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‘Town Without Sea’ Review: Japan Cuts at Japan Society – An Unripe Journey Through Eudaimonia

Elaiza Ikeda, a Filipino-Japanese actress and fashion model, marks her directorial debut with the feature Town Without Sea, part of the line-up of North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema: Japan Cuts. The story is set in Tagawa, within the Fukuoka Prefecture, and describes the coming-of-age of a shy teenager, who is at a…

‘Aristocrats’ Review: Japan Cuts at Japan Society – An Engaging Portrait of Two Women

Love is hard enough to find without added pressure from family members and society. Everyone’s circumstances are at least somewhat different, yet there’s an expectation that exists in every culture, varied as it may be, of when and how people should couple up and start a family. There are any number of factors that can…

‘It’s a Summer Film’ Review : “Japan Cuts” at Japan Society – The Film is a Marvelous Ode to Magic and Movies

Films have a power to transport audiences, to invite them to faraway places and ideas they’ve never visited and may never have the chance to see. They may be real or imagined, but the impact of any film comes from its ability to draw in viewers and to present a compelling escape. Auteurs and genres…

Japan Society Announces Full Lineup for Hybrid Presentation of the 15th Edition of JAPAN CUTS!

Japan Society Announces Full Lineup for Hybrid Presentation of the 15th Edition of JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film   August 20–September 2 at Japan Society   North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema presents a dynamic slate of 38 films streaming online throughout the U.S. and screening in-theater at Japan Society in…