{"id":38021,"date":"2015-06-28T11:50:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T15:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=38021"},"modified":"2015-06-28T11:51:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T15:51:22","slug":"justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-japan-cuts-kishi-bashi-kafka-on-the-shore-keiko-matsui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/28\/justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-japan-cuts-kishi-bashi-kafka-on-the-shore-keiko-matsui\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin\u2019s Japan: Nippon in New York\u2014JAPAN CUTS, Kishi Bashi, \u2018Kafka on the Shore,\u2019 Keiko Matsui"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"HIBI<\/a>

HIBI ROCK: Puke Afro and the Pop Star<\/em> kicks off this year’s JAPAN CUTS film festival at Japan Society July 9. (\u00a9 2014 HIBI ROCK Film Partners)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

After you\u2019ve seen the outdoor fireworks, enjoy some summer events in the cool indoors, whether it\u2019s catching one of 28 films premiering at Japan Society\u2019s annual festival, enjoying the new sounds of electronic and jazz veterans, or witnessing an all-new retelling of the work of contemporary Japan\u2019s most influential novelist.<\/p>\n

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

July 9-19<\/strong><\/p>\n

JAPAN CUTS 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

$13, $10 Japan Society members, seniors and students (most screenings)<\/strong><\/p>\n

North America\u2019s largest festival of new Japanese film, the ninth annual edition of JAPAN CUTS is proud to present actress Sakura Ando<\/a> with the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance in Film, presenting her latest great performances in two new films for the festival\u2019s Centerpiece Presentation. Shingo Wakagi\u2019s elegant Banana Yoshimoto adaptation Asleep<\/a><\/em> makes its North American premiere, and Masaharu Take\u2019s fantastic slacker-to-boxer pathos-drenched comedy 100 Yen Love<\/a><\/em> is presented in its North American premiere, followed by the PUNCH LOVE Party. The festival\u2019s Closing Film is perhaps one of the most memorable Japanese titles of the decade: Juichiro Yamasaki\u2019s Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn<\/a><\/em>, being shown for the first time outside of Japan. Director Yamasaki appears at the festival to present this remarkable independent period film, which offers a valuable fable for the political consciousness of the contemporary moment.<\/p>\n

Monday, July 20, 7:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guster with Kishi Bashi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Central Park SummerStage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

$40 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Having collaborated and toured with of Montreal, Regina Spektor, and now Guster, singer, violinist, and composer K Ishibashi (aka Kishi Bashi) embarks on an epic orchestral solo project. His solo live show is a dazzling array of looping and vocal\/violin gymnastics. Bright and soaring avant-pop songs are prevalent, as are Eastern-tinged arrangements, gentle ballads, Philip Glass-inspired improvisations, and more than a few moments that flirt with \u201870s prog (in the tradition of ELO or Yes). Jarringly kaleidoscopic, but it works.<\/p>\n

July 21-23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aki Sasamoto: Food Rental<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

High Line at the Rail Yards<\/a>, West 30th Street and Eleventh Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aki Sasamoto presents Food Rental<\/em>, a new performance for which she will bring a custom-built food cart to the High Line\u2019s newest section. From her perch inside the cart, the artist will offer visitors an \u00e0 la carte selection of micro performances and playful narrative demonstrations. Like an off-kilter life hacking workshop, Food Rental will continue Sasamoto\u2019s history of performances that engage visitors with sneakily shifting stage sets and unruly props.<\/p>\n

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

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