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.

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 tickets are available online.

2026 Japanese animated film All You Need Is Kill in Pittsburgh, from January 15.

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, so far, at the Cinemark theater in Robinson, and tickets are available online.

Lucy Chen's Dress in Red at Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, April 3 and 4.

The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater will present Lucy Chen's Dress in Red on April 3 and 4, part of its Freshworks series.

Femininity. Sexuality. Perception. Expectation. Dressed in Red explores these ideas and our shifting self and social identities through a blend of movement and video performance. Inspired by Classical Chinese dance and contemporary movement, Dressed in Red reflects on Lucy’s experience of the complex relationship between how we see ourselves, how we present ourselves, and how others see us. 

Utilizing video media and a costume that transforms throughout the performance, the dancers explore self-expression and connection/tension with their communities, within the lens of what it means to be feminine. Audiences witness an evolving narrative of feminine identity and are encouraged to contemplate their own experiences with their image, and how we perform our gender and sexuality.

The performances run 7:30 to 9:00 pm and include a post-show discussion. Tickets are available online. The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater's Alloy Studios is located at 5530 Penn Ave. in East Liberty (map).

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, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront, dubbed in English, and tickets are available online.

2025 compilation film JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution (劇場版 呪術廻戦「渋谷事変 特別編集版」×「死滅回游 先行上映」) stays in Pittsburgh through (at least) December 24.

The 2025 compilation film JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution (劇場版 呪術廻戦「渋谷事変 特別編集版」×「死滅回游 先行上映」), which opened in Pittsburgh-area theaters on December 4, will stay here through (at least) December 24.

A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are curse users and spirits scheming to seal him away. Yuji Itadori, accompanied by his classmates and other top-tier jujutsu sorcerers, enters the fray in an unprecedented clash of curses — the Shibuya Incident. In the aftermath, ten colonies across Japan are transformed into dens of curses in a plan orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo, the most wicked sorcerer in history. As the deadly Culling Game starts, Special Grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu is assigned to carry out Yuji’s execution for his perceived crimes. The desperate confrontation between Satoru Gojo’s two beloved students comes to the big screen with an early preview. Be the first to experience Yuji and Yuta’s fateful battle with the hotly anticipated kickoff to Season 3 in theatres nationwide.

It is scheduled to play locally through the 17th at the AMC Loews Waterfront, AMC Classic South Hills Village, and the Cinemarks in McCandless and Monroeville, and frmo the 18th at the AMC Loews Waterfront and AMC Classic South Hills Village. Tickets are available online.

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.

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, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and tickets are available online.

Classic Hong Kong films return to Pittsburgh in 2026.

Three classic Hong Kong films have been announced for screenings in Pittsburgh-area theaters in 2026.

• Hard Boiled (辣手神探), 1992 - January 25, 26, 28
• A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色), 1986 - March 1, 2, 4
• The Killer (喋血雙雄), 1989 - April 5, 6, 8

These three, and several others, played at the Harris Theater in September and October as part of a Hong Kong Cinema Classics series. These three films will play, so far, at the Cinemark theaters in McCandless and Robinson, and tickets are available online.

2025 compilation film JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution (劇場版 呪術廻戦「渋谷事変 特別編集版」×「死滅回游 先行上映」) stays in Pittsburgh through (at least) December 17.

The 2025 compilation film JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution (劇場版 呪術廻戦「渋谷事変 特別編集版」×「死滅回游 先行上映」), which opened in Pittsburgh-area theaters on December 4, will stay here through (at least) December 17.

A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are curse users and spirits scheming to seal him away. Yuji Itadori, accompanied by his classmates and other top-tier jujutsu sorcerers, enters the fray in an unprecedented clash of curses — the Shibuya Incident. In the aftermath, ten colonies across Japan are transformed into dens of curses in a plan orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo, the most wicked sorcerer in history. As the deadly Culling Game starts, Special Grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu is assigned to carry out Yuji’s execution for his perceived crimes. The desperate confrontation between Satoru Gojo’s two beloved students comes to the big screen with an early preview. Be the first to experience Yuji and Yuta’s fateful battle with the hotly anticipated kickoff to Season 3 in theatres nationwide.

It is scheduled to play locally through the 12th at the AMC Loews Waterfront, AMC Loews Westmoreland in Greensburg, and the Cinemark theaters in McCandless, Monaca, Monroeville, and Robinson; after the 12th it will play at the AMC Loews Waterfront, AMC Classic South Hills Village, and the Cinemarks in McCandless and Monroeville. Tickets are available online.

2019 Chinese film The Wild Goose Lake (南方車站的聚會) in Pittsburgh, December 13-15, part of "Lost Films of COVID" series.

The 2019 Chinese film The Wild Goose Lake (南方車站的聚會) will play in Pittsburgh December 13 through 15, part of "Lost Films of COVID" series.

From acclaimed director Diao Yinan, The Wild Goose Lake is the stunning follow-up to his 2014 Berlinale winning neo-noir Black Coal, Thin Ice. Toppling box office records in Diao’s native China, The Wild Goose Lake “cements his status as a master filmmaker with another ingenious crime epic” (Little White Lies). When small-time mob leader Zhou Zenong (Chinese superstar Hu Ge) accidentally kills a cop, a dead-or-alive bounty is placed on his head, forcing him on the lam from both the police as well as dangerous gangsters out for the reward. Hiding out in China’s densely populated (and deeply divided) city of Wuhan, Zhou becomes entangled with a beautiful, enigmatic woman, who has mysterious intentions of her own. Featuring gorgeous, neon-drenched cinematography and bursts of shocking, expertly choreographed action, The Wild Goose Lake is “spellbinding” (Rolling Stone), “brilliant" (Indiewire), and “downright Hitchcockian” (AV Club). 

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

#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR THE MOVIE in Pittsburgh, December 27 and 28.

The movie #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR THE MOVIE, following Jin on his 2025 world tour, will play in Pittsburgh on December 27 and 28.

“Dojeon! (Challenge!) Until the day I meet every ARMY.” Jin has embarked on his first journey to connect with ARMY, whether in person or online. Spanning 10 cities and 20 performances - from Goyang to Japan, North America, Europe, and back to Incheon - the most thrilling moments of the tour are now ready to unfold on the big screen. With "challenge" as its theme, the show sees "Worldwide Handsome" Jin brings his signature energy to the stage, laughing, singing, and completing missions with ARMY across five energetic rounds. From his first solo album, "Happy," backed by a live band, to his second mini album, "Echo," and a special medley of BTS songs, the concert unfolds as a panorama of diverse music and emotion, captivating both eyes and ears. Amidst that blazing energy, everyone becomes the star of the festival once again. Jin cordially invites you to a special year-end party in cinemas, as #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR THE MOVIE brings the vibrant stage that launched his first solo fan concert world tour to life, once again.

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

Comedian Jiaoying Summers in Pittsburgh, March 6, part of Lucky Pony 26 tour.

Comedian Jiaoying Summers will perform in Pittsburgh on March 6, part of her Lucky Pony 26 tour.

City Winery Pittsburgh presents JIAOYING SUMMERS: LUCKY PONY 26 live on Friday, March 6th, at 7:30PM!

Jiaoying Summers recently released her Hulu comedy special What Specie Are You? Named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” (2025), Summers shines in her debut stand-up hour as she explores what divides us, what unites us, and what belonging truly means. Drawing from her life as a first-generation immigrant, she turns cultural clashes, identity, and motherhood into razor-sharp comedy that resonates across continents.

An award-winning performer and inductee of the Asian Hall of Fame, Jiaoying is emerging as one of the most influential Asian voices in comedy. She made history as the first Chinese comedian to headline and sell out the Apollo Theater in New York City. With more than 1 billion views across social media and over 5 million followers, she is a digital powerhouse known for viral hits like her “Uber Karen” sketch and her comedic breakdowns of English names from a Chinese perspective.

Beyond the stage, Jiaoying is the creator and host of the hit podcast Tiger Mom, where she interviews comedians, artists, and cultural figures in intimate, unfiltered conversations. She is also a successful entrepreneur: the former Miss China now owns and operates The Hollywood Comedy and The Green Room Comedy Café, creating platforms for diverse and underrepresented comedic talent.

Jiaoying Summers delivers fearless, modern commentary on identity, race, and gender to audiences worldwide, making her one of the boldest, most dynamic, and unmissable comedians working today.

Doors open at 6:00 pm and the show starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available online, ranging in price from $25 to $70, though there is an additional $25 food & beverage minimum. City Winery Pittsburgh is located at 1627 Smallman St. in the Strip District Terminal (map).

Crunchyroll Anime Nights SNEAK PEEK of next season's anime, in Pittsburgh December 15.

Crunchyroll Anime Nights SNEAK PEEK will play in Pittsburgh on December 15, a one-day-only preview of next year's upcoming Japanese anime.

Want to see some of the newest anime premiering next season before it even airs in Japan? Fans will have their chance on Monday, December 15, as Crunchyroll Anime NightsOpens in a new tab is hosting a special sneak peek screening in the United States and Canada of select series to premiere in the upcoming Winter anime season!

Info on which series part of the sneak peek won't be available beforehand, so you will have to find out yourself! However, anime featured during the screening will only be shown in Japanese with English subtitles.

It plays at the AMC Loews Waterfront at 7:00 pm 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, so far, at the Cinemark in Monroeville, and tickets are available online. The January 15 show is in Japanese with English subtitles.

Kraze Kpop Night in Pittsburgh, from You Had 2 Be There, March 21.

City Winery Pittsburgh will host Kraze Kpop, from You Had 2 Be There, on March 21.

City Winery Pittsburgh presents KRAZE KPOP live on Saturday, March 21st, part of a multi-show series. Please note this event is 18+.

Dance to your favorite KPOP songs all night long at City Winery Pittsburgh! Party all night to your favorite hits from BTS, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, TWICE, NCT, NewJeans, and more! Local dance cover groups will also be taking the stage throughout the night.

Doors open at 4:30 pm and the show starts at 6:00 pm. Tickets are available online, ranging in price from $18 to $35, though there is an additional $25 food & beverage minimum. City Winery Pittsburgh is located at 1627 Smallman St. in the Strip District Terminal (map).

2025 Japanese animated movie Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (劇場版 チェンソーマン レゼ篇) stays in Pittsburgh through (at least) December 10.

The 2025 Japanese animated movie Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (劇場版 チェンソーマン レゼ篇) which opened in Pittsburgh on October 23, will remain here through (at least) December 10.

For the first time, Chainsaw Man slashes his way onto the big screen in an epic, action-fueled adventure that continues the hugely popular anime series. Denji worked as a Devil Hunter for the yakuza, trying to pay off the debt he inherited from his parents, until the yakuza betrayed him and had him killed. As he was losing consciousness, Denji’s beloved chainsaw-powered devil-dog, Pochita, made a deal with Denji and saved his life. This fused the two together, creating the unstoppable Chainsaw Man. Now, in a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into his world, and Denji faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.

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

Takumi Kato and his family of taiko drummers, December 7 at Pitt as part of Nationality Rooms Holiday Open House.

Taiko drummer Takumi Kato and his three sons will perform at the University of Pittsburgh on December 7, part of the Cathedral of Learning's annual Nationality Rooms Holiday Open House. The performance runs from 12:15 to 12:45, and the event is free and open to the public.

Lyu Kexin and "Remediated Handscrolls: Chinese Photography as Institutional Critique," December 3 at Pitt.

From The Night Revels of Lao Li. 

The University of Pittsburgh's Department of History of Art & Architecture will host graduate student Lyu Kexin and her talk "Remediated Handscrolls: Chinese Photography as Institutional Critique" on December 3 as part of its colloquium series.

This presentation examines how contemporary Chinese artists transform the traditional handscroll format into a site of remediation within global art institutions. It analyzes specific works: Wang Qingsong’s The Night Revels of Lao Li (2000) transforms the handscroll into a monumental public spectacle, subverting its private viewing ritual. Hong Lei’s vitrine-displayed scroll, I dreamt of being killed by my father…(2000), fuses Daoist symbolism with psychoanalysis to process memory. Chen Chieh-jen’s mechanized Star Chart (2017) employs automated scrolling to critique capitalist discipline and technological surveillance. Drawing on media theory’s concept of remediation, I argue that these practices not only revive the handscroll’s narrative temporality but also expose the tensions between Chinese aesthetic traditions and Western institutional frameworks. By turning the handscroll into a site of cross-cultural translation, these artists reveal how visual media negotiate between tradition and modernity, intimacy and spectacle, and local and global systems of meaning. This project illuminates how Chinese contemporary art challenges Western-centric paradigms and offers new ways to understand cultural exchange and representation in an age of global visual circulation.

It takes place from 12:00 to 12:50 pm in 202 Frick Fine Arts in Oakland (map).

Jay Som performing in Pittsburgh, December 12.

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jay Som will perform in Pittsburgh on December 12.

WHERE, YOU ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY ASKING, HAS JAY SOM BEEN? …six years ago, in 2019, Melina Duterte released Anak Ko, the expansive third album from the project that had quickly grown far beyond its so-called bedroom pop origins into something resembling an actual band. But when a shuttered touring industry scrapped Jay Som’s ambitious 2020 plans, Duterte realized she had long needed a reset from the road after several years of constant pivots between touring and writing. She decided to splurge on herself and her lifelong interest in recording, funneling her government stimulus check into a piece of dream gear—a vintage Neve console. She committed herself to manuals and online tutorials. Five years later, a Grammy for her work on The Record by boygenius, the band she subsequently joined as a touring member. Yes, Jay Som itself has been on a bit of a break; Duterte, however, has perhaps been busier than ever.

When Duterte reckoned the time had come to revisit Jay Som, she did not pretend to be hidebound by the project’s past. Instead, she let the half-decade of life she’d lived and work she’d done since releasing Anak Ko filter not only into her songs but also her process. But she also opened up her music to herself and her memories, writing songs that revisited the sounds of her youth with the benefit of her experiences as a musician, producer, and performer. She was neither shy about her influences nor limited about where they might lead her. And so no previous Jay Som album sounds quite like the new Belong, a gripping 11-song set about self-definition and, well, belonging, that floats between supercharged power-pop hits and hazy ballads, between electronic curiosities and lighters-up anthems. It is a map of the first 31 years of Duterte’s life, all leading to the present that is Belong.

Jay Som will perform at Spirit Lounge, 242 51st St in Lawrenceville (map). TIckets for the 21+ show are now available online.