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Notes
- Films screened between July 7-10 are co-presented with the New York Asian Film Festival
- This year's slate of 32 titles makes this the largest line-up in the festival's history
- Tickets: $12/$9 for Japan Society members
Schedule
7/7 THURSDAY
6:45 pm Buddha: The Great Departure- dir. Kozo Morishita *North American Premiere
9:00 pm Ringing in Their Ears- dir. Yu Irie *International Premiere
7/8 FRIDAY
7:00 pm Love and Loathing and Lulu and Ayano - dir. Hisayasu Sato *North American Premiere
9:15 pm Battle Royale- dir. Kinji Fukasaku
7/9 SATURDAY
12:30 pm GANTZ- dir. Shinsuke Sato
3:00 pm GANTZ Perfect Answer- dir. Shinsuke Sato
6:00 pm Ninja Kids!!!- dir. Takashi Miike *World Premiere
8:15 pm Yakuza Weapon- dir. Tak Sakaguchi, Yudai Yamaguchi *New York Premiere (Directors Sakaguchi and Yamaguchi in-person and followed by party)
7/10 SUNDAY
12:30 pm Buddha: The Great Departure- dir. Kozo Morishita
2:45 pm Heaven's Story- dir. Takahisa Zeze *North American Premiere
8:00 pm MILOCRORZE - A Love Story- dir. Yoshimasa Ishibashi *North American Premiere (Introduction and Q&A with Yoshimasa Ishibashi)
7/12 TUESDAY
6:30 pm Sword Of Desperation- dir. Hideyuki Hirayama
9:00 pm The Last Ronin- dir. Shigemichi Sugita * East Coast Premiere
7/13 WEDNESDAY
6:30 pm Rinco's Restaurant- dir. Mai Tominaga *U.S. Premiere
9:00 pm Birthright- dir. Naoki Hashimoto *North American Premiere
7/14 THURSDAY
6:30 pm Rail Truck- dir. Hirofumi Kawaguchi * U.S. Premiere
9:00 pm Yuki and Nina- dir. Nobuhiro Suwa, Hippolyte Girardot *North American Premiere
7/15 FRIDAY
6:15 pm Toilet- dir. Naoko Ogigami *U.S. Premiere
8:30 pm Three Points- dir. Masashi Yamamoto *International Premiere/Centerpiece Presentation (
Introduction and Q&A with Masashi Yamamoto and Sora Aoi plus After Party)
7/16 SATURDAY
2:30 pm Love Addiction- dir. Nobuteru Uchida *North American Premiere
4:30 pm The Seaside Motel- dir. Kentaro Moriya *North American Premiere (
Introduction and Q&A with Director Kentaro Moriya)
7:15 pm A Liar and a Broken Girl- dir. Natsuki Seta *International Premiere (Introduction and Q&A with Director Natsuki Seta)
10:30 pm Love and Treachery- dir. Hitoshi Yazaki *International Premiere
7/17 SUNDAY
2:00 pm The Knot- dir. Yuichi Onuma *North American Premiere
4:00 pm Torso- dir. Yutaka Yamazaki *North American Premiere
6:15 pm Strangers in the City- dir. Junji Sakamoto *North American Premiere
9:00 pm A Night in Nude: Salvation- dir. Takashi Ishii *North American Premiere
7/19 TUESDAY
6:30 pm Sketches of Kaitan City- dir. Kazuyoshi Kumakiri *North American Premiere
9:30 pm Control Tower- dir. Takahiro Miki *International Premiere
7/20 WEDNESDAY
7:00 pm Haru's Journey- dir. Masahiro Kobayashi *New York Premiere (Introduction and Q&A with Director Masahiro Kobayashi and Producer Naoko Kobayashi)
7/21 THURSDAY
7:00 pm Vengeance Can Wait- dir. Masanori Tominaga *North American Premiere
9:00 pm Wandering Home- dir. Yoichi Higashi *North American Premiere
7/22 FRIDAY
7:00 pm Into the White Night- dir. Yoshihiro Fukagawa *North American Premiere
