"North America's premiere showcase for Japanese film" (Firefox News), JAPAN CUTS is an inimitable platform for contemporary Japanese cinema, showing the diversity and vitality of one of the most exciting world cinemas, and ranging from refined, high-concept art house titles to popular and grindhouse genre movies. In its sixth consecutive year, JAPAN CUTS 2012 includes close to 40 titles screening from July 12 to 28, with 12 co-presentations with the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF, 11th edition), with which it forms a winning summer fest combination that shows 100 films annually. As its centerpiece, this year’s edition of the festival will highlight the career of living Japanese film legend Koji Yakusho Films screened between July 12-15 are co-presented with the New York Asian Film Festival, America's leading festival of popular Asian cinema.

Anime from Hell Film Asura Thursday, July 12, 2012

Thursday, July 12, 2012 Film Gyo Saturday, July 14, 2012

Saturday, July 14, 2012



Tribute to Yoshio Harada Film 9 Souls Thursday, July 19, 2012

Thursday, July 19, 2012



Focus on Post 3.11 Cinema



We Are All Radioactive (Bokura wa Minna Houshanou)

A series of short films screened before each Post 3.11 Cinema feature

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A series of short films screened before each Post 3.11 Cinema feature