Join us for a summery film screening of HOTEL HIBISCUS on Saturday, May 25, 6:30PM, at the JFT Event Hall. Hotel Hibiscus director NAKAE Yuki will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. As part of JFT's ongoing "Keep Dancin', Okinawa" summer film series.
JFT is back for Doors Open Toronto on May 25th & 26! We are pleased to present our all-ages programming under the banner of "Timeless Japan" for all to enjoy a dose of nostalgia and learn a bit of history.
Join us on June 4 for an educational documentary screening of "A Handful of Salt," with director ISHII Kaori tuning in for a livestream Q&A. This event is also to honour everyone affected by the January 1st Noto Peninsula Earthquake. A part of our Cinema Umami food film series.
Stream "Katabui, in the Heart of Okinawa" online for free from June 21-23, Canada-wide. Join Swiss director Daniel López as he delves into the rich history and resilient spirit of Okinawa. A part of JFT's "Keep Dancin', Okinawa!" film series.
Burlington! Join us for a community screening of the award-winning Japanese film HULA GIRLS at the Burlington Public Library (Central Branch) on June 27. Co-presented with the City of Burlington's Mundialization Committee.
Tales from Okinawa is a short film program spotlighting emerging indie filmmakers from the Okinawa Islands. From agriculture, bullfighting, and coffee cultivation, these three films will take you across Okinawa through the lens of their uplifting characters and their connection with nature.
Catch the conclusion of our "Cinema Umami" film series on July 23 at JFT with JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, the iconic food documentary about world's greatest sushi chef.
In this film screening and lecture event, Dr. Christopher Nelson guides us through the history of late-1960s Okinawa to give us context to understand NOMURA Gakuya's ethnographic film, "Izaihō," that captures Kudaka Island's great religious ritual of the same name.
Join us at Innis Town Hall on September 28 for a screening of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD, the live-action adaptation of the BookTok sensation of the same name by KAWAGUCHI Toshikazu. In conjunction with the 2024 Toronto International Festival of Authors.
CURSED BODIES, a JFT Halloween film series. Join us on October 17 at The Japan Foundation, Toronto, for a screening of the international horror sensation, RINGU, starring Emmy Award Winner SANADA Hiroyuki, of the record-breaking Shōgun series.
