Directed by Mile Nagaoka, 2013, 120” Thursday, August 4: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL Monday, August 8: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL The ancient Japanese term ubusuna refers to a place and the gods that protect it. Once it was believed that … Continue reading →
Directed by Mile Nagaoka, 2013, 120” Thursday, August 4: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL Monday, August 8: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL The ancient Japanese term ubusuna refers to a place and the gods that protect it. Once it was believed that … Continue reading →
Memories of Matsuko Tetsuya Nakashima/2006/130 min./colour/35mm/R Starring: Miki Nakatani, Eita, Yusuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mikako Ichikawa Introduction by Japan Sings! series curator Prof. Michael Raine, University of Western Ontario. A darkly hilarious film about family—the desire for recognition and the … Continue reading →
Oh! Bomb Kihachi Okamoto/1964/95 min./b&w/35mm/PG Starring: Yunosuke Ito, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Kazuo Suzuki, Ichiro Arishima, Chotaro Togin Introduction by Japan Sings! series curator Prof. Michael Raine, University of Western Ontario Toho new wave director Kihachi Okamoto tests the limits of the … Continue reading →
The Stormy Man Umetsugu Inoue/1957/101 min/colour/PG Starring: Yujiro Ishihara, Kyoji Aoyama, Fukuko Sayo, Mie Kitahara, Masumi Okada Introduction by Japan Sings! series curator Prof. Michael Raine, University of Western Ontario Yujiro Ishihara, the biggest male film and singing star in … Continue reading →
co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1966, 124 min. 18A 50 year anniversary screening, 35mm print! Introduction by Geoff Pevere, Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival Programming Director After a terrible industrial accident … Continue reading →
The Great Sasuke 2015, Mikiko Sasaki, 69 min. PG Canadian premiere- director present for intro and Q&A! As the founder of Michinoku Pro-Wrestling, the masked wrestler known as The Great Sasuke brought Mexican-style lucha libre to Japan in the 1990s … Continue reading →
Onibaba Kaneto Shindo, 1964, 107 min. 18A Introduction by Toshi Aoyagi, The Japan Foundation, Toronto Onibaba is a chilling, atmospheric examination of the hot-blooded instinct for survival amidst the devastation of war.When her son Kichi goes off to war, a woman is left alone with her daughter-in-law in … Continue reading →
JFT Event Hall Free Admission/No RSVP required Drop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like! This edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan, which introduces artists with … Continue reading →
JFT Seminar Room Free Admission/No RSVP required Drop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like! This edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan, which introduces artists with cognitive, … Continue reading →
