Notable Retrospectives Attended:
Yoshiko Sakuma retrospective (Jimbocho Theater) (Jan.)
Toei Jidaigeki retrospective (Laputa Asagaya) (Jan-Mar.)
Roman Porno Screenwriters Retrospective (Cinema Vera (Feb.-Mar.)
Hashizo Okawa / Shingo’s Duels retrospective (Laputa Asagaya (May-Jun.)
Roppo Eiga retrospective (May-Jun.) (Laputa Asagaya)
Songs and Films - Unforgettable Songs in Movies (Jimbocho Theater) (May-Jun.)
Keiko Sekine retrospective (Laputa Asagaya) (Jun-Aug.)
Jiro Tamiya retrospective (Jimbocho Theater) (Aug-Sep.)
New Yakuza Cinema of Junya Sato (Laputa Asagaya) (Oct-Nov.)
For the Sake of Japanese Cinema (Cinema Vera) (Sep-Oct.)
The Deep World of Shintoho Returns (Cinema Vera) (Oct.)
Kyu Sakamoto retrospective (Laputa Asagaya) (Nov-Jan.)
Cinema Collage: Producer Naoya Narita (Laputa Asagaya) (Dec.)
Some of My Favourite First Time Watches:
The River of Fury (血斗水滸伝 怒涛の対決) (1959)
White Cliffs (白い崖) (1960)
Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows (江戸忍法帖 七つの影) (1963)
You Can Succeed, Too (君も出世ができる) (1964)
The Great Duel (大喧嘩) (1964)
Love and Greed (「女の小箱」より夫が見た) (1964)
Ginza for Two (二人の銀座) (1967)
The Great Villains (大悪党) (1968)
Samurai Banners (風林火山) (1969)
Chivalry of One Lone Flower (任侠花一輪) (1974)
It was a very 60s year... mostly because I'm running out of 70s Toei films to watch. A bit surprisingly Daiei's Jiro Tamiya emerged as the winner (thanks to Tamiya retrospectives in Jimbocho and on TV), leaving last year's winner Yoshiko Sakuma 2nd.