A new festival focused on women working in Japanese film is set for this November 11 to 20 at the Japan Society in New York. Called The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from Japan Cuts and Beyond, the festival features a range of films old and …Read more »
For about a week this July, there will be nary a human male in sight on the stage at New York’s Lincoln Center. That’s where the Takarazuka Revue, Japan’s all-female musical theater troupe, are making their U.S. debut, performing Chicago (in Japanese) between July 20 …Read more »
Anime causes laziness? Tell that to the Love Live! fans who tracked down the film’s real-life locations less than a day after the premiere of the trailer. Love Live! The School Idol Movie apparently takes place in New York City, but even that didn’t stop …Read more »
Residents of the Big Apple are about to get hit with a triple punch of Japanese pop culture. First off, playing Madison Square Garden on October 11, it’s X Japan, one of Japan’s biggest and most successful visual kei bands. The legendary group, who have …Read more »
The nerd sector in Manhattan's Chinatown has seen better days. When the famous Chinatown Fair arcade shut down, the surrounding geek businesses began to wither. There's still a Gunpla place, and that little booth that's sold bootleg anime and bootleg anime accessories for decades now, …Read more »
Specifically, the 2009 CG film by famed anime director Rintaro ( Galaxy Express 999 , Metropolis ) is set to premiere at the American Museum of Natural History as part of their Bollywood and Anime in America series. The series takes place over the course …Read more »
The Center for Book Arts has a pretty interesting exhibit lined up this year. Starting on April 14, they will be displaying every issue of famed Japanese manga anthology Garo . The show will run until June 26 at their location in New York City. …Read more »
An Akira Kurosawa centennial celebration, recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Kurosawa's birth, kicks off next year in New York City. Nonprofit cinema Film Forum is really pulling out all the stops with the lineup, too, kicking off on January 6 with Stray Dog and wrapping …Read more »
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