2005 NYFF Special Events HBO Films Directors Dialogues Noah Baumbach Steve Coogan Speaking Truth to Power Nezumi Kozo Graham Greene Haze Beyond the Rocks Ticket Information Press Office		The 43rd New York Film Festival September 23 - October 9,2005 Sponsored by Sponsored by HSBC Private Bank, a division of HSBC USA, N.A., The New York Times, and Audi
			Nezumi Kozo A component of Shochiku Company’s campaign to make great contemporary kabuki productions more widely available, Nezumi Kozo is based on the story of a real-life bandit from the Edo period (19th century). After his execution, a legend grew that he had been a kind of Robin Hood, sharing his ill-gotten gains with the poor and needy, and in 1857, Nezumi Kozo became the subject of a kabuki play. That character has subsequently reappeared in many kabuki plays and now returns in this new production written and directed by Noda Hideki and starring Nakamura Kankuro. Far more than a simple documentary record of a performance, Noda’s Nezumi Kozo, a perfect marriage of cutting-edge technology (it will be shown with the latest in DLP cinema Hi-Def projection) and traditional art, shimmers with intensity, bringing its characters and setting into vibrant life. 110 min. Japan, 2005 Click here for New York Times festival coverage.