New York Japan Cinefest Shorts at Asia Society

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Parent Category: Film Festivals

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Published on Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:51

Written by Renzo Adler

On June 8, 2012, the Asia Society (725 Park Ave, NYC), in conjunction with Mar Creation, Inc. will be presenting the New York Japan Cinefest: Short Film Program. Seven award winning shorts from some of Japan’s newest directors will be presenting shorts spanning animation, drama, historical fiction, and documentary story telling. A

fter the screening there will be a reception sponsored by Asashi Beer. The films being presented are:

• Radius Squared Times Heart
  Dir. Yasu Suzuki
  (2009)
  Love is in the air when Ken, a Japanese scientist, invites Michelle, an American anthropologist, home for dinner after a Tango lesson. Shy in demeanor, Ken impresses with his culinary prowess. Will he be able to win the lady’s heart?
   
• Uguisu
  Dir. Kosuke Furukawa
  (2009)
  A Brooklyn diner waitress comes across two mysterious customers: a distressed young artist who struggles with a drawing of an uguisu, a Japanese songbird, and an enigmatic Japanese old man who seems to hold the key to the secrets of the universe.

• Frog in the Well
  Dir. Ken Ochiai
  (2010)
  On a mission to scatter his mother's ashes, Joe leaves Tokyo and embarks on a journey across Japan. The meditative and transformative experience allows him to discover the beauty of everyday life.

• Into The New World
  Dir. Haruhito Naka
  (2011)
  Mariko travels all the way from Japan to New York to look for her missing boyfriend, who had last told her that he's living with God. When Mariko finally comes face to face with God, who is disguised in an African mask, she enters an unexpectedly hallucinatory world.

• Corazon en Fuego / Heart on Fire
  Dir. Yoriko Murakami
  (2005)
  A lonely woman who lives in a country home on her own mournfully remembers her lost love. Suddenly, she is visited by an unexpected guest who will change her life forever.

• The 8th Samurai
  Dir. Justin Ambrosino 
  (2009)
  Can you imagine if Akira Kurosawa's classic Seven Samurai was intended to be eight samurai? In this wildly humorous film, a struggling actor plays all the tricks at his disposal to be the eighth samurai. Will he succeed? Watch to find out. This film joined the Akira Kurosawa 100th Anniversary Tour.

• Together: Dancing with Spinner Dolphins
  Dir. Chisa Hidaka 
  (2010)
  In the deep blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, a human dancer and wild spinner dolphins forge a tender relationship through the language of dance. 

To learn more, go to: http://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/new-york-japan-cinefest-short-film-program

New York Japan Cinefest Short Film Program
June 8th, 2012

The Asia Society
725 Park Ave.
New York, NY