Festival of Contemporary
Japanese Cinema
July 1 – 16, 2010
We are back!
Zero Focus is one of more than 20 films being screened at JAPAN CUTS, Japan Society’s cutting-edge contemporary Japanese film festival.
Offering you the roughest, the sharpest... and the smoothest of today’s cutting-edge film scene!
JAPAN CUTS returns with the only large-scale Japanese film festival in North America, offering U.S. and NY premieres of the latest and best in Japanese cinema. In its fourth consecutive year, the summer festival will screen over 20 titles (the most ever!), including co-presentations with the New York Asian Film Festival (July 1-4) and a special selection of films from the last decade (Best of Unreleased Naughties!) which have not been treated to U.S. release.
Full Schedule PDF
Full Schedule in Japanese PDF
Zero Focus is one of more than 20 films being screened at JAPAN CUTS, Japan Society’s cutting-edge contemporary Japanese film festival.
Offering you the roughest, the sharpest... and the smoothest of today’s cutting-edge film scene!
JAPAN CUTS returns with the only large-scale Japanese film festival in North America, offering U.S. and NY premieres of the latest and best in Japanese cinema. In its fourth consecutive year, the summer festival will screen over 20 titles (the most ever!), including co-presentations with the New York Asian Film Festival (July 1-4) and a special selection of films from the last decade (Best of Unreleased Naughties!) which have not been treated to U.S. release.
Full Schedule PDF
Full Schedule in Japanese PDF
2010 Festival Lineup
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About Her Brother
おとうと |
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Accidental Kidnapper誘拐ラプソディーDirected by Hideo Sakaki New York Premiere |
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Alien vs. Ninja
Directed by Seiji Chiba |
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Bare Essence of Life:
ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー |
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Blood of Rebirth蘇りの血Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda New York Premiere |
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Boys on the Run
ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン |
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Confessions告白Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima U.S. Premiere |
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Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World世界の中心で、愛をさけぶDirected by Isao Yukisada New York Premiere |
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Dear Doctorディア・ドクターDirected by Miwa Nishikawa New York Premiere |
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Electric Button
月とチェリー |
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The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Lockerアヒルと鴨のコインロッカーDirected by Yoshihiro Nakamura North American Premiere |
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Golden SlumberゴールデンスランバーDirected by Yoshihiro Nakamura New York Premiere |
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Hanging Garden空中庭園Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda |
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King of Thornいばらの王Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama North American Premiere |
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Memories of Matsuko嫌われ松子の一生(Kiraware Matsuko no issho) Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima |
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Mutant Girls Squad戦闘少女 血の鉄仮面伝説Directed by Noboru Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Tak Sakaguchi International Premiere |
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Nightmare Detective 2悪夢探偵2Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto U.S Premiere |
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Oh, My Buddha!色即ぜねれいしょんDirected by Tomorowo Taguchi New York Premiere |
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One Million Yen Girl百万円と苦虫女Directed by Yuki Tanada U.S. Premiere |
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ParadeパレードDirected by Isao Yukisada New York Premiere |
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Sawako Decides川の底からこんにちはDirected by Yuya Ishii North American Premiere |
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Sweet Little Liesス イートリトルライズDirected by Hitoshi Yazaki U.S. Premiere |
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Villon's Wifeヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜Directed by Kichitaro Negishi New York Premiere |
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Zero Focus
ゼロの焦点 |
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JAPAN CUTS Schedule
*Director or actor introduction and/or Q&A!
Thursday, July 1st
Sawako Decides (112 min.), 6:45 pmConfessions (106 min.), 9 pm
Friday, July 2nd
Golden Slumber (139 min.), 6:15 pmBlood of Rebirth* (83 min.), 9 pm
Saturday, July 3rd
Dear Doctor (127 min.), 1 pmBlood of Rebirth* (83 min.), 3:45 pm
Alien vs. Ninja (81 min.), 6 pm
Mutant Girls Squad* (85 min.), 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 4th
Boys on the Run (114 min.), 12 pmConfessions (106 min.), 2 pm
Dear Doctor (127 min.), 4:15 pm
Tuesday, July 6th
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (110 min.), 6:15 pmHanging Garden* (114 min.), 8:30 pm
Wednesday, July 7th
Electric Button (Moon and Cherry) (82 min.), 6:30 pmBare Essence of Life: Ultra Miracle Love Story (120 min.), 8:30 pm
Thursday, July 8th
Accidental Kidnapper (111 min.), 6:15 pmOne Million Yen Girl (121 min.), 8:30 pm
Friday, July 9th
Zero Focus (130 min.), 6:30 pmParade* (118 min.), 9 pm
Saturday, July 10th
Parade* (118 min.), 12 pmCrying Out Love, in the Center of the World* (138 min.), 3 pm
Oh, My Buddha!* (114 min.), 6 pm
Sunday, July 11th
King of Thorn (110 min.), 6 pmTuesday, July 13th
Oh, My Buddha!* (114 min.), 6:15 pmWednesday, July 14th
Villon's Wife (114 min.), 6:30 pmNightmare Detective II (102 min.), 9 pm
Thursday, July 15th
Memories of Matsuko (130 min.), 6:15 pmZero Focus (130 min.), 9 pm
Friday, July 16th
About Her Brother (126 min.), 6:15 pmSweet Little Lies* (117 min.), 8:30 pm
JAPAN CUTS is co-presented with the New York Asian Film Festival.
This series is funded by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
Additional support is provided by Sapporo USA, Inc. and UNIQLO.
Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines.
Media sponsorship is provided by WNYC.
Japan Society’s 2010-2011 Film Programs are generously supported by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund.
Additional support is provided by The Globus Family, Yoshiko and Tim Schilt, David S. Howe, Dr. Tatsuji Namba, Randall I. Stempler, and Elaine Sheng and Samuel Jamier.
This series is funded by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
Additional support is provided by Sapporo USA, Inc. and UNIQLO.
Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines.
Media sponsorship is provided by WNYC.
Japan Society’s 2010-2011 Film Programs are generously supported by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund.
Additional support is provided by The Globus Family, Yoshiko and Tim Schilt, David S. Howe, Dr. Tatsuji Namba, Randall I. Stempler, and Elaine Sheng and Samuel Jamier.
