Films for 2023 Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival announced: 15 selections of new, classic, and animated movies from March 17 through 30.

The Row House Cinema has announced the films that will comprise the 2023 Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival, which will run from March 17 through 30. The 15 films, and their categories, are:

New Releases and Pittsburgh Premieres

Lessons in Murder (死刑にいたる病)

Baby Assassins (ベイビーわるきゅーれ)

Oxhead Village (牛首村)
Anime Supremacy! (ハケンアニメ！)

One Night Screenings

Electric Dragon 80000 Volts (エレクトリック·ドラゴン )

Destroy All Monsters (怪獣総進撃)

Godzilla Vs Destoroyah (ゴジラＶＳデストロイア)

Gamera Vs Guiron (ガメラ対大悪獣ギロン)

Kaiju Films

Godzilla (ゴジラ)

Mothra (モスラ)

Shin Godzilla (シン・ゴジラ)

Everything Else

Pompo the Cinephile (映画大好きポンポさん)

Goodbye, Don Glees! (グッバイ、ドン・グリーズ)

Woman in the Dunes (砂の女)

Rashomon (羅生門)

Movie information and tickets are available on the festival's website. The single-screen theater is located at 4115 Butler Street in Lawrenceville (map).

2023 Chinese film The Wandering Earth 2 (流浪地球2) continues in Pittsburgh through February 15.

The 2023 Chinese film The Wandering Earth 2 (流浪地球2), which opened in Pittsburgh on January 25, will remain here through (at least) February 15. A synopsis, from the distributor:

The much-anticipated prequel to 2019 sci-fi blockbuster THE WANDERING EARTH—the #5 highest-grossing non-English film of all-time—lands in North American theaters just in time for Chinese New Year.

In the near future, after learning that the sun is rapidly burning out and will obliterate Earth in the process, humans build enormous engines to propel the planet to a new solar system, far out of reach of the sun’s fiery flares. However, the journey out into the universe is perilous, and humankind’s last shot at survival will depend on a group of young people brave enough to step up and execute a dangerous, life-or-death operation to save the earth.

The movie was the highest-grossing film in China during the Lunar New Year holiday in January. It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.

Concert film BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas continues in Pittsburgh through February 12.

The concert film BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas, which opened in Pittsburgh theaters on February 1, will stay here through (at least) February 12.

Join RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook in this special cinematic cut, re-edited and remixed for the big screen. Watch new close-up angles and a whole new view of the entire concert, BTS Yet To Come in Busan.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and the Cinemark theaters in Monaca, Monroeville, North Hills, and Robinson, and tickets are available online.

2022 Japanese animated movie Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night (劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -プログレッシブ- 冥き夕闇のスケルツォ) stays in Pittsburgh through February 15.

The 2022 Japanese animated movie Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night (劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -プログレッシブ- 冥き夕闇のスケルツォ), which opened in Pittsburgh on February 3, will play here through at least February 15. A synopsis, from the distributor, on the next film installment in the series based on a manga:

This may be a game, but it’s not something you play. The world’s first VRMMORPG (Sword Art Online) became a game of death. Over a month has passed since 10,000 users were trapped inside the game world. Asuna, who cleared the first floor of the floating iron castle of Aincrad, joined up with Kirito and continued her journey to reach the top floor. With the support of female Information Broker Argo, clearing the floors seemed to be progressing smoothly, but… Conflict erupts between two major guilds who should be working together – the top player groups ALS (the Aincrad Liberation Squad) and DKB (the Dragon Knights Brigade). And meanwhile, behind the scenes exists a mysterious figure pulling the strings…. In a dangerous battle of death, there is an assault that differs from the threat, and it will involve Asuna and Kirito…!

It plays locally on February 7, 8, and 9 at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theaters in McCandless, Monroeville, and Robinson, and continues at the AMC Loews Waterfront on and after the 10th, and tickets are available online.

Fantuan hiring Mandarin-speaking Business Development Specialist for Pittsburgh area.

Fantuan, a delivery service catering to Asian restaurants and groceries that expanded to Pittsburgh in 2020, is hiring a Mandarin-speaking Business Development Specialist.

Fantuan was founded in Vancouver, Canada in 2014. With the mission of “life made easier,” we are now the largest Asian food service platform in North America. Our goal is to provide a one-stop platform connecting people and their local communities. In addition to food delivery services, our business also includes advertising and promotion, online shopping malls, self-pickup, and other online services. We invite you to explore how Fantuan can help you advance your career and fulfill your goals. Apply online now!

Responsibilities:

· Formulate marketing strategies and complete strategic goals based on the development needs of the platform.

· Develop promotional plans to increase brand awareness.

· Build relationships with target groups, including schools, professional associations, and other potential partners.

· Understand customer needs and carry out marketing activities.

· Actively expand business partners and maintain relations with existing partners.

· Achieve the monthly sales and order number targets.

· Formulate user manual to help customers register, install and use company products.

· Organize Offline promotion of company products

· Travel to, visit, and conduct sales activities with customers.

· Analysis of sales data,Manage sales activities and results.

Lunar New Year Parade, February 25 in Squirrel Hill.

Pittsburgh's Lunar New Year Parade will return in 2023 on February 25, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm in Squirrel Hill. It will progress up Murray Hill to the intersection of Murray and Forbes (map).

2022 Park Chan-wook film Decision to Leave (헤어질 결심) returns to Harris Theater, February 13.

The 2022 Park Chan-wook film Decision to Leave (헤어질 결심), which played in Pittsburgh from October 28 through November 10, will return on February 13.

After gracing us with his presence six years ago with his sumptuous and sexually-charged period thriller, THE HANDMAIDEN, master filmmaker Park Chan-wook returns with one of his most dizzying and riveting cinematic concoctions yet. During its rapturous reception at the Cannes Film Festival this year, where it netted Park the Best Director Award, the film was likened to VERTIGO and BASIC INSTINCT. While neither of those tantalizing comparisons is completely off the mark, they shortchange a work of furious vision and invention that finds one of the world’s greatest filmmakers operating at the top of his powers. Hotshot Busan detective Hae-jun’s latest case finds him staring deep into the eyes of a dead hiker and then up at the vertiginous cliff from which he fell. Was this an accident or was foul play involved? This is the riddle he must unravel when he interrogates the man’s Chinese wife, Seo-rae, a caretaker who doesn’t seem particularly heartbroken by the tragedy. Hae-jun dives headfirst into the case, but as he looks deep into Seo-rae’s eyes for answers, a different truth is beginning to build within him.

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

Concert film BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas continues in Pittsburgh through February 8.

The concert film BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas, which opened in Pittsburgh theaters on February 1, will stay here through (at least) February 8.

Join RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook in this special cinematic cut, re-edited and remixed for the big screen. Watch new close-up angles and a whole new view of the entire concert, BTS Yet To Come in Busan.

It plays locally through the 5th at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and the Cinemark theaters in Monroeville, North Hills, and Robinson, and stays at the Cinemarks in North Hills and Monroeville from the 6th. Tickets are available online.

Zen Shakuhachi Concert with Cornelius Boots, March 19 at Heinz Chapel.

Heinz Chapel will host "Zen Shakuhachi Concert & Meditation with Grandmaster Cornelius Boots" on March 19.

Cornelius Boots presents the living tradition of shakuhachi — the rare bamboo flute from ancient Japanese Buddhism. Meditation, music and nature form the roots of this earthy and ephemeral performing art. Natural bore (jinashi) and larger, low-pitched flutes (bass or alto) flutes are featured on this program: they provide a strong connection – for both the player and the listener – to a deeper, almost primeval past: echoes from the ancient days of the Earth.

The concert is $20 for general admission tickets, $10 for University of Pittsburgh faculty and staff, and free for University of Pittsburgh students. Heinz Chapel is located in Oakland, across the lawn from the Cathedral of Learning (map).

Fangirl Fantasy: K-Pop Night, February 18 at Mr. Smalls Theatre.

Mr. Smalls Theatre will host "Fangirl Fantasy: K-Pop Night" on February 18, 2023. A summary of the "ultimate fangirl experience" that travels around North America, from ths promotion's official site:

Fangirl Fantasy is the ultimate fangirl experience created by a fangirl for a fangirl. A night where all your favorite music is played in one place. It’s a night where you can be yourself unapologetically.

Fangirl Fantasy events celebrate the passion and enthusiasm fangirls share for their favorite artists. We curate events featuring fangirl favorites, including The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, One Direction, and more!

Tickets for the all-ages show are available online for $18, plus the multitude of fees. Mr. Smalls Theatre is located at 400 Lincoln Ave. in Millvale (map).