Talk by Keiichi Kubo, DentsuBos Advertising reflects the culture of the people to whom it is being presented. A close examination of advertising, then, allows us to can gain cultural insights that may be missed on the surface. Join Keiichi … Continue reading →
Coinciding with the Byobu Folding Screen Exhibition, artist Alejandro Bertolo will discuss the history and art of the Japanese screen, including: - The origins of screen paintings in Japan; transition from sacred to functional art - Types of Byobu - Fusuma … Continue reading →
In memory of the pioneering gekiga manga artist Yoshihiro Tatsumi, (June 10, 1935 - March 7, 2015), Toronto Comic Arts Festival and The Japan Foundation, Toronto present a special screening of Tatsumi, Eric Khoo's 2011 animated film. Tatsumi, a tribute … Continue reading →
Mami Sunada, Japan, 118 min. In Japanese with English subtitles Director Mami Sunada goes behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli, observing the creative processes and working dynamics of directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki during the completion of Miyazaki’s The Wind … Continue reading →
Hayao Miyazaki, 2013, 127 min. In Japanese with English subtitles Miyazaki's final film is a fictionalized biography of aeronautics engineer Jiro Horikoshi who, too nearsighted to become a pilot, dedicated his life to building the perfect flying machine. Episodes from Jiro's life, … Continue reading →
