JFT Seminar Room Free Admission/No RSVP required Drop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like! This edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan, which introduces artists with cognitive, … Continue reading →
DVD screenings in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints Part I: Monday, December 5, 6:30 pm Part II: Thursday, December 8, 6:30 pm Following the surpassing popularity and tradition of the classic Kabuki play The Treasury of Loyal … Continue reading →
Presented by Silent Revue in partnership with The Japan Foundation, Toronto TICKETS Break out your hip flask and bulletproof vest, because the third installment of Silent Revue’s series “Deadly Dames” takes you to 1930s Tokyo, with its underground syndicate of … Continue reading →
JFT Seminar Room Free Admission/No RSVP required Drop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like! This edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan, which introduces artists with cognitive, … Continue reading →
Directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi 2014, 100 minutes, PG Starring Kazuki Kitamura, Misako Renbutsu, Yasufumi Terawaki, Kanji Tsuda, Shigeyuki Totsugi Historical comedy/drama It's feline fanciers versus dog devotees in this comic tale of rivalry, revenge and redemption through the love of a good cat. Kyutaro is … Continue reading →
Directed by Osamu Minorikawa 2013, 106 minutes, PG Starring Ko Shibasaki, Yôko Maki, Shinobu Terajima Comedy/drama Sue, Mai and Sawa documents the enduring friendship of three single women in their thirties as they confront the challenges, indignities and rewards of work, … Continue reading →
Directed by Yûzô Asahara 2013, 122 minutes, PG Starring Aya Ueto, Kengo Kôra, Kimiko Yo Historical comedy/drama Haru has an excellent sense of taste and great talent as a chef, but her "spirited character" was too much for her first husband, who divorced her after … Continue reading →
in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints The Bad Sleep Well Directed by Akira Kurosawa 1960, 150 min Japanese with English subtitles Revenge is served cold (with a menacing appetizer of wedding cake, the highlight of a stunning opening scene) in … Continue reading →
in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints Kuroneko Directed by Kaneto Shindo 1968, 99 min Japanese with English subtitles Yone and Shige live alone in a modest house in a bamboo forest; their son/husband has gone off to … Continue reading →
in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints Hana Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda 2006, 120 min Japanese with English subtitles Despite being set in the same location and time period of the Ako incident, Hana is a … Continue reading →
