Film Screenings

Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 19:00 - 21:30 Long-lost footage highlights historic verbal duel between right and left Sneak Preview Screening: "MISHIMA: The Last Debate (Mishima Yukio vs. Todai Zenkyoto: Gojunenme no Shinjitsu)" followed by a Q&A session with director Keisuke Toyoshima and novelist Keiichiro Hirano Tuesday, March 17...

Wednesday, March 04, 2020, 18:30 - 21:30 Five days that changed the world - and the workers who averted the ultimate disaster Sneak Preview Screening: "FUKUSHIMA 50" followed by a Q&A with director Setsuro Wakamatsu, supervising producer Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, star Koichi Sato and and Ken Watanabe Wednesday, March...

Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 19:00 - 22:00 A lonely boxer finds a soulmate in violently pulpy action-comedy-thriller Sneak Preview Screening: "First Love (Hatsukoi)" followed by a Q&A with director Takashi Miike and star Masataka Kubota Tuesday, February 25 at 7:00 pm In Japanese and Mandarin with English subtitles...

  A friend disappears, leaving unanswered questions Sneak Preview Screening: "Beneath the Shadow (Eiri)" followed by a Q&A with director Keishi Otomo Tuesday, February 4 at 6:30 pm* *Please note early start time In Japanese with English subtitles Japan, 2019 134 minutes Directed by:...

  An illegal immigrant assumes a new identity and finds his calling in Japan Sneak Preview Screening: "Complicity (Yasashii Kyohan)" followed by a Q&A with director Kei Chikaura and stars Yulai Lu and Tatsuya Fuji Wednesday, January 15 at 6:45 pm* *Please note early start...

  A silent film narrator finds his voice, but can he get the girl? Sneak Preview Screening: "Talking the Pictures (Katsuben!)" followed by a Q&A with director Masayuki Suo and star Ryo Narita Monday, December 2 at 6:45 pm* *Please note early start time...

  Who knew revenge could break the bank?  Sneak Preview Screening: "The 47 Ronin in Debt (Kessan! Chushingura)" followed by a Q&A with director Yoshihiro Nakamura Wednesday, November 20 at 6:45 pm* *Please note early start time In Japanese with English subtitles Japan,...

  A crusading female reporter gets her own spotlight Sneak Preview Screening: "i: Documentary of the Journalist (i -Shimbun Kisha Document- )" followed by a Q&A session with director Tatsuya Mori and producer Mitsunobu Kawamura Tuesday, November 12 at 6:45 pm* *Note early start...

  Special Screening of "Tora-san, Wish You Were Here", Q&A Session and Japan Now panel in collaboration with TIFF featuring legendary director Yoji Yamada, TIFF Festival Director Takeo Hisamatsu and Japan Now Programming Advisor Kohei Ando Thursday, October 3​​​​​​​ Special screening, "Tora-san, Wish You...

  A surfer dude discovers the shakuhachi and improvises to global acclaim Sneak Preview Screening: WORDS CAN'T GO THERE (KAIZAN Take No Oto) followed by a Q&A session with David Neptune and John Kaizan Neptune and A very special musical performance by John Kaizan Neptune,...