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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201212T130000
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SUMMARY:KATSUSHIKA Oei: A Woman Artist in the Floating World
DESCRIPTION:KATSUSHIKA Oei (Ōi) is not a household name. Her father\, however\, is renowned as one of the greatest masters of art — Hokusai. Brought up assisting Hokusai with his trade\, Oei learned all the techniques of painting ukiyo-e\, had access to the inner circle of artists in Edo\, and had opportunities to showcase her skills time and time again\, particularly in the portrayal of women. \nOver time\, Oei’s biology and her relationship with her father obscured her immense talent\, and she has remained in the shadows of history. In this joint presentation hosted by the Japan Foundation\, Toronto and The Japan Society Canada\, novelist Ms. Katherine Govier and art historian Dr. Rosina Buckland (the British Museum) will discuss Oei’s skills\, her contributions to Hokusai’s lifework\, and why she deserves to be celebrated as an artist in her own right. \nThe discussion will be followed by a live Q+A moderated by Ms. Deanna Horton\, Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. \n\nThis is an exclusively online event to begin at 1:00 PM EST on Saturday\, December 12. Registration is required. A link to the talk will be sent to the registered email address 24 hours prior to the start of the event.\n\n\n\nKatherine Govier’s most recent novel is The Three Sisters Bar & Hotel. Her previous novel\, The Ghost Brush\, about the daughter of the Japanese printmaker Hokusai\, was published in Japan and worldwide. An earlier novel\, Creation\, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She has won the Toronto Book Award and Canada’s Findley-Engel Award for a mid-career writer (1997). In 2018 she was honoured for Excellence in the Arts by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. In 2019 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. \nActive in her profession\, and always committed to raising the voices of marginalized women\, Katherine has been President of PEN Canada and Chair of The Writers’ Trust. She co-founded the national schools writing program Writers in Electronic Residence and more recently founded\, directed and is Board Chair of The Shoe Project\, a writing and public speaking workshops for immigrant and refugee women. \nKatherine was born in Edmonton\, Alberta and attended The University of Alberta and York University. She has two adult children\, Robin and Emily\, and two grandchildren. With her partner Nick Rundall\, a retired publisher\, she divides her time between Toronto and Canmore\, Alberta\, in the Rocky Mountains. Her upcoming novel again features Katsushika Oei\, woman artist of the floating world\, who rises from her unknown grave to discover what happened to her art during the Meiji era. \n\nPhotograph by Phil Wilkinson\, National Museums Scotland \nRosina Buckland is Curator of the Japanese Collections at the British Museum. She read Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge and after graduating worked in Japan as a translator. She received a PhD in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts\, New York University and worked at the British Museum for several years before moving to the National Museum of Scotland\, and later the Royal Ontario Museum\, Toronto\, Canada. Her primary research area is pictorial art of the nineteenth century\, with a focus on Chinese-inspired culture. Her publications include Shunga: Erotic Art in Japan (2010) and Painting Nature for the Nation: Taki Katei and the Challenges to Sinophile Culture in Meiji Japan (2013). During 2019 she guest-curated a special exhibition of drawings by Taki Katei at the World Museum\, Liverpool. She is currently writing a book on Meiji-era art. \n\nDeanna Horton’s foreign service career in Asia spanned a total of twelve years in Japan\, including as Deputy Head of Mission at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo\, and also as Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. As a Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy\, she has led a digital mapping project on Canada’s footprint in Asia  and related research on technology multinationals. Ms. Horton is a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and a Canadian Global Affairs Institute Fellow\, writing on economic and trade policy issues with a focus on Asia. She is on the executive of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Bishop White Committee in support of the ROM’s Asian collections. Deanna Horton received a Diploma in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Bologna Center\, a M.A. (International Affairs) from Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and a B.A. (Hons) from McGill University. She also spent two years studying the Japanese language and Japan at the U.S. State Department Foreign Service Institute in Yokohama\, Japan. \n\nCo-Presented by: \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/govier-and-buckland/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201213
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SUMMARY:38th JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL - Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:The 38th Annual Japan Film Festival \nCo-presented by the Canadian Film Institute\, Embassy of Japan in Canada and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nThursday\, December 10\, 2020 to Saturday\, December 12\, 2020 \n@ONLINE\, admission free\, registration required \nOne of the Canadian Film Institute’s longest-running annual festivals\, the Japan Film Festival\, has showcased the best in contemporary filmmaking from Japan. Despite the pandemic\, this cinematic tradition continues online to film lovers all across Canada. Presented with the generous support of and in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails > \n\n \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams  \nDirected by YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan \n2019 | 94 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nMizutani Kantoku’s (head coach) whole life has been in preparation for the historic 100th Koshien\, the wildly popular High School baseball tournament that defines the Japanese summer. A stubborn but passionate man\, his martial brand of baseball in Yokohama maintains all that is beautiful\, if extreme\, in the uniquely Japanese form of the sport — rigorous year- round training\, shaved heads\, and self-sacrifice. The players believe in his message that their primary goal is to grow as human beings\, so cleaning the grounds and keeping impeccable manners are as important as honing their skills. \nHowever\, beyond the company line\, Mizutani boils with desire to validate his career by reaching the sacred grounds of Koshien. Having always prioritized his work over family responsibilities\, he has never seen his 15 year-old son\, Kosho\, play baseball. Rather than take him onto his own team\, calling on his well-earned web of connections\, he sends Kosho away to be raised by a disciple Kantoku in the remote prefecture of Iwate. Sasaki Kantoku\, though\, has outgrown the ways of his mentor. After having raised Major Leaguers OHTANI Shohei and KIKUCHI Yusei\, he has a progressive vision that proposes a new direction for the sport. Sasaki takes inspiration from bonsai — although wires are needed to guide young branches\, those wires must be taken off at the right time. So too does modern baseball require a delicate balance between enforcement and autonomy for players. \nAcross Japan\, four thousand schools begin knockout competition\, with only one winner from each prefecture able to advance to Koshien. Will all of Mizutani’s good deeds add up to a miracle\, or will he prove to be a relic of a bygone era? Can Sasaki\, with Kosho in tow\, challenge the system in a culture where the nail that sticks up is liable to be hammered down? In the crucible of the Japanese summer\, the scoreboard will be their report card\, and a referendum on their values. \nThe screening includes an interview between CFI Executive Director\, Tom McSorley\, and the film’s director\, YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan. \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams trailer below > \n \n\n \nThe Long Goodbye 長いお別れ \nDirected by NAKANO Ryota \n2019 | 127 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nShohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies\, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei’s memory gradually deteriorates\, the family learns about an unexpected “recollection” that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father\, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives. \nA Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko’s same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater\, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching\, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia. \nThe screening includes a discussion about dementia with Kiyoshi Dembo of the Momiji Health Care Society (Toronto) with CFI Executive Director Tom McSorley and Program Officer at The Japan Foundation\, Nobi Nakamura. \n(c) 2019 “A Long Goodbye” Film Partners \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nA Long Goodbye trailer below > \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/koshien-japans-field-of-dreams/
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CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:38th JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL - A Long Goodbye
DESCRIPTION:The 38th Annual Japan Film Festival \nCo-presented by the Canadian Film Institute\, Embassy of Japan in Canada and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nThursday\, December 10\, 2020 to Saturday\, December 12\, 2020 \n@ONLINE\, admission free\, registration required \nOne of the Canadian Film Institute’s longest-running annual festivals\, the Japan Film Festival\, has showcased the best in contemporary filmmaking from Japan. Despite the pandemic\, this cinematic tradition continues online to film lovers all across Canada. Presented with the generous support of and in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails > \n\n \nThe Long Goodbye 長いお別れ \nDirected by NAKANO Ryota \n2019 | 127 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nShohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies\, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei’s memory gradually deteriorates\, the family learns about an unexpected “recollection” that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father\, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives. \nA Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko’s same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater\, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching\, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia. \nThe screening includes a discussion about dementia with Kiyoshi Dembo of the Momiji Health Care Society (Toronto) with CFI Executive Director Tom McSorley and Program Officer at The Japan Foundation\, Nobi Nakamura. \n(c) 2019 “A Long Goodbye” Film Partners \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nLinks: Momiji Health Care Society\, Alzheimer’s Canada\, Japanese Medical Support Network Canada \nA Long Goodbye trailer below > \n \n\n \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams  \nDirected by YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan \n2019 | 94 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nMizutani Kantoku’s (head coach) whole life has been in preparation for the historic 100th Koshien\, the wildly popular High School baseball tournament that defines the Japanese summer. A stubborn but passionate man\, his martial brand of baseball in Yokohama maintains all that is beautiful\, if extreme\, in the uniquely Japanese form of the sport — rigorous year- round training\, shaved heads\, and self-sacrifice. The players believe in his message that their primary goal is to grow as human beings\, so cleaning the grounds and keeping impeccable manners are as important as honing their skills. \nHowever\, beyond the company line\, Mizutani boils with desire to validate his career by reaching the sacred grounds of Koshien. Having always prioritized his work over family responsibilities\, he has never seen his 15 year-old son\, Kosho\, play baseball. Rather than take him onto his own team\, calling on his well-earned web of connections\, he sends Kosho away to be raised by a disciple Kantoku in the remote prefecture of Iwate. Sasaki Kantoku\, though\, has outgrown the ways of his mentor. After having raised Major Leaguers OHTANI Shohei and KIKUCHI Yusei\, he has a progressive vision that proposes a new direction for the sport. Sasaki takes inspiration from bonsai — although wires are needed to guide young branches\, those wires must be taken off at the right time. So too does modern baseball require a delicate balance between enforcement and autonomy for players. \nAcross Japan\, four thousand schools begin knockout competition\, with only one winner from each prefecture able to advance to Koshien. Will all of Mizutani’s good deeds add up to a miracle\, or will he prove to be a relic of a bygone era? Can Sasaki\, with Kosho in tow\, challenge the system in a culture where the nail that sticks up is liable to be hammered down? In the crucible of the Japanese summer\, the scoreboard will be their report card\, and a referendum on their values. \nThe screening includes an interview between CFI Executive Director\, Tom McSorley\, and the film’s director\, YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan. \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams trailer below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/a-long-goodbye/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201105T160000
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SUMMARY:The JFT Library Book Club Online - Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our last book club for this year! \nWe will discuss “Breasts and Eggs (夏物語)” written by Mieko Kawakami\,\none of the featured guest authors for Toronto International Festival of Authors 2020. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThursday\, November 5\, 2020 [3:00 pm – 4:00 pm] \nThe JFT Library Book Club will be conducted through Zoom. Please call at 416-966-2935 or email the library at library@jftor.org to reserve your seat. \nPrior to the meeting\, an email will be sent to you with a website link and log-in password to enter the online Zoom meeting.\nPlease be aware that space may be limited. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, please don’t hesitate to contact us via email. \nThank you for participating! \n\nMieko Kawamaki’s first novel to be published in English\, “Breasts and Eggs” paints a portrait of contemporary womanhood in Japan and recounts the intimate journeys of three women as they confront oppressive mores and their own uncertainties on the road to finding peace and futures they can truly call their own. \nIt tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old Natsu\, her older sister\, Makiko\, and Makiko’s daughter\, Midoriko. Makiko has traveled to Tokyo in search of an affordable breast enhancement procedure. She is accompanied by Midoriko\, who has recently grown silent\, finding herself unable to voice the vague yet overwhelming pressures associated with growing up. Her silence proves a catalyst for each woman to confront her fears and frustrations. \nOn another hot summer’s day ten years later\, Natsu\, on a journey back to her native city\, struggles with her own indeterminate identity as she confronts anxieties about growing old alone and childless. (book description from Amazon.ca) \nJFT Library’s copy of the book is available for circulation. Please contact the library to place a hold for pickup.\nRenewal not permitted until November 5\, 2020. \n\nToronto International Festival of Authors\nOctober 22 – November 1\, 2020\n  \nThis year award-winning author Mieko Kawakami is participating from Japan. She will be appearing with her first English novel\, Breasts and Eggs\, in an interview on October 24 at 7pm. There will be also a reading of a short piece she wrote responding to the theme of Skin Hunger\, on October 29 at 12pm. \nFor more information > https://festivalofauthors.ca/book-author/mieko-kawakami/ \n\nPrevious Book Clubs\n\nJFT Book Club Online: Travel Japan – August 20\, 2020 \n\nJFT Book Club Online – June 11\, 2020 \n\n\nMemoirs of a Polar Bear – February 20\, 2020 \n\nThe Little House – December 12\, 2019 \n\nMystery Book Club – October 10\, 2019 \n\nMovies and Books – August 8\, 2019 \n\n\nBooks and Tea – June 6\, 2019
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/the-jft-library-book-club-breasts-and-eggs-mieko-kawakami/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201028
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SUMMARY:Online Consultations For Japan Foundation Grants and Programs
DESCRIPTION:Online Consultations for Japan Foundation Programs and Grants\nDay One: Monday\, October 26\, 2020 10:00 AM ~ 5:00 PM (EDT)  \nDay Two: Tuesday\, October 27\, 2020 10:00 AM ~ 5:00 PM (EDT)  \n*Please note\, the consultations have no weight when evaluating submitted applications. \n  \nThank you for your interest in a one-on-one session with a Japan Foundation\, Toronto Program Officer and have your questions about the Japan Foundation grants and programs answered. \nIf you are unsure of which grant or program you wish to be consulted on\, please read through the grants and programs website. \nTo book a consultation\, please fill out the Consultation Event Application Form at the bottom of this page by noon\, Friday\, October 23. \n  \nPlease note: \n\nConsultation duration is 20 minutes\nUp to three desired time slots can be selected for your consultation appointment\nParticipants will be notified of their appointment time by Friday\, October 23.\nWe may not be able to accommodate your desired time slot\nIf you are unable to join on either of the session dates\, but would still like to have a consultation\, we will consider to have an online meeting separately
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/online-consultations-grant-programs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200821T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200823T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 21\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 23\, 9:00 PM\nFLY ME TO THE SAITAMA 翔んで埼玉\nDirected by TAKEUCHI Hideki (2019\, 107 min.)\n \n\nFrom the director of Thermae Romae and Color Me True comes a wild comic fantasy based on MAYA Mineo’s popular classic 1980’s manga. \nIn a luxurious\, kingdom-like Tokyo lives Momomi\, the son of the corrupt governor and the possessor of striking feminine beauty. He\, like all Tokyoites\, looks down on the unsophisticated neighboring prefectures\, especially Saitama. When mysterious student Rei transfers into the private academy\, the spark of attraction soon lights the fuse for a war between the prefectures. A lunatic satire of the universal tensions between urban and rural; overflowing with energy\, hilarity\, and over-the-top action. \nStarring\nFumi Nikaido\, Gackt\, Yusuke Iseya\, Kumiko Aso\, Ryo Narita\, Naoto Takenaka \n\n\n\n(c)2019 “Fly me to the Saitama” Film Partners \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, August 21 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-fly-me-to-saitama/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200814T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200816T210000
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: KEY OF LIFE
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: KEY OF LIFE\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 14\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 16\, 9:00 PM\nKEY OF LIFE 鍵泥棒のメソッド\nDirected by UCHIDA Kenji (2012\, 128 min.)\n \n\nKenji Uchida‘s screwball comedy about a failed actor who switches identities with a stranger in bath house accident — only to find himself filling the shoes of a ruthless underworld assassin. \nThe killer\, suffering amnesia from the encounter\, applies himself to learning the actor’s method. Touching\, brilliantly plotted and simply hilarious\, Key of Life was named one of the best 10 films of the year by The Japan Times and Kinema Jumpo\, winner of the best screenplay at the Shanghai International Film Festival. \nStarring: Masato Sakai\, Teruyuki Kagawa\, Ryoko Hirosu\n\n\n\n(c)2012″Key of Life” Film Partner \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live on Friday\, August 7 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-key-of-life/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200807T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: SURVIVAL FAMILY
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: SURVIVAL FAMILY\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 7\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 9\, 9:00 PM\nSURVIVAL FAMILY サバイバルファミリー\nDirected by YAGUCHI Shinobu* (2017\, 117 min.)\n \n\nWhen an extended global electrical blackout occurs\, the world grinds to a halt. Salaryman Yoshiyuki Suzuki decides to escape from Tokyo with his wife and two kids. \nTheir hilarious and heartfelt journey teaches them independence and cooperation as the kids grow up and the parents learn the error of their rigid paternalistic ways. They must also face and array of challenges including furious rainstorms\, rabid dogs and runaway poultry! This feel-good family-friendly\, disaster comedy – from the director of Dance with Me\, Wood Job!\, Swing Girls and Water Boys – is guaranteed to please. \n\n*The film will have a special pre-recorded message from the director YAGUCHI Shinobu for Canadian viewers so don’t miss it! \nStarring KOHINATA Fumiyo\,  FUKATSU Eri\, IZUMISAWA Yuki and WAKANA Aoi\n \n(c)2017 Fuji Television\, Toho\, Dentsu\, Altamira Pictures\n\n\nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live on Friday\, August 7 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\nTrailer >\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-toronto-japanese-film-festival-survival-family/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200724T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200726T210000
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: RENT-A-CAT
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: RENT-A-CAT\nTickets and details here >\n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year. Click here for a full  list of the films that will be available to watch online.\n\n \n\nJuly 24 – July 26\, 2020\nRENT-A-CATレンタネコ\nDirected by OGIGAMI Naoko (2011\, 110 min.)\n\n\n\nThis gentle\, whimsical comedy by director Naoko Ogigami (Kamome Shokudo\, Megane) celebrates self-discovery and explores the importance of finding companionship\, both human and otherwise. \nSayoko defies the stereotypical “cat lady.” Young\, single\, tallish and attractive\, she befriends any and all stray cats. In turn\, she rents out cats to lonely hearts of all kinds. Pushing her handcart of cats along the riverbank\, she announces from a megaphone\, “Cats for rent! If you’re lonely\, rent a cat!” And finding customers is not a problem: an old lady would like to buy a pet but fears that it will outlive her; a hen-pecked father; a rental company employee hoping a cat will ease her loneliness. But ever since her grandmother’s death\, Sayoko is lonely too. Until one day\, when a mysterious young man from her past appears on the riverbank… \n\n\nStarring\nMikako Ichikawa\, Reiko Kusamura\, Ken Mitsuishi\, Maho Yamada\, Kei Tanaka\n\n\n  \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, July 24 @ 9am \nPlease let us know how you enjoyed the film so we can continue to offer films for free or for low fees by submitting Feedback \n\n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-rent-a-cat/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200717T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200719T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: LADY MAIKO
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: LADY MAIKO\nTickets and details here >\n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year. Click here for a full  list of the films that will be available to watch online.\n\n \nJuly 17 –  July 19\, 2020\nLADY MAIKO 舞妓はレディ \n\nDirected by SUO Masayuki (2014\, 135 min.)\n\nA delightful geisha version of Audrey Hepburn’s My Fair Lady from the director of Shall We Dance. \nFor as long as she can remember\, Haruko has wanted to be a geisha. Approaching a teahouse in Kyoto’s famous geisha district to become an apprentice geisha\, or maiko\, she is rejected due to her country bumpkin dialect and uncultivated demeanor. By chance\, her accent catches the interest of Professor Kyono\, a linguistics specialist and regular patron at the teahouse. He strikes a deal with the teahouse proprietor\, promising to transform Haruko’s strong dialect into ladylike speech within 6 months… \n  \n\nStarring\nMone Kamishiraishi\, Hiroki Hasegawa\, Sumiko Fuji\, Eri Watanabe\, Tamiyo Kusakari\n\nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, July 17 @ 9am \n  \nPlease let us know how you enjoyed the film so we can continue to offer films for free or for low fees by submitting Feedback \n\n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \nMore about Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival here > \n(c)2014 Fuji Television Network\, Toho\, Kansai Telecasting Corporation\, Dentsu\, The Kyoto Shimbun\, Kyoto Broadcasting System\, Altamira Pictures \n  \nTrailer here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-tjff-lady-maiko/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200710T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200712T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
CREATED:20200630T200340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T191149Z
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SUMMARY:Kampai! For the Love of Sake
DESCRIPTION:Kampai! For the Love of Sake カンパイ！世界が恋する日本酒\n2015 (95 min.) Screening July 10 – 12\, 2020 \nDirected by KONISHI Mirai \nCo-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre\, in conjunction with the Online Sake School with TAJIRI Mariko \nTickets $5.99 \nThis screening requires the purchase of a ticket on JCCC’s website. \nWatch film here > \nWe love to hear your feedback\, please click here for a short questionnaire > \nJapanese cuisine is now one of the most popular cuisines all over the globe. However\, there is one essential component that is often missing at the tables of international Japanese eateries – SAKE. Sake\, often called Japanese rice wine\, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice and has a wide range of variety. This special drink has a long\, deep history in Japanese culture\, but outside of Japan\, its still not well known and somewhat inaccessible\, which makes it very hard to enjoy sake if you’re trying it for the first time. \nFor the Love of Sake journeys from rice paddies in Japan to breweries around the globe as it chronicles three passionate exponents of the increasingly popular beverage: a British ex-pat who has become Japan’s first foreign master brewer\, an American journalist known as the ‘Sake Evangelist\,’ and a fifth-generation Japanese brewer determined to shake up the industry. Together\, their stories form a fascinating snapshot of how ancient traditions are adapting to the demands of a growing global market. \nFeaturing Kosuke Kuji\, Chizuru Doi\, John Gauntner\, Hiroshi Kuji \n  \n[ Film Festivals\, Awards ]\n2015 San Sebastian International Film Festival\, Culinary Cinema\n2015 Tokyo International Film Festival\, Panorama\n2015 Hawaii International Film Festival\, Eat.Drink.Film \n[About KONISHI Mirai\, director\, producer\, editor]\nMirai Konishi\, a journalist and filmmaker\, grew up in Japan and studied film at the University of Southern California (USC). Mirai’s short films have screened at numerous film festivals\, to be included at Short Shorts Film Festival for BLIND (1999) and Tokyo Fantastic Film Festival for CLOSE TO YOU (2003). His feature debut documentary\, KAMPAI! FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE (2015) premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival\, and went on to the Tokyo International Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival\, among others. Mirai is also a journalist specializing in cinema and contributes to the Japanese publications Roadshow and Cut. In 2012\, he was honored by an invitation to join the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. His most recent directing work is KAMPAI! SAKE SISTERS (2019). \n\nONLINE SAKE SCHOOL with TAJIRI Mariko\n \nJoin us for a fascinating look into the world of Japan’s national drink with international sake sommelier and educator TAJIRI Mariko.  Mariko will present three independent 90-minute seminars\, each addressing a different facet of sake and the culture around its creation and enjoyment. Co-presented by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails here > \nTrailer for Kampai! below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kampai-for-the-love-of-sake/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200625T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200625T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
CREATED:20200624T180607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200630T204555Z
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SUMMARY:Online Sake School with TAJIRI Mariko
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE SAKE SCHOOL with TAJIRI Mariko\nJoin us for a fascinating look into the world of Japan’s national drink with international sake sommelier and educator TAJIRI Mariko. Starting June 25\, Mariko will present three independent 90-minute seminars\, each addressing a different facet of sake and the culture around its creation and enjoyment. Co-presented by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto in conjunction with the online screening of the sake documentary Kampai! For the Love of Sake from July 10 – 12\, 2020. \nSeminars are conducted over ZOOM. Each is 90 minutes and the fee is $35 per seminar\, however connoisseurs taking all 3 seminars will be charged just $95. \nIf you want to savour as you study\, Sake Study Packs featuring three bottles can ordered for home deliver (in the GTA) for $92 through Sake School Kit \nWe love to hear your comments on the seminars! \nPlease click here to give us your feedback \nSeminar #1: SAKE 101 (SOLD OUT)\nLooks at the basics in terms of how sake is made\, the varying types and grades of sake and its history.\nDate: Thursday June 25 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm\nFee: $35 \n\nSeminar #2 SERVING SAKE\nLooks at how to enjoy sake. How should it be served? How it is best paired with food? How does one select the correct temperature and glassware by season and circumstance?\nDate: Thursday July 9 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm\nFee: $35\nRegister Now \n\nSeminar #3 REGIONALITY\nAs with wine\, region and terrior are essential to your sake knowledge. Learn about the important regions\, what characteristic you should look for from certain regions and who the best producers are.\nDate: Thursday July 23 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm\nFee:$35\nRegister Now \n\nFULL SEMINAR PASS (SOLD OUT)\nTake all three seminars listed above.\nFee:$95\nRegister Now \nIf you have any question regarding seminar\, please contact at jccc@jccc.on.ca. \n  \nAbout Mariko Tajiri \n \nMariko is an international sake educator and promoter working a National Brand Manager for That’s Life in Canada\, a wine and sake importer based in Vancouver and Toronto. She has been working with sake for over 12 years with a portfolio including producers such as Jikon\, Sharaku\, \nKuheiji\, Matsumoto\, Hououbiden and Tengumai. Mariko became an IWC (International Wine Challenge) sake judge in 2017. She has done amazing things in the sake world and has been instrumental in putting sake in a different context. \nShe now teaches with WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust)\, a wine school based in London\, UK and this curriculum has really brought sake education together. She also teaches in BC\, Alberta and Ontario. \n  \nThere is an excellent interview with TAJIRI Mariko here in NIKKEI VOICE >  \n\nJuly 10 – 12\, 2020 \n \nKampai! For the Love of Sake  \nWatch this documentary about the exploration of the traditional\, complex\, and secretive world of sake\, often called Japanese rice wine\, through the eyes of three distinctive outsiders who have devoted themselves to sake. Details here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/online-sake-school/2020-06-25/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200619T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200621T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
CREATED:20200604T195116Z
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SUMMARY:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective: Like Father Like Son
DESCRIPTION:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective\nJune 5 ~ June 28\, 2020\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to present with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre a selection of films by master filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu. Kore-eda is widely considered Japan’s finest contemporary director and screenwriter. Internationally celebrated\, he won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father\, Like Son and the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters. \nOver the month of June the Virtual JCCC film series will feature four of his films\, all dealing with themes of family and its meaning. Film details here > \nAll screenings in Japanese with English subtitles\, and are $5.99 and can be accessed through www.jccc.on.ca \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLIKE FATHER LIKE SON そして父になる\n\n\n2013 (121 min.) Screening June 19 – 21\, 2020\n\n\n\n\n\nThis screening requires the purchase of a ticket on JCCC’s website.\n\n\n\nWatch film here > \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRyota has earned everything he has by his hard work\, and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life as a winner. Then one day\, he and his wife\, Midori\, get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Their 6-year-old son\, Keita\, is not their son – the hospital gave them the wrong baby. Ryota is forced to make a life-changing decision\, to choose between nature and nurture. Seeing Midori’s devotion to Keita even after learning his origin\, and communicating with the rough yet caring family that has raised his natural son for the last six years\, Ryota also starts to question himself: has he really been a ‘father’ all these years… The moving story of a man who finally faces himself when he encounters an unexpected wall for the first time in his life. \nStarring Masaharu Fukuyama\, Machiko Ono\, Yôko Maki\, Lily Franky. \n66th Cannes Film Festival\, Jury Prize\, Special Mention of Ecumenical Jury\nSan Sebastian International Film Festival\, Audience Award\nVancouver International Film Festival\, Audience Award\nSao Paulo International Film Festival\, Audience Award\nAbu Dhabi Film Festival\, Child Protection Award for Best Script \n\n\n\nImages (c)2013 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK\, INC./AMUSE INC./GAGA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. \n\nFilms of the Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective > \nTrailer below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kore-eda-retrospective-like-father-like-son/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200612T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200614T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
CREATED:20200604T192205Z
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SUMMARY:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective: After The Storm
DESCRIPTION:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective\nJune 5 ~ June 28\, 2020\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to present with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre a selection of films by master filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu. Kore-eda is widely considered Japan’s finest contemporary director and screenwriter. Internationally celebrated\, he won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father\, Like Son and the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters. \nOver the month of June the Virtual JCCC film series will feature four of his films\, all dealing with themes of family and its meaning. Film details here > \nAll screenings in Japanese with English subtitles\, and are $5.99 and can be accessed through www.jccc.on.ca \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAFTER THE STORM 海よりもまだ深く\n2016 (117 min.) Screening June 12-14\, 2020\n\n\nThis screening requires the purchase of a ticket on JCCC’s website.\n\n\n\nWatch film here > \n\n\nWe love to hear your comments\, please share your feedback here >\n\n\n\nDwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author\, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father\, his aging mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family\, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son – until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again. \n\n\nThe film was in the official selection Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival and Masters Program at Toronto International Film Festival. \nStarring Hiroshi Abe\, Yoko Maki\, Satomi Kobayashi\, Kirin Kikin\, Taiyo Yoshizawa. \n  \nImages (c)2016 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK/BANDAI VISUAL/AOI Pro. Inc./GAGA CORPORATION All rights reserved. \n\nFilms of the Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective > \nTrailer below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kore-eda-retrospective-after-the-storm/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200607T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
CREATED:20200604T173155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T174707Z
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SUMMARY:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective: Our Little Sister
DESCRIPTION:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective\nJune 5 ~ June 28\, 2020\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to present with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre a selection of films by master filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu. Kore-eda is widely considered Japan’s finest contemporary director and screenwriter. Internationally celebrated\, he won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father\, Like Son and the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters. \nOver the month of June the Virtual JCCC film series will feature four of his films\, all dealing with themes of family and its meaning. Film details here > \nAll screenings in Japanese with English subtitles\, and are $5.99 and can be accessed through www.jccc.on.ca \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUR LITTLE SISTER 海街diary\n2015 (126 min.) Screening June 5-7\, 2020\n\n\nWatch film here >\n\n\nPlease share your comments and let us know how you liked the film here > \nThree sisters – Sachi\, Yoshino and Chika – live together in a large house in the city of Kamakura. When their father – absent from the family home for the last 15 years – dies\, they travel to the countryside for his funeral\, and meet their shy teenage half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu\, they invite her to live with them. Suzu eagerly agrees\, and a new life of joyful discovery begins for the four siblings… \n\n\nThe film is based on the manga series Umimachi Diary (海街diary) by YOSHIDA Akimi. It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. \nStarring Haruka Ayase\, Masami Nagasawa\, Kaho\, Kirin Kiki\, Suzu Hirose. \n  \nImages © 2015 Akimi Yoshida\, SHOGAKUKAN\, FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK INC.\, SHOGAKUKAN INC.\, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. \n\nFilms in the Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective > \nTrailer below > \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kore-eda-retrospective-our-little-sister/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200531T133000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
CREATED:20200527T161455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200602T190851Z
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SUMMARY:Live RAMEN Talk and Q+A
DESCRIPTION:Live RAMEN Talk and Q+A With Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu and Chef Matt Kimura\n \nLive RAMEN Talk and Q+A With Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu and Chef Matt Kimura\nSunday May 31\, 2020 @ 1:00 PM (EDT) \nAtlantic (ADT) 2:00 P.M.\nQuebec/Ottawa/Ontario (EDT) 1:00 P.M.\nManitoba (CDT) 12:00 P.M.\nAlberta (MDT) 11:00 A.M.\nBC (PDT) 10:00 A.M. \nIn conjunction with the online screening of RAMEN HEADS \nIf you missed it\, watch the live discussion here on the Japan Foundation\, Toronto youtube channel! \nJoin us for a lively talk and discussion about ramen between owner – Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu\, of RYUS Noodle Bar and food stylist – Chef Matt Kimura. Find out some of the secret ingredients and philosophy behind the ramen of one of Canada’s most celebrated ramen! \nThe live talk will be followed by a short Q+A. Please post your questions in the youtube chat. \nWatch the live discussion online here > \nWe’d love to hear your feedback! \n\n \nShow About Chef Ryuichiro Takahashi\, proprietor of Toronto’s RYUS Noodle Bar  \nCooking has always been a passion for Chef Takahashi — graduating with a business degree and working in a number of kitchens in Japan\, he always dreamed of opening his own place. \nChef Takahashi first arrived in Vancouver to study trade and marketing\, essential skills for his future path as owner chef of a ramen restaurant. Upon immigrating to Canada\, he then moved to Toronto where he realized his dream of striking out on his own. \nRamen is my favourite\, so that’s why I focused on that\,” he explained. \nLast year\, Takahashi was asked to open a stall at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum in Japan — the first Canadian to be recognized in those hallowed halls of ramen honour. Chef Takahashi was the first Canadian invitee to set up shop in New York City’s popular Ramen Lab — an exclusive boutique stand-up eatery featuring the world’s best examples of the ubiquitous dish\, and Japan’s favourite food. (Source: Bryan Passifiume\, Toronto SUN) \nRYUS Noodle Bar \n@RYUS_Noodle_bar \n \n \nShow About About Chef Matt Kimura  \nMatthew Kimura is a Food Stylist artist specializing in commercial broadcast\, print\, and online content. Beginning is passion for for working learning from his father in a family Japanese restaurant Ginko. Over the years Matthew worked in many different avenues with food from restaurants\, Food TV shows\, recipe development until he began to focus on Food Styling. \nhttps://instagram.com/p/tYEoDCpJzt/ \nPeople can follow him at:\nInstagram: kimura_sensei\nEmail: matthew@kimurafood.com\nWebsite: kimurafood.com \n \nPresented by:\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Embassy of Japan in Canada\, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver\, Consulate General of Japan in Toronto\, Consulate General of Japan in Calgary and the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal \n \nCommunity partner:\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ramen-talk-and-q-a/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200529T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200531T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T054042
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SUMMARY:RAMEN HEADS
DESCRIPTION:RAMEN HEADSラーメンヘッズ\n \nWarm up to a tasty bowl of Ramen! Join us for a special co-presentation between The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Embassy of Japan in Canada\, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver\, Consulate General of Japan in Toronto\, Consulate General of Japan in Calgary and the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal. Also thank you to our community partner Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. #StayHomeEatRamen \nMay 29\, 9:00 AM to May 31\, 9:00 PM (EDT)\nRAMEN HEADSラーメンヘッズ\nDirected by SHIGENO Koki 2017\, G\, 93 min. [Documentary]\nOnline\, admission free\, RSVP required > Link provided upon registration \n[Please refer to the guide here if you were sent a password or have issues watching the film.] \nIn Ramen Heads\, TOMITA Osamu  Japan’s reigning king of ramen\, takes us deep into his world\, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect soup and noodles\, and his relentless search for the highest-quality ingredients.\nIn addition to Tomita’s story\, the film also profiles five other notable ramen shops\, each with its own philosophy and flavour\, which exemplify various different aspects the ramen world. Mixing in a brief rundown of ramen’s historical roots\, the film gives viewers an in-depth look at the culture surrounding this unique and beguiling dish. This is a documentary record of 15 months in the lives of Japan’s top ramen masters and their legions of devoted fans. \n(c) 2017 Netzgen \nThe link will be live from May 29\, 2020 9:00 AM (EST) ~ May 31\, 2020 9:00 PM (EST) \nTo watch film\, register below to receive link > \nWe’d love to hear your feedback!   \nLive RAMEN Talk and Q+A with Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu and Chef Matt Kimura\nMay 31\, 2020 1:00 PM (EDT) \nJoin us for a live Ramen presentation and Q+A featuring RYUS Noodle Bar owner/chef Takahashi Ryu and chef Matthew Kimura. \nEvent details here > \nWatch Live Ramen Talk and Q+A here > \nWe’d love to hear your feedback!  \n  \nPresented by:\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Embassy of Japan in Canada\, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver\, Consulate General of Japan in Toronto\, Consulate General of Japan in Calgary and the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal \n \nCommunity partner:\n \n \n\nAlso this weekend\, our Community Partner JCCC will be screening a Detective Conan Adventure at the Virtual JCCC!\nCASE CLOSED: SUNFLOWERS OF INFERNO 名探偵コナン 業火の向日葵 \nSaturday May 30@ 9:00am to Sunday May 31 @ 9:00pm  Admission: $5.99 \nThis exciting installment in the wildly popular Case Closed animated film series finds high school detective Conan Edogawa in New York facing off against his arch nemesis\, magician-thief The Kaitou Kid. A spectacular Van Gogh exhibition in a unique museum is the target and so begins a thrilling adventure for Conan and his friends Ran\, Sonoko and Kogoro. Voiced by Nana Eikura and Kappei Yamaguchi. \nIn Japanese with English Subtitles MORE DETAILS HERE >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ramen-heads/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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