New York Japan CineFest 2016

Co-presented by Asia Society and Mar Creation, Inc.

"Tokyo Cosmos" (Dir. Takahiro Miyauchi)

New York Japan CineFest 2016

June 2 and 3, 2016
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021

Highlighting some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, New York Japan CineFest is an annual event that features works by emerging Japanese and Japanese American filmmakers. Two programs of short films are presented in this year's edition. Program 1 on Thursday, June 2 is followed by a reception. Program 2 on Friday, June 3 is followed by a discussion.

Tickets: $8 members; $10 students/seniors; $12 nonmembers.

Co-presented with Mar Creation, Inc.

Part of Citi series on Asian Arts and Culture.

Program 1

Thursday, June 2, 2016, 6:30 pm

Valley of Dolls
Dir. Fritz Schumann. 2014. Japan. 7 min.

Matcha: An Ippodo Story
Dir. Michael McAteer. 2015. USA. 7 min.

Venom Therapy
Dir. Steven Murashige. 2015. USA. 18 min.

TOKYO COSMO
Dir. Takahiro Miyauchi. 2015. Japan. 5 min.

Swinging Skirt
Dir. Yusaku Okamoto. 2014. Japan. 20 min.

A Beautiful Person
Dir. Isao Yukisada. 2016. Japan. 40 min.


Program followed by a reception. Click here for more information. 

 

Program 2   

Friday, June 3, 2016, 6:30 pm

Amongst
Dir. Chisa Hidaka. 2014. USA. 6 min.

JOSEITO
Dir. Shigeyoshi Tsukahara. 2014. Japan. 14 min.

Girl, Wavering
Dir. Noriko Yuasa. 2015. Japan. 19 min.

Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Japanese War Brides
Dir. Lucy Craft, Karen Kasmauski, Kathryn Tolbert. 2015. USA. 26 min.

Take 8
Dir. Shinichiro Ueda. 2015. Japan. 20 min.

Fox Fears
Dir. Miyo Sato. 2015. Japan. 8 min.

Keino
Dir. Evan Dennis. 2015. USA. 5 min.
 

Program followed by a discussion. Click here for more information.