{"id":38614,"date":"2015-10-28T06:37:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T10:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=38614"},"modified":"2015-10-28T06:37:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T10:37:59","slug":"justins-japan-ghost-in-the-shell-returns-allegiance-jake-shimabukuro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/28\/justins-japan-ghost-in-the-shell-returns-allegiance-jake-shimabukuro\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin’s Japan: \u2018Ghost in the Shell\u2019 returns, \u2018Allegiance,\u2019 Jake Shimabukuro"},"content":{"rendered":"
\""Allegiance,"<\/a>

“Allegiance,” a new Broadway musical starring Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (left) and George Takei (second from right) premieres at the Longacre Theatre Nov. 8. (Henry DiRocco)<\/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

From Broadway to anime to J-pop, November is just as colorful as the leaves gliding through the air. Add to that a cutting-edge Noh-inspired stage spectacle, a classical collegium performance and the return of the undisputed ukulele master, and you\u2019ve got an irresistibly epic rundown.<\/p>\n

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

Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 12:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We Are Perfume: World Tour 3rd Document<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthology Film Archives<\/a>, 32 Second Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

$18<\/strong><\/p>\n

This new documentary follows the veteran all-girl pop trio on a two-month international live tour (which made a stop at New York\u2019s Hammerstein Ballroom last November). While traveling around the globe to cities across Asia, Europe, and the United States, audiences will see Perfume\u2019s powerful live performances and catch never before seen behind-the-scenes footage. Witness the group\u2019s single-minded approach to their performances – the joy, anguish, and struggles, not only in the music, but also in fashion and pop culture.<\/p>\n

Nov. 2 & 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Anthem of the Heart<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Village East Cinema<\/a>, 181-189 Second Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

$14<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the creative team behind Anohana<\/em>, The Anthem of the Heart<\/em> tells the story of Jun, once a happy young lady with a tenacious personality. Jun has torn her family apart by saying something hurtful, and her ability to speak has been sealed away by the Egg Fairy in order to stop her from hurting others. Now, Jun lives in the shadows and avoids the limelight. But when she is nominated to become the executive member of the Community Outreach Council and appointed as the main lead in the council\u2019s musical, Jun will have to find her voice and the wisdom to temper her words. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nov. 3, 5-8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hagoromo<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

BAM Harvey Theater<\/a>, 651 Fulton Street (Brooklyn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

$25-$70<\/strong><\/p>\n

An angel\u2019s garment, possessed of mysterious powers, falls to a remote island on Earth, where it is found by a poor fisherman. To get it back, the angel offers up her greatest celestial gift: a dance of incomparable beauty. Dance icons and former New York City Ballet principals Wendy Whelan and Jock Soto, contralto Katalin K\u00e1rolyi and tenor Peter Tantsits, and puppets by Chris Green come together in this inspired reimagining of a Japanese Noh theater classic. With choreography by David Neumann, costumes by Belgian fashion icon Dries Van Noten, and an original score by Nathan Davis\u2014performed live by the International Contemporary Ensemble and Brooklyn Youth Chorus\u2014Hagoromo<\/em> merges genres to send a stranded spirit back to heaven.<\/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 Broadway to anime to J-pop, November is just as colorful as the leaves gliding through the air. Add to that a cutting-edge Noh-inspired stage spectacle, a classical collegium performance and the return of the undisputed ukulele master, and you\u2019ve got an irresistibly […]<\/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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,53,263,340,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-events","category-film","category-justins-japan","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-a2O","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38614","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=38614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38616,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38614\/revisions\/38616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}