July is set to be another amazing month for any and all here in New York City attending Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. The 18th edition is set to kick off its ten-day events from July 10, and the official line-up has been fully unveiled as of Tuesday.
North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese film returns for its 18th year this summer at Japan Society! Join us July 10-20 for 30 curated films from across Japan featuring major award-winners, indie darlings, up-and-coming filmmakers, restorations, documentaries, experimental and short films and anime. JAPAN CUTS Powered by GU is a showcase of the latest in Japanese cinema, featuring both today’s most popular actors and directors as well as tomorrow’s pioneering talent. Become part of our passionate filmgoer community for premieres, parties and celebrity guests in the heart of America’s biggest city!
Leading this year’s highlights:
JAPAN CUTS Powered by GU will present legendary director Kiyoshi Kurosawa with the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film, host the premieres of his new film Cloud and recent remake of Serpent’s Path, as well as showcase revivals of License to Live and a new 4K restoration of the original Serpent’s Path.
The feature slate is already a winner with picks like Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s crime thriller Cloud which is already on track for release from Janus Films soon, Kenichi Ugana’s punk rock oddity The Gesuidouz which began its international festival run last year in Toronto, and Takashi Miike’s Blazing Fists (formerly known as Blue Fight) to name a few. There’s also both versions of Serpent’s Path from director Kurosawa, including its original starring Show Aikawa and currently slated for the Classics block.
Tickets and passes are on sale now at the festival’s website where you can learn more about Japan Cuts and what’s to come.