Yokohama BJ Blues

Amnesiascope is proud to present the North American theatrical premiere of Yokohama BJ Blues, Eiichi Kudo’s freshly restored neo-noir classic.

A loose Long Goodbye remake vis-à-vis Visconti’s Death in Venice capturing urban Japan at the height of '80s decadence, Yokohama follows BJ, a bumbling private eye and part-time blues singer blamed for the M**der of his best friend. Trying to clear his name, BJ uncovers a web of crooked cops, drug-dealing gangsters, the city’s underground gay and biker scenes, and his own past.

Long passed around cinephile circles in beat-up copies bearing handmade subs, Yokohama BJ Blues has never appeared stateside (or looked so sharp). Ahead of the film's eventual status as out-and-out classic, Amnesiascope’s screening is prime opportunity to say you were there first.

Host or Publisher Matthew Gasda