Film Screenings

Long Before Today's Gender Debates, History Was Made in a Tokyo Courtroom Sneak Preview Screening: "Blue Boy Trial" (Buru Boi Jiken) followed by a Q&A with director Kasho Iizuka and actress Miyu Nakagawa Monday, November 10 at 6:00 pm In Japanese with English subtitles  Japan...

Sneak Preview Screening of "The Last Blossom (Housenka)" and Panel, Q&A Session in collaboration with TIFF featuring director Baku Kinoshita,  TIFF Programming Director Shozo Ichiyama  and TIFF Animation Section Programming Advisor Ryota Fujitsu Thursday, October 9, 2025 TIFF panel: 5:00 – 5:45 pm  Screening: 6:00...

Mapping the Contours of Loss and Growth on the City - and the Soul Sneak Preview Screening: "Brand New Landscape" (Miharashi Sedai) followed by a Q&A with director Yuiga Danzuka, producer Kenji Yamagami and actor Kodai Kurosaki Tuesday, September 9 at 6:00 pm In Japanese...

A True (and Absurdist) Tale of Survival During the Battle of Okinawa Sneak Preview Screening: "Army on the Tree" followed by a Q&A with director Kazuhiro Taira and actor Yuki Yamada Monday, July 7 at 6:00 pm In Japanese with English subtitles  Japan, 2025 128...

A Powerful Collaboration Documents the Hidden History of Japan's Zainichi Koreans Sneak Preview Screening: "Voices of the Silenced" followed by a Q&A with directors Park Soo-nam and Park Maeui Wednesday, May 7 at 6:00 pm In Japanese/Korean with English/Japanese/Korean subtitles Korea/Japan 2025 148 minutes Directed...

A Legendary Photographer, His Muse and His Testy Inner Voice Sneak Preview Screening: "RAVENS" followed by a Q&A with director Mark Gill, actors Tadanobu Asano and Kumi Takiuchi Wednesday, March 12 at 6:00 pm In Japanese and English with English, Japanese subtitles France/Japan/Spain/Belgium 2024...

A silent revolutionary and a decades-long run Sneak Preview Screening: "ESCAPE" (Toso) followed by a Q&A with director Masao Adachi and actor Kanji Furutachi Tuesday, February 25 at 6:00 pm* *Please note early start time. In Japanese with English subtitles Japan 2025 114 minutes Written...