co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1966, 124 min. 18A 50 year anniversary screening, 35mm print! Introduction by Geoff Pevere, Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival Programming Director After a terrible industrial accident … Continue reading →
The Great Sasuke 2015, Mikiko Sasaki, 69 min. PG Canadian premiere- director present for intro and Q&A! As the founder of Michinoku Pro-Wrestling, the masked wrestler known as The Great Sasuke brought Mexican-style lucha libre to Japan in the 1990s … Continue reading →
Onibaba Kaneto Shindo, 1964, 107 min. 18A Introduction by Toshi Aoyagi, The Japan Foundation, Toronto Onibaba is a chilling, atmospheric examination of the hot-blooded instinct for survival amidst the devastation of war.When her son Kichi goes off to war, a woman is left alone with her daughter-in-law in … Continue reading →
Takashi Hiraide, celebrated author and book designer, will discuss his literary and artistic practice in relation to his published works and ongoing mail art experiment. Hiraide contemplates the life of what we consider to be a “book” and its origins … Continue reading →
JFT Event Hall Free Admission/No RSVP required Drop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like! This edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan, which introduces artists with … Continue reading →
Talk and slide presentation in conjunction with Designthinkers 2016 Designer, Kenya Hara (b.1958) emphasizes the design of both objects and experiences. In 2000, he produced the exhibition RE-DESIGN--Daily Products of the 21st Century, which successfully presented the fact that the resources … Continue reading →
Interested in learning Japanese but not sure where to begin? Join us for Let’s Learn Katakana! In this class we will learn katakana, one of the basic components of written Japanese often used for foreign loan words. Together we will … Continue reading →
Legendary Loyalty The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints co-presented by Stuart Jackson Gallery and The Japan Foundation November 15, 2016 – March 4, 2017 The Japan Foundation, Toronto, with the Stuart Jackson Gallery, Toronto, is proud to co-present original … Continue reading →
Are you studying Japanese and want to start expanding your skills beyond the classroom? Join the Japan Foundation, Toronto for our new intermediate-level (JF Standard B1) Japanese language class, Japanese Through Food: Okonomiyaki! Perhaps best known for being popular in the Kansai region, okonomiyaki can … Continue reading →
JFT Seminar Room Free Admission/No RSVP required Drop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like! This edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan, which introduces artists with cognitive, … Continue reading →
