{"id":49589,"date":"2023-07-18T08:13:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=49589"},"modified":"2023-07-18T08:14:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:14:47","slug":"jq-magazine-japan-cuts-scorches-the-screen-with-the-first-slam-dunk-under-the-turquoise-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2023\/07\/18\/jq-magazine-japan-cuts-scorches-the-screen-with-the-first-slam-dunk-under-the-turquoise-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"JQ Magazine: JAPAN CUTS Scorches the Screen with \u2018THE FIRST SLAM DUNK,\u2019 \u2018Under the Turquoise Sky\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Courtesy of Japansociety.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Summer means new movies, and if you\u2019re in New York it means more than just Hollywood fare, it also means the largest Japanese film festival in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the 16th edition of Japan Society<\/a>\u2019s annual JAPAN CUTS<\/a> (running July 26 through August 6), moviegoers will thrill to 29 films, and the first fully in-person JAPAN CUTS since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJAPAN CUTS is back in-person!\u201d says Peter Tatara, Director of Film at Japan Society, who organized this year\u2019s festival with Japan Society Film Programmer Alexander Fee. \u201cJAPAN CUTS is one of Japan Society\u2019s most popular events and beloved in New York\u2019s cinema scene. After a pause during the pandemic, we couldn\u2019t be more proud for JAPAN CUTS to return with two weeks of exciting, thought-provoking and tear-jerking films. We\u2019re honored to share a captivating slice of Japan\u2019s cinematic world with New York!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s festival spans 12 days and features 24 feature-length films and five short films across Feature Slate, Next Generation, and Short Film Spotlight sections, as well as a special tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 I.T.PLANNING,INC.\u00a9 2022 THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Film Partners.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kicking off this year\u2019s festival, JAPAN CUTS is excited to present the East Coast Premiere of THE FIRST SLAM DUNK<\/em> as its opening film. THE FIRST SLAM DUNK<\/em> is the number one movie at the Japanese box office this year, and it is the first new feature-length film from the SLAM DUNK<\/em> franchise in over 33 years, as well as manga creator Takehiko Inoue’s directorial debut. JAPAN CUTS will present this very special screening in partnership with GKIDS and Toei Animation ahead of the film\u2019s upcoming nationwide theatrical release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Turquoise Sky Film Partners, IFI Production, KTRFILMS<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Leading this year\u2019s guests, JAPAN CUTS will present acclaimed actor\u00a0Yuya Yagira\u00a0with this year\u2019s\u00a0CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film\u00a0for his lead role in our centerpiece film,\u00a0Under the Turquoise Sky<\/em>\u00a0from director\u00a0KENTARO. Yagira was the youngest-ever winner of the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival\u00a0for his lead in Hirokazu Kore-eda\u2019s\u00a0Nobody Knows<\/em>\u00a0and has since starred in over 50 films and television series ranging from commercial blockbusters to art house gems. He will receive the CUT ABOVE Award from JAPAN CUTS in honor of his diverse career and especially for his work in\u00a0Under the Turquoise Sky<\/em>. A remarkable international co-production from director KENTARO,\u00a0Under the Turquoise Sky<\/em>\u00a0sees Yagira embark on a personal journey across the vastness of the Mongolian countryside. Both Yagira and KENTARO will make special appearances at the film\u2019s premiere screening and encore presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Ippo.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An additional highlight is the first in-person iteration of the festival\u2019s Next Generation competition (pictured above is director Yuho Ishibashi\u2019s When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty<\/em>) which offers a hand-picked selection of six independent narrative features directed by emerging directors. The festival\u2019s only juried section, Japan Society awards the Obayashi Prize to the most accomplished film as determined by a jury of industry professionals. This year\u2019s distinguished jurors are critic and essayist Moeko Fujii; Dan Sullivan, programmer at Film at Lincoln Center; and distributor Pearl Chan (Good Move Media, Kani Releasing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flashback Before Death \u00a9 Hotel des Arts, Silent Movie \u00a9 Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

JAPAN CUTS also offers two programs of SHORT CUTS which explore experimental, narrative and animated short-length films, including the directorial debut of Sogo (Gakuryu) Ishii composer Hiroyuki Onogawa and Silent Movie<\/em>, a versatile assortment of benshi-narrated silent films that includes an adaptation based on the screenplay of Sadao Yamanaka\u2019s first film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Lennard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Finally, JAPAN CUTS is proud to present the 1985 documentary Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto<\/em> in tribute to the legendary musician, composer and groundbreaking creative whose innovations in music, film and art remain unparalleled. Widely unavailable and rarely shown, the cult film\u2014which offers an intimate snapshot of Sakamoto\u2019s genius\u2014will screen on an imported 16mm print with renowned musician Akiko Yano and director Elizabeth Lennard present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JAPAN CUTS runs July 26 through August 6 at Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street. Tickets for most screenings are $14-$18. For the full schedule and online trailer, visit <\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/japansociety.org\/film\/japancuts\/<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more <\/em>JQ articles, click <\/em><\/strong>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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