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JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film (August 20 - September 2, 2021) H-Japan JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film (August 20 - September 2, 2021) Discussion published by Joel Neville Anderson on Friday, August 13, 2021 Dear H-Japan subscribers, The programming team behind JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film is proud to share the full lineup for the hybrid 15th edition of the festival, slated for August 20 - September 2, 2021: https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/films/japan-cuts-festival-of-new-japanese-film Films will again be available to rent via video streaming (across the U.S., with some titles accessible worldwide), in addition to select in-person screenings at Japan Society in NYC following health and safety policies. Expanding the festival’s reach beyond New York, the lineup includes 27 features and 12 short films. The exclusive selection will be supplemented with recorded introductions from filmmakers and live video discussions via social media channels to maintain the festival’s sense of community and dedication to intercultural communication. The Centerpiece Presentation is WIFE OF A SPY (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa), awarding the 2021 CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film to Yu Aoi. Along with the Feature Slate, Classics, Documentary Focus, Experimental Spotlight, and Shorts Showcase, the second edition of the Next Generation section highlighting independently produced narrative feature films by emerging directors will be juried by film scholar Kyoko Hirano; Brian Hu, Artistic Director of Pacific Arts Movement; and Japanese film subtitler and translator Don Brown, awarding the Obayashi Prize. Please browse the entire dynamic lineup on the website, listed below by program section: FEATURE SLATE - Aristocrats (dir. Yukiko Sode) - Come and Go (dir. Lim Kah Wai) - Company Retreat (dir. Atsushi Funahashi) - The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea (dir. Sara Ogawa) - The Great Yokai War: Guardians (dir. Takashi Miike) - It’s a Summer Film! (dir. Soushi Matsumoto) - Ito (dir. Satoko Yokohama) - Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (dir. Daihachi Yoshida) Citation: Joel Neville Anderson. JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film (August 20 - September 2, 2021). H-Japan. 08-13-2021. https://networks.h-net.org/node/20904/discussions/8060200/japan-cuts-festival-new-japanese-film-august-20-september-2-2021 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. 1 H-Japan - Labyrinth of Cinema (dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi) - The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (dir. Takashi Koizumi) - Talking the Pictures (dir. Masayuki Suo) - Wife of a Spy (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa) - Wonderful Paradise (dir. Masashi Yamamoto) NEXT GENERATION - B/B (dir. Kosuke Nakahama) - Mari and Mari (dir. Tatsuya Yamanishi) - My Sorry Life (dir. Kozue Nomoto) - Sasaki in My Mind (dir. Takuya Uchiyama) - Spaghetti Code Love (dir. Takeshi Maruyama) - Town Without Sea (dir. Elaiza Ikeda) CLASSICS - Hiruko the Goblin (dir. Shinya Tsukamoto, New 2K Restoration) - Robinson's Garden (dir. Masashi Yamamoto, Newly Remastered) - To Sleep So as to Dream (dir. Kaizo Hayashi, New 2K Restoration) DOCUMENTARY FOCUS - No Smoking (dir. Taketoshi Sado) - Ushiku (dir. Thomas Ash) - Why You Can't Be Prime Minister (dir. Arata Oshima) EXPERIMENTAL SPOTLIGHT - The Blue Danube (dir. Akira Ikeda) - Double Layered Town / Making a Song to Replace Our Positions (dir. Haruka Komori & Natsumi Seo) Citation: Joel Neville Anderson. JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film (August 20 - September 2, 2021). H-Japan. 08-13-2021. https://networks.h-net.org/node/20904/discussions/8060200/japan-cuts-festival-new-japanese-film-august-20-september-2-2021 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. 2 H-Japan SHORTS SHOWCASE (EXPERIMENTAL) - HONEYMOON (dir. Yu Araki) - In a Mere Metamorphosis (dir. Onohana) - June 4, 2020 (dir. Yoko Yuki) - Night Snorkeling (dir. Nao Yoshigai & Hirofumi Nakamoto) - RED TABLE (dir. Hakhyun Kim) - Reflective Notes (Reconfiguration) (dir. Koki Tanaka) - School Radio to Major Tom (dir. Takuya Chisaka) - ZONA (dir. Masami Kawai) SHORTS SHOWCASE (NARRATIVE) - Among Four of Us (dir. Mayu Nakamura) - Born Pisces (dir. Yoko Yamanaka) - Go Seppuku Yourselves (dir. Toshiaki Toyoda) - Leo’s Return (dir. Anshul Chauhan) We hope many H-Japan subscribers are able to enjoy—please do share with your networks. -Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/japansocietyfilm -Twitter: http://twitter.com/JS_FILM_NYC/ (#JAPANCUTS) -The JAPAN CUTS Team K. F. Watanabe, Alexander Fee, Joel Neville Anderson Citation: Joel Neville Anderson. JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film (August 20 - September 2, 2021). H-Japan. 08-13-2021. https://networks.h-net.org/node/20904/discussions/8060200/japan-cuts-festival-new-japanese-film-august-20-september-2-2021 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. 3.
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