Two Seasons, Two Strangers
“In every sense, a true masterpiece.” – Shiguéhiko Hasumi
Winner of the Golden Leopard, Locarno Film Festival
New Directors/New Films Official Selection
Based on two mangas by Yoshiharu Tsuge, Miyake’s bifurcated live-action feature observes (and draws parallels and contrasts from) a summertime meet-cute between Nagisa and Natsuo and a snowbound winter encounter between screenwriter Li and innkeeper Benzo.
Upcoming Screenings
NYC – Metrograph – April 24 – 30*
Santa Fe – Center for Contemporary Arts – May 1 – 7
Iowa City – Film Scene – May 8 – 14
Seattle – Northwest Film Forum – May 13 & 14
St. Louis – Webster Film – May 22 – 24
Boston – Museum of Fine Arts – May 24
Los Angeles – Acropolis Cinema – May 28
*Sho Miyake in Person
Past Screenings
NYC – Film at Lincoln Center – April 17 *Sold Out*
NYC – MoMA – April 19 *Sold Out*
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