
Film
Japan Society Film screens a diverse selection of classic and contemporary Japanese cinema throughout the year — including retrospectives of seminal directors, thematic series, and special screenings of international, U.S. and NY premieres — and organizes JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, the largest festival of its kind in North America.Virtual Screenings

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True MothersNow Streaming
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Watch the latest film by celebrated director Naomi Kawase (Sweet Bean)—a “deeply touching celebration of women who assume duties of love, support and compassion” (Awards Watch)—Japan’s official entry to the 2021 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.

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To the Ends of the EarthNow Streaming
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s critically lauded international co-production returns to our virtual cinema for limited rental. “An insightful and ambivalent interrogation of the strange and often compromised experience that is cultural tourism in the mass media age.” —Variety