JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York: ‘Scarlet,’ ‘Mishima’s Muse,’ Murakami Mixtape
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By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here.
With Thanksgiving (and the hopes of sensible eating) now just a memory, we turn to colder weather, falling snow, and the new year to come. Fortunately for Japanese culture fans, December is just as busy as the holiday season itself. Whether you’re hosting guests from out of town or looking to squeeze in an event or two in between parties, we’ve got you covered.
This month’s highlights include:
Wednesday, Dec. 3 (IMAX early access), opens everywhere Dec. 5
Various theaters
Various prices
For the first time on the big screen, the Shibuya Incident—the greatest battle in Jujutsu Kaisen to date—will be presented in a special compilation format. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution presents the debut of the first two episodes of Season 3’s upcoming arc, “Culling Game Part 1” ahead of its January 2026 streaming debut. By connecting the directly linked episodes of the “Shibuya Incident” and “Culling Game,” arcs, fans can relive all the mayhem and heartbreak of the Shibuya Incident and witness the reveal of the Culling Game as the story transforms into a new experience crafted specially for the big screen. The desperate confrontation between Satoru Gojo’s two beloved students comes to the big screen with an early preview. Be the first to experience Yuji and Yuta’s fateful battle with the hotly anticipated kickoff to Season 3 in theatres nationwide!
December 4-6, 7:30 p.m.
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street
Sold out; limited access seats for $40 may be available for performances on December 5 & 6 only
Hosho Noh School’s U.S. Debut! A pre-performance lecture on noh theater begins one hour prior to the start of each show.
Yukio Mishima immersed himself in Japan’s traditional arts and, notably, traditional noh theater, enchanted by its noble elegance and refined beauty. His love for noh resulted in a series of esteemed dramatic works, Modern Noh Plays, growing to encompass eight contemporary adaptations of noh stories. Now, the distinguished Hosho Noh School, originating in the early 15th century and led by 20th Grand Master Kazufusa Hosho, brings this elegant art form to the U.S. in the company’s historic North American debut. In accordance with centuries-old tradition, each evening features a rotating offering of the authentic classic repertoire of noh alongside comedic kyogen theater (performed by the prominent Yamamoto Tojiro Family). Each play selected for this program served as a source of inspiration for Mishima to adapt as modern stories centuries later.
PROGRAM:
December 4: Noh Music: Shishi (Lion Dance) / Kyogen: Busu (Poison) / Noh: Aoi no Ue (Lady Aoi)
December 5: Noh Shimai (unmasked excerpt): Kantan / Kyogen: Busu (Poison) / Noh: Aya no Tsuzumi (The Silk Drum)
December 6: Noh Shimai (unmasked excerpt): Yoroboshi / Kyogen: Busu (Poison) / Noh: Aoi no Ue (Lady Aoi)
Performed in Japanese with English supertitles.
Dec. 10-14
Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Juilliard, 155 West 65th Street
$20 members, $40
Four exceptional choreographers are working with Juilliard dancers creating new works here on campus. Be the first to see New Dances: Edition 2025. Gianna Reisen has created works for New York City Ballet and the Los Angeles Dance Project and sets her new piece for first-year dancers to sections of Philip Glass’ Einstein on the Beach, with third-year dancers as the narrators. Juilliard alum, former Paul Taylor dancer, and founder of TAKE Dance Takehiro Ueyama is creating a work for second-year dancers to communicate something “human, honest, and hopeful.” Juilliard alum My’Kal Stromile, currently choreographing with the Boston Ballet, has third-year dancers sharing the stage with Dolphin Quartet, playing Paganini live. Jessica Wright from Studio Wayne McGregor introduces the first phase of a large-scale work with fourth-year dancers, before it expands to a multi-part performance McGregor will direct this spring in New York, culminating in the world premiere at Sadler’s Wells East in May, featuring the Juilliard dancers and dancers from London’s Rambert School.
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JETs tend to be interesting people. After all, every one of them has relocated to a different country at least once. It’s not surprising that many of them have also had other interesting experiences, some of which lead to insights that they end up sharing in TED talks.
This is part of an occasional series on current or former JETs who have given TED talks. Here is JET alum Roland Kelts speaking about “The Core of Cool Japan: Sustainability vs. Stagnation.”
