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Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Cinematic Visions of Youth and Optimism

by Ryan Swen July 27, 2020October 14, 2021

The prolific and innovative Japanese director passed away earlier this year. Now, JAPAN CUTS is celebrating him with a series of conversations and his final film.

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A Tokyo Exhibition Invited Visitors to Steal the Art

by Valentina Di Liscia July 14, 2020November 5, 2020

The unconventional show at Same Gallery, which encouraged attendees to run off with the art, was emptied in a matter of minutes.

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Me and the Cult Leader, an Unlikely Story of Forgiveness

by Ren Scateni July 7, 2020November 5, 2020

Atsushi Sakahara, the survivor of a terrorist incident, films his journey with the spokesman for the group that committed the attack.

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Werner Herzog Follows a Company That Rents Actors to Play Your Family and Friends

by Dan Schindel July 3, 2020November 5, 2020

Family Romance, LLC uses a Japanese rental family service to blur the line between reality and fiction.

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Queer Art Workers Reflect: Hanako Wada Is Hosting LGBTQ Study Groups for Theater Folks

by Dessane Lopez Cassell June 22, 2020November 5, 2020

LGBTQ Pride month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer art worker and asking them to reflect on what this moment means to them.

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Hauntingly Beautiful Photos for an Anxious Moment

by Edward M. Gómez June 20, 2020November 5, 2020

On Instagram, Kana Hashimoto’s images of nocturnal Tokyo unwittingly capture the odd feeling of time itself as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.

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Historic Prints Made by Japanese Fishermen Help Track Endangered Species

by Hakim Bishara March 4, 2020

Gyotaku prints, made by pressing a fish covered in ink on paper, have been a credible research tool to examine marine biodiversity.

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A Modern-Day Anime Fairy Tale, With Surfing

by Kambole Campbell February 19, 2020September 19, 2020

Ride Your Wave, the latest from prolific anime director Masaaki Yuasa, offers a comforting and serene approach to loss.

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The Political Provocations of a Maverick Japanese Documentarian

by Ren Scateni February 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Kazuo Hara’s epic Reiwa Uprising, screening at Doc Fortnight, follows members of a new progressive political party trying to shake up the system.

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An Anime Fantasy Combines Myth With Climate Change

by Max Covill January 16, 2020February 10, 2020

Makoto Shinkai’s new feature Weathering with You entreats the world to pay attention to the climate emergency, as constant rainfall is interpreted as punishment from the gods.

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Chris Ofili and Naoki Urasawa Among Artists to Create Posters for 2020 Olympics

by Monica Castillo January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Twenty posters to commemorate the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have premiered at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.

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The Labor Rights Film That Got Both of Its Directors Murdered by the Yakuza

by Dan Schindel November 7, 2019November 11, 2019

A special screening tour of Yama — Attack to Attack offers a chance to see this extremely rare Japanese film, which was intended to be used in perpetuity to agitate on behalf of the working class.

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