click here for info about the screening in Hamilton on March 6! This drama by award-winning director Yuya Ishii (The Great Passage) is based on the true story of the Vancouver Asahi, a Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was established in 1914 and … Continue reading →
presented The Japan Foundation in cooperation with the Hamilton Public Library This drama by award-winning director Yuya Ishii (The Great Passage) is based on the true story of the Vancouver Asahi, a Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was established in 1914 and rose to … Continue reading →
The Japan Foundation, Toronto is proud to partner for the first time with the Hamilton Dialogues to present a free screening of About the Pink Sky preceded by the animated short Chameko's Day (1931, 7 minutes) Kobayashi Keiichi's feature debut is … Continue reading →
Sayoko, single and in her thirties, lives alone in her traditional Japanese house- alone, that is, except for the many cats who are inexplicably drawn into her orbit. She passes her time tending to her house, taking care of the family altar of her … Continue reading →
Directed by Satoshi Watanabe, 2012, 95” Thursday, July 7: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL Tuesday, July 12: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL A documentary that shines a light on "heirloom vegetables" handed down through generations in Yamagata Prefecture. Heirloom vegetables have been … Continue reading →
Directed by Satoshi Watanabe, 2012, 95” Thursday, July 7: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL Tuesday, July 12: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL A documentary that shines a light on "heirloom vegetables" handed down through generations in Yamagata Prefecture. Heirloom vegetables have been … Continue reading →
Directed by Atsunori Kawamura, 2012, 113” Thursday, July 14: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL Thursday, July 21: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL "I hope that soup will, in its own unobtrusive way, warmly nurture love and peace. I am convinced that from our first breath … Continue reading →
Saturday afternoon drop-in film series: Three films by Shohei Shibata Stop by our seminar room on Saturday, July 23 and Saturday, August 6 for screenings of three award-winning documentaries by Shohei Shibata. Stay for one, two or all three films! Free admission, … Continue reading →
Directed by Erik Shirai, 2016, 90” Monday, July 25: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL Thursday, July 28: 6:45 pm EVENT HALL A beautiful and immersive portrait of life at the 144-year old Yoshida Brewery, a producer of world class sake. With changing … Continue reading →
Directed by Erik Shirai, 2016, 90” Monday, July 25: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL Thursday, July 28: 6:45 pm EVENT HALL A beautiful and immersive portrait of life at the 144-year old Yoshida Brewery, a producer of world class sake. With changing … Continue reading →
