Japanese Movies at Innis: Rent-a-Cat

Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, Ontario

Sayoko, single and in her thirties, lives alone in her  traditional Japanese house- alone, that is, except for the many cats who are inexplicably drawn into her orbit. She passes her time tending to her house, taking care of the family altar of her … Continue reading →

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Japanese Movies at Innis Town Hall: The Vancouver Asahi

Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, Ontario

click here for info about the screening in Hamilton on March 6! This drama by award-winning director Yuya Ishii (The Great Passage) is based on the true story of the Vancouver Asahi, a Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was established in 1914 and … Continue reading →

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December Films at Innis Town Hall: Ikiru

Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, Ontario

Ikiru • いきる Directed by Akira Kurosawa/B&W /1952/143 min/blu-ray Kanji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura), a devoted single father, has mindlessly rubber-stamped documents at city hall for 30 years to support his son.  When he receives a diagnosis of terminal stomach cancer, he … Continue reading →

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December Films at Innis Town Hall: Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, Ontario

Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari •この空の花:長岡花火物語 Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi/2012 /160 min/blu-ray/colour Out of the blue, newspaper reporter Reiko gets a letter from her ex-boyfriend Kenichi, inviting her to see the famous Nagaoka fireworks festival and a performance of a play … Continue reading →

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Nordic Nippon Nights: Kamome Diner

Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, Ontario

The Japan Foundation, Toronto Nordic Nights of the Consulates of Iceland and Finland in cooperation with The University of Toronto Department of East Asian Studies and Innis Town Hall present Nordic Nippon Nights at Innis Town Hall This summer, escape the … Continue reading →

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Nordic Nippon Nights: Cold Fever

Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, Ontario

The Japan Foundation, Toronto Nordic Nights of the Consulates of Iceland and Finland in cooperation with The University of Toronto Department of East Asian Studies and Innis Town Hall present Nordic Nippon Nights at Innis Town Hall This summer, escape the heat with … Continue reading →

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Movie Screening: A Terminal Trust

Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, Ontario

The Japan Foundation, Toronto The Toronto Japanese Film Festival and the Department of East Asian Studies present a special screening of A Terminal Trust 終の信託 at Innis Town Hall with an introduction by director Masayuki Suo and star Tamiyo Kusakari  Written … Continue reading →

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