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SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki in Whitehorse
DESCRIPTION:CINEMA KABUKI \nIn high definition on the big screen\, direct from Japan\nSubtitled in English \nKabuki Theatre\, with origins dating back to the 1600s\, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions\, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars\, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound. \n________________________________________ \nCo-presented by The Japan Foundation and the Japanese Canadian Association of Yukon \nCINEMA KABUKI\nSaturday\, September 16\, 2017 \nYukon Arts Centre 300 College Drive\, Whitehorse YUKON\n13:00 Lion Dance  \n15:00 Kagotsurube\, The Haunted Sword \nTICKETS \n$20 for each film\, $35 for both. \nTickets available at the Yukon Arts Centre here >\nTickets also available on the day of the screening at the theatre. \nLION DANCE (a dance performance)\nKagamijishi 『春興鏡獅子』 \n  \nPremiered in 1893\nWritten by Ochi Fukuchi\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2009 \n70 minutes (Introduction 10 minutes\, dance 60 minutes)\nSubtitled in English \nFor trailer please click here:  \nFor the late Kanzaburo XVIII “Lion Dance” was the most precious gem of his family tradition. Danjuro XI\, who created the piece\, was the mentor of Kanzaburo’s grandfather\, Kikugoro XI. Four generations of the best Kabuki actors of their eras nurtured “Kagami Jishi” and developed it into one of the best examples of the dance repertoire in Kabuki theatre. A single dancer conjures up a stunning contrast of two images: A young maiden in the Shogun’s castle is transformed by the spirit of the majestic Shishi\, a mythical animal. The healthy\, sophisticated eroticism of a young woman is conveyed by the dancer in the first part. She is noble\, sensitive\, yet coquettish at times. But\, when the spirit of the ferocious Shishi takes over her body\, the animal stamps the earth\, and swings his mane in the air\, celebrating the prosperity and glory of life. \n  \nKAGOTSURUBE\, THE HAUNTED SWORD (a story of the pleasure quarter) \nKagotsurube Sato no Eizame『籠釣瓶花街酔醒』  \n\nPremiered in 1888\nWritten by Shinshichi Kawatake\nDirected for Cinema Kabuki by Hiroyuki Nakatani\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theater\, Tokyo\, 2010 \n136 min.\nSubtitled in English \nFor trailer please click here: \nOn the main street of the Yoshiwara pleasure district the top courtesan Yatsuhashi makes a luxurious procession through the fully blooming cherry trees. Miraculously\, she happens to smile at Jirozaemon\, a country merchant in the crowd. Who would have ever imagined that this momentary encounter could be the cause of mass murder? A love triangle forces the courtesan to reject her best customer in the middle of a banquet — the most dishonourable humiliation of all. Jirozaemon seizes the haunted sword Kagotsurube\, which inevitably invites bloodshed once it is drawn. Kanzaburo and Tamasaburo are joined by Nizaemon to form a dream cast for this Kabuki classic.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-in-whitehorse/
LOCATION:Yukon Arts Centre\, 300 College Drive\, Whitehorse\, YT\, Y1A 5X9
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Toronto JLPT Information Session
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto is offering a general Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) information session in Toronto\, on Monday\, September 18th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. \nThis session will provide a general overview of the exam and registration process\, without focusing on specific levels\, and is suitable for those interested in or planning to take the JLPT. \nThe session will cover: \n※ General overview of the JLPT (contents\, levels\, etc.)\n※ Details on where and how to register\n※ Please note that this session will not cover test-taking strategies. \nInquiries: Barbara Carter bcarter@jftor.org
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/toronto-jlpt-2017/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED Kainan 1890 - 125 Years Memory
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES – We apologize for any inconvenience\, please check back for rescheduled date.\nKAINAN 1890 – 125 Years Memory\n  \n@The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. Toronto \nFree Admission\, RSVP here >  \nDirected by Mitsutoshi Tanaka\, (132 minutes) 2015 \nStarring Kenan Ece\, Shiori Kutsuna\, Naoto Takenaka\, Seiyo Uchino\, Alican Yucesoy \nThis is a story of friendship and compassion. \nTwo historical moments in Japanese-Turkish relations are connected in this epic film; the tragic 1890 maritime accident of the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul off the coast of Japan where survivors were helped by local people from Wakayama; and the rescue in 1985 of Japanese nationals by a Turkish Airlines team during the Iraq-Iran war. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka’s masterpiece was nominated for Japan Academy Awards in 10 categories\, including Best Film and Best Director\, and won the awards for Best Sound and Best Art Direction. \nCo-presentation by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Ertuğrul Saves the World \nWith support from the city of Kushimoto \nArticle in Nikkei Voice here > \nOfficial trailer here > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59b4214jXlQ \nErtuğrul Saves the World is a Wakayama-based NPO (特定非営利活動法人「エルトゥールルが世界を救う」) that was established in order to make the film “Kainan 1890 – 125 Years Memory” (海難１８９０)\, and to promote world peace by telling the Ertuğrul story. The film was released in Japan and Turkey in December 2015. \nKushimoto City in Wakayama is the site where the accident happened and also the location of the Turkish Memorial and Museum. \n  \nTo RSVP please click here >  \nPress Release KAINAN \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kainan-125-years-memory/
LOCATION:The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Film Screening
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SUMMARY:A Tale of Samurai Cooking @The Revue
DESCRIPTION:A Tale of Samurai Cooking 武士の献立\n\n*Instead of the screening of Kainan 1890 – 125 Years Memory\, we will have a special screening of this film. ENJOY! \n@The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. Toronto \nFree Admission\, no RSVP required \n \nDirected by Yûzô Asahara \n2013\, 122 minutes\, PG \nStarring Aya Ueto\, Kengo Kôra\, Kimiko Yo \nHistorical comedy/drama \nHaru has an excellent sense of taste and great talent as a chef\, but her “spirited character” was too much for her first husband\, who divorced her after only one year of marriage. When a famous samurai chef from Kaga observes Haru’s culinary abilities\, he has a brilliant idea. The Funaki family\, who have served the Lord of Kaga for generations\, are known as “kitchen samurai” for their innovative dishes. However\, the heir to the family business\, Yasunobu\, shows little aptitude for or interest in cuisine. In order to save the Funaki family name and their reputation as kitchen samurai\, Haru agrees to marry Yasunobu and teach him the art of cooking. But will he be a willing student of this independent and opinionated new sensei? \nKAGA CUISINE \nThis story was inspired by a real-life family in Kaga that survived countless historical upheavals with its cuisine. Kaga Cuisine is famous for wide variety of luxurious dishes served on colorful lacquer ware and Kutani porcelain\, ranging from ordinary home cooking to Chinese-influenced haute cuisine rivalling even that of Kyoto. \n© 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tale-of-samurai-cooking-the-revue/
LOCATION:The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170919T183000
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SUMMARY:Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
DESCRIPTION:  \nMishima: A Life in Four Chapters\nTwo screenings. Please register at bottom \nTuesday\, September 19\, 2017\, 6:30-8:45 PM  \nMonday\, September 25\, 2017\, 6:30-8:45 PM  \n  \nDirector: Paul Schrader (121 min.) 1985 \nCinematography: John Bailey \nProduction design   Eiko Ishioka \nCostume design       Eiko Ishioka \n  \nIn conjunction with Graphic Liberation of Gender: Eiko Ishioka Poster Exhibition \nPaul Schrader’s visually stunning\, collagelike portrait of acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted an impossible harmony between self\, art\, and society. Taking place on Mishima’s last day\, when he famously committed public seppuku\, the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer’s life as well as by gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works. With its rich cinematography by John Bailey\, exquisite sets and costumes by Eiko Ishioka\, and unforgettable\, highly influential score by Philip Glass\, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a tribute to its subject and a bold\, investigative work of art in its own right. \nCAST \nYukio Mishima        Ken Ogata \n \nMorita            Masayuki Shionoya \nCadet no. 1    Hiroshi Mikami \nCadet no. 2    Junya Fukuda \nCadet no. 3    Shigeto Tachihara \nGeneral Mashita      Junkichi Orimoto \nMishima\, age 18-19 Go Riju \nMishima\, age 5         Yuki Nagahara \nMizoguchi     Yasosuke Bando \nMariko           Hisako Manda \nOsamu           Kenji Sawada \nKiyomi           Reisen Lee \nMitsuko         Setsuko Karasuma \nTakei              Yasuaki Kurata \nIsao                Toshiyuki Nagashima \nLieutenant Hori       Hiroshi Katsuno \nIzutsu             Hiroki Ida \nKurahara       Jun Negami \n  \nCREDITS \nDirector                                 Paul Schrader \nScreenplay                            Chieko Schrader\, Paul Schrader and Leonard Schrader \nExecutive producers           George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola \nProducer                                Tom Luddy\, Mataichiro Yamamoto and Mata Yamamoto \nAssociate producer              Leonard Schrader \nMusic                                     Philip Glass \nCinematography                  John Bailey \nProduction design               Eiko Ishioka \nCostume design                   Eiko Ishioka \nSound                                     Leslie Shatz \nVisual effects                         Catherine Craig \nhttp://criterion-trailers.s3.amazonaws.com/MISHIMA_trailer_new_x500.mp4\n  \nREGISTRATION for September 19\, 2017\, 6:30-8:45 PM \nOops! We could not locate your form. \n____________________________________________________________________________ \n____________________________________________________________________________ \n\nREGISTRATION for Monday\, September 25\, 2017\, 6:30-8:45 PM \nOops! We could not locate your form.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/mishima-a-life-in-four-chapters/2017-09-19/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170923T150000
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SUMMARY:Monkey Business: New Writing from Japan Vol.7 - Book Launch!
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the launch of Monkey Business Volume 7\, the Monkey Business team will gather in the Japan Foundation\, Toronto Event Hall with four special guest authors. The event is a cross-cultural discussion between the Canadian and Japanese authors: \n  \nSatoshi Kitamura (Tokyo) is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books and graphica. His books include When Sheep Cannot Sleep\, My Hand\, and Lily Takes a Walk. He has collaborated with numerous writers and poets\, notably in The Young Inferno\, a retelling of Dante’s Inferno\, with John Agard. \nAoko Matsuda (Tokyo) has published four collections of short stories and two books of essays. Her work in translation has been published in Granta and in Monkey Business. Her chapbook The Girl Who Is Getting Married was published in the UK. She is also the Japanese translator for the American author Karen Russell; she has translated Russell’s St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves and Vampires in the Lemon Grove. \nHelen Guri (Montreal) is the author of Match\, which was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry\, as well as poetry chapbooks Here Come the Waterworks and Microphone Lessons for Poets. Her poems and essays have been published in Canada\, the U.S.\, and Australia. Based in Montreal\, she edits poetry for Book Thug and Brick Books. \nRui Umezawa (Toronto) is a storyteller\, essayist and novelist. Born in Tokyo\, he grew up in Europe and North America. His novel\, The Truth About Death and Dying\, called “a dazzling tour-de-force” by Canadian Literature\, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize for Best First Book (Canada and the Caribbean). Strange Light Afar: Tales of the Supernatural from Old Japan was named a CBC Best Book of the Year in 2015. \nMotoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen\, the editors of Monkey Business: New Writing from Japan\, will also be on hand to facilitate the panel discussion and participate in discussion. \n\n \nWhat is Monkey Business?\nSince its first issue in 2011\, Monkey Business: New Writing from Japan has showcased the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Monkey Business features the short fiction and poetry of writers such as Hideo Furukawa\, Mina Ishikawa\, Hiromi Ito\, Mieko Kawakami\, Sachiko Kishimoto\, Hiromi Kawakami\, Aoko Matsuda\, and Yoko Ogawa; interviews and essays by writers such as Haruki Murakami; new translations of the work of earlier writers such as Rampo Edogawa\, Kafu Nagai\, and Soseki Natsume; and graphic stories by Satoshi Kitamura and the Brother and Sister Nishioka. \nCreating a bridge between Japanese and American writers and the audiences that love them\, Monkey Business also features work by American\, British\, and Canadian writers\, including Paul Auster\, Rebecca Brown\, Charles Simic\, Stuart Dybek\, Brian Evenson\, Laird Hunt\, Ben Katchor\, Kelly Link\, Eric McCormack\, Matthew Sharpe\, and more! For many of the Monkey Business launch events\, writers from Tokyo and writers in the U.S. and Canada have the chance to read each other’s work and then participate in dynamic and often mind-cracking dialogue across cultures. Sometimes a new story develops out of this rich brew: Kevin Brockmeier’s “Continental Drift” was inspired by Mina Ishikawa’s tanka\, Satoshi Kitamura’s graphic story “Variation and Theme” was inspired by a poem by Charles Simic. \nMonkey Business participates annually in PEN America’s PEN World Voices Festival in New York. Monkey Business has also participated in the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) in Toronto\, Tokyo International Literary Festival\, and Japan Now in London\, UK\, among others. \nMonkey Business tours across North America with writers from Tokyo. In Asia\, Monkey Business has traveled to Singapore\, Malaysia\, Indonesia\, and the Philippines. \nMonkey Business is the in-translation offspring of the Tokyo-based magazine MONKEY\, founded by Motoyuki Shibata\, one of Japan’s most highly regarded men of letters and acclaimed translator of American fiction. Selections for each issue are made by Shibata and Ted Goossen\, one of the leading translators of Japanese fiction working today. \nMonkey Business is published with the generous support of the Nippon Foundation. The Brooklyn-based literary journal A Public Space is the U.S. partner of Monkey Business. \nMore on Monkey Business here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/monkey-business-vol7/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:BYOB Drop-In Film Screening: Saga Nishiki Weaving
DESCRIPTION:Bring Your Own Bento Drop-In Film Screening\nSaga-Nishiki Weaving: The Art of KOGA Fumi\nSeptember 27\, 12:00 PM (Doors Open)\, film starts 12:15 PM \nFree Admission @JFT\, RSVP suggested but not required \nDocumentary\, Sakura Motion Picture (2017) 30 Minutes \nJapanese w/English subtitles \n  \nAs featured in our Dentō Kōgei Traditional Craft Screening Series earlier this year\, we will be screening The Art of Koga Fumi\, master of Saga-Nishiki Weaving. \nThe screening is in conjunction with Diligence and Elegance: The Nature of Japanese Textiles exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada. \nDon’t forget to bring your lunch/Bento! \nFumi Koga is a living National Treasure and is a full member of the Japan Kogei Association. \nSaga-nishiki Brocade \nWith the technique of the Saga-nishiki brocade\, dyed silk threads are used for the weft\, while thin thread-like strips of washi paper called tategami are used for the warp. The paper strips are drawn up in places with a bamboo spatula\, in accordance with the pattern the weaver wants to create\, leaving spaces through which the weft threads are passed. This process is repeated over and over to create beautiful\, orderly patterns. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/byob_saga_nishiki/
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:20170927T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170927T203000
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Cultures in Japan and Canada
DESCRIPTION:Both Japan and Canada have diverse Indigenous communities with rich cultures and traditions. Join us in the Japan Foundation\, Toronto Event Hall for presentations and a panel discussion among members and supporters of Indigenous groups from both countries who will gather to share\, discuss\, and celebrate their unique heritage. \nTo start things off\, Mr. Ken’ichi Homma\, Director General of the Hokkaido Government Iburi General Subprefectural Bureau will give a talk on this fascinating region of Hokkaido in northern Japan\, its history\, contemporary developments\, and tourism opportunities. Further information about tourism in the region will also be made available during the evening. Following the talk\, a panel discussion will take place. \nRegistration is now closed. We thank everyone for their interest. \nPanelists include: \nMr. Yasuhiko TODA\, Mayor of Shiraoi Town\, Hokkaido\nYasuhiko Toda is mayor of Shiraoi town. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Sapporo University in 1991. He started his career as a businessman and afterwards he became a director of Shiraoi Chamber of Commerce. He was elected as a mayor of Shiraoi town for the first time in 2011. He is now in his second term of office. \nMs. Miyuki MURAKI\, Executive Director of the Ainu Museum in Shiraoi Town\nMiyuki Muraki was born in Shiraoi town\, Hokkaido. She started working at the Ainu Museum in 1985\, and has been the Vice-President since 2012. Along with taking part in handing down the traditional Ainu culture of the Shiraoi region\, including song and dance\, beliefs and customs\, and food culture\, she also conducts research on the material culture\, etc. of the Ainu people. At the Ainu Museum she is in charge of areas such as training  as well as educational promotion projects\, and people refer to her as “the singing\, dancing curator.” Presently\, she is writing a column for the JR Hokkaido onboard magazine\, “THE JR Hokkaido.” \nMr. Michael Etherington\, Cultural Program Manager of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto\nInfluenced by his northern upbringing\, Michael has always stayed connected to community\, spending much of his personal time volunteering as a speaker to schools\, colleges\, and universities. This\, along with his experience as Cultural Program Manager of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto\, and trainer for the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres\, have garnered Michael the personal and professional recognition as a valued speaker. With family roots and heritage from James Bay\, ON\, but growing up in the urban setting\, Etherington is a proud yet humbled Indigenous speaker and representative of Omushkego-Culture. Michael attributes his speaking messages to his experiences growing up both on-reserve and off-reserve. \nand Mr. Koko Kikuchi as moderator\nKoko Kikuchi was born in Iwate Prefecture in Japan\, and earned his bachelor’s degree from Waseda University. In 1982 he graduated with a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planing from the University of Toronto. He became a permanent resident of Canada in 1986\, and while running a consulting firm he also volunteered his time towards international exchange for the betterment of children’s rights and the Japanese-Canadian community. In 1991\, as a committee member for inviting Ainu people\, he invited Mr. Shigeru Kayano\, who later went on to serve in the Japanese House of Councillors\, to visit Toronto from Nibutani\, Hokkaido to hold a workshop on the shared history\, social issues\, folklore\, etc. of the Ainu people of Japan and indigenous peoples of Canada at the Earth Spirit Festival. Since then\, Mr. Kikuchi has gone on to do things such as interview Mr. Kayano regarding the passing of the New Ainu Law and share information about the indigenous peoples of Canada in the Iwate Nippo Newspaper. \nThis event is organized in association with JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization)
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/indigenous-cultures/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170928T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170928T201500
DTSTAMP:20170925T183519Z
CREATED:20170925T140810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170925T183519Z
UID:20914-1506623400-1506629700@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Fall Films: Mameshiba 幼獣マメシバ
DESCRIPTION:MAMESHIBA 幼獣マメシバ \nDirected by Kamei Toru (109 min.) 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. \nShiba Inu 柴犬 \nShiba Inu is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan. A small\, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain\, the Shiba Inu was originally bred for hunting. \nThe word shiba means “brushwood” in Japanese\, and refers to a type of tree or shrub whose leaves turn red in the fall. This leads some to believe that the Shiba was named with this in mind\, either because the dogs were used to hunt in wild shrubs\, or because the most common color of the Shiba Inu is a red color similar to that of the shrubs. However\, in an old Nagano dialect\, the word shiba also had the meaning of “small”\, thus this might be a reference to the dog’s diminutive stature. [Haskett\, Gretchen; Houser\, Susan (1997). The Total Shiba. Loveland\, CO: Alpine Publications.]
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/mameshiba/
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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