{"id":43981,"date":"2018-12-01T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=43981"},"modified":"2018-12-03T20:10:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T00:10:39","slug":"jq-magazine-nippon-in-new-york-radio-city-christmas-mickey-mouse-90-miyazaki-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/01\/jq-magazine-nippon-in-new-york-radio-city-christmas-mickey-mouse-90-miyazaki-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York \u2014 Radio City Christmas, Mickey Mouse @ 90, Miyazaki Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>JQ\u00a0<\/em>magazine<\/em><\/a><\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>editor<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Justin Tedaldi<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(<\/em><\/strong>CIR<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Kobe-shi<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/em>, 2001-02). <\/em><\/strong>Justin<\/em><\/strong> has<\/em><\/strong> written<\/em><\/strong> about<\/em><\/strong> Japanese<\/em><\/strong> arts<\/em><\/strong> and<\/em><\/strong> entertainment<\/em><\/strong> for<\/em><\/strong> JETAA<\/em><\/strong> since<\/em><\/strong> 2005. <\/em><\/strong>For<\/em><\/strong> more<\/em><\/strong> of<\/em><\/strong> his<\/em><\/strong> articles<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>click here<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

With Thanksgiving (and the hopes of sensible eating) now just a memory, we turn to colder weather, falling snow, and the new year to come. Fortunately for Japanese culture fans, December is just as busy as the holiday season itself. Whether you\u2019re hosting guests from out of town or looking to squeeze in an event or two in between parties, we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n

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

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Courtesy of MSG Entertainment<\/p><\/div>\n

Now through Jan. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Radio City Christmas Spectacular<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Radio City Music Hall<\/a>, 1260 Sixth Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

From $41<\/strong><\/p>\n

Featuring an all-new finale number (with costumes to match), the seasonal tradition of this legendary New York show, now in its 86th edition, features the Rockettes, ensemble dancers, and Santa himself, for a show guaranteed to delight all ages! Among the more than 50 dancers for this year\u2019s performance is Tokyo native Arisa Odaka, who performed with Ken Watanabe in the Lincoln Center Theater production of The King and I <\/em>in 2015.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Disney<\/p><\/div>\n

Now through Feb. 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mickey: The True Original Exhibition<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

60 Tenth Avenue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

$38<\/strong><\/p>\n

Featuring exclusive works from Keichi Tanaami (SPIRAL<\/em>) and Tetsuya Nomura (Kingdom Hearts<\/em>), Mickey: The True Original Exhibition<\/em>\u00a0celebrates 90 years of Mickey Mouse\u2019s influence on art and pop culture. This immersive, one-of-a-kind experience is inspired by Mickey\u2019s status as a \u201ctrue original\u201d and his consistent impact on the arts and creativity in all its forms. Guests will have the chance to explore the 16,000 square-foot exhibition featuring both historic and contemporary work from renowned artists.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Sony Pictures<\/p><\/div>\n

Friday, Dec. 7, 7:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tokyo Godfathers<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

$14, $11 seniors\/students, $5 members<\/strong><\/p>\n

While rummaging through trash heaps on Christmas Eve, three homeless companions\u2014a middle-aged alcoholic, a transgender ex-drag queen and a hot-tempered teen runaway\u2014stumble upon an abandoned newborn. Determined to find the child’s mother, the trio search Tokyo’s sprawling streets, buildings and back alleys, helped along by a series of coincidental encounters that gradually reveal the truth of their traumatic pasts. Imbued with deep empathy for its down-and-out yet lively characters, this atypical holiday comedy by celebrated animation director Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika<\/em>) highlights the redemptive power of love and family (chosen or otherwise) amidst life on the fringes of society.\u00a0Presented in Japanese with English subtitles<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Gene-ess.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Saturday, Dec. 8, 8:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gene Ess and Fractal Attraction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Club Bonafide<\/a>, 212 East 52nd Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

$20<\/strong><\/p>\n

Esteemed Japanese-American guitarist and composer\u00a0Gene Ess\u00a0is proud to announce the release of\u00a0Apotheosis<\/em>, the\u00a0fourth album\u00a0from his quintet\u00a0Fractal Attraction. Featuring\u00a0Thana Alexa\u00a0on vocals,\u00a0Sebastien Ammann on piano,\u00a0Yasushi Nakamura\u00a0on bass, and\u00a0Clarence Penn\u00a0on drums,\u00a0Apotheosis<\/em>\u00a0speaks to the astonishing quality of the spirit and of the ability of human beings to crush adverse circumstances in life, and rise above through inner transformations.\u00a0Fractal Attraction\u2014regarded as one of the most unique, and fresh ensembles on the jazz scene today\u2014presents the timbral and textural exploration of the guitar and female voice that Ess has so carefully envisioned. The accomplished guitarist\u2019s arrangements blend perfectly with detailed compositional structures that contain plenty of room for improvisation.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 NHK<\/p><\/div>\n

Dec. 13, Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Regal E-Walk 42nd Street 13<\/a><\/strong>, 247 West 43nd Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

AMC Empire 25<\/a><\/strong>, 234 West 42nd Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

AMC Kips Bay 15<\/a>, 570 Second Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

$12.50<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2013, film director and animator Hayao Miyazaki suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 72. But he couldn\u2019t shake his burning desire to create. After an encounter with young CGI animators, Miyazaki embarked on a new endeavor, his first project ever to utilize CGI. But the artist, who had been adamant about hand-drawn animation, confronted many challenges. The film even faces the danger of being cancelled. Can an old master who thinks he\u2019s past his prime shine once again? Directed by Kaku Arakawa, intimate documentary goes behind the scenes over two years as Miyazaki overcomes struggles to create his short film using CGI. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Filmforum.org<\/p><\/div>\n

Dec. 14-20<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Film Forum<\/a>, 209 West Houston Street<\/b><\/p>\n

$15, $9 members<\/strong><\/p>\n

Experience an all-new 4K restoration of this film by legendary director Yasujir\u00f4 Ozu (Tokyo Story<\/em>, Floating Weeds<\/em>)! At first glance, Shin Saburi seems the thick-headed dullard wife Michiyo Kogure likens to carp, while she seems a spoiled snob, but then the layers of character peel away, as Keiko Tsushima flees from an arranged marriage and eventual\u00a0yakuza<\/i>\u00a0honcho Koji Tsuruta extols buying second-hand, with excursions into the delights of Japan\u2019s nascent\u00a0pachinko<\/i>\u00a0mania. And a resolution seems inevitable at the simple plain meal of the title.\u00a0Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n

Want<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0stay<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0the<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0loop<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0on<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0future<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0events<\/strong><\/em>?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Follow<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Justin<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0on<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Facebook<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>and<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Twitter<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi\u00a0(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles,\u00a0click here. With Thanksgiving (and the hopes of sensible eating) now just a memory, we turn to colder weather, falling snow, and the new year to come. Fortunately for Japanese culture fans, December is just as […]<\/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":[75,4,12,53,263,291,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-articlejournalism","category-cartoonillustration","category-events","category-film","category-jq-magazine","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-brn","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43981","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=43981"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44002,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43981\/revisions\/44002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}