Playing at the Century Cinemark Rio 24 Director and Screenplay: Isao Takahata – 1993 – 118m – Japan Aug 28 Sunday at 7:00pm (English dub) Aug 29 Monday at 7:00 pm (In Japanese with English subtitles) It’s 1982, and Taeko (Daisy Ridley) is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She […]
Review: ‘Inu-oh’ is a psychedelic Japanese anime rock opera for the ages
Review provided by Paul Mayer NMACL’s J-film/anime resident Otaku. By Justin Chang Los Angeles Times Film Critic Aug. 11, 2022 4:14 PM PT The phantom that haunts the eccentric Japanese rock opera “Inu-oh” is not the comeliest of creatures — not at first, anyway. Like most of the hallucinatory sights and transporting sounds in this feature-length […]
Finding Moon Rabbit
written by JC Kato and JC2 Koko’s family is removed from their homes and sent to Heart Mountain, WY during WWII. She tries to become a Girl Scout so she can greet her father when he joins them from Santa Fe camp. While living in the internment camp, she learns the true meaning of GAMAN, […]
Speaking Nikkei
Join the JACL Young Professionals Caucus for their latest podcasts! In the episode above, Zara and Dylan interview the newly elected JACL YPC representative and a long-time JACL member to discuss, Enough is Now, Weaving Together our Intergenerational Stories. You can find Speaking Nikkei on your favorite podcast sites. About the Podcast Once, long ago, […]
Japanese Films
COMING IN AUGUST to THE GUILD CINEMA3405 CENTRAL AVE. NEALBUQUERQUE, NM 87106tel: (505)255-1848fax: (505)232-9385www.guildcinema.com INU-OH – view a trailerAug 28 to Aug 31Sunday thru Wednesday 8pmDir. Masaaki Yuasa – 2021 – 97m – Japan – In Japanese with English subtitles From visionary director Masaaki Yuasa (MIND GAME. THE NIGHT IS SHORT WALK ON GIRL), hailed by IndieWire as “one of […]
Albuquerque Chinese American Film Festival
2022 ACAFF, Saturday, October 15 We Are All Americans: Breaking Barriers – Building BridgesSaturday, October 16, 2021 Grace Church, 6901 San Antonio NE, ABQ, NMFree Admission, $10 per person donation suggested9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tickets at http://www.cacaabq.org/?p=404 for more info email: yaohm@hotmail.com
Asian Expo + Marketplace in Albuquerque
August 19-20, 2022 Business ExpoFriday August 19, 9-3 New Mexico Asian Film FestivalFriday, August 19, 6PM – 9PM API MarketplaceSaturday, August 20, 12PM – 6PM More info on website: https://asianexponm.com
2022 National JACL Convention
Join us August 3 to 7 in Las Vegas for “Strengthening Our Community Through Action”! Let’s unite and reunite, in-person and virtually, to take action for our community! After having to cancel the 2020 Convention due to COVID-19, the 2022 Convention’s theme is “Strengthening Our Community Through Action”, which also builds upon last year’s theme […]
Tsuru for Solidarity
Newsletter – Tsuru of Solidarity Enjoy the very first JIZO April 2022 Newsletter https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.202/648.e8b.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/JIZO.Newsletter.Issue_.1.Final_.4.25.22.pdf
2022 Natsumatsuri Family Festival
Saturday, Aug 13, 202111:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDTJapanese American National Museum100 North Central AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90012 Join us for the in-person return of the Natsumatsuri Festival, our annual summer celebration featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!