Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2013

The hit Hindi comedyStanley Ka Dabba (Stanley’s Lunch Box; pictured) is making ‘em laugh at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya (Cocoti Bldg, 7&8F, 1-23-16, Shibuya-ku). It tells the tale of a smart and popular 4th grader who meets his match in a new teacher who—in a move surely to shock Japanese audiences—insists that his students share the prized contents of their bento with him.

Late filmmaker Robert Kramer was one of the most subversive and influential figures in the American underground cinema of the ’60s and ’70s, before spending the final years of his life in France, where he could find appreciation and funding for his work. His Ice (1969) and the epic Milestones (1975), which follows a loose collection of characters as America struggles to overcome the Vietnam War and Watergate, will get a long-awaited re-release from Shibuya’s Eurospace (1-5 Maruyamacho, Shibuya-ku) from August 10.

Prolific director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is marking his 30 years in the movie biz with an all-night screening at Shin-Bungeiza in Ikebukuro (3F, 1-43-5 Higashi-Ikebukuro Toshima-ku) August 3, starting at 10pm. The man himself will be on hand to introduce four selections from his extensive filmography, including the psychological thriller Loft (2005).