{"id":2565,"date":"2019-05-20T15:38:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T15:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/japan\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2021-09-29T18:24:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T18:24:19","slug":"uw-japan-studies-program-sponsors-film-at-seattle-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/japan\/news\/uw-japan-studies-program-sponsors-film-at-seattle-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"UW Japan Studies Program Sponsors Film at Seattle International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW Japan Studies Program is sponsoring\u00a0The Legend of the Stardust Brothers<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0at the Seattle International Film Festival and invites you to check out\u00a0the full film guide<\/a> for times and locations of all films! Tickets are available on the SIFF website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
\n<\/strong><\/em>Japan\u00a0|<\/span>\u00a01985\u00a0|<\/span>\u00a0100 minutes\u00a0|<\/span>\u00a0Macoto Tezuka<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Rocky Horror<\/em>\u00a0meets\u00a0A Hard Day’s Night\u00a0<\/em>in this lost gem of 1980s Japanese cinema, a bonkers musical biopic of the titular, fictional new wave duo that turns the screen into a live-action glitter rock manga.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meet the Stardust Brothers, a 1980s Japanese pop duo manufactured by a shady music mogul when he brings together two wannabe stars\u2014punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo\u2014and transforms them into a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their appointed #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom, only to discover that, as the lyrics of one of their insanely catchy songs makes clear, \u201cOnce you reach No. 1, you just go down.\u201d Directed by 22-year-old film-school prodigy Macoto Tezka, the son of iconic manga artist Osamu Tezuka (creator of \u201cAstro Boy\u201d), this retrofuturist madcap musical is based on an imagined soundtrack album by musician Haruo Chicada. Using films like PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, A HARD DAY\u2019S NIGHT, and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as inspiration, the pair gathers an eclectic cast of young comedians, musicians, manga artists, and even professional wrestlers to craft an over-the-top pop-cinema sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord of impressive set pieces, DIY design, animated asides, and rock-and-roll hallucinations featuring mutants, zombies, robots, and more. Recently rediscovered and restored, THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS is finally ready for discovery outside of Japan and destined to become the cult classic it always deserved to be. \u2014 Clinton McClung<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UW Japan Studies Program is sponsoring\u00a0The Legend of the Stardust Brothers\u00a0at the Seattle International Film Festival and invites you to check out\u00a0the full film guide for times and locations of all films! Tickets are available on the SIFF website. The Legend of the Stardust Brothers Japan\u00a0|\u00a01985\u00a0|\u00a0100 minutes\u00a0|\u00a0Macoto Tezuka Rocky Horror\u00a0meets\u00a0A Hard Day’s Night\u00a0in this lost<\/p>\n

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