{"id":23867,"date":"2012-03-03T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=23867"},"modified":"2012-03-03T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-03T15:48:20","slug":"justins-japan-march-movies-at-japan-society-new-york-international-childrens-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/03\/justins-japan-march-movies-at-japan-society-new-york-international-childrens-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin’s Japan: March Movies at Japan Society, New York International Children\u2019s Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Makoto Shinkai\u2019s \u2018Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below\u2019 is a modern-day Orpheus tale with a sci-fi twist that pays tribute to the great works of Hayao Miyazaki. (Courtesy of GKids)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>JQ magazine<\/em><\/strong><\/a> editor <\/strong><\/em>Justin Tedaldi<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>(CIR Kobe-shi<\/a>, 2001-02). Visit his Japanese culture page on Examiner.com here<\/a> for related stories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oscar season may be over, but this month offers a score of cinematic delights from Japan Society<\/a> and the New York International Children\u2019s Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As part of its Love Will Tear Us Apart<\/a> Globus Film Series, Japan Society presents outr\u00e9 love stories from Japan and Korea, including the U.S. premiere of Shinya Tsukamoto’s\u00a0KOTOKO<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>(March 2) and the world premiere of Koji Wakamatsu\u2019s\u00a0Petrel Hotel Blue<\/em><\/a> (March 7) among 23 seminal films from the genre.<\/p>\n

Other highlights include Hirokazu Kore\u2019eda\u2019s Air Doll<\/em><\/a> (March 3), Nagisa Oshima\u2019s arch-classic In the Realm of the Senses<\/em><\/a> (March 16), Yukio Ninagawa\u2019s Snakes and Earrings<\/em><\/a> (March 16), Lee Sang-il\u2019s Villain<\/em><\/a>, (March 9) Lee Chang-dong\u2019s Oasis<\/em><\/a>, (March 18) and Kim Ki-duk\u2019s Bad Guy<\/em><\/a>, (March 10), among other twisted tales of star-crossed lovers on the rocks and on the run. (Click here<\/a> for a complete list of films and showtimes).<\/p>\n

For younger cineastes, the critically acclaimed New York International Children\u2019s Film Festival<\/a> kicks off its 15th anniversary event from March 2-25 at New York\u2019s DGA Theater, Walter Reade Theater, IFC Center, Peter Norton Symphony Space, Asia Society, Scholastic Theater, and Cantor Film Center.<\/p>\n

The nation\u2019s largest festival for kids and teens will present four weeks of ground-breaking and thought-provoking new works for ages 3-18, with 100 new films, opening and closing galas, new feature premieres, six short film programs, filmmaker Q&As, filmmaking workshops, and the NYICFF Awards Ceremony. This year\u2019s edition features three Japanese films from 2011.<\/p>\n

For the complete story, click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong>
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