May 28 - The Silent Revue presents THE CHEAT (1915) is scathing in its portrayal of greed, desire, and deceit. Starring Fannie Ward and legendary Japanese screen idol, Sessue Hayakawa.
Presented by Silent Revue in partnership with The Japan Foundation, Toronto TICKETS Break out your hip flask and bulletproof vest, because the third installment of Silent Revue’s series “Deadly Dames” takes you to 1930s Tokyo, with its underground syndicate of … 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 →
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 →
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 Stormy Man Umetsugu Inoue/1957/101 min/colour/PG Starring: Yujiro Ishihara, Kyoji Aoyama, Fukuko Sayo, Mie Kitahara, Masumi Okada Introduction by Japan Sings! series curator Prof. Michael Raine, University of Western Ontario Yujiro Ishihara, the biggest male film and singing star in … Continue reading →
Oh! Bomb Kihachi Okamoto/1964/95 min./b&w/35mm/PG Starring: Yunosuke Ito, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Kazuo Suzuki, Ichiro Arishima, Chotaro Togin Introduction by Japan Sings! series curator Prof. Michael Raine, University of Western Ontario Toho new wave director Kihachi Okamoto tests the limits of the … Continue reading →
Memories of Matsuko Tetsuya Nakashima/2006/130 min./colour/35mm/R Starring: Miki Nakatani, Eita, Yusuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mikako Ichikawa Introduction by Japan Sings! series curator Prof. Michael Raine, University of Western Ontario. A darkly hilarious film about family—the desire for recognition and the … Continue reading →
The Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue Co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and The Revue Cinema The Japan Foundation, Toronto is delighted to partner with the Revue Cinema for their long-running food and film series, Epicure's Revue. This month's screening … Continue reading →
Akira Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo 1988, AA, 124 min. Community Partner: The year is 2019. Tokyo, now post-apocolyptic Neo-Tokyo, has been rebuilt after obliteration in WWIII. When a biker named Tetsuo is discovered to have mysterious telepathic … Continue reading →
