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Nikkor 50mm f1.4

9/16/2023

 
LENS GEEK
Nikkor 50mm f1.4 Manual lens
​Sony a7iii

"Angel's Egg" Screening with Yohitaka Amano

9/10/2023

 
『天使のたまご』 
Tenshi no Tamago
Sunday, September 10, 2023

6:00 pm
​Japan Society, NYC

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Special event with Yoshitaka Amano in-person. Screening followed by Q&A with Yoshitaka Amano and reception. A groundbreaking collaboration between two anime legends that intertwines Mamoru Oshii’s personal reflections on theology, existentialism and evolution with Yoshitaka Amano’s fantastical ink art style, Angel’s Egg remains a rarely screened and hard-to-find cult classic. Taking place in a seemingly quiescent time, two nameless strangers—a girl bearing a mystical egg and a man with a cruciate cane—journey across a primordial realm of decadent ruins, primitive fish and fossilized relics. An allegorical fantasy enriched by symbolism and biblical allusion, Oshii’s beautifully melancholic OVA ruminates on the tragic underpinnings of existence in a world untouched by God.
This event is presented in partnership with LOMEX Gallery (86 Walker Street), who will be presenting the exhibition Yoshitaka Amano – The Birth of Myth opening on September 9 from 6 to 8 pm. For more information, visit lomex.gallery.

Japan Cuts 2023: "The legend and butterfly"

7/30/2023

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Sunday July 30, 2023
​5:30pm
Japan Society, NYC

レジェンド&バタフライ

Rejendo ando Batafurai
Introduced by and followed by a Q&A with director Keishi Otomo. Learn More
North American Theatrical Premiere. A sweeping historical romance created to celebrate Toei’s 70th anniversary, The Legend & Butterfly casts megastars Takuya Kimura as Oda Nobunaga and Haruka Ayase as his wife, Nohime. While Oda Nobunaga is one of Japan’s most well-documented historical figures, virtually no information about Nohime remains, and The Legend & Butterfly fills this mystery with a turbulent, thoroughly modern romance. A Sengoku era take on the expression “behind every great man lies a great woman,” The Legend & Butterfly sees over 30 years of defining moments in Japanese history driven by powerful, private moments between Nobunaga and Nohime.
Dir. Keishi Otomo, 2023, 168 min., DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase.

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Japan Cuts 2023: "Tokyo Melody"

7/29/2023

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Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto

Opening comments by Akiko Yano; Screening followed by a Q&A with Director Elizabeth Lennard.

Saturday, July 29th, 2023
7pm


Imported 16mm Print. Filmmaker and photographer Elizabeth Lennard secures unprecedented access to Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording of his 1984 albumOngaku Zukan in this brief-yet-insightful Franco-Japanese television co-production. A sampling of studio sessions and performances (including a piano duet with then-wife Akiko Yano), archival footage and talking head interviews, Tokyo Melody finds the eccentric artist at his creative peak, pushing the envelope to new sonic frontiers as he reflects on modern life, shifting technologies and his own creative processes. Lennard captures an awe-inspiring portrait of the extraordinary musician—one that taps into the very nature of the artist’s raison d’être and remains a testament to Sakamoto’s profound brilliance.
Dir. Elizabeth Lennard, 1985, 62 min., 16mm, color; in Japanese, English and French with English subtitles. With Ryuichi Sakamoto, Akiko Yano.

At Japan Society


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CASA

6/20/2023

 
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Daisuke Kiyomiya, East New York, 2023

P.S./I.S. 49 presents "Aladdin Jr. 2023"

5/19/2023

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May 19, 2023, 7pm
May 20, 2023, 1pm
PS/IS 49 of Queens, NYC

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Family Art Day at Japan Society

4/16/2023

 
Family Art Day: Printing with Shapes—Inspiration from the Kyohei Inukai Exhibition

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Sunday, April 16, 2023 11:00 am​
Japan Society, NYC

JAZZ AT PS133

3/14/2023

 
Alex Weiss quintet
Album release live "Most don't have enough"
Dan Blake (soprano sax)
Alex Weiss (sax)
Marta Sanchez (piano)
Chez Smith (drum)
Michael Bates (base)

PS133 of Brooklyn, NYC
3/14/Tue 6PM

Harlem Yoga Studio

3/6/2023

 
A photo shoot for Harlem Yoga Studio,NYC.

Kotei (The Emperor)

12/1/2022

 
Kita Noh School, at Japan Society.
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