[KineJapan] JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film (July 19-29, 2018)

Thu Aug 2 22:51:32 EDT 2018

Another fine festival!

Which film won the audience award?

Bill Thompson

On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 8:35 PM, Joel Neville Anderson (JNA) <
joelnevilleanderson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear KineJapan subscribers,
>
> JAPAN CUTS 2018 is a wrap! Many thanks to everyone who attended and
> supported from afar. We invite you to look back on the festivities with the full
> collection of photos
> <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10156812836964497.1073741841.202634534496&type=1&l=9a2025b43b> from
> the screenings and parties, as well as read some of what critics have
> been writing <https://twitter.com/js_film_nyc/status/1021515470967586816> about
> in response to the lineup as we continue to post interviews conducted with guests
> to our social media channels. Thank you, and hope to see you at the
> festival next summer!
>
>
> -The JAPAN CUTS Team
>
> On Jul 13, 2018, at 11:10 AM, Joel Neville Anderson (JNA) <
> joelnevilleanderson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear KineJapan subscribers,
>
> The programming team is proud to share the full lineup for the twelfth
> edition of JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, kicking off next
> week July 19-29, 2018 at Japan Society in New York City:
> www.japansociety.org/japancuts
>
> The Opening Film is the North American Premiere of *Ramen Shop*, the
> Centerpiece Presentation is the North American Premiere of *Mori, The
> Artist’s Habitat*, and the Closing Film is the U.S. Premiere of
> *Hanagatami*. Please read our programmers’ introduction
> <https://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/film/japan-cuts-2018/programmers-introduction> and
> browse the entire dynamic lineup on the website
> <https://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/film/japan-cuts-2018> and as
> listed here by program section:
>
> *Feature Slate*
> *Amiko *(dir. Yoko Yamanaka), U.S. Premiere—Preceded by *NAGISA *(dir. Takeshi
> Kogahara), New York Premiere
> *blank 13 *(dir. Takumi Saitoh), New York Premiere
> *BLEACH *(dir. Shinsuke Sato), U.S. Premiere
> *Born Bone Born *(dir. Toshiyuki Teruya), North American Premiere
> *Call Boy *(dir. Daisuke Miura), North American Premiere
> *Dear Etranger *(dir. Yukiko Mishima), New York Premiere
> *Dream of Illumination *(dir. Thunder Sawada), North American Premiere
> *Hanagatami* (dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi), U.S. Premiere, Closing Film—Preceded
> by *How Can You Know Where to Go If You Do Not Know Where You Have Been *(dir.
> Mizuki Toriya)
> *KUSHINA, what will you be *(dir. Moët Hayami), International Premiere
> *Last Winter, We Parted *(dir. Tomoyuki Takimoto), North American Premiere
> *Mori, The Artist’s Habitat *(dir. Shuichi Okita), North American
> Premiere, Centerpiece Presentation
> *Night is Short, Walk On Girl *(dir. Masaaki Yuasa), East Coast
> Premiere—Preceded by *DREAMLAND *(dir. Mirai Mizue), New York Premiere
> *Outrage Coda *(dir. Takeshi Kitano), New York Premiere
> *Passage of Life *(dir. Akio Fujimoto), North American Premiere
> *Radiance *(dir. Naomi Kawase), New York Premiere—Preceded by *Across the
> water *(dir. Nao Yoshigai), World Premiere
> *Ramen Shop *(dir. Eric Khoo), North American Premiere, Opening Film
> *Side Job. *(dir. Ryuichi Hiroki), U.S. Premiere
> *Thicker Than Water *(dir. Keisuke Yoshida), North American Premiere
> *Tremble All You Want* (dir. Akiko Ohku), U.S. Premiere
> *TOURISM *(dir. Daisuke Miyazaki), International Premiere
> *Violence Voyager *(dir. Ujicha), U.S. Premiere
> *We Make Antiques! *(dir. Masaharu Take), East Coast Premiere
> *Yocho (Foreboding) *(dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa), U.S. Premiere
>
>
> *Classics: Rediscoveries & Restorations**Abnormal Family*, (dir. Masayuki
> Suo), North American Premiere
> *Still Walking *(dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda), 10th Anniversary Screening
>
>
> *Documentary Focus**Of Love & Law* (dir. Hikaru Toda), East Coast Premiere
> *Sennan Asbestos Disaster *(dir. Kazuo Hara), North American Premiere
> *Toward a Common Tenderness *(dir. Kaori Oda), North American Premiere
>
> *Experimental Spotlight: **Empty Orchestras and the Speed of Your Voice*
> *Bivalvia: Act I* (dir. Yu Araki), U.S. Premiere
> *Breathing House* (dir. Nao Yoshigai), World Premiere
> *Stories floating on the wind* (dir. Nao Yoshigai), World Premiere
> *WAAAH* (dir. Sawako Kabuki), New York Premiere
> *YEAH* (dir. Yohei Suzuki), North American Premiere
>
> Including the most guests in the festival’s history, we will feature
> special appearances by the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance in
> Film recipient *Kirin Kiki* (*Mori, The Artist's Habitat*, *Still Walking*
> ), *Akio Fujimoto* (*Passage of Life*), *Kazuo Hara* (*Sennan Asbestos
> Disaster*), *Moët Hayami* (*KUSHINA, what will you be*), *Tomona Hirota* (*KUSHINA,
> what will you be*, *YEAH*), *Eric Khoo* (*Ramen Shop*), *Kazuyuki Kitaki *
> (*Dream of Illumination*), *Sachiko Kobayashi *(*Sennan Asbestos Disaster*
> ), *Shunsuke Kubozuka* (*Hanagatami*), *Kaori Oda* (*Toward a Common
> Tenderness*), *Takumi Saitoh* (*blank 13*, *Ramen Shop*), *Shinsuke Sato*
>  (*BLEACH*), *Thunder Sawada* (*Dream of Illumination*), *Yohei Suzuki* (
> *YEAH*), *Yuya Takagawa* (*Dream of Illumination*), *Hikaru Toda* (*Of
> Love & Law*), *Mizuki Toriya* (*How Can You Know Where to Go If You Do
> Not Know Where You Have Been*), *Yoko Yamanaka* (*Amiko*), *Elisa Yanagi *
> (*YEAH*), *Keisuke Yoshida* (*Thicker Than Water*), and *Nao Yoshigai *(*Across
> the Water*, *Breathing House*, *Stories floating on the wind*).
>
> (This year’s edition also led to collaborations with Anthology Film
> Archives and Light Industry, presenting concurrent programming devoted to
> the short
> <http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/calendar?view=list&month=07&year=2018#showing-49496>
>  and feature-length
> <http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/calendar?view=list&month=07&year=2018#showing-49498>
>  work of Kaori Oda, and Kazuo Hara with a special introduction
> <http://lightindustry.org/calendar/> of a Shinsuke Ogawa title of his
> choosing.)
>
> We hope to see some KineJapan subscribers here in person for the
> screenings and parties—please do share the lineup and festival trailer
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgf17wk0CBs&index=1&list=PLzfrZ0tkPLmzQoTzbHI1ZNe-KBv_P0Tdb&frags=pl,wn> with
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>
>
> -The JAPAN CUTS Team
>
> Joel Neville Anderson JAnderson at japansociety.org
> Aiko Masubuchi AMasubuchi at japansociety.org
> Kazu Watanabe KWatanabe at japansociety.org
>
> On May 11, 2018, at 11:05 AM, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via
> KineJapan <kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear KineJapan subscribers,
>
> We’re excited to share the first announcements for the twelfth edition of *JAPAN
> CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film*, to be held *July 19-29, 2018* at
> Japan Society in New York City: www.japansociety.org/japancuts
>
> The festival’s Centerpiece Presentation is the North American Premiere of
> Shuichi Okita’s *Mori, The Artist’s Habitat*. Star *Kirin Kiki* will join
> the screening to receive the *CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance
> in Film*. Other early announcements for JAPAN CUTS 2018 include
> the North American Premiere of *Kazuo Hara*’s *Sennan Asbestos Disaster *with
> Hara and producer *Sachiko Kobayashi* in attendance,
> the International Premiere of *Moët Hayami*’s *KUSHINA, what will you be*,
> recipient of the 2018 *JAPAN CUTS Award* at the 2018 Osaka Asian Film
> Festival, the U.S. Premiere of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's *Yocho (Foreboding)*,
> as well as the East Coast Premiere of Masaaki Yuasa’s *Night is Short,
> Walk on Girl*.
>
> Please share the news with your networks, and stay tuned for the complete
> program of features, shorts, guests, and parties to be announced in early
> June. An encore screening of last year’s winner of the JAPAN CUTS
> Audience Award, *Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High*, will be held June 15. Receive
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>
> Hope to see you here this summer—please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
>
>
> -The JAPAN CUTS Team
>
> Joel Neville Anderson JAnderson at japansociety.org
> Aiko Masubuchi AMasubuchi at japansociety.org
> Kazu Watanabe KWatanabe at japansociety.org
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