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SUMMARY:Always\, Sunset on Third Street Trilogy: 2nd Cycle
DESCRIPTION:ALWAYS\, Sunset on Third Street Trilogy\n『三丁目の夕日』三部作全編ブルーレイ上映\nComplete trilogy of blu-ray screenings\nIn conjunction with Tokyo Before/After photography exhibition \nThe 1st screening cycle: May 3\, 7\, and 16 \nThe 2nd screening cycle: May 22\, 31\, and June 4 \n  \nScreenings at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor St. E. Suite 300\, 3rd floor of Hudson’s Bay Centre\, above Royal Bank \nAdmission free \n  \nBased on manga by Ryōhei Saigan \nDirected by Takashi Yamazaki (Part 1: 2005\, Part 2: 2007\, Part 3: 2012) \nAll films are presented in Japanese with English subtitles. \nIn the photography exhibition TOKYO Before/After\, photographs from the 1930s and 1940s are contrasted with works after 2010. World War II with its destructive air raids marks the boundary between these two groups of photographs. Tokyo has gone through so many pivotal incidents in its urban history. The Meiji Restoration in 1868 followed by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 transformed the city from Edo to Tokyo. Post-war recovery and reconstruction were celebrated with the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964. Both the even higher fever of the Bubble economy and its sudden burst transformed the city again at the tail end of the 20th century. What will the upcoming Olympic Games in 2020 do to the city? We all wonder. \n  \nALWAYS\, Sunset on Third Street was such a big hit film in 2005 that a sequel was produced immediately by popular demand. In 2012 Part 3 was added to complete a trilogy of films describing the downtown life of Tokyo in 1958\, 1959\, and 1964. Symbolically standing in the middle of the stories\, the Tokyo Tower\, first in construction\, and then in full function in the television industry\, is a strong unifying image. This heartwarming neighbourhood comedy reminds us that social and cultural changes ALWAYS involve living people who struggle and survive thorough those challenging times. Going through the drama of dealing with changes and progress\, the same individuals who witnessed the events of Before remain in the new world of After to testify about the past. But\, sometimes the memories and testimonies are funny and whimsical\, as are these films. \n  \nThe 2nd screening cycle \nTuesday\, May 22\, 2018  6:30 P.M. 133 min. \nALWAYS\, Sunset on Third Street Part 1\, 1958 \nThursday\, May 31\, 2018  6:30 P.M\, 145 min. \nALWAYS\, Sunset on Third Street Part 2\, 1959 \nMonday\, June 4\, 2018  6:30 P.M. 142 min. \nALWAYS\, Sunset on Third Street Part 3\, 1964 \nFor the first screening cycle click here > \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/always-cycle2/
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SUMMARY:PRIDE Films: Taboo
DESCRIPTION:TABOO 御法度\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJune 5\, 2018 6:30 PM   &  June 23\, 2018 3:00 PM  \nDirected by Nagisa Oshima [1999] 100 min. \nCelebrate Pride with us this summer by watching four films in the PRIDE FILM SERIES that look at LGBTQ diversity in Japan. \nTaboo was the last film by Japanese New Wave film master Nagisa Oshima. \nThe story unfolds in a samurai compound during the Bakumatsu period in the 19th century where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room\, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school’s stern master can choose to intervene\, or to let Kano decide his own path. \nThe film unveils some of the same-sex relations that likely took place in the Shinsengumi at the end of the Samurai era. \nStarring Ryuhei Matsuda\, Takeshi Kitano and Tadanobu Asano\, with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. \n\n\nPride Film Series: \n\n\n\nTABOO Directed by Nagisa Oshima\n\n\n\nHUSH! Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi\n\n\n\nLILY FESTIVAL Directed by Sachi Hamano\n\n\n\nKAKERA Directed by Momoko Ando
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pride-films-taboo/2018-06-05/
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SUMMARY:PRIDE Films: Hush!
DESCRIPTION:HUSH FILM SCREENING > July 12\, 2018 1:00 PM please RSVP below\n \n\nHush! ハッシュ！\n\nJune 22\, 2018 6:30 PM  &  July 12\, 2018 1:00 PM \n\nDirected by Ryosuke Hashiguchi [2002] 135 min.\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate Pride with us this summer by watching four films in the PRIDE FILM SERIES that look at LGBTQ diversity in Japan. \n\n\nThe first full-length feature in five years from director Ryosuke Hashiguchi\, known for gay-themed films like A Touch of Fever and Like Grains of Sand.\n\n\n \n\nAsako has always avoided deep relationships\, but after a chance encounter with gay couple Katsuhiro and his partner Naoya\, she feels compelled to have a child with Katsuhiro through artificial  insemination. \n\nNaoya and Katsuhiro are flabbergasted when she makes the proposition\, but gradually begin to open up to the idea of having a baby.\n\n\nTheir various friends and family members try to lecture them on what a family is\, but Naoya and Katsuhiro have already left old ideas of family behind\, and their families’ words fall on deaf ears. Or so they think–as opinions clash\, they find their own new vision of family. \n\n\n\n\nStarring Kazuya Takahashi\, Seiichi Tanabe and Reiko Kataoka. The music is by Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma.\n\n.\n\n\n\n\n\nPride Film Series: \n\n\n\nTABOO Directed by Nagisa Oshima\n\n\n\nHUSH! Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi\n\n\n\nLILY FESTIVAL Directed by Sachi Hamano\n\n\n\nKAKERA Directed by Momoko Ando
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pride-films-hush/2018-06-22/
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SUMMARY:PRIDE Films: Lily Festival
DESCRIPTION:Lily Festival 百合祭\n\n\nJune 26\, 2018 6:30 PM  &  July 16\, 2018 1:00 PM\n\n\nDirected by Sachi Hamano\nJapanese with English subtitles [2001] 100 min.\n\n\n  \nCelebrate Pride with us this summer by watching four films in the PRIDE FILM SERIES that look at LGBTQ diversity in Japan. \n  \nDelightful romantic complications are stirred up with the arrival of a 75-year-old Casanova\, Mr. Miyoshi\, at a senior citizens’ apartment building. Mrs. Miyano and her five other apartment mates\, who range in age from 69 to 91\, find their lives forever transformed by his flattery and sexual attentions. Dauntlessly they break out of their shells\, reclaiming their own desires. Lily Festival is a humorous and subversive erotic fantasy in which Mrs. Miyano\, having found her desire\, is now confronting the possibilities of lesbian love for the first time. Lily Festival portrays the lively reawakening of older women who have been shackled by both oppression of women and discrimination against the elderly. These women are definitely not cute old ladies. \nDirector Sachi Hamano has released over 300 low-budget adult films portraying sexuality from women’s perspectives. Funding for Lily Festival was provided in part by donations from more than 12\,000 women from all over Japan who support Hamano’s filmmaking. High production values\, great acting and an engaging story make Lily Festival such a delight. If you are looking for granny-on-granny action\, be patient\, this romantic comedy unfolds in the most lovely and unexpected ways. Lily Festival celebrates golden girls who are bold and overflowing with energy and who find that there is sex after 60. [Programme notes from Inside Out film festival] \nThe film was an adaptation of the novel Yurisai (Lily Festival) written by Hoko Momotani about elderly sexuality. \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto would like to acknowledge the generous support for this film screening from TANTANSHA Co.\, Ltd. and director Sachi Hamano.  Thank you very much! \nCAST\nKazuko Yoshiyuki\nMickey Curtis\nKazuko Shirakawa\nUtae Shoji\nChisako Hara \nProduction Company\nTantansha CO.\,LTD\n  \nOther films in the PRIDE FILM SERIES: \nTABOO                   Directed by Nagisa Oshima\nHUSH!                   Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi\nLILY FESTIVAL     Directed by Sachi Hamano\nKAKERA                Directed by Momoko Ando
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pride-films-lily-festival/2018-06-26/
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SUMMARY:Tokyo Biyori Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Tokyo Biyori『東京日和』DVD screenings  \nIn conjunction with the TOKYO: Before/After photography exhibition \nThe 1st screening: Friday\, June 29\, 6:30 P.M. \nThe 2nd screening: Thursday\, July 5\, 6:30 P.M. \nAt The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor Street East\, above the Royal Bank \n  \nAdmission free \nReservations required: 416.966.1600 x229 \n  \nBased on the book by Yōko and Nobuyoshi Araki \nDirected by Naoto Takenaka\, 1997 \nin Japanese with English subtitles\, 121 minutes \n  \nIn the photography exhibition TOKYO Before/After\, photographs from the 1930s and 1940s are contrasted with works after 2010. In the contemporary section of the exhibition\, two photographers\, Daidō Moriyama and Nobuyoshi Araki\, are featured as the leading giants of post-war photography in Japan. \nSentmental Journey in 1971 marked Nobuyoshi Araki’s first success in photographic publication\, which depicted his own honeymoon trip with his beloved Yōko. In 1990 Yōko passed away\, but she kept writing essays up to her death. These essays along with Araki’s photographic diary were published on the anniversary of her death in 1991 as Tokyo Biyori (Weather). \nIn the book Yōko and Araki walk around Tokyo in the fine weather and their affection and thoughts overlap the urban street scene images. Director/actor Naoto Takenaka read the entire book while standing in a bookstore\, and it caused him to weep deeply. On the spot Takenaka determined to make this book into a film. \nThe cityscape of Tokyo is one of the extra characters in the film. Even the apartment of the Arakis\, and its view from its terrace\, works as a profound background for this most romantic\, unique love relationship. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tokyo-biyori/
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SUMMARY:Riding Metro Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Riding Metro『地下鉄(メトロ)に乗って』DVD screenings  \nIn conjunction with \nthe TOKYO: Before/After photography exhibition \n  \nSaturday\,   July 7\, 3:00 P.M. \nMonday\,     July 9\, 6:30 P.M. \n  \nAt The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor Street East\, above the Royal Bank \n  \nAdmission free \nReservations required: 416.966.1600 x229 \nBased on a novel by Jirō Asada \nDirected by Tetsuo Shinohara\, 2006 \nin Japanese with English subtitles\, 121 minutes \nIn the photography exhibition TOKYO Before/After\, photographs from the 1930s and 1940s are contrasted with works after 2010. World War II with its destructive air raids marks the boundary between these two groups of photographs. Tokyo has gone through so many pivotal incidents in its urban history. The Meiji Restoration in 1868 and the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 transformed the city from Edo to Tokyo. Post-war recovery and reconstruction were celebrated with the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964. The even higher fever of the Bubble economy and its sudden burst transformed the city again at the tail end of the 20th century. What will the upcoming Olympic Games in 2020 do to the city? We all wonder. \nRiding Metro is a time-slipping story. Jiro\, a lingerie salesman\, steps out of a subway station\, finding himself in the neighbourhood of 1964\, which is the site of his older brother’s mysterious death by a yet-to-be traffic accident. The excitement of the Olympic Games fills the street\, and Jiro puts in hopeless efforts to prevent the accident. \nThe Metro also takes Jiro and his girlfriend to the post-war black market where Jiro’s father started his business from scratch. While the father is critically ill\, the subway takes Jiro to different time slots of the past to confront a young man who will eventually be Jiro’s father. Jiro discovers the inevitable destiny of his family\, both sad and cruel. The Metro is not only a time machine\, but also works as a tool of self-discovery by contrasting the Before/After of the pivotal social changes.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/riding-metro/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180720T183000
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SUMMARY:PRIDE Films > Kakera: A Piece of our life
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nKakera: A Piece of our life カケラ\n\nJuly 20\, 2018 6:30 PM\n\nDirected by Momoko Ando [2009] 107 min.\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate Pride with us this summer by watching four films in the PRIDE FILM SERIES that look at LGBTQ diversity in Japan. \nA film adaptation of the comic “Love Vibes” by popular manga artist\, Erika Sakurazawa\, Kakera stars Hikari Mitsushima\, from the multi-award winning film Love Exposure (Ai no mukidashi)\, in the lead. The film was released at the same time in Tokyo and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London\, making a simultaneous premiere in Japan and England. Music is by James Iha. \nCollege student Haru (Hikari Mitsushima) is stuck in an unfulfilling relationship with a boyfriend that’s just not right for her. One day\, Rico (Eriko Nakamura)\, 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… \nThis is the first film directed by Momoko Ando\, who is the daughter of actor-turned-director Eiji Okuda and actress Kaz Ando. Her younger sister\, Sakura Ando also collaborated on her next film\, the critically acclaimed “0.5 mm” (2010)\, which we screened at JFT in the Japanese Women Directors film series during International Women’s Month in March 2018. \n\n\nPremiere\nWorld Premiere: Raindance Film Festival 2009 \nFilm Festivals\, Awards\nKinotayo-FESTIVAL DU FILM JAPONAIS CONTEMPORAIN 2009 Prix Nikon de la Belle image\nStockholm International Film Festival Official Entry 2009\nShinsedai Cinema Festival 2010\nJapanese Film Festival Nippon Connection 2010\nGlasgow Film Festival 2010 \n\n\n\n\n\nPride Film Series: \n\n\n\nTABOO Directed by Nagisa Oshima\n\n\n\nHUSH! Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi\n\n\n\nLILY FESTIVAL Directed by Sachi Hamano\n\n\n\nKAKERA Directed by Momoko Ando
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pride-films-kakera/
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SUMMARY:SUMMER Films: A Letter to Momo
DESCRIPTION:A Letter to Momo ももへの手紙\nDirected by Hiroyuki Okiura (2012) 120 minutes \n  \nA heartwarming animated fantasy from Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade director Hiroyuki Okiura that was seven years in the making. With the assistance of key animation supervisor Ando Masashi (Spirited Away)\, Okiura presents a richly expressive depiction of the beautiful scenery of Japan’s Seto Inland Sea region. Winner of the New York International Children’s Film Festival’s Best Feature Film Grand Prize. An 11-year-old girl named Momo (voice: Miyama Karen) moves to a tiny island in the Seto Inland Sea. She continues to cling to the memory of her late father who left her an unfinished letter\, and finds herself unable to adjust to her new lifestyle or make friends. Then one day\, she is visited by three bizarre creatures. \nAwards\nJapan Media Arts Festival 2011 Animation Division Excellence Prize\nNew York Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2012 Best Feature Film Grand Prize\nFuture Film Festival 2012 Platinum Grand Prize\nAniFest 2012 Best Feature Film Prize\nFantasia Film Festival 2012 Best Animated Feature Film Public Prize
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/summer-films-a-letter-to-momo/2018-07-23/
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SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: Vital
DESCRIPTION:Vital\nTuesday October 23\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Shinya Tsukamoto\, 2004\, RATED R\n86 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nGet chilled to the bones with the upcoming film series that explores dark and macabre themes as well as the mysterious occult. The first part of the series features three films by cult favorite Shinya Tsukamoto\, who was in Toronto earlier last month for the premier of his film KILLING. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nHiroshi (Asano Tadanobu) is involved in a car accident that causes him to lose his memory\, and develops an obsessive interest in medical books. He subsequently enrolls in medical school and in a dissection class\, his group is assigned the body of a young woman. Hiroshi becomes immersed in anatomizing her\, and begins to see otherworldly dreams that are inhabited by a woman named Ryoko (Tsukamoto Nami). A fellow classmate\, Ikumi (KIKI)\, is drawn to his intense ways and she pursues him with fevered fascination. Eventually\, Hiroshi asks his teacher (Kishibe Ittoku) to let him examine the cadaver on his own and as he pays loving attention to every millimeter of flesh\, the distinction between real and hallucinatory worlds becomes increasingly blurred. Then he discovers a tattoo on the corpse’s arm and recognizes it as belonging to the woman from his dreams who is actually the girlfriend he lost in the accident. He gradually regains his grasp on reality\, completes the dissection and carefully lays her body to rest.\nThis corporeal love story from virtuoso filmmaker Tsukamoto Shinya (Tetsuo The Iron Man\, A Snake of June) was given a 10-minute standing ovation at the Berlin International Film Festival. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE\, TETSUO THE IRON MAN
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-vital/
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SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: Nightmare Detective
DESCRIPTION:Nightmare Detective\nTuesday October 30\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Shinya Tsukamoto\, 2006\, RATED R\n106 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nGet chilled to the bones with this film series that explores dark and macabre themes as well as the mysterious occult. The first part of the series features three films by cult favorite Shinya Tsukamoto\, who was in Toronto earlier last month for the premier of his film KILLING. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nAn action thriller with distinctive artistic beauty\, portraying a nightmare detective who unravels the mystery of murder cases with his special ability to enter into other people’s dreams.\nGhastly\, locked-room murders happen one after another. Victims are all would-be suicides who have died as a result of blood loss from cutting their own bodies. They all seem to have been killed while being troubled with a nightmare after talking to a man called “Zero” on the phone. Detective Keiko Kirishima (Hitomi) suspects the incidents are somehow linked with the nightmare. She requests the cooperation of the nightmare detective Kyoichi (Matsuda Ryuhei). Frustrated with his adamant refusal to cooperate\, Detective Wakamiya (ANDO Masanobu) makes contact with Zero\, who has the ability to go into other people’s dreams and kill them. Danger befalls the Detective. Kyoichi finally makes a move to save Wakamiya\, but is unable to save him from being murdered. Deploring her colleague’s death\, Kirishima also decides to confront Zero. She narrowly escapes death thanks to Kyoichi\, and they succeed in tracking down the murderer.\nDirected by Tsukamoto Shinya of A Snake of June (Rokugatsu no Hebi). Officially entered into the Pusan International Film Festival in 2007 and the Rome International Film Festival in 2007. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > VITAL\, TETSUO THE IRON MAN
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-nightmare-detective/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181101T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181101T200000
DTSTAMP:20181031T162250Z
CREATED:20181004T210353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181031T162250Z
UID:34894-1541097000-1541102400@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: Tetsuo The Iron Man
DESCRIPTION:Tetsuo The Iron Man\nThursday November 1\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Shinya Tsukamoto\, 1989\, RATED R\n67 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nGet chilled to the bones with this film series that explores dark and macabre themes as well as the mysterious occult. The first part of the series features three films by cult favorite Shinya Tsukamoto\, who was in Toronto earlier last month for the premier of his film KILLING. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nThis cult favourite is the first feature directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. The cyberpunk horror follows the transformation of flesh into machine. After a brief encounter with a metal fetishist\, a salary man begins sprouting pieces of metal from his body and having horrific and bizarre fantasies. There will be a short discussion about the film post-screening. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-tetsuo/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181106T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181106T200000
DTSTAMP:20181016T205158Z
CREATED:20181016T201450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181016T205158Z
UID:35006-1541529000-1541534400@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: TIDAL WAVE
DESCRIPTION:Tidal Wave 日本沈没\nTuesday November 6\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Shiro Moritani\, 1975\n86 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles and English dubs\nGet spooked with these 70’s and 80’s films that explores some dark\, apocalyptic and mysterious themes coming from Japan during the ‘occult film’ boom that was all the rage during that time in Japan. The films are in conjunction with a special lecture by Japanese film scholar Professor Alex Zahlten in November. Prof. Zahlten will discuss some basic shifts in the relationship to media / the media environment that transpired in Japan during this shifting bubble era. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nA huge earthquake in the Pacific ocean sends a gigantic tidal wave rushing towards Japan. Panic ensues as the desperate civilians flee the coastal areas. Volcanic eruptions and and firestorms burn cities to the ground. A weather research group discovers that Japan is moving towards the Japanese trench\, which would bring the entire country under the ocean. What will they do to avert the collision course? \nDirected by Shiro Moritani\, with additional sequences directed by Andrew Meyer. Cast includes Keiju Kobayashi and Lorne Greene. Writer Shinobu Hashimoto\, based on the novel by Japanese Science Fiction writer Sakyo Komatsu. \nThe version we are screening is the re-released version by New World Pictures with additional edits and sequences by Andrew Meyer. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE\, TETSUO THE IRON MAN\, VITAL
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-tidal-wave/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181113T203000
DTSTAMP:20181101T160223Z
CREATED:20181030T204343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T160223Z
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SUMMARY:KORE-EDA + KIKI: Like Father Like Son
DESCRIPTION:KORE-EDA + KIKI \nThis series celebrates the accomplishments of master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and also the prolific actress Kirin Kiki who sadly passed away in September. We will be screening three films by Kore-eda – two of which includes Kirin Kiki in the cast. Kiki was a frequent collaborator in his films\, including Shoplifters\, her last film\, which won Kore-eda the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes earlier this year. \n \nLIKE FATHER LIKE SONそして父になる\nNovember 13\, 2018 6:30 PM  \n(Second screening on December 14\, 2018) \nDirected by Hirokazu Kore-eda [2013] 120 min. \nSuccessful architect Ryota learns that his biological son was switched at birth with the boy he has raised as his own. As two very different families are mashed together\, the two couples are faced with an excruciating dilemma and must make a life impacting decision between the two sons. \nThis thought provoking drama is a story of personal redemption that unveils the essence of what family truly means in contemporary Japan. \n  \nAwards + Nominations: \n2013 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or \n2013 Cannes Film Festival – Winner of Jury Prize\, commendation from the Ecumenical Jury \n2013 Toronto International Film Festival – Won the Rogers People’s Choice Award \n2013 Vancouver International Film Festival – Peoples Choice Award \n2013 San Sebastián International Film Festival – Wuaki.TV Audience Award \n2013 Japan Academy Awards – Nominated picture and director of the year\, winner of outstanding performance by actor and actress in supporting role \n  \nFilms in the series: \nNovember 13 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 4 – OUR LITTLE SISTER \nDecember 14 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 18 – AFTER LIFE \n  \nABOUT Director Hirokazu Kore-eda \nABOUT Actress Kirin Kiki
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/koreeda-kiki-like-father-like-son-1/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181118T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181118T174500
DTSTAMP:20181108T214446Z
CREATED:20181108T171156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181108T214446Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Revue: Yasujiro Ozu's TOKYO CHORUS
DESCRIPTION:Special Co-presentation with The Silent Revue\nTOKYO CHORUS 東京の合唱 \nSunday November 18\, 2018 4:15 PM\nDirected by Yasujiro Ozu\, 1931 (PG) 91 minutes\, 35 mm\nFeaturing live piano accompaniment\nDuring Japan’s depression-era Shōwa period\, young father Shinji Okajima loses his job and must find a way to provide for his wife Sugako (Emiko Yagumo) and three children.\n \nFeaturing stunning performances from child actors Hideo Sugawara and five-year-old Hideko Takamine (who would grow up to become one of Japan’s most legendary actresses)\, Ozu conjured a personal\, empathetic viewpoint of a family who\, while struggling\, are bound by their bonds.\nShow More details about Yasujirō Ozu’s TOKYO CHORUS (1931) in 35mm  \nA tribute “to the language of silent film which Ozu undoubtedly recognized as a medium on the verge of disappearance” (Catherine Russell\, Cineaste)\, Silent Revue presents one of the master Japanese filmmaker’s earliest and greatest masterpieces—1931’s TOKYO CHORUS. Oscillating between a warmhearted family comedy and a heart-wrenching\, realist drama\, TOKYO CHORUS is in dialogue with Ozu’s most revered sound films including TOKYO STORY. During Japan’s depression-era Shōwa period\, young father Shinji Okajima (played by the incredible Tokihiko Okada just a few short years before his death at the age of 30) loses his job and must find a way to provide for his wife Sugako (Emiko Yagumo) and their three children. Competing with the material expectations of his spoiled seven-year-old son—who rejects his father’s gift of a scooter after demanding a bicycle—as well as his wife who has her best kimono sold when their daughter becomes ill\, Shinji battles life’s disappointments. \nFeaturing stunning performances from child actors Hideo Sugawara and five-year-old Hideko Takamine (who would grow up to become one of Japan’s most legendary actresses)\, Ozu conjured a personal\, empathetic portrait of a family that\, while struggling\, are strengthened by their familial bonds. Heavily influenced by King Vidor’s 1928 THE CROWD\, Ozu’s TOKYO CHORUS prefigures such moving portrayals of fathers and sons as De Sica’s BICYCLE THIEVES\, while focusing specifically on the isolation and alienation of life in a modern city.  \n\nDirector: Yasujirô Ozu\nCast: Tokihiko Okada\, Emiko Yagumo\, Hideo Sugawara \n\nABOUT THE SILENT REVUE SERIES \n\nSilent Revue is Toronto’s celebrated ongoing exploration of Silent Cinema – the only year-round dedicated selection of silent films in a theatrical venue. Show More about the Silent Revue \nSilent Revue is Toronto’s celebrated ongoing exploration of Silent Cinema – the only year-round dedicated selection of silent films in a theatrical venue. All screenings feature live musicians and are set in the fabulous silent-era Revue Cinema! A talented cohort of musicians accompany these screenings\, including Marilyn Lerner\, William O’Meara\, Jordan Klapman\, Tania Gill and Jeff Rapsis. Silent Revue is generously sponsored by Hollywood Suite.  \n\n\nDETAILS\nPresentation: 35mm \nFeaturing live piano accompaniment by Jordan Klapman\nSilent Revue is curated by media archivist and film critic Alicia Fletcher \n\nPRICING\nGeneral Admission: $15\nBronze Members\, Students & Seniors: $12\nSilver Members: $11\nGold Members: FREE \nPrices include taxes. All membership benefits are available.\nFILM WILL BE SCREENING AT THE REVUE CINEMA at 400 RONCESVALLES AVE. \nFor tickets click here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tokyo-chorus/
LOCATION:The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6511122;-79.4509358
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181119T211500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181119T224500
DTSTAMP:20181031T160244Z
CREATED:20181016T205551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181031T160244Z
UID:35013-1542662100-1542667500@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: House
DESCRIPTION:Special Co-presentation with The Revue Cinema\nHouse ハウス\nMonday November 19\, 2018 9:15 PM\nDirected by Nobuhiko Obayashi\, 1977\n88 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nGet spooked with these 70’s and 80’s films that explores some dark\, apocalyptic and mysterious themes coming from Japan during the ‘occult film’ boom that was all the rage during that time in Japan. The films are in conjunction with a special lecture by Japanese film scholar Professor Alex Zahlten in November. Prof. Zahlten will discuss some basic shifts in the relationship to media / the media environment that transpired in Japan during this shifting bubble era. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nHow to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of Scooby-Doo as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits\, a demonic house cat\, a bloodthirsty piano\, and other ghoulish visions\, all realized by Obayashi via mattes\, animation\, and collage effects. Equally absurd and nightmarish\, House might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. It’s one of the most exciting cult discoveries in years.  – CRITERION COLLECTION \n  \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > \nFILM WILL BE SCREENING AT THE REVUE CINEMA at 400 RONCESVALLES AVE. \nTicket price has been reduced! More information >hausurevue.eventbrite.ca
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-house/
LOCATION:The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6511122;-79.4509358
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181127T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181127T204500
DTSTAMP:20181122T225005Z
CREATED:20181016T213227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181122T225005Z
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SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: Harmagedon GENMA TAISEN
DESCRIPTION:Harmagedon: GENMA TAISEN\nハルマゲドン幻魔大戦\nTuesdsay November 27\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Rintaro\, 1984\nStory & Character design by Katsuhiro Otomo [creator of AKIRA]\n  \nFeature length anime\, 135 minutes\,\nJapanese with English subtitles\nGet spooked with these 70’s and 80’s films that explores some dark\, apocalyptic and mysterious themes coming from Japan during the ‘occult film’ boom that was all the rage during that time in Japan. The films are in conjunction with a special lecture by Japanese film scholar Professor Alex Zahlten in November. Prof. Zahlten will discuss some basic shifts in the relationship to media / the media environment that transpired in Japan during this shifting bubble era. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nHalf the universe has been ravaged by the evil GENMA\, and now they are on their way to Earth. Only by mobilizing the world’s greatest psychics does humanity stand a chance. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE\, TETSUO THE IRON MAN\, VITAL
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-genma-taisen/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181204T204500
DTSTAMP:20181101T161629Z
CREATED:20181030T204820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T161629Z
UID:35267-1543948200-1543956300@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:KORE-EDA + KIKI: Our Little Sister
DESCRIPTION:KORE-EDA + KIKI \nThis series celebrates the accomplishments of master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and also the prolific actress Kirin Kiki who sadly passed away in September. We will be screening three films by Kore-eda – two of which includes Kirin Kiki in the cast. Kiki was a frequent collaborator in his films\, including Shoplifters\, her last film\, which won Kore-eda the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes earlier this year. \n \nOUR LITTLE SISTER　海街 ダイアリ\nDecember 4\, 2018 6:30 PM  \nDirected by Hirokazu Kore-eda [2015] 128 min. \nThree sisters Sachi\, Yoshino and Chika live together in Kamakura city. When their father\, absent from the family home for the last 15 years dies\, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their shy teenage half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu\, they invite her to live with them. Suzu eagerly agrees\, and a new life of joyful discovery begins for the four siblings. \nFilms in the series: \nNovember 13 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 4 – OUR LITTLE SISTER \nDecember 14 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 18 – AFTER LIFE \n  \nABOUT Director Hirokazu Kore-eda \nABOUT Actress Kirin Kiki
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/koreeda-kiki-our-little-sister/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181214T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181214T203000
DTSTAMP:20181113T215749Z
CREATED:20181030T204340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181113T215749Z
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SUMMARY:KORE-EDA + KIKI: Like Father Like Son
DESCRIPTION:KORE-EDA + KIKI \nThis series celebrates the accomplishments of master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and also the prolific actress Kirin Kiki who sadly passed away in September. We will be screening three films by Kore-eda – two of which includes Kirin Kiki in the cast. Kiki was a frequent collaborator in his films\, including Shoplifters\, her last film\, which won Kore-eda the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes earlier this year. \n \nLIKE FATHER LIKE SONそして父になる\nDecember 14\, 2018 6:30 PM  \n(First screening on November 13\, 2018) \nDirected by Hirokazu Kore-eda [2013] 120 min. \nSuccessful architect Ryota learns that his biological son was switched at birth with the boy he has raised as his own. As two very different families are mashed together\, the two couples are faced with an excruciating dilemma and must make a life impacting decision between the two sons. \nThis thought provoking drama is a story of personal redemption that unveils the essence of what family truly means in contemporary Japan. \n  \nAwards + Nominations: \n2013 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or \n2013 Cannes Film Festival – Winner of Jury Prize\, commendation from the Ecumenical Jury \n2013 Toronto International Film Festival – Won the Rogers People’s Choice Award \n2013 Vancouver International Film Festival – Peoples Choice Award \n2013 San Sebastián International Film Festival – Wuaki.TV Audience Award \n2013 Japan Academy Awards – Nominated picture and director of the year\, winner of outstanding performance by actor and actress in supporting role \n  \nFilms in the series: \nNovember 13 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 4 – OUR LITTLE SISTER \nDecember 14 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 18 – AFTER LIFE \n  \nABOUT Director Hirokazu Kore-eda \nABOUT Actress Kirin Kiki
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/koreeda-kiki-like-father-like-son-2/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181218T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181218T203000
DTSTAMP:20181113T215842Z
CREATED:20181030T204336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181113T215842Z
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SUMMARY:KORE-EDA + KIKI: After Life
DESCRIPTION:KORE-EDA + KIKI \nThis series celebrates the accomplishments of master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and also the prolific actress Kirin Kiki who sadly passed away in September. We will be screening three films by Kore-eda – two of which includes Kirin Kiki in the cast. Kiki was a frequent collaborator in his films\, including Shoplifters\, her last film\, which won Kore-eda the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes earlier this year. \n \nAFTER LIFE ワンダフルライフ\nDecember 18\, 2018 6:30 PM  \nDirected by Hirokazu Kore-eda [1998] 118 min. \nIn this acclaimed Japanese film\, a group of people who have recently died find themselves in a limbo realm resembling a relatively mundane building. Counselors\, including Takashi (Arata) and Shiori (Erika Oda)\, are on hand to help new arrivals pick one memory from their lives to bring with them into eternity. Once the memories are chosen\, the staff makes a short film representing each one\, and the films make up a collage of thoughtful cinematic moments. \nFilms in the series: \nNovember 13 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 4 – OUR LITTLE SISTER \nDecember 14 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 18 – AFTER LIFE \n  \nABOUT Director Hirokazu Kore-eda \nABOUT Actress Kirin Kiki
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/koreeda-kiki-after-life/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190113T180000
DTSTAMP:20190130T185814Z
CREATED:20181214T191116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190130T185814Z
UID:35706-1547384400-1547402400@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema 2019
DESCRIPTION:Presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto\n  \n\nJapanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema\n\nFREE ADMISSION\nNo RSVP required\nAll films in Japanese with English subtitles\nDoors open 30 minutes before showtime\n\n\nOur annual event returns to the Hot Docs Cinema (formerly Bloor Cinema) in January 2019 with three films about getting through difficulties with the help of friends and family. Films will be PRECEDED by SHOJI directed by Jon Chiang\, winner of the We Heart Canada+Japan 90 short film contest. More info here > \nSunday January 13\, 1:00 PM\nWHEN THE CURTAIN RISES  幕が上がる\nDirected by Katsuyuki Motohiro\, 2015\, 119 min. \nBased on the story by Japanese playwright Oriza Hirata\, the story follows Saori and her high school class mates who are members of a performance group. The actresses are all members of the J-idol group Momoiro Clover Z. \nShow More story details here  \nCAST: Kanako Momota\, Shiori Tamai\, Ayaka Sasaki\, Momoka Ariyasu\, Reni Takagi together with Haru Kuroki and Tsuyoshi Muro. \nOriginal Story: Oriza Hirata\nScreenplay: Kohei Kiyasu\nTheme Song: Momoiro Clover Z \nThe members of the hugely popular J-idol group Momoiro Clover Z star as high school students who grow through their involvement in an unpopular drama club. Among their co-stars is Haru Kuroki\, who won a Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2014 for her performance in The Little House. \nFujigaoka High School’s drama club has never made it past the preliminaries in regional competitions. Under the tutelage of Ms. Yoshioka (Kuroki)\, known as “the queen of school theater\,” the determined Saori (Kanako Momota) and her fellow clubmates band together in the hope of making the national drama championship. \nThe film is an adaptation of a story with the same name by award winning Japanese playwright Oriza Hirata.  Veteran director Katsuyuki Motohiro has directed a number films\, including the Bayside Shakedown series\, Space Travelers\, the feature anime Psycho Pass and the live-action manga adaptation of AJIN\, and Laughing Under the Clouds. \nMomoiro Clover Z\, also known as MCZ and Momoclo are now made up of four members who are known for energetic performances\, incorporating elements of ballet\, gymnastics\, and action movies. During the making of the film\, there was fifth member\, Momoka Ariyasu who graduated in January 2018.  MCZ has a huge following and in 2016\, over 636\,000 people attended their concert\, the most ever for a Japanese female group. With four albums under their belt\, they have opened for Lady Gaga\, collaborated with Kiss\, Marty Freidman and Yngwie Malmsteen. \n \n \nSunday January 13\, 3:30 PM\nSURVIVAL FAMILY サバイバルファミリー\nDirected by Shinobu Yaguchi\, 2017\, 117 min. \nAfter a sudden worldwide power outtage\, a Tokyo family is caught up in the chaos as millions traverse the country in search of electricity. \nShow More story details here  \nOriginal Story\, Written and Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi \nCast: Fumiyo Kohinata\, Eri Fukatsu\, Yuki izumisawa\, Wakana Aoi \nShinobu Yaguchi\, director of countless hits such as “Waterboys\,” who stands at the pinnacle of Japanese entertainment movies\, begins work on his highly anticipated latest film! \nOne day\, electricity suddenly disappears?! TVs\, refrigerators\, smartphones and computers… Everything requiring electricity comes to a total halt! \nWith the incomprehensible disappearance of electricity rendering even simple batteries useless\, Tokyo is on the verge of falling into ruin\, but one family makes their escape! What could possibly await them?! \nThe father and head of household\, Yoshiyuki Suzuki\, is played by Fumiyo Kohinata\, a veteran of Historical Dramas who played Hideyoshi in “Sanada Maru.” The mother\, Mitsue\, is played by Eri Fukatsu\, who is known for her ability to expertly depict both serious and comedic roles. These iconic Japanese actors team up as husband and wife. \nWhat’s more\, Yuki Izumisawa and Wakana Aoi\, two of the most recognized young actors\, play brother and sister! It’s an irresistible star-studded cast! \nThe script is also an original creation by Yaguchi. Although depicting a world the likes of which have never been seen before\, it’s sure to be full of Yaguchi’s trademark humor! But this work by the famed director doesn’t just go for laughs! In a story full of sudden twists\, the intense journey of a family that has lost everything is sure to emotionally move viewers. \nEveryone who sees the film will remember the importance of family. It’s the highly relevant latest work by Shinobu Yaguchi\, \nthat conveys the epitome of the 21st century! \nWhen all is switched off\, people are switched on. One day\, a sudden battle for survival begins?!  \nThe Suzukis are an average household living in Tokyo. \nEven when the mother tries to make conversation\, the father is focused on the TV\, the son on listening to music\, and the daughter on her smartphone’s SNS. They’re a typical family\, together but divided. But one day\, the Suzuki household encounters a crisis! When they wake up in the morning\, all the electrical appliances have stopped! They assume it’s just their house\, but soon find out the outage has occurred everywhere\, not just in appliances\, but also in trains\, cars\, gas\, and water systems. There are no phones with which to make contact\, or trains to ride to work. They think they can get by putting up with it for just one day\, until another day passes\, and yet another. \nWhat seemed to be a normal power outage is in fact\, something much more… People are stripped of all convenience by the onset of this crisis. \nIt’s then that the father\, Yoshiyuki (Fumiyo Kohinata)\, makes the decision of a lifetime: \n“We’re going to escape from Tokyo!”  \nIs there a future for the family in this world denied all electricity?! Can a failure of a father protect his family?! The curtain rises on the survival life of the Suzuki household! \n©Fuji Television Network\, Toho\, Dentsu\, Altamira Pictures \n \n  \n \nSaturday January 19\, 2:00 PM\nCLOSE – KNIT  彼らが本気で編むときは、\nDirected by Naoko Ogigami\, 2017\, 127 min. \nThe film centers on the story of one young girl\, Tomo\, who moves in with her uncle Makio and his partner Rinko\, who identifies as a trans woman. At first\, things are a bit rough\, but eventually they settle-in together to build stronger bonds with each other. The film is a touching portrayal of life as a trans woman\, one of the first ever mainstream LGBQT films coming out of Japan. \nShow More story details here  \nDirected and written by Naoko Ogigami \nCAST: Toma Ikuta (Rinko)\, Kenta Kiritani (Makio)\, Rinka Kakihara (Tomo) \nThe first film in five years from director Naoko Ogigami\, whose many fans adore her uniquely soothing atmospheric films like Kamome Diner\, Megane and Toilet\, (which was partially filmed in Toronto CANADA). \nThe protagonist Rinko has undergone a sex change to become a trans woman and lives with her partner Makio. 11-year old Tomo\, who is Makio’s niece\, moves in with her uncle after her mother takes-off. The young girl feels confused by Rinko’s presence\, but gets her first taste of a warm and loving household. Toma Ikuta who plays Rinko\, takes on his first transgender role. \nFilm Festivals\, Awards  \n2017 Berlin International Film Festival\, Panorama Special\, Teddy Award (Special Jury Award)\, Panorama Audience Award (Fiction Film – 2nd place)\n2017 Beijing International Film Festival\n2017 New York Asian Film Festival\, Audience Award \n \n \n(c) 2015 O.H.K/F.T.R.D.K.P\, 2017 Fuji TV\, Toho\, Dentsu\, Altamira Pictures\, 2017 “Close-Knit” Film Partners\n  \nVENUE For All Three Films:\nHot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (formerly Bloor Cinema)\n506 Bloor St. W. (Bloor and Bathurst) \nDirections and About the Cinema here > \nPresented by:\n\n  \nMedia Partners: \n\n \n  \nCommunity Partners:\n \n\n  \n\n\n\naThe sian Community AIDS Service\n\nAsian Community AIDS Service\nJETAA Toronto\nJapanese Canadian Cultural Centre\nNagata Shachu \nOntario Positive Asians\nToronto Japanese Language School\nToronto Reel Asian International Film Festival\n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/japanese-movies-at-hot-docs-cinema-when-the-curtain-rises/2019-01-13/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W.\, ON
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190122T200000
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SUMMARY:Miss Hokusai
DESCRIPTION:MISS HOKUSAI 百日紅\nJanuary 22\, 2019 6:30 PM \n@JFT\, Admission Free\, Registration Required \nDirected by Keiichi Hara (2015) 90 min. \nThis feature anime takes place in 1814 Edo period and depicts the complex relationship between world renowned artist Katsuhika Hokusai and his daughter O-Ei. Based on the historical manga by artist and Edo period lifestyles researcher Hinako Sugiura. \nIn conjunction with the upcoming  print exhibition of another famous Ukiyoe artist Landmarks From Before It Was Called Tokyo: HIROSHIGE’s ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS VIEWS OF EDO  \n \n© 2014-2015 Hinako Sugiura・MS.HS / Sarusuberi Film Partners
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/miss-hokusai/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190124T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190124T211500
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SUMMARY:Cinema JAPONAIS: Thursday Movies @Alliance Francaise
DESCRIPTION:Cinema JAPONAIS: Thursday Movies @Alliance Francaise\nCo-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Alliance Francaise \n@ Alliance Francaise\, SPADINA THEATRE\, 24 Spadina Rd. \nfree admission\, no reservations required   \nKarakara カラカラ\nJanuary 24\, 2019 7:30 PM \nDirected by Claude Gagnon \n101 min. [2012] Japanese w/English subtitles \nThis is a film about people at a crossroads in life who run away to discover themselves. \nPierre (Gabriel Arcand) is a retired literature professor from Montreal traveling to Japan. After a natural medicine workshop\, he goes to the Okinawa Islands to visit the area. There he met Junko (Youki Kudoh)\, a 40-year old mother who left her abusive husband after a heated argument. A new and unexpected relationship develops between them\, and together\, they roam the islands in search of tranquility. Junko’s presence disturbs Pierre’s quest for peace and tranquility\, but he can not push her away.  Where will this adventure take them? \nThe film is a Canada Japan co-production and set entirely in Okinawa. It was the winner of two awards at the 36th Montreal World Film Festival in 2012. The movie won the ‘Openness to the World Award’ and also the prestigious ‘Public Award’ for most popular Canadian feature film. \nMore info here > \nTrailer here > \n \n  \nKokoro 心 \nLe Coeur Régulier\n\n\nFebruary 14\, 2019 7:30 PM \nDirected by Vanja D’ Alcantara \n95 min. [2016] Japanese & French w/English subtitles \nAfter her brother’s death\, Alice leaves France for Japan and takes refuge in a small village just above the cliffs. Her brother Nathan said to her before he died that he finally found peace there thanks to a certain Daisuke. Following his footsteps\, Alice will in fact find herself\, in a strange and hostile but warm place. \nMore info here > \nThe film is based on the 2010 novel “Le Coeur Regulier” by Olivier Adam. \nCast: \nISABELLE CARRÉ – Alice \nJUN KUNIMURA –  Daisuke \nMASANOBU ANDO – Jiro \nNANA NAGAO – Midori \nNIELS SCHNEIDER – Nathan \nTrailer here > \n \nSpadina Theatre [Alliance Francaise]\n24 Spadina Road [Spadina TTC]\nM5R 2S7 Toronto\, ON\nCanada
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/japonais_cinema/2019-01-24/
LOCATION:Alliance Francaise\, Spadina Theatre\, 24 Spadina Road\, Toronto\, ON\, M5R 2S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6686919;-79.4052481
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190204
DTSTAMP:20190129T225909Z
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SUMMARY:THERMAE ROMAE & THRONE OF BLOOD: Japanese Film Festival in Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:Japanese Film Festival: Nihon Eiga Sai in Hamilton 2019\nJoin us for free screenings of contemporary movies from JAPAN at the Central Hamilton Public Library on Sunday Feb 3 + 10! All films in Japanese w/Eng subtitles. In between films\, there will be a brief intermission. We will be serving some Japanese refreshments so please arrive early! RSVP recommended\, drop-ins welcome. Details about February 10\, 2019 Japanese films here > \n \nTHERMAE ROMAE テルマエ・ロマエ\nSunday February 3 @1:00 PM \n@Hamilton Central Public Library\, free admission\, RSVP recommended but not required \nJapanese with English subtitles \nDirector\, Hideki Takeuchi (108 minutes) 2012 \nAn epic bath extravaganza! \nLucius\, an architect of spa baths for the Roman Empire\, inadvertently travels through time and finds himself in a modern Japanese bathhouse. He takes elements of Japanese culture that he is inspired by\, and brings it back with him to Rome and becomes hugely successful\, which leads the Emperor to command him to build a massive spa. \nThermae Romae is based on the adaptation of Mari Yamazaki‘s award winning manga\, which has won both the 2010 Manga Taisho and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Best Short Work. The film features a roster of talented actors who throw themselves into their roles as citizens of ancient Rome\, including Japanese heart throb Hiroshi Abe who plays the protagonist Lucius. Another striking aspect of the films production is its large open set built at Cinecitta\, Italy’s largest film studio. \n(c) 2012 “THERMAE ROMAE” Film Partners \n \n \nMari Yamazaki\, manga author together with Stars Aya Ueto and Hiroshi Abe at the premiere of the film at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. \n  \nTHRONE OF BLOOD 蜘蛛巣城\n \nSunday February 3 @3:00 PM \n@Hamilton Central Public Library\, free admission\, RSVP recommended but not required \nJapanese with English subtitles \nDirector\, Akira Kurosawa (110 minutes) 1957 \nA vivid\, visceral Macbeth adaptation\, Throne of Blood\, directed by Akira Kurosawa\, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly\, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power\, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable\, animalistic performance\, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience. \nDespite the change in setting and language and numerous creative liberties\, Throne of Blood often is considered one of the better film adaptations of the play. It won two Mainichi Film Awards\, including Best Actor for Toshiro Mifune. \n \nCommunity Partners:\nHamilton Chapter of National Association of Japanese Canadians and the Hamilton Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre \nDetails about February 10\, 2019 Japanese films here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hamilton-films-feb3-2019/
LOCATION:Hamilton Central Public Library\, 55 York Boulevard\, Hamilton Room\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 4E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.2573546;-79.892506
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190211
DTSTAMP:20200123T184356Z
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SUMMARY:MAMESHIBA & NOBODY TO WATCH OVER ME: Japanese Film Festival in Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:Japanese Film Festival: Nihon Eiga Sai in Hamilton 2019\nJoin us for free screenings of contemporary movies from JAPAN at the Central Hamilton Public Library on Sunday Feb 3 + 10! All films in Japanese w/Eng subtitles. In between films\, there will be a brief intermission. We will be serving some Japanese refreshments so please arrive early! RSVP recommended\, drop-ins welcome.  Details about February 3\, 2019 Japanese films here > \nMAMESHIBA 幼獣マメシバ \nSunday February 10 @1:00 PM \n@Hamilton Central Public Library\, free admission\, RSVP recommended but not required \nJapanese with English subtitles \nDirector\, Toru Kamei (106 minutes) 2009 \nA touching story about a reclusive 32-year-old man\, Jiro\, who is out of work and lives at home with his parents. After tragedy hits the family\, his mother runs away and leaves behind a six month old dog named Ichiro. Together with the cute bean sized Shiba-Inu\, Jiro must venture outside to find his mother. \nThe film is a film adaptation of a popular TV series\, and is the first of three sequels including one in 3D. \n  \nNOBODY TO WATCH OVER ME 誰も守ってくれない \nSunday February 10 @3:00 PM \n@Hamilton Central Public Library\, free admission\, RSVP recommended but not required \nJapanese with English subtitles \nDirector\, Ryoichi Kimizuka (118 minutes) 2009 \nFocusing on the accused’s sister\, bright-eyed high school student Saori (Mirai Shida)\, this deep thriller follows the suffering of the family of a teenage murderer and the struggles of Detective Katsuura (Koichi Sato) ordered to protect them from the unwanted media onslaught and public scrutiny. In a deadly game of hide and seek\, malicious netizens unsatisfied with the young suspect in custody expose the family’s personal information\, as well as their every move. \nCaptivating to watch\, this film by Ryoichi Kimizuka (screenwriter of the Bayside Shakedown films) reflects the current fears over the perils of social media and privacy\, but also deftly weaves a story about the brokenness of modern-day families. This film also earned Kimizuka the ‘Best Screenplay’ award at the Montreal World Film Festival 2008. \nCommunity Partners:\nHamilton Chapter of National Association of Japanese Canadians and the Hamilton Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre \nDetails about February 3\, 2019 Japanese films here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hamilton-films-feb10-2019/
LOCATION:Hamilton Central Public Library\, 55 York Boulevard\, Hamilton Room\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 4E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.2573546;-79.892506
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190315T160000
DTSTAMP:20190225T223302Z
CREATED:20190222T000153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190225T223302Z
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Final Straw
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nFINAL STRAW\nFriday March 15\, 2019 2:00 PM  (second screening Monday April 15\, 2019 6:30 PM) \nDocumentary by Patrick Lydon and Suhee Kang (2015) 74 minutes \nInspired by the works of Masanobu Fukuoka\, author of the seminal environmental book The One Straw Revolution\, the film weaves together meditative landscapes\, and inspiring stories from some of the world’s foremost figures in the natural farming movement. Together they give modern-day relevance to age-old ideas about food\, environmentalism\, and happiness. \nFollowing the screening\, there will be a Q+A and discussion about the topics in the film. \n  \n  \nOther CHIKYU FILMS:\nMarch 15 & 16 Lu Over the Wall  \nMarch 20         The Gift from Beate
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/chikyu-films-final-straw/2019-03-15/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190315T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190315T203000
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Lu Over The Wall
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nLU OVER THE WALL\nFriday March 15\, 2019 6:30 PM & Saturday March 16\, 2:00 PM \nDirected by Masaaki Yuasa (2017) 107 min. Japanese with English subtitles (not dubbed) \n  \nFrom visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame. Kai is talented but adrift\, spending his days sulking in a small fishing village after his family moves from Tokyo. His only joy is uploading songs he writes to the internet. When his classmates invite him to play keyboard in their band\, their practice sessions bring an unexpected guest: Lu\, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats\, and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance – whether they want to or not. \nAs Kai spends more time with Lu\, he finds he is able to tell her what he is really thinking\, and a bond begins to form. But since ancient times\, the people in the village have believed that mermaids bring disaster and soon there is trouble between Lu and the townspeople\, putting the town in grave danger.  Winner of the Grand Prize at the prestigious Annecy Animation Festival and an official selection of Sundance 2018\, Lu Over the Wall is a toe-tapping\, feel-good demonstration of Yuasa’s genre-mixing mastery that will leave you humming long after you leave the theater. \n \nOther CHIKYU FILMS:\nMarch 15 & April 15  The Final Straw \nMarch 20                    The Gift from Beate
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/lu-over-the-wall/2019-03-15/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190318T211000
DTSTAMP:20190423T164708Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Film Screening in London: Close-Knit
DESCRIPTION:Close-Knit 彼らが本気で編むときは、\nMonday March 18\, 2019 7:00 PM\n@Western Film\, 2nd Fl University Community Centre\nFREE ADMISSION\, RSVP recommended\nOpen to students\, faculty\, staff & public\n  \nDirected by Naoko Ogigami\n2017\, (127 minutes) Japanese with English subtitles\nAfter being abandoned by her mother\, 11-year-old Tomo is taken in by her uncle Makio and his girlfriend Rinko. Rinko is a transgendered woman with a heart of gold. Close-knit offers a heart-warming reflection on discrimination and ignorance and\, more importantly\, on the true meaning of family. Plus lots of knitting! \nDirector Naoko Ogigami is one of the next wave of pre-eminent female filmmakers from Japan. Films also directed by her include Megane\, Rent-A-Cat\, Toilet\, Kamome Diner\, Go Go Haiku Girl and Yoshino’s Barber. \nCo-presented by University of Western Ontario\, Department of English and Writing Studies\, The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nDIRECTIONS TO CINEMA and MAP here > \nWestern Film is located on the second level of the University Community Centre. The UCC is located roughly at the corner of Western road and Elgin drive. Western Film offers free parking for its movie patrons. \nMcKellar Room\, 2nd Floor\, UCC\, 519-661-3616 \n(c) 2017 “Close-Knit” Film Partners
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/london-close-knit/
LOCATION:University of Western Ontario\, McKellar Room\, 2nd Floor\, UCC\, 1151 Richmond St.\, London\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.0095971;-81.2737336
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190320T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190320T200000
DTSTAMP:20190225T223145Z
CREATED:20190222T000504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190225T223145Z
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: The Gift from Beate
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nThe Gift from Beate\nWednesday March 20\, 2019 6:30 PM \nDocumentary by Tomoko Fujiwara (92 minutes.) 2004 \nThis March\, during International Women’s Month\, we will be sharing the story about the pioneering women behind the inclusion of two important articles in the Japanese Constitution: Basic Human Rights and Equality of the Sexes. \nFollowing the screening\, there will be a Q+A and discussion about the topics in the film. \n  \n  \nOther CHIKYU FILMS:\nMarch 15 & 16            Lu Over the Wall  \nMarch 15 & April 15  The Final Straw
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/chikyu-films-the-gift-from-beate/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190404T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190404T194000
DTSTAMP:20190402T152953Z
CREATED:20190312T075256Z
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Hunt for Matsutake
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nTHE HUNT FOR MATSUTAKE\nApril 4\, 6:30 PM & April 17\, 2:00 PM \nDirected by Alejandro Yoshizawa (40 min.) 2011 \nPreceding the film\, we will be screening the short films of the We Heart Canada and Japan 90 Short Film Contest (20 min). There will also be a Q+A and discussion after the film. \n  \nThis documentary looks at Japanese-Canadian history and the history of Matsutake hunting. Matsutake – a delicacy in Japanese cuisine – can only be found in the wild\, and is both a commercial and cultural symbol. The film chronicles annual trips into the forests of Canada in search of the elusive and much sought-after mushroom. \nI believe there is something unique about these rare\, precious mushrooms. For more than just their earthy aroma\, they are special to many Japanese people in North America\, symbolizing a connection to Japan yet rooted (literally) in Canadian and American soil. This simple Fall tradition flourished before and now alongside the now multi-million dollar matsutake exporting industry. \nBy documenting matsutake hunting\, I hope to learn about our shared history. Yet perhaps most of all\, I would like to tell a simple\, sweet\, and heartwarming story decades in the making. \nFall can’t come fast enough. – Alejandro Yoshizawa 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/matsutake/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190417T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190417T151000
DTSTAMP:20190410T214022Z
CREATED:20190312T075256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T214022Z
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Hunt for Matsutake
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \n\nTHE HUNT FOR MATSUTAKE\nApril 4\, 6:30 PM & April 17\, 2:00 PM \nDirected by Alejandro Yoshizawa (40 min.) 2011  \nPreceding the film\, we will be screening the short films of the We Heart Canada and Japan 90 Short Film Contest (20 min). There will also be a Q+A and discussion after the film about Matsutake culture and foraging in Japan and Canada. \nThis documentary looks at Japanese-Canadian history and the history of Matsutake hunting. Matsutake – a delicacy in Japanese cuisine – can only be found in the wild\, and is both a commercial and cultural symbol. The film chronicles annual trips into the forests of Canada in search of the elusive and much sought-after mushroom. \n \nI believe there is something unique about these rare\, precious mushrooms. For more than just their earthy aroma\, they are special to many Japanese people in North America\, symbolizing a connection to Japan yet rooted (literally) in Canadian and American soil. This simple Fall tradition flourished before and now alongside the now multi-million dollar matsutake exporting industry. \nBy documenting matsutake hunting\, I hope to learn about our shared history. Yet perhaps most of all\, I would like to tell a simple\, sweet\, and heartwarming story decades in the making. \nFall can’t come fast enough. – Alejandro Yoshizawa  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/matsutake-2019-04-17/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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