Member Superfly Posted June 2, 2015 Member Share Posted June 2, 2015 The 9th Annual Japanese Film Festival in NYC announced their line-up today. I have always seen at least 1 entry for the last few years but not sure which to see this year. Leaning towards Neko Samurai 2 or Strayer's Chronicle. any suggestions? http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/film/japan-cuts-2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted June 2, 2015 Member Share Posted June 2, 2015 That's a remarkably unremarkable line up. Makeup Room (I wrote about it here) is quite a lot of fun, though. The Light Shines Only There and 100 Yen Love are supposed to be pretty good, too, but I missed both in cinemas. This Country's Sky looks interesting. Haruhiko Arai has been one of the best screenwriters in Japan since the 1970s and Fumi Nikaido is always good. Seven Weeks, The Voice of Water, And the Mudship Sails Away have all receives some favourable reviews but none of them looked that interesting to me so I haven't watched them. Cruel Story of Youth 4K restoration played here too but I skipped it. Give me 35mm instead! Frankly, I don't understand why people are getting excited about something technically inferior like 4K... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Superfly Posted June 2, 2015 Author Member Share Posted June 2, 2015 Fuuny about the unremarkable comment. I myself felt this may have been the weakest line-up since I've been attending. I thought also Forget Me Not & I Alone. Were possibles. The thing you hate is to pick one and it turns out bad. I got lucky last year with The Snow White Murder Case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted June 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hey Superfly, I gave my thoughts on 'The Light Shines Only There' in post #61 here - http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21662&page=7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Superfly Posted June 2, 2015 Author Member Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hey Superfly, I gave my thoughts on 'The Light Shines Only There' in post #61 here - http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21662&page=7 Nice review. I will add it to my short list. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Noelle Shadow Kick Posted June 3, 2015 Member Share Posted June 3, 2015 I'll need to look into the films a bit more, but I definitely saw more at JapanCUTS the last two years than I'll probably end up seeing this year it seems. I'm totally going to Neko Samurai 2, the first one was super fun! I'll be looking closer into it over the next week and keep you posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Superfly Posted June 3, 2015 Author Member Share Posted June 3, 2015 I'll need to look into the films a bit more, but I definitely saw more at JapanCUTS the last two years than I'll probably end up seeing this year it seems. I'm totally going to Neko Samurai 2, the first one was super fun! I'll be looking closer into it over the next week and keep you posted If you go to see Neko 2 I will also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted June 5, 2015 Member Share Posted June 5, 2015 ok, forget about Japan cuts, NYAFF has an excellent line up of Japanese films. - http://www.subwaycinema.com/ Miss it and you'll regret forever The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) (35mm) Cops vs. Thugs (1975) (35mm) Wolves, Pigs and Men (1964) (35mm) * Miss it and you'll regret it a pretty long time Abashiri Prison (1965) (35mm) Nihon Kyokaku den (1964) (35mm) * Battles without Honor and Humanity (DCP) Recommended New Films Kabukicho Love Hotel (DCP) Tokyo Tribe (DCP) Also quite ok: La La La at Rock Bottom (DCP) Haven't seen but look interesting: Ruined Heart (DCP) It's great that they have the classics, except for Battles, on 35mm instead of DCP crap! * I haven't seen these two but I feel confident to make the statements based on their reputation, cast, crew and other factors. Here's the original trailer for Kazuhiko Hasegawa's legendary action thriller / satire The Man who Stole the Sun, which is about a high school teacher who builds his own nuclear bomb to blackmail the Japanese government. xLWDtxGhyCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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