{"id":21179,"date":"2011-08-17T17:32:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T21:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=21179"},"modified":"2011-08-17T17:32:10","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T21:32:10","slug":"jet-alums-film-the-harimaya-bridge-now-via-video-on-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/17\/jet-alums-film-the-harimaya-bridge-now-via-video-on-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"JET alum’s film “The Harimaya Bridge” now via Video On Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"

JET alum and film director\u00a0Aaron Woolfolk’s<\/a> (Kochi-ken, 1991-93)<\/strong> acclaimed film The Harimaya Bridge<\/em><\/strong> is now available via video on demand.\u00a0 Read below to see how the JET alum community can help.<\/p>\n

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Acclaimed feature film\u00a0The Harimaya Bridge<\/strong> is now available to watch via video on demand (VOD) on most cable and satellite systems. The film can now be seen in more than 100 million households in the U.S. and Canada.\u00a0If you didn’t see it in theaters, it’s just a click away in the comfort of your homes.<\/p>\n

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The Harimaya Bridge<\/strong>, written and directed by Aaron Woolfolk<\/strong>,\u00a0stars Ben Guillory<\/strong>, Saki Takaoka<\/strong>, Misa Shimizu<\/strong>, and Danny Glover<\/strong> (who also executive produced it). It is a drama about an American man who must go to rural Japan after the sudden death of his estranged son there, and the secrets he discovers his son left behind.<\/p>\n

The film had a nationwide release in theaters in Japan and a limited release in the U.S. The San Francisco Examiner<\/em> called\u00a0The Harimaya Bridge<\/strong> “one of the best films of the year,” while The Los Angeles Times<\/em> called it “powerful” and “a unique, complex, consciousness-raising accomplishment”.<\/p>\n

The cable and satellite operators will be watching to see how the film initially performs, which will determine how long they make it available. So please help in spreading the word. <\/em><\/p>\n

The movie is now available for viewing on Comcast<\/strong>, Time Warner Cable<\/strong>, Cablevision<\/strong>, AT&T<\/strong>, Verizon<\/strong>, Cogeco<\/strong> (Canada), MTS<\/strong> (Canada),\u00a0Amazon VOD<\/strong>,\u00a0Best Buy<\/strong>\/Cinemanow VOD<\/strong>,\u00a0Microsoft Xbox<\/strong>,\u00a0Sony Playstation<\/strong>,\u00a0and many, many more. People can find it on their cable or satellite systems, or learn more here:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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http:\/\/www.gravitasventures.com\/the-harimaya-bridge\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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In addition to that, the DVD and Blu-ray of the film will be available beginning October 18th. Special features will include a behind-the-scenes documentary, cast and staff interviews, and the director’s commentary. You can see a brand new minute-long trailer for the DVD\/Blue-ray release here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AKZ8GfVeNWU<\/a><\/p>\n

As always,\u00a0people can learn more about\u00a0The Harimaya Bridge<\/strong> at its official website and at its Facebook page:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.theharimayabridge.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheHarimayaBridge<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Please watch, and please help spread the word. Thank you very much!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JET alum and film director\u00a0Aaron Woolfolk’s (Kochi-ken, 1991-93) acclaimed film The Harimaya Bridge is now available via video on demand.\u00a0 Read below to see how the JET alum community can help. ***************** Acclaimed feature film\u00a0The Harimaya Bridge is now available to watch via video on demand (VOD) on most cable and satellite systems. The film […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-5vB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21179"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21181,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21179\/revisions\/21181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}