Events
Film
05/10/2019
New York (NY)
Afraid to Die
© 1960 KADOKAWA
Time & Location
May 10, 7 PMJapan Society (New York, NY)
About
Japan Society will present the screening of Afraid to Die (1960) in celebration of a brand new English translation of Yukio Mishima‘s 1961 novella Star (New Directions Publishing, 2019). There will be an introduction by Star translator Sam Bett followed by a book-signing after the screening. Directed by Yasuzo Masumura, Afraid to Die depicts the life of a young yakuza portrayed by Mishima himself. This screening is co-presented by The Japan Foundation. The publication of Star is supported by The Japan Foundation through the Support Program for Translation and Publication on Japan.For more information, please click here.