NEW YORK JAPAN CINEFEST

Online Screenings - November 4 - 10th

2024 Program

AI Love You

After a software glitch causes an advanced AI program to fall in love with a young woman, it escapes into the body of a man and tries to win her heart.

Ding Dong Ditch

"I want to disappear" is written in the dirt of the park. A correspondence between a boy who longs to be a villain and a girl who waits for her mother in the park at night.

Future! Future!

Makoto is a high school girl who has been a science fiction enthusiast. One day, she meets Shinichi, a young man from the future.

KOI

Together, they're whole. A pair of koi pins reflects the unbreakable bond between two sisters and how they are connected even when one is gone.

Me and Her

A deeply tender love story that transcends gender and connection, depicted in a world without dialogue.

Okinawa Amerciana

Interview of American Blues and Okinawa folk duo, Okinawa Americana.

Resettlement: Chicago Story

The story depicts a Japanese American family that "resettled" in Chicago a few years after being forcibly interned by the U.S. government, as they run a dry cleaning business and navigate their lives.

The Bride Who Rides A Sleigh

Ten years after the war, in the snowy regions of northern Japan, the bride was taken from her home to the groom’s by horse-drawn sleigh.

The New World

On a sunny June day, Kaname summons old friends to the wilderness with a purpose, but only Fuku arrives.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes on the conveyor belt must pass a tough audition to become delicious canned tomatoes.

Torii

Torii is a short film in the form of an audiovisual composition about the traditional Shinto gates of the same name in Japan.

UME [産め] Or (The Will To Fly Blind)

"Ume" is set in New York and follows the story of a 17-year-old Japanese American girl who faces an unexpected pregnancy and strives to move forward.

Wandering Memories

A mother searches for her missing son, only to confront an outcome that awaits her after exchanging memories and information.

Yasuke the African Samurai

Yasuke The African Samurai tells the story of history's first foreign samurai, who lived and fought in 16th-century Japan.

Yoichi's White House

The son of a Samurai with unprecedented access to the President, and the man who preserved his legacy.

NEW YORK JAPAN CINEFEST

November 4th - 10th