Events

Blue Giant (KOTATSU screenings)

Innis Town Hall, Innis College, University of Toronto 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

Blue Giant Saturday, January 27, 6:00PM (ET) Directed by TACHIKAWA Yuzuru • 2023 • Anime / Drama / Music • 120 min. • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer Dai Miyamoto’s life is turned upside down the day he discovers … Continue reading →

Free

Princess Arete (KOTATSU screenings)

Innis Town Hall, Innis College, University of Toronto 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

Princess Arete アリーテ姫 Sunday, January 28, 11:00AM (ET) Directed by KATABUCHI Sunao • 2021 • Anime / Fantasy • 104 min. • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer Princesses Arete is shut away in a small room at the … Continue reading →

Free

Office Royale (KOTATSU screenings)

Innis Town Hall, Innis College, University of Toronto 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

Office Royale 地獄の花園 Sunday, January 28, 1:30PM (ET) Directed by SEKI Kazuaki • 2021 • Action / Comedy • 102 min. • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer Naoko Tanaka is a 26-year-old office lady (OL). Her job is … Continue reading →

Free

It’s a Summer Film! (KOTATSU screenings)

Innis Town Hall, Innis College, University of Toronto 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

It's a Summer Film! サマーフィルムにのって Sunday, January 28, 4:00PM (ET) Directed by MATSUMOTO Soushi • 2020 • Comedy / Sci-Fi / Romance • 102 min. • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer Barefoot is a high-school girl who adores … Continue reading →

Free

Mantles of Transience (film screening)

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

EVENT UPDATE! This event is now fully booked. Please check this page frequently to see if registrations become available. Rush line will be available on the day of the screening starting at 5:30 PM, and tickets will be released to … Continue reading →

100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience (film screening)

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience Thursday, February 22, 6:30PM (ET) Doors open 6:00PM | Film Screening | In-Person | JFT Event Hall Directed by Brad Crawford • 2012 • Documentary • 68 minutes • Presented in English & Japanese with English … Continue reading →

The Genealogy of Sake (film screening)

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Genealogy of Sake 一献の系譜 Tuesday, March 5, 6:00PM (ET) Doors open 5:30PM | Film Screening | In-Person | JFT Event Hall Directed by ISHII Kaori • 2015 • Documentary • 108 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Free Admission A … Continue reading →

Living The Game (virtual film screening)

Virtual

Living The Game Friday, March 8, 6:00PM - Sunday, March 10, 11:59PM (ET) Virtual Film Screening | Canada-Wide | Admission Free Directed by GOTSU Takao • 2017 • Documentary • 88 minutes • Presented in Japanese, English, French, and Mandarin with English subtitles • … Continue reading →

Ainupuri: Giving Voice to Museum Objects

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Ainu were once described and perceived as "exotic" people of Hokkaido (Ainu Mosir in the Ainu), in Northern Japan. The Ainu became a very popular research subject both internationally and domestically from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. … Continue reading →

Come Back Anytime (film screening)

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Come Back Anytime また いらっしゃい Thursday, April 4, 6:00PM (ET) Doors open 5:30PM | Film Screening | In-Person | JFT Event Hall Directed by John Daschbach • 2021 • Documentary • 81 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer Join us … Continue reading →