The Dagger of Kamui Directed by Rintaro 1985, PG, 132 min. Community Partner: Set in pre-Meiji era Japan, this epic by anime master Rintaro (Metropolis, Galaxy Express 999) tells the life story of Jiro, a … Continue reading →
Akira Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo 1988, AA, 124 min. Community Partner: The year is 2019. Tokyo, now post-apocolyptic Neo-Tokyo, has been rebuilt after obliteration in WWIII. When a biker named Tetsuo is discovered to have mysterious telepathic … Continue reading →
Dir. Keisuke Kinoshita, 1954, 156 min. An elegant, emotional chronicle of a teacher’s unwavering commitment to her students, her profession, and her sense of morality. Set in a remote, rural island community and spanning decades of Japanese history, from 1928 … Continue reading →
Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2007, 118 min. Based on the popular manga Tennen Kokekko, A Gentle Breeze in the Village transports us to the world of a teenage girl growing up in a small country village. Soyo is the only eighth … Continue reading →
‘Til the Break of Dawn Dir. Yuichiro Hirakawa, 2012, 129 min. An urban legend tells of the existence of a human, the Connector, who has the ability to arrange meetings between the living and the dead. Hatada, a cynical middle-aged … Continue reading →
Kids Police Dir. Yuichi Fukuda, 2013, 100 min. The elite detectives of the Special Investigations Division (SID) of the Kanagawa Police Department have fallen into a trap set by notorious crime broker Red Venus and inhaled a special gas which … Continue reading →
Akko-chan: The Movie Dir. Yasuhiro Kawamura, 2012, 120 min. Akko-chan: The Movie is based on Fujio Akatsuka's classic "magical girl" manga Himitsu no Akko-chan, which has been broadcast as an animated TV series three times in the past. To mark … Continue reading →
Please join us for two Sundays of Japanese film presented The Japan Foundation and the Hamilton Public Library, in cooperation with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto. These films, selected for international screening by the Japan Foundation, Tokyo, reflect life … Continue reading →
The Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue Co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and The Revue Cinema The Japan Foundation, Toronto is delighted to partner with the Revue Cinema for their long-running food and film series, Epicure's Revue. This month's screening … Continue reading →
Seven Weeks 野のなななのか Reservations are now closed. Thank you for your interest. Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi, 2014, 171 min. In Japanese with English subtitles The latest from veteran director Obayashi (Hausu) merges drama and fantasy in a 3-hour experimental opus that … Continue reading →
