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CLOSING NIGHT FILM: RAMEN SHOP

Film CLOSING NIGHT FILM: RAMEN SHOP Directed by Eric Khoo A cinematic turducken of food movie wrapped in a love story marinated by Singapore’s multi-ethnic history. Two iconic…
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ASAKO I & II

Film ASAKO I & II Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Asako’s first love is a fantasy lifted from the movies: he’s cruelly handsome, heart-stoppingly passionate. Two years later,…
Asian American Panorama

BETWEEN TIDES

Film BETWEEN TIDES Directed by Masa Fox As the Bonin Islands passed back and forth between US and Japan rule after WWII, for a young…
Asian American Panorama

BLOWIN’ UP

Film BLOWIN’ UP Directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal Deep in Queens, Judge Toko Serita has created a courtroom remarkably uninterested in crime. A space where women…
Asia Pop!

BROTHER OF THE YEAR

Film BROTHER OF THE YEAR Directed by Vithaya Thongyuyong Jane and Chut are siblings filled with mutual hate since childhood. Now adults, Jane is super successful while…

DON’T CRY WITH ME

Film DON’T CRY WITH ME Directed by Hiroaki Kubo A lovely meditation on young infatuation. A student makes up a class one-on-one with a young teacher in…
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INLAND SEA

Film INLAND SEA Directed by Kazuhiro Soda Surrounded by cats in a remote Japanese village, fishing is braided into the lifestyles of all its aging…
Masters

KILLING

Film KILLING Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto Young ronin Mokunoshin is recruited away from countryside life and must grapple with a samurai sword he has…

KIMCHI

Film KIMCHI Directed by Jackson Kiyoshi Segars Marrying into a Korean American family in disarray over the grandmother’s choice of death, a Japanese American man…
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THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS

Film THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS Directed by Macoto Tezuka CELLULOID JUKEBOX Choreographed stage antics! Cocaine in kiddie pools! This is the star-studded MTV glam rock opera you’ve…

MOGU & PEROL

Film MOGU & PEROL Directed by Tsuneo Goda Mogu and Perol experience food, friendship, and fun times on Yummy Island.
Asia Pop!

MORI, THE ARTIST’S HABITAT

Film MORI, THE ARTIST’S HABITAT Directed by Shuichi Okita Japan’s revered actors star in this charming comedy about one enchanted day in the life of celebrated painter…

OKAASAN (MOM)

Film OKAASAN (MOM) Directed by Kana Hatakeyama Beautifully captures the delicate intimacy, irritations, and longings between a single mother and an adult daughter struggling to…
Asia Pop!

ONE CUT OF THE DEAD

Film ONE CUT OF THE DEAD Directed by Shinichiro Ueda Can a zombie wield an axe? Would Hot Potato with a severed arm work on-screen? How far will…

OUR MAN IN TOKYO (THE BALLAD OF SHIN MIYATA)

Film OUR MAN IN TOKYO (THE BALLAD OF SHIN MIYATA) Directed by Akira Boch With music and shout outs to Ritchie Valens and La Bamba, meet Shin Miyata, a Japanese record label…

REUNION

Film REUNION Directed by Mai Shirai A dedicated woman, traveling to her boyfriend’s hometown, recalls fond and loving memories.
Masters

SHOPLIFTERS

Film SHOPLIFTERS Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Scrambling just below the radar is a rag-tag family that subsists on petty thievery. When they decide to…
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TEN YEARS JAPAN

Film TEN YEARS JAPAN Directed by Akiyo Fujimora, Chie Hayakawa, Kei Ishikawa, Megumi Tsuno, Yusuke Kinoshita Produced by Kore-eda, a speculative omnibus from five top and emerging Japanese filmmakers who imagine their country in…

THE STATE OF THINGS

Film THE STATE OF THINGS Directed by Ryo Orikasa Words turn into music, and return to sound; melting in time and place in this spinning story.
Masters

VISION

Film VISION Directed by Naomi Kawase A forest ranger is visited by a French journalist in search of a mythic plant thought to alleviate…
Masters

YOCHO (FOREBODING)

Film YOCHO (FOREBODING) Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Etsuko might be the only person who can resist the alien Dr. Makebe, who sucks concepts from humans,…
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THE TRAIN HAMASEN

Film THE TRAIN HAMASEN Directed by Lai Kuan-Yuan VIRTUAL REALITY Overlapping various eras and bringing together different corners of ethnic life, this innovative VR piece is…