Just announced! CHAO, the highly anticipated feature debut from veteran animator Yasuhiro Aoki, will open #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU on July 10.
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
Presented in collaboration with @gkids.com.
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
Presented in collaboration with @gkids.com.
June 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Just announced! CHAO, the highly anticipated feature debut from veteran animator Yasuhiro Aoki, will open #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU on July 10.
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
Presented in collaboration with @gkids.com.
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
Presented in collaboration with @gkids.com.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s excellent summer:
#JAPANCUTS Cut Above Award @japansociety.org
CLOUD @filmlinc.bsky.social
PULSE @wexarts.bsky.social
3 films @thecinematheque.bsky.social
www.criterion.com/current/post...
#JAPANCUTS Cut Above Award @japansociety.org
CLOUD @filmlinc.bsky.social
PULSE @wexarts.bsky.social
3 films @thecinematheque.bsky.social
www.criterion.com/current/post...
July 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s excellent summer:
#JAPANCUTS Cut Above Award @japansociety.org
CLOUD @filmlinc.bsky.social
PULSE @wexarts.bsky.social
3 films @thecinematheque.bsky.social
www.criterion.com/current/post...
#JAPANCUTS Cut Above Award @japansociety.org
CLOUD @filmlinc.bsky.social
PULSE @wexarts.bsky.social
3 films @thecinematheque.bsky.social
www.criterion.com/current/post...
As usual, insanely envious of the @jsfilmnyc.bsky.social JapanCuts lineup japansociety.org/film/japancu...
June 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As usual, insanely envious of the @jsfilmnyc.bsky.social JapanCuts lineup japansociety.org/film/japancu...
'cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood,' an anime feature set on a small island during World War II, will premiere Stateside at Japan Cuts.
#Cocoon #CocoonOneSummerofGirlhood #Sasayuri #JapanCuts
#Cocoon #CocoonOneSummerofGirlhood #Sasayuri #JapanCuts
WWII Anime 'Cocoon' Sets NorAm Premiere at Japan Cuts.
'cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood,' an anime feature set on a small island during World War II, will premiere Stateside at Japan Cuts.
#Cocoon #CocoonOneSummerofGirlhood #Sasayuri #JapanCuts
www.animationmagazine.net
July 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
'cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood,' an anime feature set on a small island during World War II, will premiere Stateside at Japan Cuts.
#Cocoon #CocoonOneSummerofGirlhood #Sasayuri #JapanCuts
#Cocoon #CocoonOneSummerofGirlhood #Sasayuri #JapanCuts
At Japan Society w/ my nephew last night for SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC, the #JapanCuts closing night screening.
#FilmSky
#FilmSky
July 22, 2024 at 2:21 PM
At Japan Society w/ my nephew last night for SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC, the #JapanCuts closing night screening.
#FilmSky
#FilmSky
NYC cinephiles! We just unveiled the complete lineup for the 18th annual #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU—North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese film, returning to Japan Society this summer from July 10-20.
🍿 Browse all 25+ premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
🍿 Browse all 25+ premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
June 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
NYC cinephiles! We just unveiled the complete lineup for the 18th annual #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU—North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese film, returning to Japan Society this summer from July 10-20.
🍿 Browse all 25+ premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
🍿 Browse all 25+ premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
The 18th annual #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU returns to @japansociety.org July 10–20 with 25+ new films from Japan! Use code YEN10 at discount to get 10% off tickets to screenings for all JAPAN CUTS films including the live-action adaptation of Kowloon Generic Romance!
Grab tickets now! buff.ly/6xfPITq
Grab tickets now! buff.ly/6xfPITq
July 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The 18th annual #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU returns to @japansociety.org July 10–20 with 25+ new films from Japan! Use code YEN10 at discount to get 10% off tickets to screenings for all JAPAN CUTS films including the live-action adaptation of Kowloon Generic Romance!
Grab tickets now! buff.ly/6xfPITq
Grab tickets now! buff.ly/6xfPITq
Japan Cuts starts tonight, and the NYAFF tomorrow. Check the thread here for links to reviews I've already published: Blazing Fists, Cloud, The Last Dance, Daughter's Daughter, and The Old Woman with the Knife. More reviews coming soon!
#japancuts #nyaff
#japancuts #nyaff
The annual insanity of my trying to cover Japan Cuts and the New York Asian Film Festival at the same time (and maybe Fantasia too) in one month while my kids are home from school starts now.
July 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Japan Cuts starts tonight, and the NYAFF tomorrow. Check the thread here for links to reviews I've already published: Blazing Fists, Cloud, The Last Dance, Daughter's Daughter, and The Old Woman with the Knife. More reviews coming soon!
#japancuts #nyaff
#japancuts #nyaff
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's lo-fi 1998 thriller "The Serpent's Path," and the French remake he recently directed, represents two opposing gateways to the same, unsettling story about how much people are willing to compartmentalize in the name of revenge. #JapanCuts joysauce.com/the-serpents...
The ‘Serpent’s Paths’: Kiyoshi Kurosawa revisits the horrors of child trafficking
New York’s Japan Cuts festival plays host to Kiyoshi Kurosawa's lo-fi 1998 Japanese thriller and its 2024 French remake.
joysauce.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's lo-fi 1998 thriller "The Serpent's Path," and the French remake he recently directed, represents two opposing gateways to the same, unsettling story about how much people are willing to compartmentalize in the name of revenge. #JapanCuts joysauce.com/the-serpents...
A special screening of ChaO, the Annecy Jury Prize-winning new feature from Studio 4ºC will kick off the upcoming 18th edition Japan Cutes, N. America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese Cinema. #Annecy #ChaO #JapanCuts #JapanSociety #Studio4˚CC
www.animationmagazine.net/?p=3272474
www.animationmagazine.net/?p=3272474
June 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A special screening of ChaO, the Annecy Jury Prize-winning new feature from Studio 4ºC will kick off the upcoming 18th edition Japan Cutes, N. America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese Cinema. #Annecy #ChaO #JapanCuts #JapanSociety #Studio4˚CC
www.animationmagazine.net/?p=3272474
www.animationmagazine.net/?p=3272474
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Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
Released only a month after Jurassic Park, Haruki Kadokawa’s rarely-seen Rex follows a young girl who befriends a Tyrannosaurus hatchling, remaining a fascinating relic of Kadokawa’s once-dominant bra...
japansociety.org
June 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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(the opening weekend for @jsfilmnyc.bsky.social's #JAPANCUTS this year includes none other than REX)
Here's a #JAPANCUTS review of Shin Godzilla: Orthochromatic. It's still great, but in a different way than I thought it was eight years ago.
www.thechinesecinema.com/shin-godzill...
www.thechinesecinema.com/shin-godzill...
Shin Godzilla: Orthochromatic (Anno Hideaki & Higuchi Shinji, 2016)
It’s hard to believe it’s been eight years since Shin Godzilla. I guess a lot of things have happened in the world since 2016, but it doesn’t really seem all that long ago. Anno Hideaki and Higuchi Sh...
www.thechinesecinema.com
July 13, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Here's a #JAPANCUTS review of Shin Godzilla: Orthochromatic. It's still great, but in a different way than I thought it was eight years ago.
www.thechinesecinema.com/shin-godzill...
www.thechinesecinema.com/shin-godzill...
Here's my first dispatch from #JAPANCUTS, with reviews of the very fine debut feature Sayonara, Girls; festival opener Between the White Key and the Black Key; and the musical Kyrie, another excellent epic from Iwai Shunji.
www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...
www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...
Japan Cuts 2024 - Part One
If you’re a subscriber to The Chinese Cinema, you know that the posts have been sparse over the last month or so. That will happen occasionally, as I get commissions that require some weeks of researc...
www.thechinesecinema.com
July 16, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Here's my first dispatch from #JAPANCUTS, with reviews of the very fine debut feature Sayonara, Girls; festival opener Between the White Key and the Black Key; and the musical Kyrie, another excellent epic from Iwai Shunji.
www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...
www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...
Film programmer ALEXANDER FEE returns to the show to hype his repertory slate at #JAPANCUTS film fest at Japan Society in NYC which include an imported archival 35mm print of AUGUST IN WATER, the intl premiere of SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC, and more! Listen here: bit.ly/MMpod-Japan-Cuts
July 10, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Film programmer ALEXANDER FEE returns to the show to hype his repertory slate at #JAPANCUTS film fest at Japan Society in NYC which include an imported archival 35mm print of AUGUST IN WATER, the intl premiere of SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC, and more! Listen here: bit.ly/MMpod-Japan-Cuts
An enthralling glimpse into the radical postwar art movements of 1960s Japan, JAPANESE AVANT-GARDE PIONEERS gets its New York premiere this Friday at #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU, followed by a post-screening Q&A with director Amélie Ravalec.
🎟️: japansoc.org/3GPBDU3
🎟️: japansoc.org/3GPBDU3
Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers
Exploring the explosion of postwar radical art in the 1960s and the rise of Japanese avant-garde, Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers is an enthralling glimpse into the outsider art of Japan’s underground m...
japansoc.org
July 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
An enthralling glimpse into the radical postwar art movements of 1960s Japan, JAPANESE AVANT-GARDE PIONEERS gets its New York premiere this Friday at #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU, followed by a post-screening Q&A with director Amélie Ravalec.
🎟️: japansoc.org/3GPBDU3
🎟️: japansoc.org/3GPBDU3
Here's Part Two of my #JapanCuts coverage, looking at Tsukamoto's Shadow of Fire, Kitano's Kubi, and Ikeda's Mermaid Legend.
www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...
www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...
Japan Cuts 2024 - Part Two
The 2024 Japan Cuts may have already concluded, but I’m still catching up with some of the films that played there. I hope to have another of these dispatches by the end of the week, to cover Somai Sh...
www.thechinesecinema.com
July 23, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Here's Part Two of my #JapanCuts coverage, looking at Tsukamoto's Shadow of Fire, Kitano's Kubi, and Ikeda's Mermaid Legend.
www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...
www.thechinesecinema.com/japan-cuts-2...
🏆 We’re proud to honor Kiyoshi Kurosawa with the 2025 CUT ABOVE Award at #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU (July 10–20), with the legendary director joining us in person for screenings of his latest works + classic revivals!
Browse all 25+ festival premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
Browse all 25+ festival premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
June 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🏆 We’re proud to honor Kiyoshi Kurosawa with the 2025 CUT ABOVE Award at #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU (July 10–20), with the legendary director joining us in person for screenings of his latest works + classic revivals!
Browse all 25+ festival premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
Browse all 25+ festival premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
Very excited to be attending #JAPANCUTS for my first time this year!
Film programmer ALEXANDER FEE returns to the show to hype his repertory slate at #JAPANCUTS film fest at Japan Society in NYC which include an imported archival 35mm print of AUGUST IN WATER, the intl premiere of SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC, and more! Listen here: bit.ly/MMpod-Japan-Cuts
July 10, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Very excited to be attending #JAPANCUTS for my first time this year!
[CRÓNICA] Segunda parte de nuestra cobertura de la 17ª edición del festival de cine #JAPANCUTS, donde os hablamos de las películas #Retake y #BlueImagine.
CRÓNICA: 17º JAPAN CUTS [2ª PARTE]
Segunda parte de nuestra cobertura de la 17ª edición del festival de cine JAPAN CUTS, donde os contamos nuestra experiencia.
www.hikarinohana.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
[CRÓNICA] Segunda parte de nuestra cobertura de la 17ª edición del festival de cine #JAPANCUTS, donde os hablamos de las películas #Retake y #BlueImagine.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the 18th annual #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU. Until next summer! ❤️🎥
July 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the 18th annual #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU. Until next summer! ❤️🎥
Incredible first time exp at #JAPANCUTS last night for the rare imported 35mm screening of AUGUST IN THE WATER (1995) w director Gakuryu Ishii in-person to introduce it and Q&A after. A collectible zine and pin were gifted to ticket holders. Sold out packed house! Place was buzzing with excitement.
July 15, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Incredible first time exp at #JAPANCUTS last night for the rare imported 35mm screening of AUGUST IN THE WATER (1995) w director Gakuryu Ishii in-person to introduce it and Q&A after. A collectible zine and pin were gifted to ticket holders. Sold out packed house! Place was buzzing with excitement.
Japan Cuts 2024 Lineup Will Be Led by SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC, a New Black-and-White Version of Hideaki Anno’s 2016 Kaiju Blockbuster 📽️ 🇯🇵 🎞️ 👹 ☢️ 🦎 #JapanCuts #JapanCuts2024 #Godzilla #Kaiju #JapaneseCinema #SummerInNYC #JapanSocietyNYC
Also screening will be SHADOW OF FIRE, by Shinya Tsukamoto
Also screening will be SHADOW OF FIRE, by Shinya Tsukamoto
Japan Cuts Unveils 2024 Festival Lineup Headlined by ‘Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic’
Japan Cuts has announced its lineup for the 2024 festival, which will feature a selection of Japanese films led by 'Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic'
www.indiewire.com
June 13, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Japan Cuts 2024 Lineup Will Be Led by SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC, a New Black-and-White Version of Hideaki Anno’s 2016 Kaiju Blockbuster 📽️ 🇯🇵 🎞️ 👹 ☢️ 🦎 #JapanCuts #JapanCuts2024 #Godzilla #Kaiju #JapaneseCinema #SummerInNYC #JapanSocietyNYC
Also screening will be SHADOW OF FIRE, by Shinya Tsukamoto
Also screening will be SHADOW OF FIRE, by Shinya Tsukamoto
#JAPANCUTS Powered by GU.
We’re proud to announce Japanese fashion brand #GU as title sponsor of the 18th annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, returning July 10–20!
🔔 Stay tuned—full lineup + member presale drops TOMORROW: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
We’re proud to announce Japanese fashion brand #GU as title sponsor of the 18th annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, returning July 10–20!
🔔 Stay tuned—full lineup + member presale drops TOMORROW: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
June 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#JAPANCUTS Powered by GU.
We’re proud to announce Japanese fashion brand #GU as title sponsor of the 18th annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, returning July 10–20!
🔔 Stay tuned—full lineup + member presale drops TOMORROW: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
We’re proud to announce Japanese fashion brand #GU as title sponsor of the 18th annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, returning July 10–20!
🔔 Stay tuned—full lineup + member presale drops TOMORROW: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4
A joy to welcome #YuumiKawai, one of Japan’s most celebrated rising stars, to #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU this past weekend for sold-out premieres of SHE TAUGHT ME SERENDIPITY and A GIRL NAMED ANN. 🎬👏
July 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A joy to welcome #YuumiKawai, one of Japan’s most celebrated rising stars, to #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU this past weekend for sold-out premieres of SHE TAUGHT ME SERENDIPITY and A GIRL NAMED ANN. 🎬👏