{"id":32525,"date":"2013-10-29T23:58:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T03:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=32525"},"modified":"2013-10-29T23:59:58","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T03:59:58","slug":"justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-the-legend-of-zelda-osamu-tezuka-dir-en-grey-and-hotei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/10\/29\/justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-the-legend-of-zelda-osamu-tezuka-dir-en-grey-and-hotei\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin\u2019s Japan: Nippon in New York\u2014The Legend of Zelda, Osamu Tezuka, Dir En Grey, and Hotei"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The JET Alumni Association of New York presents a special screening of Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story<\/em> at Columbia University Oct. 30. (\u00a9 2012 Global Film Network. All rights reserved.)<\/p><\/div>\n

By<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi<\/a>, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for related stories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

From Nintendo\u00a0to manga to metal to Tarantino, November is just as colorful as the blowing leaves in the air and on the ground. Add to that a Meiji era throwback exhibition at Resobox, the destroy-all-monsters vibe of Kaiju Big Battel (just in time for Turkey Day), and a world premiere at Japan Society and you\u2019ve got an irresistibly epic rundown.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s highlights include:<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 7:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

JETAA New York presents Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Columbia University<\/a>, Uris Hall 301<\/strong><\/p>\n

$7 advance, $10 at the door, students free with ID<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following its New York premiere at\u00a0Japan Society<\/a>\u00a0last July, the\u00a0New York chapter<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program<\/a>\u00a0Alumni Association presents an encore screening of this touching documentary film about Taylor Anderson and all the young people who travel the world trying to make a difference. Taylor was an extraordinary American who dedicated herself to teaching Japanese children in the JET program, living her dream right up to the events of March 11, 2011.\u00a0Includes a post-screening Q&A session with director\/producer Regge Life and Taylor\u2019s father Andy Anderson.<\/em><\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 1, 8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses<\/a>\u00a0Second Quest<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Theater at Madison Square Garden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

$62.50-$112.50<\/strong><\/p>\n

While F. Scott Fitzgerald famously pooh-poohed second acts, second\u00a0quests<\/em>\u00a0are an entirely different matter. Back by popular demand and presented by\u00a0Jason Michael Paul Productions<\/a>,\u00a0The Legend of Zelda<\/a>: Symphony of the Goddesses<\/em>\u00a0returns to the Theater at MSG with breathtakingly new visuals and music exploring additional chapters from the\u00a0Zelda<\/em>\u00a0franchise as well as the beautifully orchestrated four movement symphony recounting the classic storylines from some of the most popular video games in history. Take up your wooden sword and shield as a live orchestra and the Montclair State University Vocal Accord brings to life the masterpieces of legendary Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo.<\/p>\n

Thursday, Nov. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Life & Works of Osamu Tezuka<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Japan Society<\/a>, 333 East 47th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

$25\/$20 Japan Society members, seniors and students<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best known as the creator of\u00a0Astro Boy<\/em>,\u00a0Osamu Tezuka<\/a>\u00a0(1928-1989) is often credited as the \u201cGodfather of Anime and Manga\u201d due to his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and reimagining of genres. His work redefined Japanese cartoons, transforming them into an irresistible art form, and incorporated a variety of new styles in their creation. Leaving a lasting impact on literature and film, his work also influenced a range of other artistic genres. In this special lecture, Tezuka\u2019s works are presented by JET alum\u00a0Roland Kelts<\/a>\u00a0(Osaka-shi, 1998-99)<\/strong>, author of\u00a0Japanamerica<\/a><\/em>. This event is moderated by NYC-based cartoonist Katie Skelly.\u00a0Ticket price includes a pre-event wine and Japanese hors d\u2019oeuvres reception.<\/em><\/p>\n

For the complete story, click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi\u00a0(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page\u00a0here\u00a0for related stories. From Nintendo\u00a0to manga to metal to Tarantino, November is just as colorful as the blowing leaves in the air and on the ground. Add to that a Meiji era throwback exhibition at Resobox, the destroy-all-monsters vibe of Kaiju Big Battel (just in time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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":[75,53,340],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-events","category-justins-japan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-8sB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32525","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32525"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32529,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32525\/revisions\/32529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}