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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Hunt for Matsutake
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nTHE HUNT FOR MATSUTAKE\nApril 4\, 6:30 PM & April 17\, 2:00 PM \nDirected by Alejandro Yoshizawa (40 min.) 2011 \nPreceding the film\, we will be screening the short films of the We Heart Canada and Japan 90 Short Film Contest (20 min). There will also be a Q+A and discussion after the film. \n  \nThis documentary looks at Japanese-Canadian history and the history of Matsutake hunting. Matsutake – a delicacy in Japanese cuisine – can only be found in the wild\, and is both a commercial and cultural symbol. The film chronicles annual trips into the forests of Canada in search of the elusive and much sought-after mushroom. \nI believe there is something unique about these rare\, precious mushrooms. For more than just their earthy aroma\, they are special to many Japanese people in North America\, symbolizing a connection to Japan yet rooted (literally) in Canadian and American soil. This simple Fall tradition flourished before and now alongside the now multi-million dollar matsutake exporting industry. \nBy documenting matsutake hunting\, I hope to learn about our shared history. Yet perhaps most of all\, I would like to tell a simple\, sweet\, and heartwarming story decades in the making. \nFall can’t come fast enough. – Alejandro Yoshizawa 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/matsutake/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190417T140000
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Hunt for Matsutake
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \n\nTHE HUNT FOR MATSUTAKE\nApril 4\, 6:30 PM & April 17\, 2:00 PM \nDirected by Alejandro Yoshizawa (40 min.) 2011  \nPreceding the film\, we will be screening the short films of the We Heart Canada and Japan 90 Short Film Contest (20 min). There will also be a Q+A and discussion after the film about Matsutake culture and foraging in Japan and Canada. \nThis documentary looks at Japanese-Canadian history and the history of Matsutake hunting. Matsutake – a delicacy in Japanese cuisine – can only be found in the wild\, and is both a commercial and cultural symbol. The film chronicles annual trips into the forests of Canada in search of the elusive and much sought-after mushroom. \n \nI believe there is something unique about these rare\, precious mushrooms. For more than just their earthy aroma\, they are special to many Japanese people in North America\, symbolizing a connection to Japan yet rooted (literally) in Canadian and American soil. This simple Fall tradition flourished before and now alongside the now multi-million dollar matsutake exporting industry. \nBy documenting matsutake hunting\, I hope to learn about our shared history. Yet perhaps most of all\, I would like to tell a simple\, sweet\, and heartwarming story decades in the making. \nFall can’t come fast enough. – Alejandro Yoshizawa  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/matsutake-2019-04-17/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190423T183000
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Force of Nature
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \n\nFORCE OF NATURE: The David Suzuki Movie\nApril 23\, 6:30 PM  \nDocumentary Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson (92 min.) 2010 \n \n  \nThis feature documentary profiles the life and work of world-renowned Canadian scientist\, educator\, broadcaster and activist David Suzuki on the occasion of his last lecture in 2009—a lecture he describes as “a distillation of my life and thoughts\, my legacy\, what I want to say before I die.” As Suzuki reflects on his family history—including the persecution of Japanese Canadians during WWII—and his discovery of the power and beauty of the natural world\, we are spurred to examine our own relationship to nature\, scientific knowledge\, and sustainability throughout modernity and beyond. \n(c) National Film Board of Canada
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/force-of-nature/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ryusuke Hamaguchi: HAPPY HOUR
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION for the Saturday April 27\, 2019 screening is now CLOSED.\nThank you for your interest. We can not guarantee seats\, but will have a rush line starting 30 minutes before the event\, and will start to release unclaimed seats 10 minutes before the event. \nPlease join us for the second round of screenings of HAPPY HOUR:\nPart 1: Friday May 10\, 6:30 PM @JFT  \nPart 2: Monday May 13\, 6:30 PM @JFT \nPart 3: Wednesday May 15\, 7:00 PM @Alliance Francaise de Toronto with Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi in attendance for Q+A \n  \nIn conjunction with the Ryusuke Hamaguchi Retrospective: The Theatre of Emotions co-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Cinema Moderne taking place in Montreal\, we will be featuring three special film screenings of his films in Toronto as well. Director will be in attendance for some of the screenings. Stay tuned for more details! \n\nHAPPY HOUR\nDirected by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (317 min.) 2015 Japanese with English subtitles \nA powerful affirmation of the immersive potential of cinema. Happy Hour is a slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirtysomething women in the misty seaside city of Kobe. As they navigate the unsteady currents of their work\, domestic\, and romantic lives a sudden\, unexpected rift opens between that propels each to a new\, richer understanding of life and love. Filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s wise\, precisely observed\, compulsively watchable drama of friendship and midlife awakening runs over five hours\, yet the leisurely duration is not an indulgence but a strategy to create a novelistic space for everyday moments to become charged with possibility that yields a subtle emotional intensity rarely possible in a standard-length film. Happy Hour is far more than just an ordinary melodrama. It is a spectacularly complex and fiercely poetic rendering of the details of daily life in which ideas and feelings are swayed by the unseen forces of friendship and love and buffeted by the weight of deception\, loyalty and tradition. \nWinner of awards at major international festivals—including Locarno\, where stars Sachie Tanaka\, Hazuki Kikuchi\, Maiko Mihara and Rira Kawamura shared the Golden Leopard for Best Actress—Happy Hour has brought new attention to the work and career of one of Japan’s most talented young directors. (2016 Kimstim) \nOther Ryusuke Hamaguchi Special Screenings here > \n  \nHAPPY HOUR Screening Schedule on Saturday April 27\, 2019 (315 minutes)\nREGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR APRIL 27 \n11:30 AM – Part 1 (1hr 47 min) \n1:22 PM – Intermission (28 min) \n1:50 PM – Part 2 (1hr 36 min) \n3:26 PM – Intermission (24 min) \n3:50 PM – Part 3 (1hr 54 min) \n5:44 PM – END \nFeel free to bring extra comforts to make your screening experience more enjoyable. Let’s leave our noisy and strong smelling snacks at home! Also\,  inappropriate\, offensive\, and suspicious items\, including aerosols and alcohol\, will not be permitted. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/happy-hour/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: POM POKO
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \n \nPOM POKO\nA special Co-presentation between the Japan Foundation\, Toronto and The Revue Cinema \n@Revue Cinema 400 Roncesvalles Ave. \nTickets here >  \nDirected by Isao Takahata\, co-founder of Studio Ghibli (119 min.) 1994 \nJapanese with English subtitles \n  \n \nIn this family friendly film\, the forests are filled with groups of magical tanuki\, mischievous raccoon-like animals from Japanese folklore that are capable of shape-shifting from their standard raccoon form to practically any object. \nThe tanuki spend their days playing idly in the hillsides and squabbling over food – until the construction of a huge new Tokyo suburb clears the nearby forest and threatens their way of life. In an effort to defend their home\, the tanuki learn to transform into humans and start playing tricks to make the workers think the construction site is haunted\, ending in a spectacular night-time spirit parade\, with thousands of ghosts\, dragons and other magical creatures descending on the city — in an abundance of fantastical characters that would not be matched on screen by Studio Ghibli until Spirited Away. \n(All images © 1994 Hatake Jimusho – Studio Ghibli – NH) \nTrailer below:
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LOCATION:The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190430T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190430T203000
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Gatchaman
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \n\nSCIENCE NINJA TEAM GATCHAMAN: THE MOVIE\nApril 30\, 6:30 PM \nDirected by Hisayuki Toriumi (110 min.) 1978 \n  \nAnimated feature based on the popular 70’s series about a team of ninja scientists who battle the menace Galactor\, the technologically advanced villains trying to control earth’s natural resources. Recurring themes of Gatchaman involve conservation\, environmentalism and the responsible use of technology for progress. \nGatchaman debuted in 1972 and was created by Tatsuo Yoshida\, and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. Recurring themes of Gatchaman involve conservation\, environmentalism and the responsible use of technology for progress. The series was made into this animated film\, and two direct sequels\, Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter. Later\, the franchise grew and spawned into many forms and spin-offs. The TV series was adapted into English and known in North America as Battle of the Planets and G-Force. \nHisayuki Toriumi was a director\, screenwriter and novelist who frequently collaborated with Tatsunoko Productions. He is credited as contributing to several other anime series and two dozen novels. \nTatsuo Yoshida was the anime pioneer who also created and designed Mach Go Go Go (1966)\, better known as the original Speed Racer. He animated numerous other series; Space Ace\, Judo Boy\, Casshern\, Hurricane Polymer\, Tekkaman\, Time Bokan and Yattaman. His production company Tatsunoko\, which he founded with his brothers\, has gone on to create hundreds of titles since 1965 including popular titles\, such as Robotech Macross\, Pretty Rhythm\, \nEnglish dub Trailer\, with Japanese opening song. Film will be in Japanese with English subtitles.  \n \n(c) Sentai Filmworks
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/gatchaman/
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