Embers 最後の命 (Online Film Screening). June 3-5, 2022. Adapted from the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel of the same name from renowned Japanese crime author NAKAMUMRA Fuminori, Embers 最後の命 is a suspense-filled portrayal of two childhood friends burdened by a tragic childhood memory and the murder that prompts them to confront their pasts.
0.5mm • 0.5ミリ Friday, June 10, 5:59PM - Sunday, June 12, 11:59PM (ET) Directed by ANDO Momoko | 2014 | Drama | 196 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles Online Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required … Continue reading →
A Piece of Our Life -Kakera- • カケラ Friday, June 10, 5:59PM - Sunday, June 12, 11:59PM (ET) Directed by ANDO Momoko | 2009 | Drama / LGBTQ | 107 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles | Trailer Online Film … Continue reading →
Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa 山中常盤ー牛若丸と常盤御前 母と子の物語ー Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa 山中常盤ー牛若丸と常盤御前 母と子の物語ー Friday, July 1, 5:59PM – Sunday, July 3, 11:59PM (ET) Directed by HANEDA Sumiko | 2005 | Documentary … Continue reading →
Ode to Mount Hayachine 早池峰の賦 Ode to Mount Hayachine 早池峰の賦 Friday, July 1, 5:59PM – Sunday, July 3, 11:59PM (ET) Directed by HANEDA Sumiko | 1982 | Documentary | 156 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles Online Film Screening (Canada … Continue reading →
Kabuki Theatre, with origins dating back to the 1600s, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions, featuring some of today's greatest Kabuki stars, are now being filmed with high resolution cameras for screening in cinemas on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound.
Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan • アイヌ：ひと Tuesday, August 9, 5:59PM – Thursday, August 11, 11:59PM (ET) Directed by MIZOGUCHI Naomi • 2019 • Documentary • 61 min. • Presented in Japanese & Ainu with English subtitles • Canadian Premiere … Continue reading →
Ainu Neno An Ainu • アイヌネノアンアイヌ Friday, August 12, 5:59PM – Sunday, August 14, 11:59PM (ET) Directed by Neo Sora & Laura Liverani • 2021 • Documentary • 72 min. • Presented in Japanese & Ainu with English subtitles Online … Continue reading →
The Japan Foundation, Toronto is proud to present three films from the late pioneering filmmaker, HIMEDA Tadayoshi. These documentaries have rarely been shown outside of Japan and are of immense ethnological importance. During the 1970s and 1980s, Director Himeda created … Continue reading →
The House of the Lost on the Cape • 岬のマヨイガ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 @ INNIS TOWN HALL Doors open at 7:00 PM Book signing with author KASHIWABA Sachiko at 7:00 PM Film Screening at 7:30 PM Director: KAWATSURA Shinya • Writer: … Continue reading →
