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[New York Buddhist Church]
Large Archive of Flyers for Screenings of Japanese Movies at the NYC Church, 1960-65
Lithographic and xeroxed flyers (approx. 120)
Most 9 x 14 inches, a few smaller
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A large and vibrant archive of flyers advertising Japanese movies at the N.Y. Buddhist Church on Riverside Drive in the early 1960s. The collection contains about 120 dual-language flyers, dating...
A large and vibrant archive of flyers advertising Japanese movies at the N.Y. Buddhist Church on Riverside Drive in the early 1960s.
The collection contains about 120 dual-language flyers, dating from 1960-1965. Most of the programs are double-features, with English subtitles, and many of them are advertised as “Giant Cinemascope Productions.” The genre ranges from Kabuki (“Ojō-Kichiza”) to drama (“Twilight in Tokyo”) to Samurai and martial arts, comedies, shorts, etc.
The NYBC was founded by Reverend Hozen Seki as a member church of the Buddhist Churches of America. Rev. Seki was born in Japan and ordained a Jodo Shinshu minister. In 1930, he moved to the United States to serve as a minister at the Los Angeles Buddhist Church. He then founded the Arizona Buddhist Church in 1933 before coming to New York. Upon its founding on the Upper West Side in 1938, the NYBC was the first Buddhist religious institution chartered in the state of New York.
Despite being rooted in Japanese tradition, the NYBC has a long history of incorporating western influence and ideas. The NYBC outlines its goals as not just to serve its members, but also to serve the greater community and to increase education about Buddhism, Asian, and Asian-American culture, as evidenced by programs such as the “Japanese Movies” film series.
The collection contains about 120 dual-language flyers, dating from 1960-1965. Most of the programs are double-features, with English subtitles, and many of them are advertised as “Giant Cinemascope Productions.” The genre ranges from Kabuki (“Ojō-Kichiza”) to drama (“Twilight in Tokyo”) to Samurai and martial arts, comedies, shorts, etc.
The NYBC was founded by Reverend Hozen Seki as a member church of the Buddhist Churches of America. Rev. Seki was born in Japan and ordained a Jodo Shinshu minister. In 1930, he moved to the United States to serve as a minister at the Los Angeles Buddhist Church. He then founded the Arizona Buddhist Church in 1933 before coming to New York. Upon its founding on the Upper West Side in 1938, the NYBC was the first Buddhist religious institution chartered in the state of New York.
Despite being rooted in Japanese tradition, the NYBC has a long history of incorporating western influence and ideas. The NYBC outlines its goals as not just to serve its members, but also to serve the greater community and to increase education about Buddhism, Asian, and Asian-American culture, as evidenced by programs such as the “Japanese Movies” film series.