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 th-of-the-sword-0187ecf6-8dcc-03d8-d6a7-b37813ea2e6a">Tickets</a></strong>
 \n<strong>JANM</strong> will present the premiere screening of the recent
 ly restored silent film <em>The Oath of the Sword</em> at the <strong>A
 cademy Museum of Motion Pictures</strong>\, Los Angeles. Once thought to b
 e lost\, this 1914 film by the Japanese American Film Company was recently
  rediscovered by scholar <strong>Denise Khor</strong> at the George East
 man Museum in Rochester\, New York.\n\nWhen Masao leaves Japan to study at
  UC Berkeley\, he also leaves his lover\, Hisa\, who is caring for her ail
 ing father. As Masao becomes an athletic star at Berkeley\, Hisa languishe
 s in Japan. When they reunite four years later\, they discover that their 
 lives are irrevocably and tragically changed.\n\nRemarkable location photo
 graphy lends an air of realism to this once-lost treasure\, shown with liv
 e musical accompaniment by pianist\, improviser\, and composer <strong>Na
 omi Nakanishi.</strong>\n\nFollowing the film\, <strong>Renee Tajima-Peñ
 a</strong>\, professor of Asian American Studies at UCLA\, will moderate a
  panel discussion with <strong>Stephen Gong</strong>\, executive director
  of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)\; <strong>Karen Ishizuka</
 strong>\, chief curator at JANM\; and <strong>Denise Khor</strong>\, Asso
 ciate Professor of Asian American Studies and Visual Studies at Northeaste
 rn University.\n\nThe restoration was supported by a grant from the <stro
 ng>National Film Preservation Foundation</strong>.
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SUMMARY:The Oath of the Sword—Film Screening and Discussion
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