Kawamoto the Puppet Master
Kawamoto the Puppet Master: Cornerhouse Programme Details
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Cornerhouse
Cornerhouse is Manchester's international centre for contemporary visual arts and film. Located in the heart of the city and open seven days a week, the venue houses 3 floors of contemporary art galleries, 3 screens showing the best of independent cinema, a bar, café and bookshop. The organisation also operates Cornerhouse Publications, an international distribution service for visual arts books and catalogues.
70 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5NH
Box Office: 0161 200 1500
Screening at the Cornerhouse from Sat 5 - Mon 7 April:
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Demons, Poets & Priests PG
Sat 5 April
A selection of Kawamoto‘s finest short films, including the haunting ghost story The Demon, and foreign myths and fairytales in To Shoot Without Shooting, adapted from a tale set in ancient China.
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Absurdities, Legends and Fairy Tales PG
Sun 6 April
The second programme of Kawamoto’s short films celebrates the fantastic, the mystical and the arcane, including the haunting ghost story The Demon and the surreal collage animation The Trip.
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The Book of the Dead 12A
Mon 7 April
Set in Japan in the mid-8th century when Buddhism was introduced from China, this story of a battle fought between the spiritual and material world represents the crowning achievement of Kawamoto’s creative practice.
