Film Screenings

Wednesday, November 07, 2018, 19:00 - 21:30 A samurai grapples with the moral implications of swinging the mighty sword  Sneak Preview Screening: "KILLING (Zan)" followed by a Q&A with director Shinya Tsukamoto Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 pm In Japanese with English subtitles Japan, 2018 80 minutes...

Sneak Preview Screening: "TEN YEARS JAPAN (Juu Nen)" Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 18:45 - 21:30 Imagining a Future Japan, Both Bleak and Beautiful Sneak Preview Screening: "TEN YEARS JAPAN (Juu Nen)" followed by a Q&A with directors Akiyo Fujimura, Chie Hayakawa, Kei Ishikawa, Yusuke Kinoshita...

Wednesday, October 03, 2018, 17:00 - 21:30 Traveling toward redemption and transformation Special Screening of "Pigeon (from Reflections)", "Journey" and Q&A in Collaboration with TIFF Special Panel featuring directors Isao Yukisada and Daishi Matsunaga, TIFF Director Takeo Hisamatsu, Japan Foundation President Hiroyasu Ando, and Japan Now advisor Kohei...

Thursday, September 20, 2018, 19:00 - 21:30 An Immigrant Family in Japan Faces an Uncertain Future Sneak Preview Screening: "PASSAGE OF LIFE (Boku no Kaerubasho)" followed by a Q&A with director Akio Fujimoto, producer Kazutaka Watanabe and star Khin Myat Thu Thursday, September 20 at 7:00 pm ​​​​​​​...

Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 18:45 - 21:30 A First Love Disappears, and a Doppelgänger Takes His Place Sneak Preview Screening: "ASAKO I & II (Netemo sametemo)" featuring a Q&A with director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and star Erika Karata  Wednesday, August 29 at 6:45* *Please note early start time....

Monday, June 25, 2018, 18:45 - 21:30 Kafka's great existential nightmare finds purchase in Tokyo's soil Sneak Preview Screening: "The Trial (Shinpan)" followed by a Q&A with director John Williams and stars Tsutomu Niwa and Rino Tsuneishi Monday, June 25 at 6:45 pm* ​​​​​​​ *Please note early start time...

Wednesday, June 06, 2018, 18:45 - 21:30 A family of petty criminals who will steal your heart Sneak Preview Screening: "Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku)" followed by a Q&A with director Kore-eda Hirokazu* Wednesday, June 6 at 6:45 pm* ​​​​​​​ *Please note early start time. In Japanese with English subtitles Japan,...

Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 19:00 - 21:30 An enigmatic stranger silently works magic and mischief on a seaside town Sneak Preview Screening: "The Man from the Sea (Umi wo Kakeru)" followed by a Q&A with director Koji Fukada and star Dean Fujioka Wednesday, May 23, at 7:00 pm...

Thursday, April 26, 2018, 19:00 - 21:30 Culture-clashing comedy meets poignant journey of self-discovery in this festival favorite Sneak Preview Screening: "OH LUCY!" followed by a Q&A with director Atsuko Hirayanagi and star Shinobu Terajima Thursday, April 26 at 7:00 pm​​​​​​​ In Japanese and English with English...

Tuesday, May 08, 2018, 18:30 - 21:30 A boisterous, brutal cinematic bombshell evoking the halcyon days of 60s-70s tough guys Sneak Preview Screening: "The Blood of Wolves (Korou no Chi)" followed by a Q&A with director Kazuya Shiraishi and novelist Yuko Yuzuki Tuesday, May 8 at 6:30 pm*...