More dates and theaters for Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience, including early access screening on February 4 and partnership with StayTiny Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill.

A day after tickets went on sale for the upcoming concert film Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience around Pittsburgh on Febreuary 6, 7, and 9, a new date and new theaters have been added.

Stray Kids : The dominATE Experience is an epic concert film featuring the global K-Pop sensation and their sold-out SoFi Stadium performances, along with behind-the-scenes footage. With more than 30 million albums sold worldwide and a fanbase that spans every continent, Stray Kids : The dominATE Experience will provide fans with a bold, large-scale theater experience, allowing them to see a glimpse behind the curtain of their favorite band.

It is scheduled to play locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront, the Cinemark theater in Robinson, and the Manor Theater in Squirrel Hill, which is partnering with StayTiny Pittsburgh for its screenings. There is also an Early Access Advance Screening on February 4 at the AMC Loews Waterfront. Tickets are available online.

2025 Japanese animated movie Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise (劇場版「ゾンビランドサガ ゆめぎんがパラダイス」 in Pittsburgh, January 19.

The 2025 Japanese animated movie Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise (劇場版「ゾンビランドサガ ゆめぎんがパラダイス」 will play in Pittsburgh on January 19.

At the end of the second season, in Saga City, which is about to be held at the Saga EXPO, aliens invaded the earth. In Saga, the survival of the world depends on the protagonists.

It is scheduled to play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront, for one screening dubbed in English, and tickets are available online.

Toshiko Akiyoshi’s ‘Kogun’: Narrating a Lone Soldier’s Experience in Nō Jazz, February 24 at Pitt.

The University of Pittsburgh's Asian Studies Center will host E. Taylor Atkins and his talk "Toshiko Akiyoshi’s ‘Kogun’: Narrating a Lone Soldier’s Experience in Nō Jazz" on February 24.

In March 1974, Lt. Onoda Hiroo emerged from the jungle on the Philippine island of Lubang, where he had been hiding for almost three decades after the end of the Pacific War. He immediately became a worldwide media sensation as an exemplar of samurai-like devotion to duty. Moved by his story and the tragedy of a life wasted for a fruitless war, jazz composer Toshiko Akiyoshi dedicated a composition to him. Entitled “Kogun” (lone soldier), the piece drew on thematic and narrative elements of medieval nō theater, situated within a jazz orchestral setting, to highlight this tragedy, thereby bringing to fruition her desire to create a seamless “blend” (yūgō) of Japanese music and the jazz idiom. This presentation also blends conventional cultural historical and musical analysis to argue for the landmark status of “Kogun” within jazz history.

E. Taylor Atkins is Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at Northern Illinois University. His major publications include Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band’s Kogun (2024); A History of Popular Culture in Japan, From the Seventeenth Century to the Present (second edition, 2022); Primitive Selves: Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945 (2010); Jazz Planet (editor, 2003); and Blue Nippon: Authenticating Jazz in Japan (2001), winner of the Association for Asian Studies’ John Whitney Hall Prize. He also plays bass for the Jazz in Progress Big Band and the Wild Blue Ukulele Orchestra and produces and hosts House of Funk on Hot Rocks Radio.

The talk runs from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in 4130 Posvar Hall (map).

If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura next installment of Maridon Museum Book Club, January 29.

The next installment of the Maridon Museum Book Club will feature If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura on January 29.

If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura follows a terminally ill postman who is approached by a devil offering an unusual deal: for each thing he agrees to erase from the world, he will be granted one extra day of life. As everyday objects disappear one by one, he is forced to confront what truly gives life meaning, including love, memory, forgiveness, and his bond with his beloved cat, Cabbage. The story is a gentle and emotional reflection on what we lose, what we choose to keep, and what makes life worth living.

Please join us for all our upcoming in-person Book Club meetings. To register, or if you have questions, please call 724-282-0123 or email info@maridon.org.

The meeting begins at 3:00 pm. The Maridon Museum is an Asian art museum located at 322 North Mckean St. in Butler (map). Upcoming Book Club meetings this spring will feature The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong on February 26, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park on March 27, The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama on April 30, and Dust Child: A Novel by Phantom Que Mai Nguyen on May 28.

Concert film Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience in Pittsburgh, from February 6.

The upcoming concert film Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience will play in Pittsburgh February 6, 7, and 9.

Stray Kids : The dominATE Experience is an epic concert film featuring the global K-Pop sensation and their sold-out SoFi Stadium performances, along with behind-the-scenes footage. With more than 30 million albums sold worldwide and a fanbase that spans every continent, Stray Kids : The dominATE Experience will provide fans with a bold, large-scale theater experience, allowing them to see a glimpse behind the curtain of their favorite band.

It is scheduled to play locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theater in Robinson, and tickets are available online.

2025 Philippine film Call Me Mother in Pittsburgh area, from January 9.

The 2025 Philippine film Call Me Mother will play in the Pittsburgh area from January 9 through 14.

Twinkle is a single queer mother whose dream of officially adopting her son gets shaken when the boy's biological mother, Mara, unexpectedly reappears.

It plays locally at the Cinemark theater in Robinson, and tickets are available online.

Numerous book discussion events scheduled at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh branches for AANHPI Heritage Month in May.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has scheduled 19 book discussion and book club events across its branches for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May 2026. Books are available for checkout through the library's catalog and are available in audio or ebook formats. Links to each item in the catalog are available below.

1992 Hong Kong film Hard Boiled (辣手神) in Pittsburgh as Hong Kong Cinema Classics return, January 25, 26, and 28.

The 1992 Hong Kong film Hard Boiled (辣手神) will play in Pittsburgh as Hong Kong Cinema Classics return to local theaters this year, following a run at the Harris Theater last fall.

Mobsters are smuggling guns into Hong Kong. The police orchestrate a raid at a teahouse where an ace detective loses his partner. Meanwhile, the two main gun smugglers are having a war over territory, and a young new gun is enlisted to wipe out informants and overcome barriers to growth. The detective, acting from inside sources, gets closer to the ring leaders and eventually must work with the inside man directly. Includes "Hard Boiled: A Conversation Between John Woo and Jim Branscome" following the feature content.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront, AMC Westmoreland in Greensburg, the Cinemark theaters in McCandless and Robinson, and the Row House Hollywood in Dormont on the 25th and 28th, and tickets are available online.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh announces collection of "teen time" programming for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has announced lots of "teen time" creativity events for many of its branches for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month in May 2026, featuring programs on Japanese book binding, shadow puppets, ceramics, Korean schoolyard games, and paper folding.

2025 Chinese film Resurrection (狂野时代) in Pittsburgh, January 17 - 28.

The 2025 Chinese film Resurrection (狂野时代) will play in Pittsburgh from January 17 through 28.

Unfolding over five chapters that feature a dazzling array of styles, Resurrection is a cascade of imagery united by a luminous mythopoetic conceit: in a sci-fi-coded world where people have lost the desire to dream in the hopes of prolonging life, rogue “fantasmers” continue to stoke their imaginations and exist within unreality. From this magical premise, the film sends its ever-morphing protagonist (Jackson Yee) through a series of genres, from Méliès-inflected silent fantasy to wartime thriller to con-artist buddy picture to millennial vampire romance—the latter depicted in one of Bi’s customary, and ever astonishing, single takes. Even within genre parameters, the director never takes the road well-traveled, offering jolts and marvels around every corner. Resurrection is one of the most audacious and ambitious gifts for cinematic thrill-seekers in many a moon.

It plays at the Harris Theater in downtown's Cultural District (map) and tickets are available online.

2025 Park Chan-wook film No Other Choice (어쩔수가없다) in Pittsburgh, from January 15.

The 2025 Park Chan-wook film No Other Choice (어쩔수가없다) will play in Pittsburgh from January 15, after a one-day early access screening on December 8.

From director Park Chan-wook and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel THE AX, the story follows Man-su on his desperate hunt for a new job after his abrupt layoff from the paper company he served for 25 years.

It is scheduled to play at the AMC Loews Waterfront and Cinemark in Robinson, and tickets are available online.

J-K! Idols & Otakus, night of J-pop and K-pop, January 24 at Squirrel Hill Sports Bar.

Bass Buddies will present "J-K! Idols & Otakus" with IMYOONOTYOU, AUXIE MORON, and 64bitt playing a variety of J-pop, K-pop, and anime hits.

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

J to K-Pop Dance Party

IMYOONOTYOU, AUXIE MORON

Stating off the Night we have Auxie mixing hit J-pop hits, Anime Openings and songs from some of your favorite games. Afterwards we have the Main event with IMYOONOTYOU throwing down the best K-pop dance hits. With a full dance floor to use, there is plenty of space to break out every choreographed move from your favorite songs.

11:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Anime Con Style Rave

64BITT, IMYOONOTYOU, AUXIE MORON

Miss the cons and want an excuse to cosplay? We are giving you an afterparty that will make you keep you on your feet all night long. With IMYOONOTYOU mixing out of his style and giving you a Kpop remix/Club House mix, Auxie Moron giving you that classic happy hardcore/nightcore/techno dance heavy music and 64bitt dropping Dubstep heaters, it's a multi-genre night you can't miss.

Doors open at 7:30 for the 21+ show. Tickets are available online.  The Squirrel Hill Sports Bar is located at 5832 Forward Ave. (map).

2026 Japanese animated film All You Need Is Kill in Pittsburgh, from January 15; shows also added at Row House Hollywood in Dormont.

The 2026 Japanese animated film All You Need Is Kill will play in Pittsburgh from January 15. A synopsis, from the distributor:

Set in the year 20XX, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL follows the story of Rita, a resourceful but isolated young woman volunteering to help rebuild Japan after the mysterious appearance of a massive alien flower known as “Darol.” When Darol unexpectedly erupts in a deadly event, unleashing monstrous creatures that decimate the population, Rita is caught in the destruction—and killed. But then she wakes up again. And again. Caught in an endless time loop, Rita must navigate the trauma and repetition of death until she crosses paths with Keiji, a shy young man trapped in the same cycle. Together, they fight to break free from the loop and find meaning in the chaos around them.

It is scheduled to play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theater in Robinson from the 15th through 21st, and tickets are available online. It was also recently added to the newly-renovated Row House Hollywood in Dormont from the 16th through 22nd, and tickets for *those* are available on the Row House's website.

"Asian American Psycho: A Graphic Novel" with Pitt's Humanities Center, January 22.

The Humanities Center at the University of Pittsburgh will host a discussion on Asian American Psycho: A Graphic Novel on January 22.

Asian American Psycho: A Graphic Novel explores the outer limits of the U.S. fantasies of the Asian femme, from fetishized, exotic object to model minority subject. In dialogue with Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho (1991) and its satirical portrait of the Wall Street financier as a monster of capitalism, Asian American Psycho follows another monstrous figuration to gory ends. The narrative stars a medical student turned gig worker, who embodies both laborer and human commodity, as she sells the idea of herself to feed the repressed desires of the West that have been projected onto the Asian Other.

Respondents include Maggie Beeler from the Classics department + Mila Zuo, Associate Professor of Cinema Studies, University of British Columbia. This event will be hybrid, so you can attend it either in person in 602 CL or via Zoom as you prefer. Precirculated material for this colloquium are available here.

The event runs from 12:30 to 2:00 pm.

2025 film Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline (不死身の血族) in Pittsburgh, from January 4.

The 2025 Japanese animated film Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline (不死身の血族) will play in Pittsburgh from January 4 through January 6.

After fending off a series of skilled assassins, gentleman thief Lupin III and his band of allies follow a strange invitation to an uncharted island. When their plane is shot down, the gang is stranded and soon hunted by the island’s inhabitants, past enemies, and a monstrous immortal being known as Muom, who threatens to destroy Lupin's legacy. As a deadly toxic fog settles over them, Lupin must confront his greatest enemy in his most daring escapade yet. Legendary director Takeshi Koike returns to the LUPIN THE IIIRD franchise after six years with his latest devilish spin on Monkey Punch’s original manga. LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline infuses Koike’s signature stylish action with the classic pulpy tones of Monkey Punch’s work for an exhilarating sci-fi tour de force.

It is scheduled to play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theater in Robinson, and tickets are available online.

Chinese movie Escape from the Outland (用武之地) in Pittsburgh, from January 9.

The 2025 Chinese movie Escape from the Outland (用武之地) will play in Pittsburgh from January 9.

Escape from the Outland delivers a gripping survival story with strong international appeal. Inspired by the true story of hostages who fought for survival, the film follows a Chinese journalist, his doctor wife, and an engineer who are kidnapped by a terrorist group amid sudden chaos in a war-torn region. Trapped with a fellow businessman, they endure 105 days of terror and defiance, risking everything in a desperate bid to escape their captors.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urdr-Hunt: Path of the Little Challenger, short film Wedge of Interposition, and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz – Special Edition in Pittsburgh January 12, 13, 15, for Gundam Premiere Night.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urdr-Hunt: Path of the Little Challenger (機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ ウルズハント -小さな挑戦者の軌跡), short film Wedge of Interposition, and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz – Special Edition (新機動戦記ガンダム W Endless Waltz) will play in Pittsburgh on January 12, 13, and 15 as part of a three-hour Gundam Premiere Night.

Get ready for the first-ever Gundam Premiere Night! This exclusive event celebrates the legendary franchise with a double-feature debut. First, experience Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urdr-Hunt: Path of the Little Challenger, paired with the special 10th Anniversary short film Wedge of Interposition (SUBBED). Followed by the epic Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz – Special Edition – remastered in 4K and featuring newly added animated scenes. Plus, each film will include a one-of-a-kind introduction created just for this premiere night. Don’t miss your chance to be part of Gundam history!

It is scheduled to play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront, AMC Westmoreland in Greensburg, and the Cinemark theaters in McCandless, Monroeville, and Robinson. Tickets are available online. The January 15 show is in Japanese with English subtitles.

2022 Japanese animated movie Fruits Basket: Prelude (フルーツバスケット－prelude－) in Pittsburgh, February 16.

The 2022 Japanese animated movie Fruits Basket: Prelude (フルーツバスケット－prelude－) will play in Pittsburgh on February 16, second in a series of Anime Nights screenings from Crunchyroll.

Before there was Tohru and Kyo—there was Katsuya and Kyoko. Discover the turbulent beginning of Tohru’s mom and her dark past, and the man who breathed new hope into her. Watch the evolution of their love story and the birth of the Honda family, as this chapter completes the full adaptation of the heartwarming Fruits Basket story.

It is scheduled to play locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and tickets are available online. It last played here in June 2022.

2025 Chinese film Resurrection (狂野时代) in Pittsburgh, January 17 - 28.

The 2025 Chinese film Resurrection (狂野时代) will play in Pittsburgh from January 17 through 28.

Unfolding over five chapters that feature a dazzling array of styles, Resurrection is a cascade of imagery united by a luminous mythopoetic conceit: in a sci-fi-coded world where people have lost the desire to dream in the hopes of prolonging life, rogue “fantasmers” continue to stoke their imaginations and exist within unreality. From this magical premise, the film sends its ever-morphing protagonist (Jackson Yee) through a series of genres, from Méliès-inflected silent fantasy to wartime thriller to con-artist buddy picture to millennial vampire romance—the latter depicted in one of Bi’s customary, and ever astonishing, single takes. Even within genre parameters, the director never takes the road well-traveled, offering jolts and marvels around every corner. Resurrection is one of the most audacious and ambitious gifts for cinematic thrill-seekers in many a moon.

It plays at the Harris Theater in downtown's Cultural District (map) and tickets are available online.

Upcoming Chinese film Gezhi Town (得闲谨制) in Pittsburgh, from December 25.

The upcoming Chinese film Gezhi Town (得闲谨制) will play in Pittsburgh from December 25.

The craftsman Mo Dexian settled down in the peaceful Gezhi town with his family, but the sudden arrival of an uninvited guest plunged their once peaceful and harmonious home into crisis.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront through the 30th, and tickets are available online.