Japanese costume dramas
Jidaigeki: Il Giappone nei film in costume. The Japanese Cultural Institute screens 15 costume dramas that relive Japan's legendary past, including stories of samurai heroes. The programme features classics such as Gate of Hell (1953), Crucified Lovers (1954), and The samurai sunset (2002). Films in original Japanese language version, subtitled in Italian or English, screened at 17.00 and 19.30. Free entry. Istituto Giapponese di Cultura, Via Antonio Gramsci 74, tel. 063224754, www.jfroma.it.