Film Screenings

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 18:30 - 21:30 Six strangers with mysterious pasts, and the city functionary who tries to help them Sneak Preview Screening: "The Scythian Lamb (Hitsuji no ki)" followed by a Q&A with director Daihachi Yoshida and star Ryo Nishikido** Wednesday, January 31 at 6:30 pm*...

Friday, December 01, 2017, 18:00 - 21:30 A master filmmaker completes his antiwar trilogy - and the culmination of a 40-year dream Sneak Preview Screening: "Hanagatami" followed by a Q&A with veteran director Nobuhiko Obayashi and producer Kyoko Obayashi Friday, December 1 at 6:00 pm* *Please note early...

Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 18:45 - 21:30 Three desperate brothers grapple with the law, the land and each other as their fortunes sink Sneak Preview Screening: "Vigilante" followed by a Q&A with director Yu Irie Tuesday, November 14 at 18:45 pm* *Please note early start time. In Japanese...

Thursday, October 19, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 The latest gag-fest from the director who is redefining Japan's cinema zeitgeist Sneak Preview Screening: "Psychic Kusuo (Saiki Kusuo no Sainan)" followed by a Q&A with director Yuichi Fukuda Thursday, October 19 at 19:00 pm In Japanese with English subtitles Japan,...

Tuesday, October 03, 2017, 17:00 - 20:30 Special Screening of "Radiance (Hikari)" and Q&A in Collaboration with TIFF featuring director Naomi Kawase, Japan Now advisor Kohei Ando and TIFF Festival Director Takeo Hisamatsu Tuesday, October 3 Japan Now panel: 5:00 – 5:40 pm "Radiance" screening: 5:45 –...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 18:45 - 21:30 The fact-based story of the Japanese-Bolivian physician who fought with Che Guevara Sneak Preview Screening: "Ernesto" followed by a Q&A session with director Junji Sakamoto and star Joe Odagiri Tuesday, September 19 at 18:45 pm* *Please note early start time. In...

Tuesday, September 05, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 A balanced, nuanced portrait of the still-fractious Taiji controversy Sneak Preview Screening: A Whale of a Tale (Okujirasama: Futatsu no Seigi no Monogatari) followed by a Q&A session* with director Megumi Sasaki Tuesday, September 5 at 7:00 pm In Japanese and...

Tuesday, August 08, 2017, 18:15 - 21:30 A sweeping epic puts a fresh spin on the battle that defined Japan's future Sneak Preview Screening: SEKIGAHARA featuring a Q&A with director Masato Harada and Takehiro Hira Tuesday, August 8 at 6:15 pm* *Please note early start time. In Japanese...

Thursday, July 27, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 A struggling worker risks everything for a new life in America… but the past follows him Sneak Preview Screening: Out of My Hand (Liberia no shiroi chi) followed by a Q&A with writer-director Takeshi Fukunaga Thursday, July 27 at 7:00 pm...

Monday, July 03, 2017, 19:00 - 21:30 Religious nuts, youth gangs, underwater photography and the L-word rock a deadend town Sneak Preview Screening: Love and Other Cults (Kemonomichi) followed by a Q&A with director Eiji Uchida, producer Adam Torel and stars Sairi Ito and Kenta Suga Monday, July...