Philadelphia Japan Arts Matsuri + self-introduction

[Rob Buscher]

Hello all,
 
In case anyone missed the original post, we are hosting a charity Japanese film festival in Philadelphia this week from Thursday July 7 - Saturday July 10. 
 
All proceeds are being donated to Philadelphia Japan Disaster Relief Fund - http://jasgp.org/content/view/835/361/ 
 
Festival highlights include:
 
-Retro Game Master screening party including free play retro Japanese arcade games and Chiptune concert
-Special guest Tak Sakaguchi and crew in attendance for the Yakuza Weapon screening 
-Double Bill 8000 Miles and 8000 Miles 2 followed by Live Hip Hop concert

Please check the website for full details - http://phillyjam.org 
 
Best, 
 
Rob Buscher
MA Japanese Studies
 



Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:32:04 -0400
From: atomeric at hotmail.com
To: kinejapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Philadelphia Japan Arts Matsuri + self-introduction











The Philadelphia Japan Arts Matsuri is a three day film/music benefit festival being held at the Prince Music Theater in Center City Philadelphia from July 7-9.


All proceeds benefit the Philadelphia-Japan Disaster Relief Fund. 
 
THURSDAY JULY 7
7:30 PM : ABRAXAS (Philadelphia premiere of this 2011 Sundance Film Festival selection concerning a Zen Buddhist monk-turned punk rocker)
 
9:30 PM : NINJA KIDS!!! (Philadelphia premiere of the newest film from Takashi Miike [AUDITION; ICHI THE KILLER; 13 ASSASSINS])


FRIDAY JULY 8 
The lobby of the Prince will be transformed into a convention-like environment featuring vendors, music, and Japanese arcade games!

5:00 PM : LIVE FROM TOKYO (Philadelphia premiere of this documentary about Tokyo's modern underground music scene)
 
7:00 PM : RETRO GAME MASTER (screening of select episodes from this popular tv show featuring a comedian who is tasked with beating vintage video games)
 
9:00 PM : PHILLY CHIPTUNE SHOWCASE CONCERT featuring Chipocrite + Ro-Bear + DJ Cutman + Data Parade
 
12:00 AM : YAKUZA WEAPON (Philadelphia premiere of this crazy new action film from the makers of VERSUS with CAST AND CREW IN ATTENDANCE!!!)



SATURDAY JULY 9
6:00 PM : 8,000 MILES (Philadelphia premiere of this Japanese hip hop comedy)
 
8:00 PM : 8,000 MILES 2 (Philadelphia premiere of the sequel)
 
10:30 PM : PHILLY HIP HOP SHOWCASE CONCERT featuring Dosage + Ace Porter + DJ Cutman + DJ ADUB

PJAM is programmed by myself and fellow KineJapan list member Rob Buscher (co-founder of Zipangu-Fest).

Official site:  http://www.phillyjam.org

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I'm still relatively new to this list, here's my self-introduction:

Name:  Eric Bresler
City and country:  Philadelphia, PA
Interests/accomplishments:
• Director/Producer/Editor of Otaku Unite!, a documentary on the importation of Japanese animation to the U.S. and the development of the subsequent fandom (Premiered 2004; released on DVD by Central Park Media in 2006)


• Programmer "Unknown Japan", a free biannual series of screenings of Japanese films in conjunction with the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia.
• Adjunct professor of Japanese Cinema at Drexel University.
• Executive Director/Co-Progammer, Philadelphia Japan Arts Matsuri
• Operator of Tokyo No Records, a boutique label dedicated to domestic releases of current throwback Japanese musicians.

I've been enjoying the KineJapan list very much; glad it's out there. 
 		 	   		  
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