ACA Cinema Project

The ACA Cinema Project is organized as part of the "Japan Film Overseas Expansion Enhancement Project," founded by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

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Kazuyoshi Kumakiri offers a complex experience that cannot fail to stir emotions: YOKO ★★★★½ | Screening as part of @japansociety's Family Portrait: Japanese Family in Flux season - from February 15 to 22 https://t.co/K1MN8thJNv

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Powerhouse of Japanese cinema Ozu crafts a tale of family, life, heartache, betrayal and still finds time to say what should have been said and learned from ★★★★★ | Screening as part of @japansociety's Family Portrait season https://t.co/S8K6Ruo1aI

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⭐ Introduction + Post-Screening Talk Session with Dir. Ryota Nakano! ⭐ J-pop idol #KazunariNinomiya stars as real-life photographer Masashi Asada in Nakano's latest film #TheAsadas (2020)—screening this Saturday as part of our "Family Portrait" series: https://t.co/n9Rqkw0JOf

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In advance of our @ACA_Cinema series FAMILY PORTRAIT, kicking off this Thursday, we've added our lineup to our @letterboxd HQ! With films from Kore-eda, Ozu, Ryota Nakano and more, it's a great time to start adding your must-sees on your watchlist: https://t.co/jdpGDWQYGC

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A vivid celebration of the traditional art of tsugaru-nuri lacquerwork, TSUGARU LACQUER GIRL asks poignant questions about history, family and if the past has a place in the future.

Catch the U.S. Premiere this Fri. 2/16 as part of FAMILY PORTRAIT: https://t.co/fhj7cXARzA

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A tearful comedy set on a beautiful island, HOYAMAN follows the strange adventures of two fisherman brothers and a mysterious artist who drifts onto the island and into their lives.

Catch its U.S. Premiere this Sun. 12/18 as part of FAMILY PORTRAIT: https://t.co/R5xwQjXUXy

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FORMAT CHANGE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, STILL WALKING will no longer be presented on 35mm as previously announced, instead it will screen on DCP. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

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Kicking off today with Hirokazu Kore-eda’s sublime STILL WALKING!

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Two melancholic classics taking place in postwar Japan—Kohei Oguri’s MUDDY RIVER (1981) and Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO TWILIGHT(1958)—screen today at 4PM and 7PM as part of FAMILY PORTRAIT: https://t.co/TFzit8OR1e

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Starting next week, @japansociety is presenting a series of 10 films that examine the contemporary Japanese household
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Dedicated to his late mother, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s STILL WALKING is among his most personal films—a masterfully directed, emotionally nuanced expression of the love, heartbreak and comfort within family relationships.

Screening 2/15 on 35mm: https://t.co/5haSAwH2Hq

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Laid off in a wave of company downsizing, salaryman Ryuhei hides his misfortune, resulting in widening familial rifts and a household of secret lives in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s appropriately terrifying take on the domestic drama. TOKYO SONATA screens on 2/18: https://t.co/Hjc0Lqtkn6

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Japan Society's "Family Portrait" series, running February 15-24, will feature films by Ozu, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kore-eda, and more.

Read our exclusive slate announcement: https://t.co/T6YRVyHIRY

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The latest @ACA_Cinema series FAMILY PORTRAIT: JAPANESE FAMILY IN FLUX will take place from February 15—24. Examining the shifting dynamics and struggles of the Japanese household in contemporary cinema, take a peek at @TheFilmStage’s writeup—Full details coming soon!

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ICYMI—our Feb. series FAMILY PORTRAIT is now announced! Feat. films from Ozu, Kore-eda, Kiyoshi Kurosawa + more!

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s appropriately terrifying take on the domestic drama looks beyond the platitudes of familial values & empty promise of a happy life into the recesses of the human condition. Kurosawa's Cannes-winning TOKYO SONATA screens 12/18: https://t.co/Hjc0LqtScE

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In the thick of the industrial hums and billowing smokestacks, Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO TWILIGHT is one of his unequivocal masterpieces, a devastating postwar drama illuminated against the fading light of day. Screening in a rare 35mm presentation on 2/17: https://t.co/AZ7SMAX4Ah

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Caught in the lives of its worn-down and impoverished subjects—some still living the war, others dreaming of a new life—Kohei Oguri's 1981 masterpiece MUDDY RIVER is a heart-wrenching portrait of postwar Japan. Screening 2/17 in a new 2K restoration: https://t.co/84EQavB2gd

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A vivid celebration of tsugaru-nuri lacquerwork, one of Japan’s most traditional arts, TSUGARU LACQUER GIRL asks poignant questions about history, family and if the past has a place in the future. Catch the U.S. Premiere on 2/16: https://t.co/fhj7cXARzA