Insider Tours at the Philadelphia Museum of Art — Arthur Flory and Modern Japanese Printmakers
Join us on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, for an exclusive members-only Insider Tour at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and experience an expert-led behind-the-scenes look at prints from the museum’s collection, highlighting the fruitful collaborations between Philadelphia-based artist Arthur Flory and Japanese printmakers in postwar Japan. Maria Puzyreva, the Carl
“Box!” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Box! Timid honor student Yuki joins Ebisu High School’s boxing club, aspiring to the raw power of his childhood friend Kabu, who’s a bad boy boxing prodigy. Under the coach’s guidance, Yuki gradually builds strength, moving one step closer to undefeated high school rookie Kabu. Fate leads the two friends
“Kamikaze Girls” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Kamikaze Girls Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town. (Tetsuya Nakashima, Japan, 2004, 102 min.) Friday, April 26, 2024 7:00pm Lightbox Film Center 401
“Bounce Ko Gals” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Bounce Ko Gals The film follows three Japanese schoolgirls in Tokyo escaping boredom in the streets of Shibuya. They confront their identities as young women in Japanese society, while dodging the yakuza in the lucrative and sometimes dangerous practice of “enjo kosai” or “date clubs.” (Masato Harada, Japan, 1997, 110
“Crazy Thunder Road” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Crazy Thunder Road When the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo falls in love with a barmaid and quickly loses his rebellious ideals, the rest of the gang feels betrayed. Especially the reputedly troubled kid Ken, who revolts against his former friend. (Gakuryu Ishii, Japan, 1980, 97 min.)
“Pigs & Battleships” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Pigs & Battleships In postwar, occupied Japan, Kinta (Hiroyuki Nagato) is a young hustler working for the local Yakuza crime boss. The gang is entering the pig farming business, and Kinta is put in charge of raising the pigs and promised a big bonus when they’re sold. However, the police
“Crazed Fruit” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Crazed Fruit Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking, in this seminal Sun Tribe (taiyozoku) film from director Kô Nakahira. Adapted from the controversial novel by Shintarô Ishihara, and critically savaged for its lurid portrayal of the
Immigrant Artists Exchange — Discussing the Locality
Join us on April 20, 2024, at Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia for a discussion between Colombian-born photographer Idalia Vasquez-Achury and Indonesian dancer/community advocate Sinta Penyami Storms where they will explore what it means to make art across nationalities, racial identities, and diasporic communities. This program is presented as part
Community of Images — Japanese Moving Image Artists in the US, 1960s–1970s
Community of Images — Japanese Moving Image Artists in the US, 1960s-1970s Collaborative Cataloging Japan and Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia are pleased to announce the exhibition “Community of Images: Japanese Moving Image Artists in the US, 1960s-1970s” which will take place June 14–August 9, 2024 at the Philadelphia
Ouchigohan! – Fruits Sando
Join us for the April edition of the family-friendly online Japanese cooking class series Ouchigohan! and cook along with us from your own kitchen! This month, participants will learn how to make fruits sando — those colorful works of edible art often served at breakfast or as a snack in fruit