Category Archive: Film

YUASA Masaaki at the Ottawa International Animation Festival

Internationally renowned animator and filmmaker YUASA Masaaki will be attending the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival this September, where a comprehensive retrospective of his body of work will be presented. Continue reading →

Japanese Cinema at TIFF 2023

Animation icon MIYAZAKI Hayao’s “The Boy and the Heron” will open TIFF in historic fashion this year. Beyond opening night, Japanese cinema is well represented at TIFF 2023. Continue reading →

Watchlist for National Indigenous Peoples Day

For National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21), we invite you to revisit some of our past programming about the indigenous peoples of Japan. Please explore the read/watchlist below as you reflect on the land that you are on, and who the traditional keepers of the land are. Continue reading →

Animated Shorts & Japanese Soundscapes at the Together We Rise Arts Festival

Join us at the inaugural Together We Rise Arts Festival and enjoy an wide-ranging lineup of animated short films as part of the festival’s program of selected digital video works from participating arts organizations from across the Greater Toronto Area. … 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 →