J-FILM AND DIRECTOR Q&A
11/3
Two Seasons, Two Strangers 旅と日々
2025
89 min
Drama, Feature
In Japanese with English Subtitles
Not rated
Directed by MIYAKE Sho
Trailer here
Join us for a special film screening and director Q&A.
The JICC is pleased to welcome director MIYAKE Sho live from New York to discuss his most recent film, Two Seasons, Two Strangers. Based on two manga by TSUGE Yoshiharu, the story is split in two, a summertime meet-cute between Nagisa and Natsuo and a snowbound winter encounter between screenwriter Li and innkeeper Benzo. The stories parallel, contrast and rhyme to create a unique and sublime experience.
Join us and hear from the director firsthand on November 3rd!
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Born in 1984 in Sapporo, Japan, Miyake graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 2009. After his highly acclaimed short Tongue of Spy (2009) won the top prize in the 5th Cineastes Organization Osaka Opening Competition, Miyake produced and directed his first feature Good for Nothing (2010). Miyake’s Small, Slow but Steady was one of the highlights of the 2022 Berlinale, and his latest work Two Seasons, Two Strangers was awarded the Locarno Golden Leopard.
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