Select Press Coverage for Programming
MUSIC BY RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hammer to Nail
New York’s Japan Society to screen rare Ryuichi Sakamoto film retrospective, Mixmag Asia
MEIKO KAJI: A RETROSPECTIVE
Meiko Kaji in New York, The Criterion Collection
“I Refuse to Fail”: After six decades, legendary screen icon Meiko Kaji steps into a new era, A Rabbit’s Foot
Meiko Kaji studied hard to smolder on screen, The Japan Times
Film Show 063: Meiko Kaji, Tone Glow
Meiko Kaji: The Japanese ‘first lady of vengeance’ who inspired Kill Bill, The Telegraph
“A Scorpion Never Dies”: Meiko Kaji at Japan Society, Screen Slate
“25 Notable New Releases, March 25–April 8, 2026”, New York Magazine
SHIGUÉHIKO HASUMI: ANOTHER HISTORY OF THE MOVIE IN AMERICAN AND JAPAN
“To Do, October 6–19, 2025”, New York Magazine
Feedback Loop: Culture and Society Here and There, Screen Slate
Japan’s Most Influential Film Critic Curates New York Showcase Tying Together Ozu, John Ford, Mizoguchi and Michael Mann, The Hollywood Reporter
MIKIO NARUSE: THE WORLD BETRAYS US
Emulsion Episode Six: Edo Choi and Alexander Fee on Mikio Naruse, The Film Stage
Yearning, “25 Notable New Releases, May 21–June 4, 2025”, New York Magazine
A Wanderer’s Notebook, The New Yorker
Floating Clouds, Reverse Shot
Mikio Naruse, 4Columns
Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us, Slant Magazine
Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us, Criterion
Celebrating Mikio Naruse, a Filmmaker of Probing Naturalism, Wall Street Journal
Japanese Auteur Mikio Naruse Honored by Metrograph and Japan Society — Watch the Trailer, IndieWire
Japan Society, Metrograph Partner on 30-Film Retrospective of Japanese Master Mikio Naruse, The Hollywood Reporter
OBAYASHI 80S
Lonely Heart, Screen Slate
Retrospective of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Coming-of-Age Films Hits New York, Hypebeast
HIROSHI SHIMIZU: THE POSTWAR AND INDEPENDENT YEARS
“Sound in the Mist”, The Greatest Films You’ll Never See, Volume III, The Brooklyn Rail
Perfume Genius, N+1
Hiroshi Shimizu, 4Columns
Tomorrow There Will Be Fine Weather: A Preview of NYC’s Upcoming Hiroshi Shimizu Retrospective, RogerEbert.com
Hiroshi Shimizu’s Filmography Honored in MoMI and Japan Society Retrospective Screening Series, Indiewire
TAISHO ROMAN: FEVER DREAMS OF THE GREAT RECTITUDE
A New Film Series in New York Looks Back at Japan’s Taisho Period, Hyperallergic
RITES OF PASSAGE: THE FILMS OF SHINJI SOMAI
All Too Real: The Films of Shinji Sômai, MUBI
Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai, The Brooklyn Rail
Live Again, Film Comment
Luminous Woman: An Interview with Monday Michiru, Screen Slate
Three Great Things: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Talkhouse
The Way of Water and Fire: On the Eclectic Brilliance of Shinji Somai, The Film Stage
One of Japan’s Greatest Directors Gets Restored In Trailer for Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai, The Film Stage
Trailer Premiere: The Films of Shinji Somai, Criterion
SEIJUN SUZUKI CENTENNIAL
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, Screen Slate
Kagero-za, Screen Slate
What to Do in New York City in February, The New York Times
Seijun Suzuki Centennial Trailer, Criterion
MONTHLY CLASSICS
Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg, The Brooklyn Rail
The Elegant Surrealism of an Animated Cult Classic, Hyperallergic
Angel’s Egg, Screen Slate
Ringu, Screen Slate
The Animatrix, Screen Slate
Hana-bi, Screen Slate
VISIONS OF OKINAWA
Go Takamine on Visions of Okinawa: Cinematic Reflections:
“all of the films in this series present the confusion, verification, conflict, and struggle surrounding Okinawa being declared part of Japan as of May 15, 1972. They take a very cautious and careful approach to the question of whether or not Okinawa is Japan... I would like to extend my gratitude to Japan Society, for planning and programming this series.”
Films to Watch on the 50th Anniversary of Okinawa’s Return to Japanese Rule, Hyperallergic