12th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 28 - Jul 15, 2013

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New York Premiere

The Kirishima Thing

桐島、部活やめるってよ

When high school star athlete and all-around golden boy Kirishima drops out of the volleyball team and disappears, his fellow students try to figure out what his motivations and whereabouts could be, not to mention uncomfortably taking stock of their own place in the school's social structure. A careful examination of all the power struggles, class warfare, social angst, and drama of an entire high school as seen through the lens of Kirishima's absence.

Director: Daihachi Yoshida
Cast: Shimizu Kurumi, Higashide Masahiro, Ohgo Suzuka, Hashimoto Ai, Kamiki Ryunosuke
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2012; 102 min.; 35mm

SCHEDULE:

Sunday July 7, 2:45pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center

Sunday July 14, 7:30pm
Japan Society