{"id":43390,"date":"2018-07-03T16:59:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T20:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=43390"},"modified":"2018-09-07T19:17:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T23:17:39","slug":"wit-life-327-new-york-asian-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/03\/wit-life-327-new-york-asian-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"WIT Life #327: New York Asian Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Written by professional Writer\/Interpreter\/Translator\u00a0Stacy Smith<\/a>\u00a0(Kumamo<\/a>to-ken<\/a>\u00a0CIR, 2000-03),\u00a0WIT Life<\/a>\u00a0is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language.\u00a0 Stacy starts her day by watching\u00a0Fujisankei\u2019s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her\u00a0own observations.\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In addition to being in the middle of a major heat wave, we are in the midst of film festival season here in the city.\u00a0 Specifically I’m talking about the current New York Asian Film Festival<\/a> (NYAFF), which is in its 17th year!\u00a0 This year I have the honor of interpreting for several actors and directors during the festival, and so far I’ve worked on the films Dynamite Graffiti<\/a> and The Hungry Lion<\/a>.\u00a0 For the former, both director Masanori Tominaga and star Tasuku Emoto were on hand, and you can access a Facebook recording of their Q&A here<\/a>.\u00a0 For the latter, director Takaomi Ogata attended the screening and his Q&A can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year’s recipient of the festival’s Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award was Masato Hara, who was present at the screening of his period piece Sekigahara<\/a>.\u00a0 Jidaigeki<\/em> are not usually my thing, but I was absolutely carried away by this epic film.\u00a0 I’m also looking forward to the films River’s Edge<\/a> and The Scythian Lamb<\/a> this week, and resume interpreting with Liverleaf<\/a> on Sunday and Smokin’ on the Moon<\/a> and Midnight Bus<\/a> next week.<\/p>\n

The festival runs through the 15th, so catch as many films as you can before then!\u00a0 And not to worry film fans.\u00a0 The Japan Cuts <\/a>film fest begins at Japan Society a few days later on the 19th, so you will have plenty more movies to satiate your thirst for fantastic Japanese cinema later in the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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