“New Spot Prints”
Until 28 May
Infamous for preserving animals in formaldehyde, controversial artist Damien Hirst exhibits about 25 spot woodblocks.
Art Gallery
Creative Space 8
Shibuya Hikarie
8 Floor
2-21-1 Shibuya
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Free admission
www.hikarie.jp/8/03_artgallery/
Jane Eyre
From 2 June
Romantic drama, directed by American film director, writer and cinematographer Cary Joji Fukunaga, based on the screenplay of the 1847 Charlotte Brontë novel, the heroine of which has inspired generations of admirers.
Toho Cinemas Chanter
Shinjuku Musashinokan
http://janeeyre.gaga.ne.jp/
One Day
From 23 June
Based on the 2009 bestseller by English writer of novels, screenplays and works for broadcast David Nicholls, the film features a couple who first meet on the day of their graduation and, thereafter, each year on the anniversary of that date to see what path their lives have taken. Set in London and Paris, it has a sensational climax.
Toho Cinemas Yurakucho
http://oneday.asmik-ace.co.jp/
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
From 21 April
Based on the 1974 John le Carré novel about the London hunt for a Soviet spy. Premiered in 2011 and received three Academy Award nominations. British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith contributed to the film’s colour, mood and shooting.
Toho Cinemas Chanter
Shinjuku Musashinokan
From 21 April
http://uragiri.gaga.ne.jp/
Choir of St John’s College, University of Cambridge
27/29 July
Founded in 1511 and one of the finest collegiate choirs—loved around the world for its broadcasts, tours and recordings—it is on its first visit here since Andrew Nethsingh became director in 2007.
27 July
Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
7pm
03-5353-9999
29 July
Suntory Hall
2pm
0570-55-0017
¥4,000-6,000
http://www.facebook.com/stjohhnschoircambridge2012japan
Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio in Japan
15-19 June
All performances of “Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio in Japan” have been cancelled for undisclosed reasons.
Therefore, the offer for free and special discount tickets for ACUMEN readers has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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