Author Archive: All posts by Philbert Lui

Doors Open 2023: Sounds of Japan at JFT

The Japan Foundation, Toronto is back for the city’s annual Doors Open event! We will be opening our doors once again on May 27 and May 28, along with more than 100 other buildings and sites across Toronto. This year, … Continue reading →

The Cinema of SUZUKI Seijun (online lecture)

Join Dr. William Carroll for a primer on the cinema of legendary genre-bending filmmaker SUZUKI Seijun. Now playing on the JFT Youtube Channel. Continue reading →

LIVE HOUSE FILMS Series ライブハウス映画特集

This May and June, JFT is stoked to present the LIVE HOUSE FILMS series in celebration of J-rock and the Japanese indie music scene. Continue reading →

SUZUKI Seijun Retrospective Tour

The Japan Foundation, Toronto is proud to celebrate the centennial of legendary cult filmmaker, SUZUKI Seijun, with a Canada-wide retrospective tour of his prolific body of work. April-August 2023. Continue reading →

Edo 100 Talk III: Vivid Colours in ROM’s Edo 100 Album, Forgotten and Re-Discovered

In conjunction with JFT’s Hiroshige’s Edo Hyaku exhibition. Join us for this special presentation with Dr. TAKESUE Akiko, curator of Japanese Art & Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum. Continue reading →