New York Japan CineFest will celebrate the 12th anniversary and co-host with and at Asia Society in Manhattan on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4.
[Date/Time]
– Day 1: Friday, November 3, 2023 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
– Day 2: Saturday, November 4, 2023 | 1:00pm-5:00pm
[Venue] Asia Society
[Address] 725 Park Ave. New York, NY 10021
[Admission] $8 Members, $ 15 Non-Members. Students/Seniors: Contact our box office for a discounted price!
[Tickets]
– Day 1: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/new-york-japan-cinefest-2023-day-one
– Day 2: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/new-york-japan-cinefest-2023-day-two
[Phone]
– General Inquiries: 212-288-6400
– Box Office: 212-517-ASIA (2742)
[PROGRAMS]
Day One (6:30PM)
[NYJCF x JICC] *JICC is Japan Information & Culture Center operated by Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C.
Third Wheel
Dir. Kevin Haefelin | 2023 | 4:50 | comedy, drama, period, fantastic | Switzerland
What To Do To Be Like You (SSFF)
Dir. Chris Rudz | 2022 | 5:01 | comedy | Japan
Aufguss (SSFF)
Dir. Daigo Matsui | 2022 | 24:52 | drama | Japan
The Floating World
Dir. Hiroshi Yokota | 2023 | 15:17 | documentary | Japan
Shuhari (World Premiere)
Dir. Tatsuya Ino | 2023 | 12:38 | documentary | Japan, USA
The Swamp (SSFF)
Dir. Sorao Sakimura | 2023 | 4:55 | animation | Japan
Seen (SSFF)
Dir. Shinji Hamasaki | 2022 | 23:37 | drama | Japan
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Day Two (1:00PM)
[Japanese Film Festivals]
Tokyo Animals (BJF)
Dir. Toshiki Yashiro | 2022 | 7:58 | drama | Japan
Count 100 (SSFF)
Dir. Hiroshi Tamaki | 2023 | 20:00 | SciFi | Japan
Oshirasama (AIWFF)
Dir. Takako Saga | 2023 | 11:47 | animation | Japan
Minwoo and Rie (TIMF)
Dir. Jinrung Chun | 2022 | 26:19 | drama | Japan
The Old Young Crow (NYJCF: FilmFreeway)
Dir. Liam LoPinto | 2022 | 12:00 | mystery, thriller, animation | Japan
Shuhari (NYJCF | World Premiere)
Dir. Tatsuya Ino | 2023 | 12:38 | documentary | Japan, USA
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Day Two (3:30PM)
[Long Story to Short]
Blue and White
Dir. Hiroyuki Nishiyama | 2022 | 27:22 | drama | Japan
Scabiosa (SSFF)
Dir. Tsuyoshi Takamura | 2022 | 19:47 | drama | Japan
Nisei
Dir. Darren Haruo Rae | 2023 | 21:18 | drama, action | USA
Don’t Go
Dir. Daichi Amano | 2023 | 24:46 | drama | Japan
* In associated with
– AIWFF: Aichi International Women’s Film Festival
– BJFF: Boston Japan Film Festival
– SSFF: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA)
– TIMF: Tokyo Independent Movie Festival
