Two Seasons, Two Strangers
“In every sense, a true masterpiece.” – Shiguéhiko Hasumi
Opening April 24, 2026
Based on two mangas by Yoshiharu Tsuge, who rose to underground celebrity thanks to his surrealist tales published in the pages of the bastion of Japanese avant-garde cartooning, Garo, Miyake’s bifurcated live-action feature observes (and draws parallels and contrasts from) a summertime meet-cute between Nagisa and Natsuo (Yuumi Kawai and Mansaku Takada) and a snowbound winter encounter between screenwriter Li and innkeeper Benzo (Shim Eun-kyung and Shinichi Tsutsumi).
Winner of the Golden Leopard at last year’s Locarno Film Festival, Two Seasons, Two Strangers is at one and the same time as simple as its straightforward title suggests and immensely, exhilaratingly complex.
All the Long Nights
“As in some of Leo McCarey’s films, which one might also be tempted to scoff at, the perspective on the characters and the way relationships are woven between them become a force capable of transforming even the most pious simplicity into irrepressible emotion.” – Cahiers du Cinéma
Small, Slow, but Steady
“Gorgeous, unconventionally delicate.” – Variety
Keiko is a semi-professional boxer who has been deaf since childhood. Her biggest supporter is the owner of her struggling Tokyo gym, but due to the pandemic and his advanced age, her greatest refuge is under threat of closure.
Past Screenings
NYC – Japan Society – October 17
*Sho Miyake in Person*
Austin, TX – Austin Film Society – January 3 & 5