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Review: ‘Ukiyo-E Heroes

by Liam Lacey
May 2, 2017November 14, 2021
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Ukiyo-E Heroes (Japan, 96 minutes) Directed by Toru Tokikowa Programme: Made in Japan (World Premiere)   The narrative of Ukiyo-E Heroes is amply covered in the first ten minutes of Toru Tokikowa’s

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Review: ‘Ryuichi Hirokawa: Human Battlefield’

by Liam Lacey
May 2, 2017November 14, 2021
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Ryuichi Hirokawa: Human Battlefield Japan, 99 minutes Dir. Saburo Hasegawa Programme: Made in Japan, (Canadian Premiere.)   From Palestinian refugee camps, to the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, veteran Japanese photojournalist Ryuchi

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Review: ‘Living the Game’

by Liam Lacey
May 1, 2017November 14, 2021
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Living the Game (Japan, 88 minutes) Dir. Takao Gotsu Programme: Magnificent Obsessions (International Premiere)   A documentary about champions who sit and twiddle their thumbs and fingers, Living the Game explores the

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Review: ‘A Room of Her Own’

by Liam Lacey
May 1, 2017November 14, 2021
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A Room of Her Own: Rai Naito and Light (Japan, 87 minutes) Dir. Yuko Nakamura Programme: Made in Japan (North American Premiere)   An art film, an anxiety therapy diary and a

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Review: Raise Your Arms and Twist’

by Maurie Alioff
May 1, 2017November 14, 2021
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Raise Your Arms and Twist, Documentary of NMB48 (Japan, 95 min.) Dir. Atsushi Funahashi Programme: Made in Japan (Toronto Premiere)   Atsushi Funahashi’s film Raise Your Arms and Twist explores the pop

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Review: ‘About My Liberty’

by Liam Lacey
April 30, 2017November 14, 2021
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About My Liberty (Japan, 165 minutes) Dir. Takahashi Nishihara) By Liam Lacey   In 2015 and 2016, Japan witnessed the biggest student protest movement since the 1960s. The cause was a bill

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Review: ‘Ramen Heads’

by Chelsea Phillips-Carr
April 27, 2017November 28, 2021
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Ramen Heads looks at award-winning chef Osamu Tomito as he shares his philosophy and takes us on a journey of ramen fanaticism.

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Linda Ohama documents psychic and social costs still borne by survivors of the Japanese tsunami

by Nancy Lanthier
October 3, 2016December 21, 2021
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Vancouver-based director Linda Ohama discusses her film A New Moon Over Tohoku.

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Review: ‘The Gatekeeper’

by Pat Mullen
May 2, 2016December 23, 2021
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Gatekeeper by Yung Chang tells the story of retired police officer Yukio Shige who bravely patrols the cliffs and saves lost souls.

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REVIEW: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

by Pat Mullen
September 10, 2014January 6, 2022
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The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a respectful portrait of Hayao Miyazaki and the animation palace of Studio Ghibli.

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