Select film programming work as (co-)curator and/or (co-)organizer, plus relevant press.

︎︎︎JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film

2014-2021
^{The largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema in the Americas.}

︎︎︎Tragedies of Youth: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s War Trilogy

July 9-Aug 6, 2021
^{First online presentation of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “War Trilogy” (2012-2017), organized in partnership with Kimstim.}

︎︎︎Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara & Sachiko Kobayashi

June 4-July 2, 2021
^{Complete online retrospective on Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi.}

︎︎︎Three By Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Nov 6-Dec 31, 2020
^{Online presentation of three underseen films handpicked and introduced by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.}

︎︎︎Aim for the Best: Sports in Japanese Cinema

Apr 10-25, 2020
^{Sports-themed film series organized in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020 Summer Games. (Canceled due to COVID-19.)}

︎︎︎Tokyo Stories: Japan in the Global Imagination

Nov 8-Dec 7, 2019
^{11-film series that considers the concept of “Japaneseness” by foreign directors filming in Tokyo.}

︎︎︎The Other Japanese New Wave: Radical Films from 1958-61

Apr 5-27, 2019
^{Series of rare films from the Japanese New Wave with new English translations. Guest curated by Go Hirasawa.}

︎︎︎Tomoyasu Murata: Stop Motion Master

Feb 23, 2019
^{8-film retrospective program featuring the work of stop motion animation artist Tomoyasu Murata.}

︎︎︎Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan’s Greatest Cinematographer

Apr 13-28, 2018
^{Retrospective on Kazuo Miyagawa, co-curated with Aiko Masubuchi and Joshua Siegel. Co-presented with The Museum of Modern Art.}

JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
Japan Society, New York
2015-2021

︎︎︎“It’s the best opportunity for American film lovers to get an unparalleled peek into the singular world of Japanese cinema.” –The Wall Street Journal

︎︎︎“JAPAN CUTS has unambiguously become America’s best annual showcase of new Japanese film […] a comprehensive snapshot of the country’s ever-vital national cinema.” –IndieWire

︎︎︎“JAPAN CUTS has established itself as the definitive Japanese film festival in the United States, thanks to the scope of its programming.” –Slant Magazine

︎︎︎“Boasts a slate as diverse as that of any international festival.” –The Village Voice

︎︎︎“Over the years, Japan Society has cultivated a devoted cinephile audience” […] “This might be one of the best programs Japan Society has put together to date; I can’t recommend it highly enough.” –RogerEbert.com

︎︎︎“Meticulously curated” […] “An annual highlight of New York’s film calendar.” –The New York Times

︎︎︎“This is the wildest annual NYC film festival, which reflects the Japan Society’s commitment to the rollicking, no-holds-barred nature of the country’s film culture.” –New York Magazine

︎︎︎“No other film showcase on Earth can compete with its culture-specific authority—or the quality of its titles.” “their most provocative [edition] to date.” “a peerlessly insightful look at the current state of Japanese cinema” –Time Out New York


Film series and retrospectives
Japan Society, New York

︎︎︎Screen Slate on “Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi”
    June 18, 2021 (web)

︎︎︎The New Yorker on “Tokyo Stories: Japan in the Global Imagination”
  Dec 16, 2019 (web)

︎︎︎The Wall Street Journal on “The Other Japanese New Wave: Radical Films from 1958-61”
    Apr 4, 2019 (print/web) 

︎︎︎Hyperallergic on “The Other Japanese New Wave: Radical Films from 1958-61”
    Apr 4, 2019 (web)

︎︎︎The New York Times on “Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan’s Greatest Cinematographer”
    Apr 12, 2018 (print/web)

︎︎︎The Village Voice on “Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan’s Greatest Cinematographer”
    Apr 13, 2018 (print/web)

︎︎︎The Wall Street Journal on “Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan’s Greatest Cinematographer” 
    Apr 10, 2018 (print/web)