Join us as we host award-winning author KASHIWABA Sachiko for two very special events in Toronto on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24! Legends and Folklore: Author KASHIWABA Sachiko talk Japanese children’s literature with Rui Umezawa Friday, September 23, … Continue reading →
For the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, we are spotlighting three captivating films from Japanese directors that has already made waves in film festivals around the world. Continue reading →
As a follow-up to last week’s film screenings in recognition of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (Aug 9), we have assembled a collection of films, videos, and additional resources about the Ainu people. Continue reading →
This August we are delighted to present a series of film screenings in recognition of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9th. All of the films shed light on the Ainu peoples, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. Continue reading →
Continuing our Celebration of Women in Film in July, we will be spotlighting the most important and prolific female documentary filmmaker from Japan, HANEDA Sumiko. Long neglected in the West, Haneda’s body of work consists of as poetic postwar documentaries that are attuned to the roles of women in society and cycles of rural life. Continue reading →