About this event
Tankaku Masterpiece Cinema, introducing comedy masterpieces by directors who emerged in the 1960s, will be held at Tankaku Hall in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture. The two films to be screened are "If You're Happy, Laugh!" (1968) directed by Yoji Yamada and "Ah, Military Song" (1970) directed by Yoichi Maeda. "If You're Happy, Laugh!" is a comedy set in Osaka depicting the romance between a small-time crook aspiring to be a yakuza and a runaway girl, starring Osami Nabe and Mako Midori, with appearances by a colorful cast including Chocho Miyako and Hiroshi Inuzuka. On the other hand, "Ah, Military Song" depicts the strange lives that unfold as two men, who escaped death during the war by feigning mental illness, live as tour guides showing war bereaved around; it stars Frankie Sakai and also features Chieko Baisho. This event is held as part of the "Fiscal Year 2026 Outstanding Film Appreciation Promotion Project," organized with the cooperation of the National Film Archive of Japan and supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, among others.
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Tankaku Hall (Shingu Cultural Complex)
2-2-1 Shimohonmachi, Shingu, Wakayama 647-0011
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