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QUEER JAPAN [Subtitled]
Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to shine in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan. From glossy pride parades to playfully perverse underground parties, Queer Japan pictures people living brazenly unconventional lives in the sunlight, the shadows, and everywhere …
KOSHIEN: JAPAN’S FIELD OF DREAMS [Subtitled]
Baseball is life for the die-hard competitors in the 100th annual Koshien, Japan's wildly popular national high school baseball championship, whose alumni include U.S. baseball star Shohei Ohtani and former Yankee Hideki Matsui. But for Coach Mizutani and his players, cleaning the grounds and greeting their guests are equally important as honing their baseball skills. …
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH [Subtitled]
A brilliant mix of black comedy, travelogue, drama, and an adventure-imbued mockery of showbiz, To the Ends of the Earth is a young woman’s journey from displacement to a place of self-discovery.
BRIGHT FUTURE [Subtitled]
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, one of Japan’s most unique auteurs, builds a fascinatingly disorienting and quietly apocalyptic tale of alienated twenty-somethings in this haunting 2003 drama Bright Future. This was Kurosawa’s first feature to be selected in competition for the Cannes film festival.
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH [Subtitled]
A brilliant mix of black comedy, travelogue, drama, and an adventure-imbued mockery of showbiz, To the Ends of the Earth is a young woman’s journey from displacement to a place of self-discovery.
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Oshogatsu Virtual Family Festival 2021
Join the Japanese American National Museum for a week of virtual, kid-friendly activities to celebrate the New Year!
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Yoshitomo Nara | Who is that big-headed girl?
Yoshitomo Nara | Who is that big-headed girl?
This series takes viewers through three different periods in Nara’s career, including his early art practice, questions narratives of “Japanese-ness” at the turn of the century, and the impact of the 2011 Great Tohoku disaster on Nara’s art.
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Yoshitomo Nara: Nara, Kawaii, and the “Superflat” Concept
Yoshitomo Nara: Nara, Kawaii, and the “Superflat” Concept
This series takes viewers through three different periods in Nara’s career, including his early art practice, questions narratives of “Japanese-ness” at the turn of the century, and the impact of the 2011 Great Tohoku disaster on Nara’s art. Presented by Yeewan Koon, Chair of the Department of Art History at the University of Hong Kong and author of Yoshitomo Nara, the first truly authoritative monograph on the artist in more than a decade.
Tues, Jan 5 | 6–7 pm | Who is that big-headed girl?
Tues, Jan 12 | 6–7 pm | Nara, kawaii, and the “Superflat” concept
Tues, Jan 19 | 6–7 pm | No longer just a girl with a knife: Art after Fukushima
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A Taste of Home: Dining Out in Japanese America
A Taste of Home: Dining Out in Japanese America
Examine the past, present, and future of Japanese American restaurants and dining through a conversation with Chef Akira Hirose and Jo Ann Maehara (Azay Little Tokyo) and Chef Niki Nakayama (n/naka).
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Yoshitomo Nara: No Longer Just a Girl with a Knife: Art After Fukushima
Yoshitomo Nara: No Longer Just a Girl with a Knife: Art After Fukushima
This series takes viewers through three different periods in Nara’s career, including his early art practice, questions narratives of “Japanese-ness” at the turn of the century, and the impact of the 2011 Great Tohoku disaster on Nara’s art.
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THE CLAUDIA KISHI CLUB Reunion
THE CLAUDIA KISHI CLUB Reunion
Filmmaker, Sue Ding, and the cast of the documentary The Claudia Kishi Club, discuss the legacy of Claudia Kishi, the iconic Japanese American character from the hit Baby-Sitters Club book series.
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TRUE MOTHERS [Subtitled]
Japan's Official Submission to the Academy Awards. After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a child. Six years later, the family’s orderly existence is shattered by the arrival of Hikari, a young woman claiming to be Asato’s biological mother, demanding his return.
Lexus x Japangeles Collab Launch
Don't miss the online launch of Japangeles x Lexus on Friday, January 29, at 12 pm. Apparel, accessories, headwear, and more!