Film Screenings

Special Screening of "Intolerance (Kuhaku)", Q&A Session and panel in collaboration with TIFF featuring director Keisuke Yoshida, TIFF Festival Chairman Hiroyasu Ando and TIFF Programming Director Shozo Ichiyama Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Special Screening of Intolerance (Kuhaku): In Japanese with English subtitles Japan, 2021 107...

What if Japan had been the perpetrator, and not the victim, of the atomic bomb? Sneak Preview Screening: "The Gift of Fire (Taiyo no Ko)" followed by a Q&A with director Hiroshi Kurosaki, producers Ko Mori and Katsuhiro Tsuchiya Monday, July 5 at 5:00 pm*...

A border-crossing dysfunctional-family road movie invites tears and laughter Sneak Preview Screening: "The Asian Angel (Ajia no Tenshi)" followed by a Q&A with director Yuya Ishii and star Sosuke Ikematsu Monday, June 28 at 5:00 pm* *Please note early start time In Japanese/Korean/English with English/Japanese...

 A harrowing physical and spiritual journey inside a North Korean prison camp Sneak Preview Screening: "True North" featuring a Q&A with director Eiji Han Shimizu, Human Rights Watch Japan director Kanae Doi and No Fence secretary-general Yoon-Bok Song Tuesday, May 18 at 5:30 pm*...

A Peripatetic Photographer, the City He Loves and the Rebirth of a Legendary Publication Special Screening: "The Past Is Always New, the Future Is Always Nostalgic: Photographer Daido Moriyama" (Kako wa Itsumo Atarashiku, Mirai wa Tsuneni Natsukashii - Shashinka Moriyama Daido) followed by a Q&A...

Illuminating the Plight of Temporary Vietnamese Workers in Japan Sneak Preview Screening: "ALONG THE SEA (Umibe no Kanojotachi)" featuring a Q&A with director Akio Fujimoto and producer Kazutaka Watanabe Tuesday, April 20 at 5:30 pm* *Note revised start time In Japanese, Vietnamese with English and...

A classic masterpiece is restored after falling prey to Japanese and GHQ censorship Special Screening: "Rickshaw Man (Muhomatsu no Issho)" and "Wheels of Fate: The Story of the Rickshaw Man" followed by a Q&A with director Ema Ryan Yamazaki, producer Eric Nyari and veteran cinematographer...

A man walks backward and ordinary lives are transformed Sneak Preview Screening: "KONTORA" followed by a Q&A with director Anshul Chauhan and stars Wan Marui and Hidemasa Mase Thursday, March 11 at 5:00 pm*  *Note revised start time So as to comply with the...