Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film

9:00 Pm - Kubi

New York Premiere. 77-Year-Old Icon Of Japanese Film And Television Takeshi Kitano (Outrage Coda, Jc 2018) Returns To The Big Screen In Epic Fashion With His 19th Feature As Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Editor And Star. A Long-Gestating Passion Project That Kitano Also Published As A Novel, Kubi (Japanese For “Neck”) Is A Bloody And Comically Subversive Retelling Of The Famous 1582 Honnoji Incident In Which The Samurai Warlord Oda Nobunaga —Vigorously Portrayed By Ryo Kase (To The Ends Of The Earth) As An Unhinged Sadist—Is Betrayed Through The Covert Machinations Of His Retainers Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Kitano) And Mitsuhide Akechi (Hidetoshi Nishijima, Drive My Car). Necks Will Be Cut And Heads Will Roll!

6:30 Pm - All The Long Nights

U.S. Premiere. Based On Maiko Seo’s Novel Of The Same Name, All The Long Nights Stars Mone Kamishiraishi As Meek Working Professional Misa Who Suffers From An Acute Case Of Pms (Premenstrual Syndrome) That Leaves Her Mercurial—Resulting In Workplace Incidents, Inevitably Contributing To Her Inability To Hold Onto Jobs. After Five Years Of Unsteady Employment, Misa Finds A Sense Of Belonging In The Quiet Offices Of Kurita Science Corp. Assembling Parts For Children’s Science Kits, But Her Peace Is Disrupted By The Solitary And Anti-Social Takatoshi (Hokuto Matsumura, Suzume), Whose Benign Everyday Rituals Trigger Her. Takatoshi, Suffering From A Severe Panic Disorder, Shares A Mutual Difficulty In Struggling To Function In Everyday Life, And Once The Pair Find The Right Footing, They Compassionately Push Each Other To Live Out “Normal Lives” Despite Their Debilitating Conditions. Shot On 16mm, Director Sho Miyake’s (And Your Bird Can Sing, Jc 2019) Tender Drama Draws Out A Nuanced Character Study Of The Two, Weaving Together A Deeply Human Story That Shines Through With The Talents Of Its Endearing Leads.

Admission Information And Pricing

Opening Night, Centerpiece And Lifetime Achievement: $25 Nonmembers/ $18 Members / $23 Seniors And Students
Screenings With Qandas: $24 Nonmembers/ $17 Member / $22 Seniors And Students
All Other Screenings: $20 Nonmembers / $14 Members / $18 Seniors And Students
Short Films: $12 Nonmembers / $5 Members / $10 Seniors And Students
All-Access Pass: $315 (Member-Exclusive – Sold Out!)