MISS HOKUSAI 百日紅 January 22, 2019 6:30 PM @JFT, Admission Free, Registration Required Directed by Keiichi Hara (2015) 90 min. This feature anime takes place in 1814 Edo period and depicts the complex relationship between world renowned artist Katsuhika Hokusai and … Continue reading →
This class is targeted towards intermediate-level Japanese learners and will cover the "Climbing Mount Fuji" topic from Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture Intermediate 2 (B1). Using various materials, students will work towards the expansion of vocabulary and grammatical accuracy and fluency in spoken and written … Continue reading →
January 18 – April 13, 2019 Landmarks From Before It Was Called Tokyo: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 広重作江戸名所百景展 Co-presented by Stuart Jackson Gallery & The Japan Foundation, Toronto Original print works of One Hundred Famous Views of … Continue reading →
KORE-EDA + KIKI This series celebrates the accomplishments of master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and also the prolific actress Kirin Kiki who sadly passed away in September. We will be screening three films by Kore-eda - two of which includes Kirin Kiki … Continue reading →
KORE-EDA + KIKI This series celebrates the accomplishments of master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and also the prolific actress Kirin Kiki who sadly passed away in September. We will be screening three films by Kore-eda - two of which includes Kirin Kiki … Continue reading →
KORE-EDA + KIKI This series celebrates the accomplishments of master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and also the prolific actress Kirin Kiki who sadly passed away in September. We will be screening three films by Kore-eda - two of which includes Kirin Kiki … Continue reading →
Nengajo Workshops & Kamishibai Storytelling Sat Dec 1, 2018 | 11:30 - 3:45 Join us in the JFT Library for our annual Nengajo making workshops. 年賀状 Nengajo are Japanese New Year's postcards. 2019 will be the year of the Japanese Boar, inoshishi. … Continue reading →
Harmagedon: GENMA TAISEN ハルマゲドン幻魔大戦 Tuesdsay November 27, 2018 6:30 PM Directed by Rintaro, 1984 Story & Character design by Katsuhiro Otomo Feature length anime, 135 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles Get spooked with these 70's and 80's films that … Continue reading →
Interested in learning Japanese but not sure where to begin? Join us this fall for our popular Let’s Learn Katakana class! In this class we will learn カタカナ (katakana), one of the basic components of written Japanese often used for foreign loan … Continue reading →
In the early 1970s Japan was in the grip of an “occult boom” that exploded across popular media. This was a fad, but also something more: A popular media theory that tried to come to terms with a new media … Continue reading →
