12 Nov-17 Dec: Kon Ichikawa Retrospective
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
[ 12 November 2009; 19:00; 19 November 2009; 19:00; 24 November 2009; 19:00; 26 November 2009; 19:00; 1 December 2009; 19:00; 3 December 2009; 19:00; 10 December 2009; 19:00; 15 December 2009; 19:00; 17 December 2009; 19:00; ] The Japanese film director Kon Ichikawa, who died in 2008 aged 92, had a knack for directing just about any movie genre going - from comedy to literary adaptations to antiwar dramas and documentaries. Rome’s Japanese Cultural Institute is running a 7 movie retrospective.
Tourist rebels against centurion rip-off
by Caroline Prosser (staff) | Thursday, October 15th, 2009
A Japanese tourist contacted police after being charged €20 for having his photo taken alongside one of the numerous costumed centurions who wait outside the Colosseum and Roman Forum, as Rome’s deputy mayor calls for “more checks”.
Japanese Desert Rip-off Rome
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Japanese tourists are turning their backs on Rome because of the strong euro, the risks of swine flu and, more worryingly, due to fears over ‘poor quality’ and ‘rip-off prices’.
