JAPAN CUTS 2011 The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema

“Arguably North America’s premiere showcase for Japanese film” (Firefox News), JAPAN CUTS has become the world’s largest showcase of contemporary Japanese film, showing the diversity and vitality of one of the most exciting world cinemas, and ranging from refined, high-concept art house titles to popular and grindhouse genre movies. 



Now in its fifth consecutive year, JAPAN CUTS 2011 includes 32 new titles—the biggest line-up in the festival’s history with (almost) nothing but premieres and one-day only shows—screening from July 7 to 22, including 10 co-presentations with the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF).



Profound and/or pervy, frivolous and/or momentous, all the films selected have a brand of unyielding artistry and out-of-control eccentricity, offering you the hard, the rough, the sharp, the smooth and the soft edge of today’s film scene from Nippon!



SPECIAL OFFER

Purchase more than 5 tickets for at least 5 different films and receive $2 off of each ticket! Special offer available only at Japan Society Box Office or by telephone at (212) 715-1258. Offer not available online.



The Box Office will be closed on June 25, 26 and July 1,2,3,4. 

Tickets can still be purchased online on these days.

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  OSAMU TEZUKA’S BUDDHA: THE GREAT DEPARTURE

  Thur., July 7, 6:45 PM
  
  Sun., July 10, 12:30 PM
  
  Directed by Kozo Morishita

  
  
  
  

  RINGING IN THEIR EARS

  Thur., July 7, 9 PM
  
  Directed by Yu Irie

  
  

  

  LOVE & LOATHING & LULU & AYANO

  Fri., July 8, 7 PM
  
  Directed by Hisayasu Sato

  
  

  

  BATTLE ROYALE

  Fri., July 8, 9:15 PM
  
  Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

  
  

  

  GANTZ: THE MOVIE, PART 1

  Sat., July 9, 12:30 PM
  
  Directed by Shinsuke Sato

  
  

  
  

  GANTZ, PART II: PERFECT ANSWER

  Sat., July 9, 3 PM
  
  Directed by Shinsuke Sato

  
  

  
  

  NINJA KIDS!!!

  Sat., July 9, 6 PM
  
  Directed by Takashi Miike

  
  

  

  YAKUZA WEAPON

  Sat., July 9, 8:15 PM
  
  Director/star, Tak Sakaguchi, 
  
  and co-director/writer, Yudai Yamaguchi, in person

  + After Party!
  
  
  

  

  HEAVEN'S STORY

  Sun., July 10, 2:45 PM
  
  Directed by Takahisa Zez

  
  

  

  MILOCRORZE: 
  
  A LOVE STORY

  Sun., July 10, 8 PM
  
  Introduction and Q&A with Yoshimasa Ishibashi

  
  

  

  SWORD OF DESPERATION

  Tue., July 12, 6:30 PM
  
  Directed by Hideyuki Hirayama

  
  

  

  THE LAST RONIN

  Tue., July 12, 9 PM
  
  Directed by Shigemichi Sugita
  

  
  

  
  

  RINCO’S RESTAURANT

  Wed., July 13, 6:30 PM
  
  Directed by Mai Tominaga

  
  

  

  BIRTHRIGHT (A.K.A. UMBILICAL CORD)

  Wed., July 13, 9 PM
  
  Directed by Naoki Hashimoto

  
  

  

  RAIL TRUCK

  Thur., July 14, 6:30 PM
  
  2010 (7th) Hong Kong Film Festival New Talent Award

  
  

  

  YUKI AND NINA

  Thur., July 14, 9 PM
  
  Directed by Nobuhiro Suwa and Hippolyte Girardot

  
  

  

  TOILET

  Fri., July 15, 6:15 PM
  
  Directed by Naoko Ogigami

  
  

  
  

  THREE POINTS

  Fri., July 15, 8:30 PM
  
  Introduction and Q&A with Masashi Yamamoto + Sora Aoi After Party

  
  

  
  

  LOVE ADDICTION

  Sat., July 16, 4 PM
  
  Directed by Nobuteru Uchida

  
  

  
  

  THE SEASIDE MOTEL

  Sat., July 16, 4:30 PM
  
  Introduction and Q&A with Director Kentaro Moriya

  
  

  

  A LIAR AND A BROKEN GIRL

  Sat., July 16, 7:15 PM
  
  Introduction and Q&A with Director Natsuki Seta

  
  

  

  LOVE AND TREACHERY

  Sat., July 16, 10:30 PM
  
  Directed by Hitoshi Yazaki

  
  

  

  THE KNOT

  Sun., July 17, 2 PM
  
  Directed by Yuichi Onuma

  
  

  

  TORSO

  Sun., July 17, 4 PM
  
  Directed by Yutaka Yamazaki

  
  

  

  STRANGERS IN THE CITY

  Sun., July 17, 6:15 PM
  
  Directed by Junji Sakamoto

  
  

  

  A NIGHT IN NUDE: SALVATION

  Sun., July 17, 9 PM
  
  Directed by Takashi Ishii

  
  

  

  SKETCHES OF KAITAN CITY

  Tue., July 19, 6:30 PM
  
  Directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
  

  
  

  

  CONTROL TOWER

  Tue., July 19, 9:30 PM
  
  Directed by Takahiro Miki

  
  

  

  HARU'S JOURNEY

  Wed., July 20, 7 PM
  
  Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi

  
  

  

  VENGEANCE CAN WAIT

  Thur., July 21, 7 PM
  
  Directed by Masanori Tominaga

  
  

  

  WANDERING HOME

  Thur., July 21, 9 PM
  
  Directed by Yoichi Higashi

  
  

  

  INTO THE WHITE NIGHT

  Fri., July 22, 7 PM
  
  Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa
  
  Followed by Closing Night Party!

   

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