice of a benshi.
We’re honored to feature Nanako Yamauchi, one of only 20 active benshi left in Japan. Her live narration is part storyteller, part performer, part medium. She brings the film to life with clarity and deep emotion.
The screening also features a live original score by an all-female music ensemble: Mariah Reodica, Teresa Barrozo, and Pat Sarabia. Their music blends indie rock, experimental sound, and bold percussion to reimagine the story for today.
Attend the screening and get a chance to win one of these limited edition JFM merch, including:
JFF Tote Bags
JF Tote Bags
SUKI – The Official Magazine of JFM
JFF Postcards
Japanese Film Festival Theater Fans
First come, first served. One item per person while supplies last.
This isn’t just a screening.
It’s a reclamation. A revival. A tribute to q***r storytelling and women’s voices, past and present.
