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SUMMARY:Round Trip Heart (Kotatsu Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:ROUND TRIP HEART ロマンス\n \n\nDirected by TANADA Yuki • 2015 • Drama\, Romance\, Hakone • 97 minutes • Trailer \n\n \n26-year-old HOJO Hachiko (OSHIMA Yuko) works as a train attendant on a Romance Car\, but doesn’t have the self-confidence for a romance of her own. An encounter with a thief (SAKURABA Yoichi) sends Hachiko on a journey to find her estranged mother and herself among the tourist attractions of Hakone\, Kanagawa Prefecture. \nRegister Below.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/round-trip-heart-kotatsu/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W.\, ON
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan (film screening)
DESCRIPTION:Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan • アイヌ：ひと\nTHURSDAY\, DECEMBER 8\, 7:00 PM (ET) | In-Person at the JFT Event HallDoors Open at 6:30 PM \n   \n \nDirected by MIZOGUCHI Naomi • 2019 • Documentary • 80 min.Presented in Japanese and Ainu with English subtitles • TrailerIn-person Film Screening • Admission Free • RSVP Required (register below) \nWith Human Rights Day (December 10) upon us\, we’re inviting you to join us in-person to revisit Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan for a special extended cut of the award-winning documentary. \nSynopsis: Ainu means human in Ainu language. The Ainu are the indigenous people of Japan. Hokkaido\, the northern island of Japan\, was previously called Ainumosir\, or land of the Ainu. Ainu traditions are facing a critical situation; the latest survey revealed that the Ainu population is less than 20\,000 people in Hokkaido\, and UNESCO has recognized the language as ‘critically endangered.’ \nDirector Naomi MIZOGUCHI depicts the manifold attempts of the Ainu today to regain and pass on their cultural identity. This documentary was filmed in Biratori town in Hokkaido\, where many people with Ainu roots still live. It is also known as the hometown of the late Shigeru Kayano\, who contributed greatly to the field of research on Ainu culture. \nEvery attendee will receive a complimentary educational booklet donated by The Foundation for Ainu Culture. \n \n \nWe’re also presenting a beautiful short film titled 60のゆりかご (60 Cradles | 60 no yurikago) before the feature documentary. This animated piece is based on fantastical Ainu lullabies mothers would sing to soothe their crying children.  \nThe short film is generously provided and created by the Upopoy National Ainu Museum in Hokkaido. \n  \n  \nDirector’s Statement: \nI was born in Hyogo Prefecture on the main island of Honshu in Japan and  reached adulthood knowing almost nothing about the Ainu. After collaborating on a film with indigenous people in Colombia\, Ecuador\, and Nepal\, I developed a strong desire to learn about the Ainu who live in my home country. \nIn 2008\, I visited the town of Biratori for the first time. At the time\, I was searching  for ways in which indigenous people from around the world could meet and learn from  each other through video making. On my fifth visit to Biratori in 2015\, a staff member at the local museum mentioned  that they wanted to document modern Ainu culture on video. This inspired me to make this film\, Ainu – Indigenous People of Japan.  \nThe four elders featured in the film were born before World War II\, went through many difficulties\, and survived many social changes. Now\, even in their 80s\, they all are proactive in various local activities and try to pass down Ainu culture to younger generations. I was certain that the stories and activities of these four individuals would  become invaluable video material not only of Ainu history but indeed\, Japanese history as a whole. \nThe existence of the Ainu people is virtually unknown not only around the world  but also in Japan. My biggest hope is that this documentary will increase the number of  people who become interested in the rich\, sophisticated culture of the Ainu by learning  about their daily lives and the history of the four people featured in the film. \nIn Collaboration with the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum: \nThe Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum opened in 1992 with the mission of accurately passing down Ainu culture and its history to future generations. The Museum houses more than 1\,000 National Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties as well as other various traditional crafts. It also has a large collection of video materials\, including yukar\, or heroic epic poems. The Nibutani neighborhood that is home to the Museum is also host to the Shigeru Kayano Ainu Culture Museum and the Historical Museum of the Saru River. It is renowned as a rare place where there is an abundance of Ainu cultural study materials. \n  \nRelated Programming:\nInuit Print Art and its Early Japanese Influences \nIn the mid-20th century\, a series of fortunate events led to the introduction of Japanese printmaking techniques to the Inuit community of Cape Dorset. In this talk with Dr. Norman Vorano\, we will hear the story of how these ancient traditions of Japan made their way to the remote Canadian arctic\, how Inuit artists built upon these traditions\, and the ways in which Inuit printmaking continues to thrive today. \nWatch Here \n  \nReviving Ainu Lost Traditions on Screen: HIMEDA Tadayoshi’s Documentary Films \nJoin Dr. Marcos Centeno for a special presentation examining the historic and cultural significance of HIMEDA Tadayoshi’s documentary films about the Ainu people. Dr. Centeno will introduce us to the history of Ainu representation on screen\, which goes back as far as the inception of cinema. Unlike previous documentaries featuring the Ainu\, the films Director Himeda made in the 1970s alongside Ainu leader and trailblazer KAYANO Shigeru showcase a new ethnographic approach where the Ainu are not depicted as exotic nor primitive. \nWatch Here   \n  \n \nLearn More about Indigenous Peoples of Japan with JFT Library’s Books & More  \nDeepen your understanding about the Ainu people and their culture and history by checking out JFT library’s books\, audiovisual materials and/or ebooks on indigenous peoples of Japan before or after the film screening!  \nApply for a new library card or renew your expired card here. \nStop by our library in-person on Tuesdays\, Thursdays\, and select Saturdays. \n  \n Library Card \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ainu-hito-jft/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Art of the Game: Ukiyo-e Heroes (film screening)
DESCRIPTION:Art of the Game: Ukiyo-e Heroes\nTHURSDAY\, DECEMBER 1\, 7:00 PM (ET) | In-Person at the JFT Event HallDoors open at 6:30 PM \n \nDirector: TOKIKAWA Toru • 2017 • Documentary • 97 min.Presented in English/Japanese with English subtitles • TrailerIn-Person Film Screening • Free Admission • RSVP Required (register below) \nA journey of discovery into how a Canadian craftsman and an American designer\, with a father and son generation gap\, team up to revive the ancient art of Japanese woodblock prints (Ukiyo-e) by juxtaposing traditional art with pop culture icons such as Super Mario and Pokémon. \nUkiyo-e: The traditional art form known worldwide as the “Face of Japan” has over several hundred years inspired Van Gogh\, Monet and Picasso to create their masterpieces. Today\, there are less than 10 remaining craftsmen in Japan. \nA Canadian craftsman\, David Bull\, has become one of the leading ukiyo-e artists in Japan. He gave up everything to come to Tokyo 30 years ago to learn the ancient craft from scratch. David teamed up with a young American illustrator and a video game nerd\, Jed Henry\, to revolutionize the business for global Asian art collectors and fans of Japanese games and pop culture. This became the Ukiyo-e Heroes project. You can view Ukiyoe Heroes’ works here. \nWe follow the making-of of their new print and witness the miraculous collaboration of the two contrasting artists: old-school and new-school\, artisanal and digital\, who need each other to create inspirational for a global audience. The film also feature iconic Japanese craftsmen who work with them\, including IWANO Ichibei\, who is the 8th generation handmade Japanese paper grand master. \nIn conjunction with our current gallery exhibition\, Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku”: Perspectives of Landscape Ukiyo-e Prints”. \n \n\nRelated Programming:\n \nHiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku”: Perspectives of Landscape Ukiyo-e Prints in Portrait Layout \n“Edo Hyaku”\, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 名所江戸百景 (Meisho Edo Hyakkei) is a series of over one hundred woodblock prints designed by Hiroshige (1797–1858) \, which began to be published in 1856 and was completed in 1859 after Hiroshige’s death. The current edition of the exhibition focuses on the theme of Boats and Bridges. Featuring original pieces from the Royal Ontario Museum. \n Register Here \n  \n \nEdo Hyaku Talk Series – Part II: Boats on Rivers\, Canals\, and Edo Bay \nFriday\, December 2\, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (ET)In-Person Talk Event at the JFT Event Hall | Free Admission | RSVP RequiredConducted by Toshi Aoyagi\, Program Officer \n Register Here \n  \nCheck Out JFT Library’s Books on Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints) before or after Gallery Visit! \nWant to dive deeper into the world of Hiroshige’s art? Learn more about Hiroshige\, the history of ukiyo-e and other ukiyo-e artists by checking out JFT library’s list of physical books and ebooks before or after visiting our current Gallery exhibition\, Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku”! \nApply for a new library card or renew your expired card here. \n Library Card
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ukiyoe-heroes-2022/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:The House of the Lost on the Cape (Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:The House of the Lost on the Cape • 岬のマヨイガ\nSATURDAY\, SEPTEMBER 24 @ INNIS TOWN HALL \nDoors open at 7:00 PM\nBook signing with author KASHIWABA Sachiko at 7:00 PM\nFilm Screening at 7:30 PM \nDirector: KAWATSURA Shinya • Writer: KASHIWABA Sachiko (original novel)\, YOSHIDA Reiko (screenplay) • 2022 • Anime • 108 min. •  Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer \nIn-Theatre Film Screening • Ticketed Admission: $8.00 (tickets available on-site\, cashless) \n17-year-old run-away Yui and 8-year-old Hiyori\, who lost her family and her voice\, have no place to go when they run into Kiwa\, a strange old lady. She offers them a place to stay\, in a slightly banged-up old house overlooking the sea\, a Mayoiga. Despite joining Kiwa on a whim\, the two girls find comfort in Mayoiga\, a legendary house\, said to look after lost travelers\, and the warm hospitality of Kiwa. Both girls’ damaged hearts begin to heal little by little. Until one day\, a variety of strange beings which Kiwa calls “Fushigitto” begin popping up around the house. \nFirst few people in line will receive an exclusive mini-poster of the movie! \nAuthor KASHIWABA Sachiko will be in-attendance for a Q&A after the screening. \nTickets now on sale!  \n  \nCo-presented with the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library \n \n\nAbout the Author: \n \nKASHIWABA Sachiko is a prolific writer of children’s and young adult fantasy whose career spans more than four decades. Her works have garnered the prestigious Sankei\, Shogakukan\, and Noma children’s literature awards\, and her novel The Marvelous Village Veiled in Mist influenced Hayao Miyazaki’s film Spirited Away. Her books for children include the Monster Hotel series\, Great-Aunt’s Amazing Recipes\, Miracle Family\, The What’s-Next Library\, Temple Alley Summer\, The Witch Who Loved the King\, and Strange Journey from the Basement\, lately animated as The Wonderland. She has co-translated two fairy novels by Gail Carson Levine into Japanese\, and she edited a children’s version of the Tōno monogatari\, beloved folk legends collected by Kizen Sasaki and Kunio Yanagita. She lives in Iwate Prefecture. \nMs. Kashiwaba is a guest author at the 2022 Toronto International Festival of Authors. Click here for more author details and TIFA related event info. \n\n  \nRelated Programming: \n \nLegends and Folklore: Author KASHIWABA Sachiko talk Japanese children’s literature with Rui Umezawa \nFriday\, September 23\, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (ET) @ JFT Event Hall \nCelebrated novelist of children’s and young adult fiction KASHIWABA Sachiko is coming to Toronto! On September 23\, you’re invited to an exclusive talk with Ms. Kashiwaba and Canadian author Rui Umezawa. The two will sit down to discuss Japanese folklore\, community stories\, traditional tales vs. modern fantasies\, and much more! Admission for this event is free\, but registration is required. \nRegister Here  \n\n \nJFT Book Club Online: Temple Alley Summer by KASHIWABA Sachiko \nThursday\, September 15\, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (ET) \nFor the upcoming JFT Book Club Online\, we will discuss KASHIWABA Sachiko’s Temple Alley Summer (帰命寺横丁の夏)\, a sweet and imaginative ghost story full of mystery\, traditions\, and the fantastical. Please email the library at library@jftor.org to reserve your seat. \nRegister Here 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/house-of-the-lost/
LOCATION:Innis Town Hall\, Innis College\, University of Toronto\, 2 Sussex Avenue\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1JS\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:The Ainu Films of HIMEDA Tadayoshi
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDuring the 1970s and 1980s\, Director Himeda created a series of films in close collaboration with the late Ainu trailblazer KAYANO Shigeru. Mister Kayano was the first Ainu to sit in the Japanese parliament and one of the last native speakers of the Ainu language. For those who watched our screening of Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan\, you may remember one of the elders of the film\, KAYANO Reiko\, who is the wife of the late KAYANO Shigeru. \nSpecial thanks to Mr. HIMEDA Ran (son of Director Himeda) for all of your support! \nDon’t miss the special presentation with Dr. Marcos Centeno (Birbeck\, University of London) as he shines a light on the historic\, ethnological\, and artistic significance of HIMEDA Tadayoshi’s documentaries. This presentation serves as a perfect introduction to Director Himeda’s films. \nAll three films will be available online North America-wide from:\nFriday\, September 2 – Sunday\, September 4  \n\n  \nChise-a-Kar -We Build A House- • チセアカラ －われら家つくる－ \nDirected by HIMEDA Tadayoshi • 1974 • Documentary •  57 min. • Presented in Ainu with English subtitles\nOnline Film Screening (North America only) • Admission Free • RSVP Required (register below) \nThis film centers on the construction of a traditional style house\, their houses being not only very distinctive but also figuring prominently in religious ritual. The houses were rectangular and pole-framed\, thatched with Miscanthus or bamboo-leaf; the doorway was protected by a skin or woven hanging and various parts of the house\, such as the hearth and a window on the eastern side\, would serve ceremonial purposes. \n\n  \nI-Omante -The Bear Ritual- • イヨマンテ －熊おくり－ \nDirected by HIMEDA Tadayoshi • 1977 • Documentary •  103 min. • Presented in English\, Japanese\, and Ainu with English subtitles\nOnline Film Screening (North America only) • Admission Free • RSVP Required (register below) \nThis film focuses on I-OMANTE ritual that is to liberate the souls of the Gods from the furs and meat and send them back to the Land of the Gods. The Ainu believed that bears were Gods. The Gods come to the Land of the Ainu\, which means “human beings”\, with meat\, furs and medicine (the gall bladders of the bears) as their gifts. \nContent Warning: Animal death as part of the bear ritual. \n\n  \nWedding Ceremony of the Ainus • アイヌの結婚式 \nDirected by HIMEDA Tadayoshi • 1971 • Documentary •  33 min. • Presented in Japanese and Ainu with English subtitles\nOnline Film Screening (North America only) • Admission Free • RSVP Required (register below) \nThe documentary is a record of a marriage ceremony that took place in April 1971 and was performed in accordance with Ainu traditions at the request of the young bride. There were two hurdles to overcome in the realization of the ceremony: first\, a group of Ainu had to be convinced\, who were against a revival of the tradition. Secondly\, there were only a few members of the community who knew the details of the ceremony at all\, since most of them had already been celebrating a wedding in their own style for over 80 years. \n\nAbout HIMEDA Tadayoshi (1928-2013): \nBorn in 1928 in Kobe\, Hyogo Prefecture\, HIMEDA Tadayoshi graduated from the local business university in 1948. Six years later\, Himeda went to Tokyo and worked there in the field of modern theatre. In addition to his work as a screenwriter for television\, he studied with the ethnologist MIYAMOTO Tsuneichi. In 1976\, Himeda founded the Center for Ethnological Visual Documentation (Minzoku Bunka Eizō Kenkyujo)\, which he has headed until 2012. \nFor more than 50 years\, he has been documenting the lives and culture of the common people using visual media\, and created more than 120 films. \nHimeda and his Center are known worldwide through joint projects with the Collège de France in France\, lectures and film series at Harvard University\, and events at universities\, museums and research institutions in Europe. He has received numerous important prizes in Japan and abroad for his work. \n\nIn Conjunction With:\nReviving Ainu Lost Traditions on Screen: HIMEDA Tadayoshi’s Documentary Films \nJoin Dr. Marcos Centeno (Birbeck\, University of London) for a special presentation examining the historic and cultural significance of HIMEDA Tadayoshi’s documentary films about the Ainu people. Dr. Centeno will introduce us to the history of Ainu representation on screen\, which goes back as far as the inception of cinema. Unlike previous documentaries featuring the Ainu\, the films Director Himeda made in the 1970s alongside Ainu leader and trailblazer KAYANO Shigeru showcase a new ethnographic approach where the Ainu are not depicted as exotic nor primitive. \nThis presentation serves as a perfect introduction to our online screenings this weekend\, The Ainu Films of HIMEDA Tadayoshi. \nOnline Talk Event   \n\nRelated Programming:\nInuit Print Art and its Early Japanese Influences \nIn the mid-20th century\, a series of fortunate events led to the introduction of Japanese printmaking techniques to the Inuit community of Cape Dorset. In this talk with Dr. Norman Vorano (Queens University)\, we will hear the story of how these ancient traditions of Japan made their way to the remote Canadian arctic\, how Inuit artists built upon these traditions\, and the ways in which Inuit printmaking continues to thrive today. \nWatch Here \n\n \nAdditional Ainu Films\, Videos & Resources \nAs a follow-up to our film screenings in recognition of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9)\, we have assembled a collection of films\, videos\, and additional resources about the Ainu people. These resources and content are available for free and we hope it encourages you to continue learning about the indigenous peoples of Japan. \nWatch Here \n\nJF OverDrive: Ebooks about indigenous peoples of Japan \nDeepen your understanding about the Ainu people and their culture by checking out ebooks on indigenous peoples of Japan before or after the film screening! Apply for a new library card or renew your expired card here. \nRead Here  \n\n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ainu-himeda-tadayoshi/
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CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Ainu Neno An Ainu (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:Ainu Neno An Ainu • アイヌネノアンアイヌ\nFriday\, August 12\, 5:59PM – Sunday\, August 14\, 11:59PM (ET) \nDirected by Neo Sora & Laura Liverani •  2021 • Documentary • 72 min. •  Presented in Japanese & Ainu with English subtitles \nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) • Admission Free • RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link on August 12) • Trailer \nA cinematic family photo album of a remote village in Hokkaido\, where the Ainu\, the indigenous population of northern Japan\, have kept their culture and language alive despite a history of Japanese colonization. \nAinu Neno An Ainu collects the stories of the Ainu. The film is an interwoven set of stories narrated by Maya\, a young Ainu who grew up in the remote Hokkaido village of Nibutani. As a college student Maya’s goal is to revitalize the Ainu language and culture\, making it more accessible to future generations of both Ainu and Japanese. \nMaya’s voice guides the audience as other villagers tell their stories and portray the histories of their community\, from their individual and collective journey of forced assimilation and discrimination to the revitalization of their own language and culture. The cast is comprised of the people who live in the village of Nibutani\, which hosts a population that is over 70 percent of Ainu descent. \nIn celebration of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9. \n  \n  \n   \n\nThe Fox of Shichigorosawa • 七五郎沢の狐 \nDirected by SUGIHARA Tune • 2015 • Animation • 14 min. • Presented in Ainu with English subtitles • Trailer \nHigashiyama\, the home of the foxes\, has become an illegal dumping ground. This results in the decrease of small animals\, which the mother fox relied on as prey to feed her children. The fox comes down from the mountains in search of food to feed her children\, and comes upon a human village. This story is told in the Ainu language. \nThe Fox of Shichigorosawa will play before the screening of Ainu Neno An Ainu. \n\nRelated Programming:\nAinu: Indigenous People of Japan • アイヌ：ひと \nDirector MIZOGUCHI Naomi depicts the manifold attempts of the Ainu today to regain and pass on their cultural identity. This documentary was filmed in Biratori town in Hokkaido\, where many people with Ainu roots still live. It is also known as the hometown of the late Shigeru Kayano\, who contributed greatly to the field of research on Ainu culture. In celebration of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples. \nOnline Film Screening  \n\nInuit Print Art and its Early Japanese Influences \nIn the mid-20th century\, a series of fortunate events led to the introduction of Japanese printmaking techniques to the Inuit community of Cape Dorset. In this talk with Dr. Norman Vorano (Queens University)\, we will hear the story of how these ancient traditions of Japan made their way to the remote Canadian arctic\, how Inuit artists built upon these traditions\, and the ways in which Inuit printmaking continues to thrive today. \nWatch Here \n\nJF OverDrive: Ebooks about indigenous peoples of Japan  \nDeepen your understanding about the Ainu people and their culture by checking out ebooks on indigenous peoples of Japan before or after the film screening! Apply for a new library card or renew your expired card here.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ainu-neno-an-ainu/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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SUMMARY:Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan • アイヌ：ひと\nTuesday\, August 9\, 5:59PM – Thursday\, August 11\, 11:59PM (ET) \nDirected by MIZOGUCHI Naomi • 2019 • Documentary • 61 min. • Presented in Japanese & Ainu with English subtitles • Canadian Premiere \nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) • Admission Free • RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link on August 9) • Trailer \nAinu means human in Ainu language. The Ainu are the indigenous people of Japan. Hokkaido\, the northern island of Japan\, was previously called Ainumosir\, or land of the Ainu. Ainu traditions are facing a critical situation; the latest survey revealed that the Ainu population is less than 20\,000 people in Hokkaido\, and UNESCO has recognized the language as ‘critically endangered.’ \nDirector MIZOGUCHI Naomi depicts the manifold attempts of the Ainu today to regain and pass on their cultural identity. This documentary was filmed in Biratori town in Hokkaido\, where many people with Ainu roots still live. It is also known as the hometown of the late Shigeru Kayano\, who contributed greatly to the field of research on Ainu culture. \nIn celebration of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9.    \n\n \nThe Fox of Shichigorosawa • 七五郎沢の狐 \nDirected by SUGIHARA Tune • 2015 • Animation • 14 min. • Presented in Ainu with English subtitles • Trailer \nHigashiyama\, the home of the foxes\, has become an illegal dumping ground. This results in the decrease of small animals\, which the mother fox relied on as prey to feed her children. The fox comes down from the mountains in search of food to feed her children\, and comes upon a human village. This story is told in the Ainu language. \nThe Fox of Shichigorosawa will play before the screening of Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan. \n\nDirector’s Statement: \nI was born in Hyogo Prefecture on the main island of Honshu in Japan and  reached adulthood knowing almost nothing about the Ainu. After collaborating on a film with indigenous people in Colombia\, Ecuador\, and Nepal\, I developed a strong desire to learn about the Ainu who live in my home country.  \nIn 2008\, I visited the town of Biratori for the first time. At the time\, I was searching  for ways in which indigenous people from around the world could meet and learn from  each other through video making. On my fifth visit to Biratori in 2015\, a staff member at the local museum mentioned  that they wanted to document modern Ainu culture on video. This inspired me to make this film\, Ainu – Indigenous People of Japan.  \nThe four elders featured in the film were born before World War II\, went through many difficulties\, and survived many social changes. Now\, even in their 80s\, they all are proactive in various local activities and try to pass down Ainu culture to younger generations. I was certain that the stories and activities of these four individuals would  become invaluable video material not only of Ainu history but indeed\, Japanese history as a whole.  \nThe existence of the Ainu people is virtually unknown not only around the world  but also in Japan. My biggest hope is that this documentary will increase the number of  people who become interested in the rich\, sophisticated culture of the Ainu by learning  about their daily lives and the history of the four people featured in the film.  \nIn Collaboration with the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum: \nThe Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum opened in 1992 with the mission of accurately passing down Ainu culture and its history to future generations. The Museum houses more than 1\,000 National Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties as well as other various traditional crafts. It also has a large collection of video materials\, including yukar\, or heroic epic poems. The Nibutani neighborhood that is home to the Museum is also host to the Shigeru Kayano Ainu Culture Museum and the Historical Museum of the Saru River. It is renowned as a rare place where there is an abundance of Ainu cultural study materials. \n\nRelated Programming:\nAinu Neno An Ainu • アイヌネノアンアイヌ \nA cinematic family photo album of a remote village in Hokkaido\, where the Ainu\, the indigenous population of northern Japan\, have kept their culture and language alive despite a history of Japanese colonization. Ainu Neno An Ainu is an interwoven set of stories narrated by Maya\, a young Ainu college student whose goal is to revitalize the Ainu language and culture. In celebration of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples. \nOnline Film Screening  \n\nInuit Print Art and its Early Japanese Influences \nIn the mid-20th century\, a series of fortunate events led to the introduction of Japanese printmaking techniques to the Inuit community of Cape Dorset. In this talk with Dr. Norman Vorano (Queens University)\, we will hear the story of how these ancient traditions of Japan made their way to the remote Canadian arctic\, how Inuit artists built upon these traditions\, and the ways in which Inuit printmaking continues to thrive today. \nWatch Here \n\nJF OverDrive: Ebooks about indigenous peoples of Japan  \nDeepen your understanding about the Ainu people and their culture by checking out ebooks on indigenous peoples of Japan before or after the film screening! Apply for a new library card or renew your expired card here.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ainu-hito/
LOCATION:Virtual
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GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki 2022 Toronto
DESCRIPTION:  \nCinema Kabuki 2022 Toronto\nJuly 16 & 17 ● TIFF Bell Lightbox\nIn High Definition on the Big Screen | Direct from Japan | Presented with English subtitles\nIncluding Canadian premieres of Kuruwa Bunshō and a new version of Murder in a Hell of Oil\nTicketed Admission: $25.71 per screening\, including tax and handling fees. \nKabuki 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. \nIn association with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto. Presented by The Japan Foundation. \n\nCinema Kabuki Schedule\n♦ Saturday\, July 16\, 2022 \n1:00 PM [ Cinema Kabuki: 三人吉三 Three Thieves Named Kichisa ] 136 min. \n4:45 PM [ Cinema Kabuki: 廓文章 Kuruwa Bunshō ] 97 min. \n  \n♦ Sunday\, July 17\, 2022 \n1:00 PM [ Cinema Kabuki: 阿古屋 Akoya ] 93 min. \n4:00 PM [ Cinema Kabuki: 女殺油地獄 Murder in a Hell of Oil ] 103 min. \n  \nTo Buy Tickets:\nOnline: Tickets Available Here \nTelephone: 416-599-2033 (TIFF Bell Lightbox box office)\nTickets can also be purchased in-person at the TIFF Bell Lightbox box office\nTicketed Admission. All seats are assigned.\n$25.71 per screening\, including tax and handling fees. \n \n\n \nThree Thieves Named Kichisa\n(an urban outlaw story) \nSan’nin Kichisa\n三人吉三 \nKankuro\, Shichinosuke\, Matsuya 勘九郎、七之助、松也\nPremiered in 1860\nWritten by Kawatake Mokuami\nDirected for the stage and Cinema Kabuki by Kushida Kazuyoshi\nRecorded live at Theater Cocoon\, Shibuya\, Tokyo\, 2014\n136 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikN3jxiLxU \nTrailer 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmoN1_bGsg\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php \nEarly 19th-century Edo (the former name of Tokyo) had juvenile delinquents and outlaws everywhere. Urban culture was overripe. Three thieves happen to meet on a dark New Year’s night. They feel compassion for each other instantly and vow brotherhood. But they do not know that this encounter is only one milestone of their fate. Long before the three meet\, their lives have already been entangled. An intricate web of destiny eventually drives them to their deaths. Kankuro\, Shichinosuke\, and Matsuya are three of the most promising young Kabuki actors. This classic play is given new life by these young talents in an unconventional production by Kushida at a contemporary venue\, Theater Cocoon\, located in the Shibuya district of Tokyo\, known as the Street of Youth. \n\n \n\n \nKuruwa Bunshō – Yoshidaya (Love Letters in Pleasure Quarters)\n(A rendezvous in pleasure quarter) \nKuruwa Bunshō – Yoshidaya\n廓文章 吉田屋 くるわ ぶんしょう よしだや \nNizaemon\, Tamasaburo 仁左衛門、玉三郎\nPremiered in 1793 as a puppet theatre play\nPremiered as a Kabuki play in 1808\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, April 2009\n97 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/r8-chzGpNJY\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/kuruwa_bunsho.php \nThe role of Izaemon is performed in the style of wagoto\, one of Kabuki’s stock characters. Although these wagoto-type men are not powerful physically and financially\, Izaemon is such a charmer and the most popular one in the pleasure quarter\, who is sensitive\, childlike\, funny\, and handsome. After a long absence Izaemon tries to reconnect with his lover\, the courtesan Yūgiri\, for a rendezvous. She has been missing him so much that she is lovesick\, yet he accuses her of being unfaithful. This teasing is part of a flirtation\, and the emotional exchanges of the love scene unfold in choreographed movements to the sensuous accompaniment of two groups of music ensembles\, Gidayū and Tokiwazu. These idealized beautiful lovers\, like a fairy-tale prince and princess\, are performed by Kabuki’s golden couple Nizaemon and Tamasaburo.\n\n \n\n \nAkoya\n(a historical epic with Gidayū music accompaniment) \nDannoura Kabuto Gunki\n壇浦兜軍記 だんのうら かぶと ぐんき \nTamasaburo\, Kikunosuke\, Kanzaburo 玉三郎、菊之助、勘三郎\nPremiered in 1732 as a puppet theatre play\nWritten by Bunkōdō and Hasegawa Senshi\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, October 2015\n93 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjSwZYxL2bU\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/akoya.php \nDefeated Samurai commander Kagekiyo vanishes and is searched for by the victorious Genji clan. Courtesan Akoya\, Kagekiyo’s lover\, is arrested and interrogated to learn the hideout of Kagekiyo. The interrogator confronts Akoya with an emotionally\, sophisticatedly elevated way of torture to pull out the truth from this dedicated lover; instead of violence or pain\, three music instruments are used to hear the clarity in tones as a reflection of the honesty of her mind. Actually playing three instruments onstage\, plus singing\, Tamasaburo realizes magnificently one of the most challenging Kabuki female roles.\n \n\n \nMurder in a Hell of Oil\n(a murder story) \nOnna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku\n女殺油地獄　おんなごろし あぶらの じごく \nKoshiro\, Ennosuke 幸四郎、猿之助\nPremiered as a Bunraku puppet play in 1721\nWritten by CHIKAMATSU Monzaemon\nPremiered as a Kabuki play in 1909\nRecorded live at Shochiku-za Theatre\, Osaka\, July 2018\n103 min.\nSubtitled in English\nTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WP1hOZjwTU\nSynopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/abura_no_jigoku.php \nIn Osaka\, the centre of commerce in 18th-century Japan\, Yohei is the prodigal son of an oil merchant who consumes the family fortune pursuing “pleasures of the night”. In spite of the heartfelt concern of his mother and stepfather\, Yohei will not give up. Finally cornered by loan sharks\, Yohei begs Okichi\, the wife of a fellow oil merchant\, for money. Upon her refusal\, Yohei turns into a cruel murderer. Blood and oil gush in Kabuki’s most spectacular murder scene. Koshirō and Ennosuke\, members of the younger generations of Kabuki actors\, face the challenge of this masterpiece under the supervision of Nizaemon\, a Living National Treasure.\n \n\nシネマ歌舞伎\nハイ・デフィニションの大画面で観る歌舞伎\nHDカメラ8台が捉え、高画質シネマ・プロジェクターで映写、６チャンネル音響で再生される、歌舞伎の醍醐味。\n映画館いっぱいの、生の臨場感と華麗な舞台の魅力。\n全作品英語字幕付 \n♦ Saturday\, July 16\, 2022 \n1:00 PM [Cinema Kabuki: 三人吉三 Three Thieves Named Kichisa] 136 min. \n4:45 PM [Cinema Kabuki: 廓文章 Kuruwa Bunshō] 97 min. \n  \n♦ Sunday\, July 17\, 2022 \n1:00 PM [Cinema Kabuki: 阿古屋 Akoya] 93 min. \n4:00 PM [Cinema Kabuki: 女殺油地獄 Murder in a Hell of Oil] 103 min. \n  \nオンラインチケット購入 \n電話416-599-2033　または対人で、ライトボツクス入場券販売窓口まで\n入場券料各上映　$25.71税手数料込　全席指定 \n\n\n三人吉三 \n世話物串田和美新演出版\n英題 Three Thieves Named Kichisa\n河竹黙阿弥作\n1860年初演\n劇場舞台新演出: 串田和美\n2014年東京渋谷シアター・コクーンでライヴ収録\nシネマ歌舞伎監督: 串田和美\n136分\n予告編 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikN3jxiLxU\n予告編 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmoN1_bGsg\n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/sannin_kichisa.php\n日本語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/662/ \n19世紀初めの江戸、大都市の爛熟した文化の最下部には、不良や無法者が蠢いていた。三人の盗人が新年の夜の闇の中で出会い、不思議な共感に導かれて義兄弟の契りを結ぶ。その時三人の誰もが、この出会いは、連綿と続く彼らの運命の糸の皮肉なもつれの、ほんの一部でしかなかった事に気づく術もなかった。三人が顔を合わせるはるか以前に、彼らの人生はもつれ合っていた。運命の網は三人をからめ捕り、ついには死に至らしめる。三人の頼もしい若手歌舞伎俳優、勘九郎・七之助・松也が大暴れ、串田和美の革新的な演出で、古典作品に新たな息吹が与えられる。若者の街、東京渋谷のシアター・コクーンでの実況録画をもとに、串田和美が新たなシネマ歌舞伎版を監督。 \n\n\n廓文章 吉田屋\nくるわ ぶんしょう よしだや \n上方歌舞伎恋模様\n英題 Love Letters in Pleasure Quarters\n近松門左衛門作\n1732年人形浄瑠璃初演\n2015年10月東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録\n93分\n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-chzGpNJY\n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/kuruwa_bunsho.php\n日本語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/514/ \nはんなりとした演技に代表される歌舞伎和事芸の神髄を、仁左衛門が伊左衛門役で見せる。腕力も財力もなく、頼りないにもかかわらず、モテモテで、誰からも好かれ、楽しく明るく、繊細でやくしく、無邪気なほどに純粋無垢な色男が、大阪新町の絶世の花魁夕霧と恋仲。しばらく仁左衛門の足が遠のいている間に、夕霧は恋煩いでやつれてしまう。久しぶりの再会に、仁左衛門はすねるは愚痴るはの悪態づく、しかしこれもすべては恋の駆け引き。歌舞伎の黄金コンビ仁左衛門玉三郎の美男美女の邂逅が、義太夫と常磐津の二つの楽曲の掛け合いに乗り、ほとんど舞踊劇化した官能的かつ寓話的な場面に描かれていく。 \n\n \n阿古屋\nだんのうら かぶと ぐんき \n壇浦兜軍記 だんのうら かぶと ぐんき\n時代物義太夫狂言\n英題　Dannoura Kabuto Gunki\n近松門左衛門作\n1732年人形浄瑠璃初演\n2015年10月東京歌舞伎座でライヴ収録\n93分\n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GPDeY3nNmSM\n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/akoya.php\n英語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/\n日本語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/2134/ \n源平合戦の最中、敗軍の将平景清の逃走先が、景清の愛人、京都五条坂の遊女阿古屋に問いただされる。拷問で口を割らせようとする岩永を押さえ、秩父庄司重忠は、阿古屋に三種類の楽器の演奏を求める。心にやましいものがあれば、楽の音に自ずと乱れが生じるとて、景清の行方を知らないと言い張る阿古屋の言葉の真偽が音楽で問われる。琴・三味線・胡弓を役者自身で演奏し、唄も歌う阿古屋は、女形最大の難役。現代歌舞伎女形の最高峰、人間国宝の坂東玉三郎の代表作、絢爛豪華な舞台。 \n\n\n女殺油地獄\nおんなごろし あぶらの じごく \n世話物殺人ドラマ\n英題　Murder in a Hell of Oil\n出演　幸四郎、猿之助\n近松門左衛門作\n1721年人形浄瑠璃初演\n1909年歌舞伎初演\n2018年7月大阪松竹座でライヴ収録\n103分\n予告編: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WP1hOZjwTU\n英語あらすじ: http://www.kabuki21.com/abura_no_jigoku.php\n日本語あらすじ: https://enmokudb.kabuki.ne.jp/repertoire/1450/ \n元禄文化咲き誇る商都大阪で現実の事件を基に、日本のシェイクスピア、近松門左衛門が描く、ある都会的な消費生活者の破綻。商家の道楽息子が借金返済に窮して陥る、家庭内暴力と金目当ての殺人の濃密な世界に、若手歌舞伎俳優幸四郎・猿之助が、人間国宝仁左衛門の監修を受けて挑戦。油の大桶を次々に引き倒しながらの、血まみれ油まみれの殺し場が、圧巻。
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinemakabuki2022/
LOCATION:TIFF Lightbox\, 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Performance
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6466182;-79.3902373
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SUMMARY:Ode to Mount Hayachine (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:Ode to Mount Hayachine 早池峰の賦\n\nOde to Mount Hayachine\n早池峰の賦 \nFriday\, July 1\, 5:59PM – Sunday\, July 3\, 11:59PM (ET)\nDirected by HANEDA Sumiko | 1982 | Documentary | 156 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles\nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link before July 1) \nA surprising box-office hit in Japan\, HANEDA Sumiko’s documentary epic revels in the patterns of Japan caught between tradition and modernity. Shot in the foothills of Iwate Prefecture’s mystical Mt. Hayachine\, the film records a year in the life of the area’s villages and villagers as they prepare for kagura performances\, a dance-theater form with origins in religious rituals (and now mainly performed for eager tourists). Fittingly\, the film’s true beauty comes not through its commentary on tradition and society\, but in its harmonization to the mountain’s own intricate rhythms. \n \n\n \nAbout HANEDA Sumiko\nBorn in 1926\, in Dalian\, China (then Manchuria\, under Japanese occupation)\, Haneda started her career with Iwanami Productions\, a company producing educational films\, where she would make her first films about the arts\, education\, and nature. In 1976 she directed her first independent film\, The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms\, a personal project she had worked on for many years. She made films about folkloric dances and changing rural traditions (Ode to Mt. Hayachine\, 1982)\, portraits of aging artists such as Akiko-Portrait of a Dancer (1985) or the monumental Kabuki Actor Kataoke Nizaimon (1992-1996). Haneda led a prolific career directing over 80 films and receiving widespread recognition for her work on welfare politics and caring for the elderly. Later in her career\, Haneda reflected upon her early life in China with films about the Japanese settlers in Manchuria such as Faraway Home – Lushun and Dalian (2011). She also participated in the creation of the Tokyo International Women’s Film Festival (1985-2012)\, the first of its kind in Japan. \n\nOnline Talk: Women Directors in Contemporary Japanese Cinema\n \nAvailable Now on the JFT Youtube Channel \nThis special presentation with Dr. Colleen Laird (UBC) focuses on the emergence of women directors in early 21st century Japanese cinema industries. In this talk\, Dr. Laird introduces prominent directors who have been successful in both domestic and international markets\, and she discusses the various factors that supported a new career pathway for women in film\, as well as ongoing barriers that pose difficulties for continued success.  Presented in English. \nWatch Here \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/mount-hayachine/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220701T175900
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220703T235900
DTSTAMP:20220627T210240Z
CREATED:20220616T200112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220627T210240Z
UID:76417-1656698340-1656892740@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION: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\n\nInto the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa\n山中常盤ー牛若丸と常盤御前 母と子の物語ー \nFriday\, July 1\, 5:59PM – Sunday\, July 3\, 11:59PM (ET)\nDirected by HANEDA Sumiko | 2005 | Documentary | 100 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles\nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link before July 1) \nThis extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by IWASA Matabei some 400 years ago. It tells the then-famous puppet theater story of Lady Tokiwa\, who is murdered by bandits in Yamanaka on her way to visit her samurai son. Learning of her fate from her ghost\, the son sets out to avenge her death. With skillful framing\, rhythmic pacing\, and a newly composed joruri score (ballad singing with shamisen accompaniment)\, HANEDA Sumiko has created a stirring cinematic work from a static painting that is one of Japan’s cultural treasures. \n     \n\n \nAbout HANEDA Sumiko\nBorn in 1926\, in Dalian\, China (then Manchuria\, under Japanese occupation)\, Haneda started her career with Iwanami Productions\, a company producing educational films\, where she would make her first films about the arts\, education\, and nature. In 1976 she directed her first independent film\, The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms\, a personal project she had worked on for many years. She made films about folkloric dances and changing rural traditions (Ode to Mt. Hayachine\, 1982)\, portraits of aging artists such as Akiko-Portrait of a Dancer (1985) or the monumental Kabuki Actor Kataoke Nizaimon (1992-1996). Haneda led a prolific career directing over 80 films and receiving widespread recognition for her work on welfare politics and caring for the elderly. Later in her career\, Haneda reflected upon her early life in China with films about the Japanese settlers in Manchuria such as Faraway Home – Lushun and Dalian (2011). She also participated in the creation of the Tokyo International Women’s Film Festival (1985-2012)\, the first of its kind in Japan. \n\nOnline Talk: Women Directors in Contemporary Japanese Cinema\n \nAvailable Now on the JFT Youtube Channel \nThis special presentation with Dr. Colleen Laird (UBC) focuses on the emergence of women directors in early 21st century Japanese cinema industries. In this talk\, Dr. Laird introduces prominent directors who have been successful in both domestic and international markets\, and she discusses the various factors that supported a new career pathway for women in film\, as well as ongoing barriers that pose difficulties for continued success.  Presented in English. \nWatch Here \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/yamanaka-tokiwa/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220610T175900
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220612T235900
DTSTAMP:20241209T171938Z
CREATED:20220602T153828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T171938Z
UID:76025-1654883940-1655078340@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:ANDO Momoko's "A Piece of Our Life -Kakera-" カケラ (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:A Piece of Our Life -Kakera- • カケラ\nFriday\, June 10\, 5:59PM – Sunday\, June 12\, 11:59PM (ET)\nDirected by ANDO Momoko | 2009 | Drama / LGBTQ | 107 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles | Trailer\nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link on June 9) \nCollege student Haru (MITSUSHIMA Hikari) is stuck in an unfulfilling relationship with a boyfriend that’s just not right for her. One day\, Rico (NAKAMURA Eriko)\, a “medical artist” who makes prosthetic body parts\, strikes up a conversation with her. Rico believes that gender has nothing to do with love. The two quickly become intimately involved. \nContinue to celebrate Pride Month with the JFT with more screenings of Japanese LGBTQ films! \n     \n\n \nAbout ANDO Momoko\nBorn in 1982\, the daughter of actor-director OKUDA Eiji and essayist ANDO Kazu\, and the sister of award-winning actress ANDO Sakura\, ANDO Momoko is certainly no stranger to the world of cinema. After graduating from the Slade School of Fine Arts in London and studying film at New York University\, she returned to Japan where she initially worked as an assistant on her father’s films while harboring strong ambitions to become a director in her own right. The result is her delicately nuanced 2009 debut A Piece of Our Life -Kakera-\, a free adaptation of Erica Sakurazawa’s manga about a lesbian love affair and boasts a soundtrack by former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha. In 2012\, she published her first novel which she then adapted into her second feature film\, 0.5mm\, starring her sister ANDO Sakura and receiving numerous awards including the Shanghai International Film Festival Best Director Award. \n\nOnline Talk: Women Directors in Contemporary Japanese Cinema\nDates: Thursday\, June 9\, 7:00 PM – Sunday\, June 12\, 7:00 PM \nRegister today to view a special presentation with Dr. Colleen Laird (UBC) about the emergence of women directors in early 21st century Japanese cinema industries. Dr. Laird will introduce prominent directors who have been successful in both domestic and international markets\, and she will discuss the various factors that supported a new career pathway for women in film\, as well as ongoing barriers that pose difficulties for continued success. \nPresented in English; register here. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kakera/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220610T175900
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220612T235900
DTSTAMP:20241209T171004Z
CREATED:20220602T151355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T171004Z
UID:76024-1654883940-1655078340@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:ANDO Momoko's "0.5mm" (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:0.5mm • 0.5ミリ\nFriday\, June 10\, 5:59PM – Sunday\, June 12\, 11:59PM (ET)\nDirected by ANDO Momoko | 2014 | Drama | 196 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles\nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link on June 9)\n*Please note this film will be capped at 650 registrants \nOne day\, home helper YAMAGISHI Sawa (ANDO Sakura) unwittingly gets caught up in a serious incident and loses her job\, forcing her to move out of her company’s dormitory. Left with nowhere to live\, she wanders the streets in search of old men with various predicaments\, and inserts herself into their lives to become their helper\, whether they like it or not. \n   \n \nAbout ANDO Momoko\nBorn in 1982\, the daughter of actor-director OKUDA Eiji and essayist ANDO Kazu\, and the sister of award-winning actress ANDO Sakura\, ANDO Momoko is certainly no stranger to the world of cinema. After graduating from the Slade School of Fine Arts in London and studying film at New York University\, she returned to Japan where she initially worked as an assistant on her father’s films while harboring strong ambitions to become a director in her own right. The result is her delicately nuanced 2009 debut A Piece of Our Life -Kakera-\, a free adaptation of Erica Sakurazawa’s manga about a lesbian love affair and boasts a soundtrack by former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha. In 2012\, she published her first novel which she then adapted into her second feature film\, 0.5mm\, starring her sister ANDO Sakura and receiving numerous awards including the Shanghai International Film Festival Best Director Award. \n  \n  \n  \n\nOnline Talk: Women Directors in Contemporary Japanese Cinema\nDates: Thursday\, June 9\, 7:00 PM – Sunday\, June 12\, 7:00 PM \nRegister today to view a special presentation with Dr. Colleen Laird (UBC) about the emergence of women directors in early 21st century Japanese cinema industries. Dr. Laird will introduce prominent directors who have been successful in both domestic and international markets\, and she will discuss the various factors that supported a new career pathway for women in film\, as well as ongoing barriers that pose difficulties for continued success. \nPresented in English; register here. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/0-5mm/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220603T175900
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220605T235900
DTSTAMP:20220602T172940Z
CREATED:20220528T214012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T172940Z
UID:76000-1654279140-1654473540@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Embers 最後の命 (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:Embers 最後の命\nFriday\, June 3\, 5:59PM – Sunday\, June 5\, 11:59PM (ET)\nDirected by MATSUMOTO Jumpei | 2014 | 110 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles\nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link on June 2)\n*Please note this film will be capped at 650 registrants \nContent warning: This film contains depictions of murder and sexual assault. Rated 15+ in Japan. \nAdapted 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. \nAs children\, Keito (YAGIRA Yuya) and Saeki (YANO Masato) witnessed a brutal assault. Saeki asks to meet up with Keito\, who has grown up struggling with his memory of the incident. However\, on the evening of their meeting\, Keito finds that a familiar call girl has been killed in his room… \n \n\nSunday\, June 5\, 12:30 PM – Wednesday\, June 8\, 11:59 PM (ET) | Register Here \nTune in for an exclusive interview with novelist NAKAMURA Fuminori as part of the Toronto International Festival of Author’s inaugural MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival. \nWhat motivates a killer? Is everyone capable of a crime as heinous as murder? Award-winning Japanese author Fuminori Nakamura’s latest book\, My Annihilation (translated by Sam Bett)\, gets to the crux of these queries in a deeply revealing and disturbingly honest examination of the psychological motives of a killer. Nakamura’s creative\, puzzling narrative style makes it nearly impossible to discern what is truth and what is fabrication\, until the very end. Trust no one when reading – not even yourself. Join a master of literary noir in this fascinating look into the darkest corners of human consciousness. This virtual event will be presented in Japanese with English captions.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/embers-screening/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220204T175900
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220206T235900
DTSTAMP:20241209T170151Z
CREATED:20220203T171726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T170151Z
UID:73567-1643997540-1644191940@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Wolf Children (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:Wolf Children おおかみこどもの雨と雪\nFriday\, February 4\, 7:30PM (ET) – Sunday\, February 6\, 11:59PM (ET)\nDirected by HOSODA Mamoru | 2012 | 117 minutes | Japanese with English Subtitles | Trailer\nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link on February 4) \n*Please note that due to a technical issue\, the screening will start at 7:30 PM (ET) instead. We apologize for any inconvenience.  \nEnjoy this animated modern classic by director HOSODA Mamoru of Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time fame. \nAfter her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children\, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society. \nShow Read more about director HOSODA Mamoru  Born in 1967\, HOSODA worked for Toei Animation\, before working at Madhouse from 2005 to 2011. He left Madhouse in 2011 to establish his own animation studio\, Studio Chizu. Many of his works involve themes of digital technology and family. \nSelected Filmography of HOSODA Mamoru:\nThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time 時をかける少女 (2006) | Director | Trailer\nSummer Wars サマーウォーズ (2009) | Writer/Director | Trailer\nMirai 未来のミライ (2018) | Writer/Director | Trailer
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/wolf-children-screening/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220204T175900
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220206T235900
DTSTAMP:20220203T172122Z
CREATED:20220128T002202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220203T172122Z
UID:73565-1643997540-1644191940@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:What's For Dinner\, Mom? (Online Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:What’s for Dinner\, Mom? ママ、ごはんまだ？\nFriday\, February 4\, 5:59PM – Sunday\, February 6\, 11:59PM (ET)\nDirected by SHIRAHA Mitsuhito | 2017 | 117 minutes | Japanese with English Subtitles | Trailer\nOnline Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link on February 4) *Please note this film will be capped at 400 registrants \nWe are back with JFT’s first film screening of the year that will surely warm your hearts and bellies! \nSisters Tae and Yo Hitoto return to the old family house\, which is slated for demolition. Tae comes across a container containing recipes and letters compiled by their mother who died some twenty years ago. Their mother had moved to Taiwan in order to marry a local man. The husband died and she herself went through cancer before also dying. Tae travels to Taiwan to retrace her mother’s steps and learns much about the different stages of life.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/whats-for-dinner-mom-screening/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211105T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211107T210000
DTSTAMP:20211104T161047Z
CREATED:20210917T202927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211104T161047Z
UID:54586-1636146000-1636318800@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Colorful
DESCRIPTION:COLORFUL  カラフル\nFriday\, November 5\, 9:00PM – Sunday\, November 7\, 9:00PM (ET)\nDirected by HARA Keiichi | 2010 | 126 minutes | Japanese with English Subtitles | Trailer\nVirtual Film Screening (Canada only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link) \nIn conjunction with the 2021 Toronto International Festival of Authors guest Eto Mori\, who is the author of the book of the same name. \nUpon arriving at the train station of death\, an impure soul is granted a second chance at life against his will. Reincarnating into the body of Makoto Kobayashi\, a 14-year-old boy who recently committed suicide\, the soul is tasked to identify the boy’s greatest sin in life within a time limit of six months. Although it remains reluctant toward continuing life as Makoto\, the soul soon begins to notice the complexities of people’s emotions and actions. \nContent warning: This film contains depictions of suicide. Please watch with care. \nShow Read more about director HARA Keiichi A beautifully animated feature film directed by the realist visionary HARA Keiichi\, Colorful is based on a beloved and bestselling Japanese novel of the same name. Born in 1959\, HARA Keiichi started his career with Tokyo-based studio Shin-Ei Animation\, where he worked on two of Japan’s longest-running animation series: Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan. Although he kept a fairly low profile early on in his career\, HARA steadily built international recognition with his award-winning and critically acclaimed films such as Summer Days with Coo\, Miss Hokusai\, and Birthday Wonderland. \nSelected Filmography of HARA Keiichi:\nSummer Days with Coo (河童のクゥと夏休み) 2007 | Director/Screenplay\nColorful (カラフル) 2010 | Director\nHajimari no Michi (はじまりのみち) 2013 | Director/Screenplay\nMiss Hokusai (百日紅) 2015 | Director\nBirthday Wonderland (バースデー・ワンダーランド) 2019 | Director  \nLearn more about the book’s adaptation into the anime in the exclusive interview between authors Eto Mori and Kerri Sakamoto\, below. \nSpecial Talk:\nWritings and Adaptations: Author Eto Mori interviewed by Author Kerri Sakamoto\n \nThis exclusive interview will also be available on the Eventive platform for those who have registered for the virtual film screening of Colorful (Nov 5-7). \nAcclaimed Canadian author Kerri Sakamoto interviews Eto Mori on her book Colorful and its adaptation into an animated film directed by Keiichi Hara. Sakamoto asks how Mori views authors’ ownership to their works\, opportunities and challenges of literary works and visual works\, and characters depicted in her original book and the film. Interpretation provided by Jocelyne Allen. \nAbout Eto Mori \nEto Mori has been a literary star in Japan for over thirty years. She has won numerous major awards in Japan\, including the Naoki Prize\, one of Japan’s most prestigious awards for popular fiction. Colorful has been translated into seven languages and adapted into three films. Colorful is her first novel to be translated into English. She lives in Tokyo\, Japan. \nAbout Kerri Sakamoto \nKerri Sakamoto is the Toronto-born author of three novels that explore the Japanese Canadian experience. Her first book\, The Electrical Field\, received the international Commonwealth Book Prize and was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award. Kerri is a two-time recipient of the Canada-Japan Literary Award for her first book and her 2018 novel\, Floating City. In 2020\, she earned the Writers’ Trust Engel Findley \n\n \nColorful: Eto Mori  \nFriday\, October 29\, 4:30 PM (ET) | Details > \nEto Mori introduces her book Colorful on the virtual stage of the 2021 Toronto International Festival of Authors. Her bestselling classic was only recently translated to English by Jocelyne Allen. This event will be presented in Japanese and English\, and supported by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \n\nJFT Book Club Online: Colorful by Eto Mori\, moderated by Kris Kosaka \nWednesday\, November 10\, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (ET) | Details and registration > \nFor the upcoming JFT Book Club Online\, we will discuss Colorful (カラフル)\, a beloved and bestselling classic in Japan\, written by Eto Mori. Please email the library at library@jftor.org to reserve your seat. Colorful by Eto Mori is available for circulation on JFT OverDrive.  \n\nParallel Worlds: Translating Colorful\nInterview with author Eto Mori & translator Jocelyne Allen\, moderated by Dr. Mimi Okabe \nThursday\, November 18\, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (ET) | Details and registration > \nAuthor Eto Mori\, sits down with her translator Jocelyne Allen and moderator Dr. Mimi Okabe to talk about translating Colorful into English. Get the inside scoop on the process and insights of their successful collaboration on this classic work. \n\n“Colorful” ©2010 ETO MORI / Fuji Television Network\,Inc / Sunrise Inc. / Dentsu Inc. / Aniplex Inc. / Sony Music Entertainment(Japan)Inc. / Toho Co.\,Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/colorful/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210913
DTSTAMP:20210903T165944Z
CREATED:20210901T212006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210903T165944Z
UID:54394-1631232000-1631491199@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:The Night Is Short\, Walk On Girl
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Parallel Worlds: Translating Genre talk\, JFT is presenting a virtual film screening of The Night Is Short\, Walk On Girl. \nThis anime film is an adaptation of the book with the same name written by MORIMI Tomihiko and translated by Emily Balistrieri. Emily is an acclaimed translator and one of the guests in our Translating Genres talk! \nTHE NIGHT IS SHORT\, GIRL WALK ON 夜は短し歩けよ乙女\nFriday\, September 10\, 6:00PM – Sunday\, September 12\, 11:59PM\nDirected by YUASA Masaaki | 93 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles\nOnline Film Screening (North America only) | Admission Free | RSVP Required (register below to receive a viewing link) \nFrom the visionary mind of director YUASA Masaaki (Inu-Oh\, Ride Your Wave) comes The Night Is Short\, Walk on Girl\, a comedy about one epic night in Kyoto. As a group of teens go out for a night on the town\, a sophomore known only as “The Girl with Black Hair” experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife…all the while unaware of the romantic longings of Senpai\, a fellow student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her\, in an effort to win her heart. \n \n\nYUASA Masaaki’s latest film\, Inu-Oh\, will be making its North American Premiere at TIFF on Saturday\, September 11! \n \n\nThe Parallel Worlds: Translating Genres talk is now available on the JFT Youtube Channel: \n \n\n \nParallel Worlds: Translating Genres Booklist \nCheck out some genre fiction available at the JFT library\, such as The Night Is Short\, Walk On Girl by MORIMI Tomihiko\, translated by Emily Balistrieri and Go by KANESHIRO Kazuki\, translated by Takami Nieda\, and many more!
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/night-is-short/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210206T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210206T204500
DTSTAMP:20210207T024345Z
CREATED:20210203T125145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210207T024345Z
UID:51112-1612641600-1612644300@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:JFF Plus Talk: Documentaries from Japan
DESCRIPTION:JFF Plus Talk: Documentaries from Japan\nLivestream Talk with Jesse Cumming & Dr. Darcy Gauthier\, Moderated by Joanna Maracle \nJoin this live online talk between local film experts in CANADA to learn more about documentaries from Japan\, in conjunction with three documentaries featured in JFF Plus Online Film Festival; \nPEACE\, directed by SODA Kazuhiro | 2010   Tora-san in Goto\, directed by OURA Masaru | 2016 Tsukiji Wonderland\, directed by ENDO Naotaro | 2016\nThe livestream event that took place on Saturday February 6\, 2021 at 8:00 PM (EST) has ended. To watch the recording of the livestream\, watch below or click here on the JFT YouTube channel: \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nJESSE CUMMING\nJesse is a film curator\, arts administrator\, researcher\, and writer. He completed his M.A. in York University and Ryerson University’s joint Communication and Culture program\, studying the intersection of moving image technology and public space. He has served as a Consultant and Programming Associate with the Wavelengths section of the Toronto International Film Festival\, the Berlinale Forum\, and Open City Documentary Festival. \nHis writing has appeared in Cinema Scope\, The Brooklyn Rail\, Canadian Art\, Prefix Photo\, MUBI Notebook\, Filmmaker\, and more. He presently sits on the steering committee of the Toronto Film & Media Seminar and is a founding collective member of MICE Magazine\, a web and print publication dedicated to Moving Image Culture. \nJesse spent 6 weeks in Tokyo and Fukuoka as an Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellow for Research on Japanese Art. He was one of the first Canadians to receive this honour. \n\n \nDR. DARCY GAUTHIER\nDarcy Gauthier earned his PhD from the Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto\, where he wrote a dissertation exploring the intersection of French and Japanese film\, literature\, economics\, and politics in the 1950s. He was a Japan Foundation Fellow at Sophia (Jōchi) University in Tokyo from 2013–2014. \nHe has taught a variety of courses at the University of Toronto in the Department of East Asian Studies\, most recently on the topic of documentary film in Japan. His current interests are in the connections between postwar documentary film\, avant-garde and new wave art movements\, and modern Japanese society and politics. \n  \n\n \nJOANNA MARACLE (moderator)\nJoanna is the Cofounder and Creative Director of the Toronto Food Film Fest. The festival enters its third season in 2021 and continues to be a space to celebrate both the diverse cultural landscape of Toronto’s unique passion-driven culinary offerings and a place to support food-centered independent filmmaking. \nJoanna has a history of working in film\, festivals and non-profit. Using food as a brand of activism\, Joanna understands humans’ complicated relationship with food. May it be a basic human right or an expression of culture and love\, she offers a unique perspective to the festival and extends her vision into the festival’s programming. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/jff-plus-documentaries-from-japan/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210131T210000
DTSTAMP:20210117T185312Z
CREATED:20210107T072248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210117T185312Z
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SUMMARY:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, PART 3 - FERMENTED
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, PART 3 FILM\nFermented \nTake a deep dive into the world of fermentation with Chef Edward Lee as he travels the globe to learn from experts on fermented food and drinks to answer the single question\, “What is fermentation?”. Through profiles of kimchi\, kombucha\, miso and pickles we begin to understand that it isn’t just the process\, but the results that keep us wanting more. Fermented looks at how a tradition can give rise to a contemporary trend\, and helps us realize the culture and history of fermentation is in all of us\, even in our modern era of refrigeration and canning\, where food is in abundance. Complimenting this film\, is the talk with Sandor Katz\, fermentation revivalist and Koji specialist Shiori Kajiwara\, as well as the other short documentary Katsuo-Bushi by Yu Nakajima. \n\nThis documentary will be screened online in Canada only. Register below to receive a private link to view the film during the event dates.\n\n\n  \nFermented\nDirected by Jonathan Cianfrani\n2017\, 67 minutes\nDocumentary \nLook deeper\, get a little dirty\, and go ahead and find the beauty in rot. In the feature-length documentary FERMENTED\, author and chef Edward Lee goes on a journey to better understand how the ancient process of\nfermentation is used in modern times by visiting artisans and chefs around the world. Chef Lee is joined by an all-star cast of characters\, including chefs Stuart Brioza and Dominique Crenn\, bread mastermind Chad Robertson\, craft brewing leader Nick Floyd\, and fermentation guru Sandor Katz\, to talk\, share ideas\, and cook with fermentation in mind. (Don’t miss a chance to hear Sandor Katz and Shiori Kajiwara talk about Japanese ferments) \nEdward travels across the Pacific Ocean to the Japanese countryside to meet with artisans who maintain traditional methods of making soy sauce and miso. The originals\, time capsules\, profiles of fermentation in it’s most unaltered and ageless form. As we meet these craftspeople and watch them work a timeless trade we begin to understand the risk they face. The processes they’ve kept alive for ages could disappear in future generations as technology and scale become paramount. The risk of the commoditized cannibalizing the crafted. As Chef Lee’s exploration of the world of fermentation comes to a close\, we are left with the question of if the world is\nat risk of losing the old ways for the new\, and if that happens\, what would it mean for the future? \nCopyright 2017 / ZERO POINT ZERO PRODUCTION \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto would like to thank director Jonathan Cianfrani for his generous support for the virtual film screening of his film. \n  \nTrailer here > \nhttps://vimeo.com/210788221 \nABOUT THE HOST\nCHEF EDWARD LEE (Host & Writer) is a Brooklyn-born chef and restaurateur based in Louisville\, Kentucky. He grew up in a Korean household\, surrounded by fermented ingredients. These ingredients shaped his palate and\ninspired him to learn\, cook\, and write about food. His perspective on flavor and technique is the film’s doorway into the wide world of fermentation. Lee has made numerous television appearances including The Mind of a Chef (PBS) and as a contestant on the ninth season of Top Chef. He is a four-time James Beard Foundation Award nominee and\ncurrently owns three restaurants in both Louisville\, KY and Washington\, D.C. \nABOUT THE DIRECTOR\nJONATHAN CIANFRANI (Director & Editor) is a director\, producer\, and editor on the EMMY® and James Beard Award-winning The Mind of a Chef (PBS). For the last five years he has documented chefs around the world\,\nconstantly seeking out new ways to connect them share their culinary passion to a food-loving audience. \nAWARDS & FESTIVALS \nAudience Award for Best Documentary / Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival\nBest Documentary Food Cultures Award / Festival Internazionale di Cinema Cibo & VideoDiversità\nLSFF Grand Prix / Life Sciences Film Festival \nSeattle International Film Fest\nNapa Valley Film Festival\nSan Diego Asian Film Festival\nPhiladelphia Asian American Film Festival\nVictoria Film Festival …and many more \n\nHEALTHY HAKKO Talks and Discussions \nJan. 15-17 > Dr. Eric Rath (premodern dietary culture) and Dr. Greg de St. Maurice (cultural heritage and food) \nJan. 22-24 > Dr. Victoria Lee (fermentation science in modern Japan) and Dr. Stephen Lyman (Epidemiologist and Shochu expert) \nJan. 22-24 > Kaori Ishii (director of the film The Genealogy of Sake) and Michael Tremblay (Sake Samurai\, Sake sommelier) \nJan. 29-31 > Sandor Katz (fermentation revivalist\, author and educator) and Shiori Kajiwara (koji specialist\, Koji Flowers\, Hidamari) \n  \nHEALTHY HAKKO Documentary Films \nJan. 15-17 > Dashi\, Essence of Japan & Shoyu\, the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine Directed by Shohei Shibata \nJan. 22-24 > The Genealogy of Sake Directed by Kaori Ishii \nJan. 29-31 > Katsuo-Bushi Directed by Yu Nakajima \nJan. 29-31 > Fermented Directed by Jonathan Cianfrani
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/fermented/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210131T210000
DTSTAMP:20210128T213952Z
CREATED:20210107T072205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210128T213952Z
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SUMMARY:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, PART 3 - KATSUO-BUSHI
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, PART 3 FILM\nKatsuo-Bushi \nWashoku (Japanese cuisine) benefits from premium raw ingredients and skilled chefs\, but the distinctive umami flavor essential to many washoku dishes is especially dependent upon the processors who dry\, smoke and ferment skipjack tuna. While most processors have industrialized production\, the finest artisans continue to meticulously follow age-old methods. \n\nThis documentary will be screened online in Canada only. Register below to receive a private link to view the film during the event dates.\n\n\n  \nKatsuo-Bushi\nDirected by Yu Nakajima\n2015\, 25 minutes\nDocumentary \nThis documentary captures the time-consuming\, multi-stage transformation of skipjack tuna (bonito)\, into Katsuo-Bushi\, one of the most essential ingredients in traditional Japanese cuisine. From trimming\, drying\, fermenting and the smoking process\, we get a look at the traditional craft while it adapts to the changing trade and environment. \nEach block of Katsuo-Bushi is carefully handcrafted by many skilled artisans. The process takes several months\, from catching a bonito until the flavorful shavings are served on our tables. \nWe love to hear how you enjoyed the film\, please complete a short questionnaire here > \nTrailer here > \n \nMore information detailed information about the filmmaker and staff of Katsuo-Bushi click here > Katsuo Bushi DETAILS \nAWARDS & FESTIVALS \nTokyo International Documentary Film Festival 2018 \nTrento Film Festival 2018\, Italy \nMatsalu Loodusfilmide Festival 2017 \nJapan Festival Canada 2017 \nBruxelles Environnement 2016 \nIDFA 2015\, Panorama Program Official Selection  –  Amsterdam\, Netherlands \nAFI DOCS 2015\, Short Program Official Selection  –  Washington D.C. USA \n\nHEALTHY HAKKO Talks and Discussions \nJan. 15-17 > Dr. Eric Rath (premodern dietary culture) and Dr. Greg de St. Maurice (cultural heritage and food) \nJan. 22-24 > Dr. Victoria Lee (fermentation science in modern Japan) and Dr. Stephen Lyman (Epidemiologist and Shochu expert) \nJan. 22-24 > Kaori Ishii (director of the film The Genealogy of Sake) and Michael Tremblay (Sake Samurai\, Sake sommelier) \nJan. 29-31 > Sandor Katz (fermentation revivalist\, author and educator) and Shiori Kajiwara (koji specialist\, Koji Flowers\, Hidamari) \n  \nHEALTHY HAKKO Documentary Films \nJan. 15-17 > Dashi\, Essence of Japan & Shoyu\, the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine Directed by Shohei Shibata \nJan. 22-24 > The Genealogy of Sake Directed by Kaori Ishii \nJan. 29-31 > Katsuo-Bushi Directed by Yu Nakajima \nJan. 29-31 > Fermented Directed by Jonathan Cianfrani
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/katsuo-bushi/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210122T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210124T210000
DTSTAMP:20210119T230632Z
CREATED:20210107T071307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T230632Z
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SUMMARY:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, Part 2 FILM - GENEALOGY OF SAKE
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, Part 2 FILM\nThe Genealogy of Sake \nFrom the award-winning director of “A Handful of Salt” comes a documentary about sake brewers of the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. \n\nThis documentary will be screened online in Canada only. Register below to receive a private link to view the films during the event dates.\n\n\n   \nThe Genealogy of Sake\nDirected by Kaori Ishii and Narrated by Tomoe Shinohara\n2015\, 105 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nDocumentary \nA glass of Japanese sake (sah-keh) is filled with the spirit of the Japanese sake brewers\, or toji. The history of Japanese sake goes back to 2000 years ago\, and its brewing process is extremely detailed and complex. This documentary film follows the lives of artisans who shed their lives to pass on the heritage\, to brew the perfect drop of sake. \nThe beautiful film was filmed in the bio-geographically diverse Noto peninsula\, Ishikawa prefecture. The agricultural system of this region is certified as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System\, and people live together sustainably with nature. To take a deeper look into Japanese sake brewing\, the documentary follows the intense six month period of sake production and focuses on the lives and artistry of the Noto Peninsula toji\, and the close connection they have with their environment\, the past and their future. \n(c) Ikkon Film Partners \nThe genealogy of the four sake kings of Noto: \n \n  \nDon’t miss the talk with director of The Genealogy of Sake\, Kaori Ishii and Sake Samurai\, Michael Tremblay \nTrailer > \n \nAbout Director and Producer Kaori Ishii \nA graduate of Sacred Heart University\, Kaori Ishii worked at the Ministry of Education\, Culture\, Science\, Sports and Technology (MEXT) while simultaneously studying at the Film School of Tokyo after work. \nHer first documentary film\, Sorry Grandma (2005) won the first prize at the Osaka Abeno Human Documentary Film Festival. Her next one\, Chain of Life – The Artistry of Mokuhanzome Kimono (2006)\, depicted Japan’s oldest dyeing technique and was screened in many festivals around the world. She also worked as an assistant to Sumiko Haneda\, who is one of the most famous documentary filmmakers in Japan. She went on to direct for television before producing her next film\, A Handful of Salt (2011) which received the Best Cinematography prize at Cebu International Documentary Film Festival. \nHer latest film is The Genealogy of sake (2015) about sake brewers of the Noto peninsula. \n\nFeb 15 + 22\, 2021 > JAPANESE SAKE: UMAMI AND ITS DIALOGUE WITH FOOD – Join this sake & food pairing webinar tailored to Liquor Licensees and Liquor Industry Trade Professionals\, presented by JETRO and Sake Institute of Ontario.  This webinar will be lead by Sake Samurai Michael Tremblay and explores Sake’s versatility\, tricks for creating perfect food matches with a particular focus on Sake’s secret weapon\, umami. Details here > \n\nHEALTHY HAKKO Talks and Discussions \nJan. 15-17 > Dr. Eric Rath (premodern dietary culture) and Dr. Greg de St. Maurice (cultural heritage and food) \nJan. 22-24 > Dr. Victoria Lee (fermentation science in modern Japan) and Dr. Stephen Lyman (Epidemiologist and Shochu expert) \nJan. 22-24 > Kaori Ishii (director of the film The Genealogy of Sake) and Michael Tremblay (Sake Samurai\, Sake sommelier) \nJan. 29-31 > Sandor Katz (fermentation revivalist\, author and educator) and Shiori Kajiwara (koji specialist\, Koji Flowers\, Hidamari) \nHEALTHY HAKKO Documentary Films \nJan. 15-17 > Dashi\, Essence of Japan & Shoyu\, the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine Directed by Shohei Shibata \nJan. 22-24 > The Genealogy of Sake Directed by Kaori Ishii \nJan. 29-31 > Katsuo-Bushi Directed by Yu Nakajima \nJan. 29-31 > Fermented Directed by Jonathan Cianfrani
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/genealogy-of-sake/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210115T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210117T210000
DTSTAMP:20210117T185247Z
CREATED:20201224T143205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210117T185247Z
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SUMMARY:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, Part 1 - DASHI & SHOYU
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, Part 1 FILM\nDashi\, Essence of Japan  \nShoyu and the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine \nWhat are the foundations of Japanese cuisine? What are the underlying flavours that you can find in virtually all the recipes – from mom’s home cooking to the Michelin star restaurant in Fukuoka? Find out their sources and the key role fermentation has in many of these flavours\, including an examination on a microscopic level and discover the synergy when they are combined. \n\nThis documentary will be screened online in Canada only. The two films will be shown consecutively as one. Register below to receive a private link to view the films during the event dates.\n\n\n \nDashi\, Essence of Japan\nDirected by Shohei Shibata\n2014\, 49 minutes\nDocumentary \nFor centuries\, the Japanese have learned to draw from the treasures of nature; their cuisine distills the very best from the country’s oceans\, mountains and forests. ‘Dashi’ is the bedrock of Japanese cuisine. Deceptively simple\, master chefs have jealously guarded its secrets for centuries. Its development came about as a result of a historical event that triggered a “food revolution”: Buddhism arrived in Japan 1500 years ago\, prohibiting the consumption of meat. The Japanese quickly sought other sources of ‘umami’ taste and found it in Dashi. \nPlease note: The two documentaries will be shown consecutively as one. \nShoyu and the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine\nDirected by Shohei Shibata\n2014\, 49 minutes\nDocumentary \nThe Japanese discovered that a humble mould spore could transform soya beans into ‘Shoyu’\, the soy sauce that is a pillar of Japanese cuisine. Sprinkle it on rice and the rice changes into sake… This mould is a tiny organism called ‘Aspergillus oryzae’ and mysteriously\, it exists only in Japan! We travel to the imperial city of Kyoto\, where the ancient craft of brewing Shoyu is preserved. This delicate process begins in spring and requires a whole year to mature the soy sauce. The Shoyu brewer knows it is all a question of balance and harmony… \n©NHK-Asia documentary Productions-Point du Jour-2014 \nWe love to hear your impressions of the films! Please give us feed back here > Feedback\nTrailer > \n \nABOUT THE DIRECTOR \nShohei Shibata is an independent film maker who graduated from graduated from University of Tokyo and joined NHK in 1988. After an initial three-year assignment as a TV director at the NHK Okinawa Station\, he was transferred to the News Department at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo. From 1992 to 1995\, he worked for the Center for Ethnological Visual Documentation. He then became an independent TV director. In 1997\, he established ASIA Documentary Productions Company in Tokyo\, serving as its president and as a TV producer and director. in Japan. He primarily makes documentary films mainly for NHK golden time slot\, feature length documentary for theaters\, and recently making international co-operation for worldwide channels. \n  \n\nHEALTHY HAKKO Talks and Discussions \nJan. 15-17 > Dr. Eric Rath (premodern dietary culture) and Dr. Greg de St. Maurice (cultural heritage and food) \nJan. 22-24 > Dr. Victoria Lee (fermentation science in modern Japan) and Dr. Stephen Lyman (Epidemiologist and Shochu expert) \nJan. 22-24 > Kaori Ishii (director of the film The Genealogy of Sake) and Michael Tremblay (Sake Samurai\, Sake sommelier) \nJan. 29-31 > Sandor Katz (fermentation revivalist\, author and educator) and Shiori Kajiwara (koji specialist\, Koji Flowers\, Hidamari) \n  \nHEALTHY HAKKO Documentary Films \nJan. 15-17 > Dashi\, Essence of Japan & Shoyu\, the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine Directed by Shohei Shibata \nJan. 22-24 > The Genealogy of Sake Directed by Kaori Ishii \nJan. 29-31 > Katsuo-Bushi Directed by Yu Nakajima \nJan. 29-31 > Fermented Directed by Jonathan Cianfrani
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dashi-and-shoyu/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201213
DTSTAMP:20201208T230705Z
CREATED:20201126T223548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T230705Z
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SUMMARY:38th JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL - Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:The 38th Annual Japan Film Festival \nCo-presented by the Canadian Film Institute\, Embassy of Japan in Canada and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nThursday\, December 10\, 2020 to Saturday\, December 12\, 2020 \n@ONLINE\, admission free\, registration required \nOne of the Canadian Film Institute’s longest-running annual festivals\, the Japan Film Festival\, has showcased the best in contemporary filmmaking from Japan. Despite the pandemic\, this cinematic tradition continues online to film lovers all across Canada. Presented with the generous support of and in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails > \n\n \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams  \nDirected by YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan \n2019 | 94 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nMizutani Kantoku’s (head coach) whole life has been in preparation for the historic 100th Koshien\, the wildly popular High School baseball tournament that defines the Japanese summer. A stubborn but passionate man\, his martial brand of baseball in Yokohama maintains all that is beautiful\, if extreme\, in the uniquely Japanese form of the sport — rigorous year- round training\, shaved heads\, and self-sacrifice. The players believe in his message that their primary goal is to grow as human beings\, so cleaning the grounds and keeping impeccable manners are as important as honing their skills. \nHowever\, beyond the company line\, Mizutani boils with desire to validate his career by reaching the sacred grounds of Koshien. Having always prioritized his work over family responsibilities\, he has never seen his 15 year-old son\, Kosho\, play baseball. Rather than take him onto his own team\, calling on his well-earned web of connections\, he sends Kosho away to be raised by a disciple Kantoku in the remote prefecture of Iwate. Sasaki Kantoku\, though\, has outgrown the ways of his mentor. After having raised Major Leaguers OHTANI Shohei and KIKUCHI Yusei\, he has a progressive vision that proposes a new direction for the sport. Sasaki takes inspiration from bonsai — although wires are needed to guide young branches\, those wires must be taken off at the right time. So too does modern baseball require a delicate balance between enforcement and autonomy for players. \nAcross Japan\, four thousand schools begin knockout competition\, with only one winner from each prefecture able to advance to Koshien. Will all of Mizutani’s good deeds add up to a miracle\, or will he prove to be a relic of a bygone era? Can Sasaki\, with Kosho in tow\, challenge the system in a culture where the nail that sticks up is liable to be hammered down? In the crucible of the Japanese summer\, the scoreboard will be their report card\, and a referendum on their values. \nThe screening includes an interview between CFI Executive Director\, Tom McSorley\, and the film’s director\, YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan. \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams trailer below > \n \n\n \nThe Long Goodbye 長いお別れ \nDirected by NAKANO Ryota \n2019 | 127 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nShohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies\, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei’s memory gradually deteriorates\, the family learns about an unexpected “recollection” that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father\, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives. \nA Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko’s same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater\, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching\, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia. \nThe screening includes a discussion about dementia with Kiyoshi Dembo of the Momiji Health Care Society (Toronto) with CFI Executive Director Tom McSorley and Program Officer at The Japan Foundation\, Nobi Nakamura. \n(c) 2019 “A Long Goodbye” Film Partners \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nA Long Goodbye trailer below > \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/koshien-japans-field-of-dreams/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201213
DTSTAMP:20201211T152312Z
CREATED:20201126T223133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T152312Z
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SUMMARY:38th JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL - A Long Goodbye
DESCRIPTION:The 38th Annual Japan Film Festival \nCo-presented by the Canadian Film Institute\, Embassy of Japan in Canada and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nThursday\, December 10\, 2020 to Saturday\, December 12\, 2020 \n@ONLINE\, admission free\, registration required \nOne of the Canadian Film Institute’s longest-running annual festivals\, the Japan Film Festival\, has showcased the best in contemporary filmmaking from Japan. Despite the pandemic\, this cinematic tradition continues online to film lovers all across Canada. Presented with the generous support of and in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails > \n\n \nThe Long Goodbye 長いお別れ \nDirected by NAKANO Ryota \n2019 | 127 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nShohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies\, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei’s memory gradually deteriorates\, the family learns about an unexpected “recollection” that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father\, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives. \nA Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko’s same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater\, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching\, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia. \nThe screening includes a discussion about dementia with Kiyoshi Dembo of the Momiji Health Care Society (Toronto) with CFI Executive Director Tom McSorley and Program Officer at The Japan Foundation\, Nobi Nakamura. \n(c) 2019 “A Long Goodbye” Film Partners \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nLinks: Momiji Health Care Society\, Alzheimer’s Canada\, Japanese Medical Support Network Canada \nA Long Goodbye trailer below > \n \n\n \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams  \nDirected by YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan \n2019 | 94 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nMizutani Kantoku’s (head coach) whole life has been in preparation for the historic 100th Koshien\, the wildly popular High School baseball tournament that defines the Japanese summer. A stubborn but passionate man\, his martial brand of baseball in Yokohama maintains all that is beautiful\, if extreme\, in the uniquely Japanese form of the sport — rigorous year- round training\, shaved heads\, and self-sacrifice. The players believe in his message that their primary goal is to grow as human beings\, so cleaning the grounds and keeping impeccable manners are as important as honing their skills. \nHowever\, beyond the company line\, Mizutani boils with desire to validate his career by reaching the sacred grounds of Koshien. Having always prioritized his work over family responsibilities\, he has never seen his 15 year-old son\, Kosho\, play baseball. Rather than take him onto his own team\, calling on his well-earned web of connections\, he sends Kosho away to be raised by a disciple Kantoku in the remote prefecture of Iwate. Sasaki Kantoku\, though\, has outgrown the ways of his mentor. After having raised Major Leaguers OHTANI Shohei and KIKUCHI Yusei\, he has a progressive vision that proposes a new direction for the sport. Sasaki takes inspiration from bonsai — although wires are needed to guide young branches\, those wires must be taken off at the right time. So too does modern baseball require a delicate balance between enforcement and autonomy for players. \nAcross Japan\, four thousand schools begin knockout competition\, with only one winner from each prefecture able to advance to Koshien. Will all of Mizutani’s good deeds add up to a miracle\, or will he prove to be a relic of a bygone era? Can Sasaki\, with Kosho in tow\, challenge the system in a culture where the nail that sticks up is liable to be hammered down? In the crucible of the Japanese summer\, the scoreboard will be their report card\, and a referendum on their values. \nThe screening includes an interview between CFI Executive Director\, Tom McSorley\, and the film’s director\, YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan. \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams trailer below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/a-long-goodbye/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200821T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200823T210000
DTSTAMP:20200820T222053Z
CREATED:20200819T204733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200820T222053Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 21\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 23\, 9:00 PM\nFLY ME TO THE SAITAMA 翔んで埼玉\nDirected by TAKEUCHI Hideki (2019\, 107 min.)\n \n\nFrom the director of Thermae Romae and Color Me True comes a wild comic fantasy based on MAYA Mineo’s popular classic 1980’s manga. \nIn a luxurious\, kingdom-like Tokyo lives Momomi\, the son of the corrupt governor and the possessor of striking feminine beauty. He\, like all Tokyoites\, looks down on the unsophisticated neighboring prefectures\, especially Saitama. When mysterious student Rei transfers into the private academy\, the spark of attraction soon lights the fuse for a war between the prefectures. A lunatic satire of the universal tensions between urban and rural; overflowing with energy\, hilarity\, and over-the-top action. \nStarring\nFumi Nikaido\, Gackt\, Yusuke Iseya\, Kumiko Aso\, Ryo Narita\, Naoto Takenaka \n\n\n\n(c)2019 “Fly me to the Saitama” Film Partners \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, August 21 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-fly-me-to-saitama/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200814T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200816T210000
DTSTAMP:20200810T174326Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: KEY OF LIFE
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: KEY OF LIFE\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 14\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 16\, 9:00 PM\nKEY OF LIFE 鍵泥棒のメソッド\nDirected by UCHIDA Kenji (2012\, 128 min.)\n \n\nKenji Uchida‘s screwball comedy about a failed actor who switches identities with a stranger in bath house accident — only to find himself filling the shoes of a ruthless underworld assassin. \nThe killer\, suffering amnesia from the encounter\, applies himself to learning the actor’s method. Touching\, brilliantly plotted and simply hilarious\, Key of Life was named one of the best 10 films of the year by The Japan Times and Kinema Jumpo\, winner of the best screenplay at the Shanghai International Film Festival. \nStarring: Masato Sakai\, Teruyuki Kagawa\, Ryoko Hirosu\n\n\n\n(c)2012″Key of Life” Film Partner \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live on Friday\, August 7 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-key-of-life/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200807T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200809T210000
DTSTAMP:20200810T142327Z
CREATED:20200806T215753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200810T142327Z
UID:47693-1596790800-1597006800@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: SURVIVAL FAMILY
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: SURVIVAL FAMILY\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 7\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 9\, 9:00 PM\nSURVIVAL FAMILY サバイバルファミリー\nDirected by YAGUCHI Shinobu* (2017\, 117 min.)\n \n\nWhen an extended global electrical blackout occurs\, the world grinds to a halt. Salaryman Yoshiyuki Suzuki decides to escape from Tokyo with his wife and two kids. \nTheir hilarious and heartfelt journey teaches them independence and cooperation as the kids grow up and the parents learn the error of their rigid paternalistic ways. They must also face and array of challenges including furious rainstorms\, rabid dogs and runaway poultry! This feel-good family-friendly\, disaster comedy – from the director of Dance with Me\, Wood Job!\, Swing Girls and Water Boys – is guaranteed to please. \n\n*The film will have a special pre-recorded message from the director YAGUCHI Shinobu for Canadian viewers so don’t miss it! \nStarring KOHINATA Fumiyo\,  FUKATSU Eri\, IZUMISAWA Yuki and WAKANA Aoi\n \n(c)2017 Fuji Television\, Toho\, Dentsu\, Altamira Pictures\n\n\nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live on Friday\, August 7 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\nTrailer >\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-toronto-japanese-film-festival-survival-family/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200724T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200726T210000
DTSTAMP:20200717T221549Z
CREATED:20200717T220500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200717T221549Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: RENT-A-CAT
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: RENT-A-CAT\nTickets and details here >\n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year. Click here for a full  list of the films that will be available to watch online.\n\n \n\nJuly 24 – July 26\, 2020\nRENT-A-CATレンタネコ\nDirected by OGIGAMI Naoko (2011\, 110 min.)\n\n\n\nThis gentle\, whimsical comedy by director Naoko Ogigami (Kamome Shokudo\, Megane) celebrates self-discovery and explores the importance of finding companionship\, both human and otherwise. \nSayoko defies the stereotypical “cat lady.” Young\, single\, tallish and attractive\, she befriends any and all stray cats. In turn\, she rents out cats to lonely hearts of all kinds. Pushing her handcart of cats along the riverbank\, she announces from a megaphone\, “Cats for rent! If you’re lonely\, rent a cat!” And finding customers is not a problem: an old lady would like to buy a pet but fears that it will outlive her; a hen-pecked father; a rental company employee hoping a cat will ease her loneliness. But ever since her grandmother’s death\, Sayoko is lonely too. Until one day\, when a mysterious young man from her past appears on the riverbank… \n\n\nStarring\nMikako Ichikawa\, Reiko Kusamura\, Ken Mitsuishi\, Maho Yamada\, Kei Tanaka\n\n\n  \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, July 24 @ 9am \nPlease let us know how you enjoyed the film so we can continue to offer films for free or for low fees by submitting Feedback \n\n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-rent-a-cat/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200717T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200719T210000
DTSTAMP:20200717T220111Z
CREATED:20200717T211112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200717T220111Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: LADY MAIKO
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: LADY MAIKO\nTickets and details here >\n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year. Click here for a full  list of the films that will be available to watch online.\n\n \nJuly 17 –  July 19\, 2020\nLADY MAIKO 舞妓はレディ \n\nDirected by SUO Masayuki (2014\, 135 min.)\n\nA delightful geisha version of Audrey Hepburn’s My Fair Lady from the director of Shall We Dance. \nFor as long as she can remember\, Haruko has wanted to be a geisha. Approaching a teahouse in Kyoto’s famous geisha district to become an apprentice geisha\, or maiko\, she is rejected due to her country bumpkin dialect and uncultivated demeanor. By chance\, her accent catches the interest of Professor Kyono\, a linguistics specialist and regular patron at the teahouse. He strikes a deal with the teahouse proprietor\, promising to transform Haruko’s strong dialect into ladylike speech within 6 months… \n  \n\nStarring\nMone Kamishiraishi\, Hiroki Hasegawa\, Sumiko Fuji\, Eri Watanabe\, Tamiyo Kusakari\n\nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, July 17 @ 9am \n  \nPlease let us know how you enjoyed the film so we can continue to offer films for free or for low fees by submitting Feedback \n\n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \nMore about Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival here > \n(c)2014 Fuji Television Network\, Toho\, Kansai Telecasting Corporation\, Dentsu\, The Kyoto Shimbun\, Kyoto Broadcasting System\, Altamira Pictures \n  \nTrailer here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-tjff-lady-maiko/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200710T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200712T210000
DTSTAMP:20200713T191149Z
CREATED:20200630T200340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T191149Z
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SUMMARY:Kampai! For the Love of Sake
DESCRIPTION:Kampai! For the Love of Sake カンパイ！世界が恋する日本酒\n2015 (95 min.) Screening July 10 – 12\, 2020 \nDirected by KONISHI Mirai \nCo-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre\, in conjunction with the Online Sake School with TAJIRI Mariko \nTickets $5.99 \nThis screening requires the purchase of a ticket on JCCC’s website. \nWatch film here > \nWe love to hear your feedback\, please click here for a short questionnaire > \nJapanese cuisine is now one of the most popular cuisines all over the globe. However\, there is one essential component that is often missing at the tables of international Japanese eateries – SAKE. Sake\, often called Japanese rice wine\, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice and has a wide range of variety. This special drink has a long\, deep history in Japanese culture\, but outside of Japan\, its still not well known and somewhat inaccessible\, which makes it very hard to enjoy sake if you’re trying it for the first time. \nFor the Love of Sake journeys from rice paddies in Japan to breweries around the globe as it chronicles three passionate exponents of the increasingly popular beverage: a British ex-pat who has become Japan’s first foreign master brewer\, an American journalist known as the ‘Sake Evangelist\,’ and a fifth-generation Japanese brewer determined to shake up the industry. Together\, their stories form a fascinating snapshot of how ancient traditions are adapting to the demands of a growing global market. \nFeaturing Kosuke Kuji\, Chizuru Doi\, John Gauntner\, Hiroshi Kuji \n  \n[ Film Festivals\, Awards ] \n2015 San Sebastian International Film Festival\, Culinary Cinema\n2015 Tokyo International Film Festival\, Panorama\n2015 Hawaii International Film Festival\, Eat.Drink.Film \n[About KONISHI Mirai\, director\, producer\, editor] \nMirai Konishi\, a journalist and filmmaker\, grew up in Japan and studied film at the University of Southern California (USC). Mirai’s short films have screened at numerous film festivals\, to be included at Short Shorts Film Festival for BLIND (1999) and Tokyo Fantastic Film Festival for CLOSE TO YOU (2003). His feature debut documentary\, KAMPAI! FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE (2015) premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival\, and went on to the Tokyo International Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival\, among others. Mirai is also a journalist specializing in cinema and contributes to the Japanese publications Roadshow and Cut. In 2012\, he was honored by an invitation to join the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. His most recent directing work is KAMPAI! SAKE SISTERS (2019). \n\nONLINE SAKE SCHOOL with TAJIRI Mariko\n \nJoin us for a fascinating look into the world of Japan’s national drink with international sake sommelier and educator TAJIRI Mariko.  Mariko will present three independent 90-minute seminars\, each addressing a different facet of sake and the culture around its creation and enjoyment. Co-presented by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails here > \nTrailer for Kampai! below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kampai-for-the-love-of-sake/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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