[KineJapan] 21st Century Japanese Films Streaming in US

[Watanabe, Kazu]

Dear KineJapan colleagues:

I wanted to pass along notice of an online film series currently running at Japan Society in NYC through February 25 titled 21st Century Japan: Films from 2001-2020: https://film.japansociety.org/page/21-st-century-japan-films-from-2001-2020/

Consisting of 30 feature films and shorts, the lineup offers a really varied selection of Japanese narrative fiction films from the past 20 years including works by well-known directors like Hirokazu Kore-eda and Naomi Kawase as well as those of less internationally-known filmmakers such as Shuichi Okita and Satoko Yokohama. In addition to the main body of 20 films (one per year), there is a 3-film retrospective of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s harder-to-see films from this millennium that is accompanied by an hour-long conversation with the director introduced by Kent Jones. There is also a 6-film selection of films by up-and-coming Japanese filmmakers that are available to stream for free. Lastly, there are a few free talks on offer, including Q&As and reflections on the past 20 years of Japanese cinema from participating filmmakers and film critic Mark Schilling.

This series is sponsored and co-presented by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, as part of a new initiative called the ACA Cinema Project. With their support, we could license many Japanese films that would have otherwise been fiscally impossible to secure, so in this way it is something of a special opportunity. Many of these titles are currently unavailable to stream anywhere else within the US or otherwise unavailable with English subtitles.

For KineJapan community members, I prepared a promo code that will give you 10% off all rentals and can be used multiple times:

  *   KINEJAPAN10

I hope you can spread the word about this series to your friends, colleagues and students. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or requests.

Best,
Kazu
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Kazu Watanabe
Deputy Director, Film
Japan Society | 333 E. 47th St. | New York, NY 10017
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