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トロント日本映画祭

SUMI-E: THE WAY OF
THE BRUSHBON ODORI 2022
２０２２年盆踊り

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Contact the JCCC ・ お問い合わせFor enquiries, please contact respective staff directly [see staff directory here] or email us at jccc@jccc.on.ca.
For general enquiries by telephone, please call 416-441-2345 during our operating hours (Mon–Sun, 10am–5pm).
担当スタッフに直接ご連絡（スタッフリストはこちら）、又は、jccc@jccc.on.caまでEメールをお送りください。

一般的なご質問は、
４１６−４４１−２３４５内線２２２に電話、メッセージを残してください。開館時間内（月～日、午前１０時～午後5時）にご連絡ください。

2021 - 2022 JCCC Board of Directors

PresidentGary Kawaguchi
Past President/Advisor
Marty Kobayashi
VP, Heritage
Karen Webb
VP, Management
Brian Toda
Finance Chair
Linda Ono
Admin Secretary
Sharon Marubashi
Secretary 
Jan Nobuto
Directors
Ann AshleyJiro FukushimaKaren Gordon
Mark HashimotoChris Hope
Seiji Ichii

Kristin Kobayashi-Reid
Ryan LangDavid Moritsugu
John Ota
Cary Rothbart

Nao SekoElaine Shigeishi
Advisors
Mackenzie Clugston(Former Ambassador of Canada to Japan)Janice Fukakusa
William Hatanaka
Steve Oikawa
Connie Sugiyama
Christine Nakamura
Community Relations Advisor
Sid Ikeda
Chair - Capital Campaign
Chris Hope
JCCC Foundation Chair
Janice Fukakusa

YOUR NEWS IS WELCOME!
皆様からの寄稿をお待ちしております。

James Heron
Executive Director
jamesh@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.224

Sandy Chan
General Manager
sandyc@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.226

Kathy Tazumi
Chief Accounting/Administration Officer
kathyt@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.229

Constantin Dutescu
Operations and Technical Manager
constantind@jccc.on.ca Haruko Ishihara
Special Events and Rentals Manager
harukoi@jccc.on.ca 
Christine Takasaki
Community Events Coordinator
christinet@jccc.on.ca 
Volunteer Coordinatorvolunteer@jccc.on.ca 

Yayoi Kawabe
Website and Database Administrator
yayoik@jccc.on.ca Community Rentals
rentals@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.236
416-441-2345 ext.228
416-441-2345 ext.221
416-441-2345 ext.235
416-441-2345 ext.223
416-441-2345 ext.231

Su Yen Chong
Heritage Manager – Exhibition and Researchsuyenc@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.303
Theressa Takasaki
Heritage Manager – Archives, Collections and Programming
theressat@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.300
Shino Ihara
JCCC Receptionist
jccc@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345

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The submission deadline for the next issue is:
Friday, June 10, 2022.
次号締切日：2022年06月10日（金)Please email to newsletter@jccc.on.ca
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre

JCCC Staff

Yoko Tsumagari
Communications and Accounting Associate
yokot@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.227

6 Garamond Court, Toronto, M3C 1Z5
Phone: 416-441-2345
www.jccc.on.ca

Contents
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What's On at the JCCC
Family Golf Tournament
TJFF welcomes director Tetsuo Shinohara
JCCC on the Web
Martial Arts Corner
Seniors' Supper Club
Volunteer Spotlight
Sumi-e: The Way Of The Brush by John Ota
Donations
健やかな老後をめざして その52
Bon Odori/Japanese Canadian Survivors
JSS Online Programs: June 2022
Toronto Japanese Film Festival Schedule

Click on the page
numbers to jump
directly to each section

Cover Art by Hiroshi Yamamoto, Shunmuso / Spring Dreamof Grass <春夢草＞#4

Photo, right: KPMB Architects

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What's On at the JCCCWE ARE OPEN. The JCCC is open 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm.  
長らくお待たせしました！
毎日（週７日）午前１０時から午後５時のスケジュールで開館中   
New in June / 6月のイベント

Events ・ イベント

Coming Soon ・ 今後のイベント

TJFF is back in the JCCC Kobayashi Hall.
Tickets available now!
TJFFが小林ホールに帰ってきます。チケット販売中です。

Food vendors open at 5:30pm.
Bon Odori begins at 7:00pm.
フード、物品販売は午後5時半から、盆踊りは午後7時からです。

Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2022 (page 20)
トロント日本映画祭

Saturday July 9, 2022 Bon Odori Festival
7月9日（土）：盆踊り祭りSunday September 18, 2022 JCCC Family Golf
Tournament
9月18日
（日）
：JCCCファミリーゴルフトーナメント

Exhibitions ・ 館内展

Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre

Maru: Immigration Stories.
Contact heritage@jccc.on.ca for a guided tour.

Returns at Rolling Hills Golf Club.
お馴染みのローリングヒルズ・ゴルフクラブにて開催します。

森山日系ヘリテージセンター

丸：日系移民物語。
ツアーガイドをご希望の方はheritage@jccc.on.ca までご連絡ください。

JCCC Gallery • ＪＣＣＣギャラリー
Sumi-e: The Way of the BrushMay 2 – July 29, 2022
墨絵：The Way of the Brush
5月2日～7月29日

Contact the JCCC

For enquiries, please contact respective staff directly [seestaff directory here] or email us at jccc@jccc.on.ca. For
general enquiries by telephone, please call 416-441-2345
during our operating hours (10am –5pm).開館時間内（午前１０時～午後5時）。

Ongoing / 開催中

Saturday October 1 and Sunday October 2,2022 Nuit Blanche
10月1日（土）、2日（日）：Nuit Blanche

The JCCC will be participating in Nuit Blanche, the City ofToronto’s all night exhibition of art, for the first time. Moredetails in future newsletters.
トロント市主催のアートイベントNuit BlancheにJCCCも初めて参加
します。

Thursday October 13, 2022 6th Annual Ishizue
Awards Dinner
10月13日（木）：第6回礎アワードディナー

Ishizue Awards Dinner hosted by the JCCC Board of Directors. Information about this event and how to register will
be in the July JCCC newsletter and online at jccc.on.ca.
礎アワードディナーを10月の13日、木曜日の6時半から開催します。JCCC理事会主催のこのイベントの詳細は、7月号のニュースレター
にてお知らせします。

JCCC Library ・ 図書館

Programs ・ クラス

June Schedule • イブラリー６月開館日

Martial Arts Classes (page 8)
武道クラスニュース

As we head into the summer months, please be aware thatsome clubs will be reducing the number of class/practices
in a week. More information on each specific club and theirsummer hours can be found on our website.

夏季期間中は、レッスン数が減るコースもあります。詳しくはJCCCのホームページで、スケジュールを確認してください。

Sat. Jun. 11: 1pm – 5pm
Sat. Jun. 18: 1pm - 5pm Special Book Sale Day
Thurs. Jun. 23: 10am - 2pm

ライブラリーでは閲覧日、貸出日にお手伝いくださるボランティアを募集しています。
ご興味のある方（要、日本語）はharukoi@jccc.on.caまで
ご連絡ください。

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SPECIAL MESSAGE

JCCC Family & Friends Golf Tournament –Save the Date Sunday September 18 2022
The JCCC is so happy to announce that we will be hosting the 24th Annual Family & Friends Golf Tournament on Sunday September 18 2022 at Rolling Hills Golf Club. After 2 years of postponements we are excited to be able to plan thisonce again.
This is a chance for families and friends to share a fun day of golf – all skill levels welcome and there are lots of prizes
to be won! After a great day of golfing, there will be presentations and dinner back at the JCCC. We encourage everyone
to join with grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, moms and dads, or just a group of friends. Will have an early
Shotgun format ( 8:30am) this year based on Rolling Hills new rules and all teams will be scramble play.
The application form will be mailed out in the July edition. We encourage and welcome hole sponsors – corporate or
family - some sponsor levels include your green fees and contributes to our Heritage programming at the JCCC. We also
will be having “In Memoriam” sponsored holes. Donation of prizes are always much appreciated. We are so appreciative tohave our biggest sponsor, IA Private Wealth (Marty Kobayashi) confirmed again. So please come on out for a fun day!!!!! For
more information, please contact Co – chairs - Sharon Marubashi at sharon.marubashi@jccc.on.ca or Dawna Kobayashi
at dawna.kobayashi@sympatico.ca

Bon Odori Festival
It has been a long two years without any major events or festivals here at the
JCCC. But we are starting the return to normal with a smaller festival this summer.
We invite everyone to join us on Saturday July 9 as we collaborate with Toronto
Buddhist Church for a Bon Odori festival. Weather permitting all the activities willtake place outdoors. Food vendors will be available from 5:30 pm and the dancing
will start at 7:00 pm.
Plan to arrive a little early, grab some food and then stay to experience thespectacle of the community minyo dancing together for the first time in two years.
Check our website at www.jccc.on.ca for more details.

Nagata Shachu concert KAZÉ agreat success!
Many audience members (more than we expected!) enjoyed the fantastic show,
KAZÉ by Nagata Shachu and Tatara Toki. It was the very first concert at the JCCC
after the long lockdown.
ロックダウンが明けて初のJCCCコンサート「風」。永田社中と朱鷺たたらさんの熱演に拍手喝采！

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Photos by David Ohashi
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The Toronto Japanese Film Festival is happy to wel-come director Tetsuo Shinohara for the North American Premiere of his hit film INUBU: THE DOG CLUB.

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We still have some
TJFF 10-film passes(and the accompanying $199 Shiseido
Gift Pack). Get yours
while they last!
$110
JCCC members$140
Non-Members

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JCCC ON THE WEB

JCCC on the Web!

黒板 KOKUBAN

This month, we are excited to bring you another fantastic
issue of Kokuban. Focusing on Asian Heritage Month, Kokuban
explores the exhibit Women of Change, Sumi-e Artist Neli Iordanova, and the origins of the Sumi-e program at the JCCC.
https://mailchi.mp/jccc/kokuban-vol-3-issue5
As it is also Toronto Japanese Film Festival month, we want todirect your attention to The Japan Foundations’ Online Libraryofferings. In addition to e-books and audiobooks, the JapanFoundation Library also offers streaming movies. Because noteveryone can attend TJFF in person, we want to make surethat you have the opportunity to look into streaming movies
through our partners! https://jf.overdrive.com/

Click here to view
this month's Kokuban!
Finally, we are pleased to present a short video demonstration of Sumi-e in conjunction with our Sumi-e: The Way of theBrush exhibit. Please enjoy this short clip featuring Marie Ikeda.

Check us out on social media as:JapaneseCanadianCulturalCentre

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MARTIAL ARTS CORNER

Don’t forget to check your club’s summer
schedule.
Martial Arts classes are well underway with our 3rd Series of classes beginning in May and June. It has been great tosee so many faces returning to our programs!
We are grateful to all the instructors and participants for being so patient and diligent. Your assistance with and understanding of all the safety practices the JCCC has put in place helps us to continue operating through the many waves
of Covid.
As we head into the summer months, please be aware that some clubs will be reducing the number of class/practices
in a week. More information on each specific club and their summer hours can be found on our website.

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SENIORS’ SUPPER CLUB

Photo by Lisa Hobbs on Unsplash

Enoki Beef Rolls
Ingredients

3 oz or half medium carrot
1/2 package enoki mushrooms*
½ lb thinly sliced beef (chuck or rib eye)*Substitute or add Asparagus, Bamboo shoot, Bean sprouts, Bell peppers,
Carrots, Mushrooms (shimeji and oyster mushrooms), Gobo (burdock root),
Green Onions, Kimchi, Mizuna, Okra,
Spinach, or Watercress.

Teriyaki Sauce

3 tbsp shoyu
3 tbsp mirin
3 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp garlic paste
1/2 tsp ginger paste

Equipment

 easuring cups and spoons
M
SaucepanMedium bowl
Baking sheet
Knife
Cutting board
Wooden spoon

Enoki Beef Rolls are great cooked on the BBQ or cooked under abroiler to bring that BBQ taste to your summer cooking.

Instructions

1. Peel the carrot and cut into 2 inch long match sticks. In a small
sauce pan, put water that covers carrots. Bring to a boil. Once boiling,put in carrots and cook for 1-2 minutes. Cooking time may vary
based on the amount and thickness of veggies. Drain well and set
aside.
2. Combine all the ingredients for Teriyaki Sauce in medium bowl.
3. Place a slice of meat in the teriyaki sauce and then put 6 stalksof enoki and 6 carrot sticks on one end of the meat and start rollingthem up.
4. Lay the rolls on a baking rack lined pan and put under the broiler
until nicely browned or cook on a barbeque.
Optional: Reduce the leftover Teriyaki Sauce by half in a small sauce
pan. Pour the sauce on the beef rolls and serve immediately.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator and eat within 3 days.

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VOLUNTEER NEWSVOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
TIMOTHY T.

How long have you been a volunteer here at the
JCCC?
My parents have been taking me to the JCCC since I wasa baby, but I have been actively volunteering since I was
7 or 8 years old, so about 7 years.

 ow did you get involved with volunteering at
H
the JCCC?

I have been helping out at Bazaar and Festivals foreversince my parents were also helping out. The earliest I remember is helping out in the kitchen making food for the
Family Golf tournament when I was about 9 or 10.

What type of volunteer work have you done?

I have helped out with Bazaars and being a runner at various
events. Recently, I have been actively volunteering with the
Karate Club and with the Sedai Project as I am now collecting volunteer hours for high school. The JCCC has lots ofdifferent volunteer opportunities for high school students.

Describe in ONE word your volunteer experienceat JCCC.
Community! I have done a lot of stuff for the JCCC and I
know it all helps my community.

JCCCでボランティアをしてどのくらいになりますか？

両親は僕が赤ちゃんの時からJCCCに僕を連れてきていましたが、実際に自分もボランティアするようになったのは7，8歳のころからだから、7年くらいです。

どのようにしてJCCCを知りましたか？

両親がずっとバザーやお祭りを手伝っていたので、僕もいつも一緒に手伝っていました。覚えている中で一番古い記憶は、9才か10歳の頃にファミリィーゴルフのイベントでキッチンの手伝いをしたことです。

どのようなボランティアをしてきましたか？

バザーでの手伝いや色々なイベントでの伝令係などです。最近は高校のボランティアアワーの為もあり、空手クラブと世代プロジェクトのボ
ランティアに積極的にかかわっています。JCCCでは高校生も参加できるボランティアの機会が豊富にあります。

JCCCでのボランティア経験を一言で表すと？

コミュニティ！僕はJCCCで色んなことをしてきました。
それはコミュ
ニティのとても役立っていると思います。

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HERITAGE

JCCC Gallery Opening: Sumi-e: The Way Of
The Brush by John Ota
As the Sakura gradually turned to greet the May Day sun, over 100 attendees gazed in amazement at the sumi-e artworks that graced the walls of
the JCCC Gallery. Highlights of the Opening were captivating remarks from
Consul General Takuya Sasayama and Executive Director James Heron, asumi-e demonstration by Sensei Hiroshi Yamamoto, contemplative tones on
the shakuhachi flute from Debbie Danbrook and chicken karage and sushi
provided by Cary Rothbart of the Sky’s The Limit.
But it was the Sumi-e that stole the show.
The Japanese term “sumi” means “black ink”.
“e” means “painting”.

Sumi-e is Japanese ink painting. It is the embodiment of Japanese aesthetics – brush, ink and white paper that captures the beauty and complexity of
the natural world.
It is a technique first developed in China during the Sung dynasty (960–1274)
and taken to Japan by Zen Buddhist monks in the mid-14th century.
Sumi-e was embraced in Japan because in this painting-method, as in Zen
practice, reality is expressed by reducing it to its pure, unadulterated form. Touch-ups and decorations do not enhance awork, but rather hide its true nature.
The result is that a few brush strokes of black ink painted on white paper can represent the most complex subject. The
intention is to capture the essence to communicate reality.
Sumi-e has held an honoured place in the JCCC. It was the first cultural class offered to the public in 1964. The exhibition on display presents the work of 13 sumi-e artists – from Ruth Yamada, to Marie Ikeda to Marjorie Pigott as well as
present sensei Hiroshi Yamamoto, and others - the exhibition, Sumi-e: The Way of the Brush honours JCCC teachers andstudents in this historic Japanese artform.
Curated by Kathy Yamashita and Hitoshi Murakami, Sumi-e: The Way of the Brush runs in the JCCC Gallery until July29, 2022. Please watch the JCCC website for upcoming artist talks and sumi-e demonstrations this summer. Thanks toa surge of energy coming from JCCC staff and a cadre of new art gallery volunteers, this might be the most elegant andmeditative exhibition at the JCCC Gallery – ever.

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DONATIONSDONATIONS TO THE JCCCA S O F M AY 7 , 2 0 2 2
T H E J C C C G R A T E F U L LY A C K N O W L E D G E S
T H E F OL L OW I N G D O NAT IO N S :JCCC

Anonymous

50

Anonymous

16

Anonymous
Origami Show

21

Mrs. Rena Anderson

16

Mr. Kwame Ben Eden

100

Mrs. Gale Durocher

25

Mrs. Joan Andreychuk
Ms. Navo Chinoy

16
50

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Edamura

100

Mr. & Mrs. Katsu Iguchi

50

Mrs. Susan Hidaka
Mr. Sid Ikeda

For Marie Ikeda’s 88th Birthday
May 8th 2022

50

1,000

Ms. Elaine Ishibashi

300

Ms. Margaret Iwata

200

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kagawa

35

Mrs. Miyo Ito

Ms. Sumiko Jin

Mrs. Betty Kagayama
Mr. & Mrs. Koji Kari

Mrs. Yasuko Kawahara
Ms. Michiyo Kawano
Mrs. Rose Kelly

Ms. Meg Karper

In honour of The Otani Family

20

Mr. Rick & Mrs. Kathy Tazumi

50

Mr. & Mrs. John Nishimura

50

Mr. Arthur & Mrs. Tomo Ishii

50

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Nagata

100

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Nishioka

100

Mr. Percy Ozawa

100

Dr. Hitoshi Sawaoka

32

Mrs. Jean O’Neill

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Roxby

35

250

Mr. Kenzo & Mrs. Evelyn Sekiya

100

Mr. John Sherlock

50

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Seko
Ms. Arlene Sora

100
50

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Takahashi

1,000

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tanaka

100

Ms. Kathryn Tamaki
Dr. Jane Toyota &Mr. Richard Kenno

90

100

Mrs. Irina Werner

90

10
30
10
10
10

10

Ms. Satomi Koshimizu

100

Mrs. Nellie Kuwahara

100

12

100

50

27

25

Mr. Phyllis Lill

Mr. Ken Miyasaki

Mrs. Katharine Matsumoto

43

Ms. Alice Korman

Ms. Hiroko Lee

In memory of Ikuko

Mrs. Kelley Tsumura-Luk

100

Mr. Brian Kumamoto

50

50

Mr. & Mrs. Kaye Kishibe
Ms. Rika Kitamura

Mrs. Louise Masuda

100
100

Mr. Alexander Von Donat
Mr. Eddie & Mrs. Rose Yamamura
Mr. & Mrs. Takehiko Yoshida

40
100

2,000

In memory of George
Mrs. Toshiko Uyeyama

In memory of Hideo
Matsuba

Paul Matsuba, Brenda Murai,

Karen Hinatsu & Glen Matsuba
and families

60

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In memory of Jim Minamata
In memory of Koko
Kinoshita

Ms. Katherine Adachi

50

Mrs. Fujiye Ono

100

Mr. Kiyoshi Nagata

25

Ms. Johann Cooper

In memory of Lane Nagata

Watanabe

Mrs. Kathleen Tanaka

100

Mr. Arthur & Mrs. Tomo Ishii

50

In memory of Masayuki Uyenaka
In memory of Mitsuo (Mits)
KurodaAnonymous

200

Mr. Doug Abe

50

Anonymous

Mrs. Marie T. Baba

9,077

100
50

Mr. Richard Harada

100

Ms. Kathryn Okawara

50

Mrs. Lily Shigetomi
200

50

In memory of Mary Reiko

Ms. Judi Morant

In Memoriam
UyeyamaMizutani

Mrs. Cathy Tanaka

In memory of Miyoko Sora

50
25
20

Anonymous200

Ms. Loraine Ishii

100

In memory of Sakae Ogaki
Mr. Arthur & Mrs. Tomo Ishii

50

DONATIONS
Mr. Gary Kawaguchi &100

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kuwahara

25

Robert & Miki Maruyama & Family200

Ms. Gayle Taguchi

Marlene & Ross MacKenzie
Mrs. Peggy Kuni TairaIn memory of Shank Saishi

50
25

Mrs. Sandra Imada
Ms. Yuki Newbold

In memory of Tosh Sakura
Ms. JoAnne Sakura

99

Mr. Mandison & Mrs. Yvonne Chin

114

Foundations & Organizations
Oda Family Foundation

Toronto Internet Information Exchange
Toronto Kokugo Kyoshitsu
Heritage

25

Toronto Japanese Film

200

Anime North

Festival

Anonymous

Bento Sushi Foundation

Correction:
April 2022 JCCC Donation list
should be:

In memory of Eiko Tateishi

AnonymousClub (IIEC)

Kuroyama

Ms. Donna Contois

Heritage

SHISEIDO (Canada) Inc.

Support Member
LeaderMr. George &Mrs. Barbara M. Iwata

Partner500

Dr. Ray Barker

116

Mrs. Susan Hidaka

127

Ms. Sandra Blake
Dr. Sam Misumi
Ms. Kay Nagao

Mrs. Junko Nguyen

Mr. Tad & Mrs. Jenny Oyagi
Dr. Jane Toyota &Mr. Richard Kenno

127
127
150
110
150
150

50

We apologize for the error.

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCCA P R I L 1 , 2 0 2 1 - M AY 7 , 2 0 2 2
T H E J C C C G R A T E F U L LY A C K N O W L E D G E S
T H E F OL L OW I N G D O NAT IO N S :ClubMiss Caitlin Dailey

Mr. Robbie Grant

JCCC Judo Kai

Mr. Patrick Dunlop

Small BusinessHiroko Barall Room

GeneralAnonymous (11)Ms. Martha Arima

Ms. Mary-Beth Arima
Mrs. Joanne Asano

Mrs. Elinor J. Dunlop
Mr. Henry Edamura

Mrs. Amy Hanada-Nagahara

Mr. Ian Findlay

Mr. Winston Hayashi

Mr. Ray & Mrs. Caren Edamura
Mrs. Norma N. Fleming

In celebration of Yaeki Frances
Nakamura’s 100th Birthday

Ms. Meredith Best

Mrs. Yukie Fuchigami

Mrs. Diane Carter

Ms. Lisa Archibald

Miss Linda Caplan
Ms. Heather A Chan
Ms. Ruby Yap Cruz

In honour of Front line workers,

Mr. Stephen Fulton &Mr. Robert Gossage
Mr. Adam Goucher

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Mr. Damon Hartlin

Ms. Catherine Heighway

In celebration of Chiyo Izumi’s
100th birthday

Mr. & Mrs. James Heron
Mrs. Patricia Idenouye
Ms. Nadia Gigi Inara
Ms. Stacey Inouye

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Ms. Haruko Ishihara

Ms. Laila Vincze

In memory of Joyce, Tom &Ms. Louise Ishii

JCCC Aikikai

Mr. Greg Nishio &Mr. Ken K. Ishii

Mr. Dmitry Vinokurov

Mr. Stephen Jacobs

Mrs. Irina Werner

Dr. Susan Kitchell

Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Wood

Ms. Alley Kurgan

Mr. Wayne Yamashita

Mr. Dave Kaneko

In honour of James Heron

Mr. Stephen Lau

Ms. Dawn Maruno

Mr. & Mrs. Masaru Matsubara
Mr. Michael Micheff

In memory of June Nakano

Mr. Masuo Yamashita

In memory of Ken &Ms. Marion Yanase
Ms. Joanne Yano

Dr. & Mrs. Kazuhiro Yasufuku
Keep the Lantern Lit 2021

Mr. & Mrs. Takehiko Yoshida

Mr. Ron & Mrs. Sarah Min Nakashima

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yoshimura

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COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

健やかな老後をめざして その52 - 外反母趾を予防するために...
マーナ豊澤英子（ 医学博士 老年看護スペシャリスト

mernagh@rogers.com ）足の親指（母趾）の付け根が内側にせり出し、指先が身体の外側に向かって曲がっていき、付け根と指先の骨の角度が20度以上になると、外反母趾（がいはんぼし）と診断されます。最初は、付け根の出っ張った部分が靴に当たって痛くなります。変形が進むと歩きにくい、立ちにくいなどの影響が出始め、膝や腰の痛みなどが現れることもあります。女性に多く発症します。
外反母趾の要因には「足の幅が広い、偏平足、親指周囲の関節が柔らかい、エジプト足型などの体質」が関係していると考えられます。足型は３つに分類され、
エジプト型は親指がもっとも長く、
ギリシャ型は親指よりも第二趾のほうが長く、スクエア型は親指と第二趾の長さが同じです。因みに、私は母と同様に身体全体の関節がとても柔らかく、足はエジプト型です。上記の要因をもつ人が足に合わない靴やハイヒールを長期に履いていると、外反母趾が起こりやすくなります。
靴は非常に大きな影響を与えます。
私が20～30代の頃、ナースシューズ
は靴先のあいたサンダルタイプが一般的でした。
親指の爪があいた部分に当たっていたためか、爪が少し外側へ向かい、横の爪を押した形になりました。
靴の重要性が言われ始めた30代後半、足先に余裕のあるパンパス（ひも靴）タイプに切り替えたので、外反母趾に進むのを避けることができました！友人は婦人服専門店で30年以上も働き、先が細くて高いハイヒールを履き続けていました。
結果的に重度の外反母趾を起こし、常に痛みがあります。
エジ
プト型で関節の柔らかい私が、
もし彼女のようにハイヒールを履く職場で長期に働いていたら確実に同じ状態になった、と言えますね...。

靴の影響はなくても外反母趾が起こる場合もあります。20歳代で発症する人は体質の影響が大きいと考えられます。
また、加齢と共に足を支える筋力が衰えて足の変形が起こり、縦と横のアーチがつぶれやすくなります。
それに靴の影響が加わると、さらにリスクが高くなるのです。
大事なことは外反母趾を起こさないための対策です。特に、子どもの頃からの靴選びは大切です。足に合った靴を選びましょう！そのポイント
は①きつすぎず、緩すぎずの靴、②先端と親指との間に少し隙間がある
靴、③先端の形が細くなく、足なりに自然あるいは四角い靴、④柔らかな材質、⑤ヒールの高さは5cm以内、⑥足をずれにくくするひも靴、などです。緩すぎる靴は足幅を広げ、つま先が狭い靴は拇趾を外側へ押します。
かかとの高い靴はつま先に大きな力が加わり、さらに足の変形を強めてしまいます。
次に、予防と悪化防止のために大事なのは運動です。素足になって両足の指10本でグー（指すべてを曲げる）
・チョキ（グーの状態から親指だけ上に向ける）
・パー（指すべてを大きく開く）
を作る運動や、
タオルたぐり寄せ運動（座って、床に敷いたタオルを両足の指を使って手前に大きくたぐり寄せる）は固くなってしまった関節を柔らかくし、拇趾とその周囲の筋力低下を防ぎます。私は、TVの朝ドラを観ながら行っています。
また、足裏全体とふくらはぎの筋力アップのために、室内では「つま先立ち（かかと上げ）」
で歩きます。全ての指をしっかり使うために「5本指の靴下」
を履きます。
この
靴下は足先をすぼめないので、外反母趾予防にもなります。

Cranes for Ukraine Update
Volunteers have been busy building a Senbazuru, a traditional wish for hope andhealth, for the Ukrainian children and their families who have been brought to SickKids
Hospital in Toronto. Thank you to all who contributed cranes to this project. Without
your efforts, this wish would not be possible!

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COMMUNITYBon Odori 2022
Spring is here, covid restrictions are lifting, and Bon odori practices will be held at the Toronto Buddhist Church again!
Obon is a Buddhist custom to honour one’s ancestors. After 2
years of isolation, lockdown and perhaps limited exercise, comeout to learn Japanese folk dances. Everyone is welcome and step-by-step instructions are given. No experience is necessary.
Practices are every Tuesday and Friday night starting Tuesday,
April 19, 2022, from 8:00 – 9:30pm at the Toronto Buddhist Church
and continue until the Bon Festival on Saturday, July 9, 2022. The
practices will not be available online. Please note that masks will
be required. For more information, please contact the Toronto
Buddhist Church or tbcminyo@gmail.com.

Toronto Buddhist Church
1011 Sheppard Avenue West416-534-4302
tbc@tbc.on.ca

Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and Wellness
Fund Grant - Honour our JC Survivors Day on
Saturday August 20 2022

The JCCC was approved for a grant from the Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and Wellness Fund (JCSHWF) in BC
and will host an afternoon on Saturday August 20 2022 between 1pm – 4pm to celebrate and honor current and past
JCCC members who are Japanese Canadian Survivors (Japanese Canadians who were uprooted and displaced during
WWII including those families that left B.C. during the war and whose children were born out of province from 1942-1949).
This event will provide the opportunity to socialize and re-connect with other senior friends and members of our community, reminisce and share stories of their lives, view archival photos highlighting their pre-war life to post-war times,
and take part in re-unions for those that were in internment camps. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided
and guest speaker, Chris Hope will talk about his film Hatsumi (a documentary about his grandmother and her experienceduring the war).
The JCCC Heritage Department will be setting up displays and photos, and the latest exhibition titled Maru, an examination of the Japanese diaspora including Canada, will be open.
Invitation letters will be mailed out to those on our JCCC database who are identified as JC Survivors and for any questions please contact Sharon Marubashi via email – sharon.marubashi@jccc.on.ca or cell 647-291-4751.

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JSS プログラム：2022年6月
2022年6月に予定されている Zoom
（オンライン会議ツール）
を使ってのプログラムのお知らせです。詳細やお申込みは各リンクから、または416-3859200 / programs@jss.ca) まで。

Check out our upcoming June programs! *Pre-registration required. Click each link and/or contact 416-385-9200 / programs@
jss.ca for more details & RSVP.

（１）モミジ＆JSSオンライン講座シリーズ(1) e-Learning Series「高齢者に多い眼の病気」

Age-Related Eye Diseases

6月8日（水）15時Wed. June 8, 3pm (English)※登録可能な講座・過去の講座一覧などシリーズ情報は、こちらからどうぞ。

英語

もやがかかって見える・視界が暗くなる・光にセンシティブになるなどの症状がでる白内障や、緑内障・加齢黄斑変性など、高齢者に多い眼の病気だけをみても様々なものがあります。
症状・受診のタイミング・治療・治療後、そして眼の病気を引き起こしやすくな
る病気や生活習慣など、
モミジヘルスケア協会の老齢医学看護師の岡田由佳
さんから学びながら、
ぜひあなた自身そしてご家族や大切な人の眼の健康について考える機会を持ちませんか。

*Click here for the list of seminars & past recordings.

※詳細・お申込みはこちら

Clouded vision, dim vision, sensitivity to light – So many individuals
develop Cataract as age, with some in younger age like 40’s. Or
you’ve heard about other popular age-related eye diseases, suchas glaucoma and macular degeneration (ARMD). Join us and learn
all about age-related eye diseases, its symptoms, when to see a
specialist, treatment / post-treatment, risk factors (illness, lifestyle)to develop cataract, from Yuka Okada, registered geriatric nurse
at Momiji Health Care Society, and start to take care of eye healthof yours and your loved ones! *Click here to register「体のツボと効果を学ぼう」

Introduction to Shiatsu
Wed. June 22, 3pm (Japanese)

6月２2日（水）15時 日本語※詳細・お申込みはこちら

According to The World Health Organization (WHO), there are
361 acupuncture points in our body. But where are they locatedon the body? What are the effects of pressing them? Many people may not be familiar with their effects and exact locations ofthem. In this seminar, we will invite Taiju Hashimoto, a certified
acupuncturist in Ontario, to learn about the basic knowledge
about pressure points and how you can do shiatsu massage by
yourself. *Click here to register（２）
レギュラーJSSオンラインプログラム(2) JSS Regular Online Programs (in Japanese)

縫い物

Sewing: Wed. June 1, 10:30am to noon (In-person & Online)

私たちの体には、世界保健機関（WHO）で認定されたツボが361
カ所あると言われています。
ただ、身体のどこにあるのか？押すとどんな効果があるのか？など、ツボの効果や正確な位置については良く分からない、という人も少なくないのではないでしょうか。
そこで、今回の講座では、オンタリオ
州公認鍼灸師の橋本太樹さんを招いて、指圧についての簡単な基礎知識から、自分でも出来るツボマッサージについて学んでいきます。

1. クラフトクラブ交流会（craftclub@jss.ca）
6月1日（水）10時半–正午（対面＆オンライン）「自宅で眠るハギレ布で作る―カワイイ三角鍋つかみ」
編み物

6月15日
（水）10時半–正午

1. Craft Club Social (Knitting) *RVSP at craftclub@jss.ca“Cute Triangle Pot Holder “Knitting : Wed. June 22, 10:30am to noon (Online Only)「ペットのおもちゃ」（オンラインのみ）“How to make pet toys”

2. ホットランチ交流会

2. Hot Lunch Social Wed. June 22, (4th Wed) 10:30am to noon

6月２2日
（第4水曜）10時半–正午（hotlunch@jss.ca）*RVSP at hotlunch@jss.ca

3. シングルマザーサポートグループ

3. Online Single Mothers Support Group (monthly)

月１回。
お問合せは SMSG@jss.caまで。

Inquire to SMSG@jss.ca

４. やさしいシニアヨガ

4. Easy Senior Yoga

第８期：5/9～6/20 *5/23除く。 ※詳細・お申込みはこちら

8th term: From May 9 to June 20. Click here to register.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTSDATESTART TIMERUN TIME

6:30pm
7:30pm

114 minジャンクヘッド

7:00pm9:15pm

79 min99 min

６月18日
（土)
余命10年
犬部!
孤狼の血 LEVEL 2

1:00pm
4:00pm
7:00pm

124 min
114 min
139 min

SUNDAY JUNE 19
The Great Yokai War – Guardians
Masquerade Night
Midnight Swan

６月19日
（日）
妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ
マスカレード・ナイト
ミッドナイトスワン

1:00pm
4:00pm
7:00pm

118 min
129 min
124 min

MONDAY JUNE 20
Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?

６月20日
（月）
先生、私の隣に座っていただけませんか？

7:00pm

119 min

６月21日（火)
ベイビーわるきゅーれ

7:00pm

95 minWEDNESDAY JUNE 22
What Happened To Our Nest Egg!?

６月22日
（水）
老後の資金がありません！

7:00pm

115 min

THURSDAY JUNE 23
And So the Baton Is Passed

６月23日
（木）
そして、
バトンは渡された

7:00pm

137 min

６月24日
（金）
騙し絵の牙

7:00pm

113 min

SATURDAY JUNE 25
Musicophilia
Aristocrats
In the Wake

６月25日
（土）
ミュジコフィリア
あのこは貴族
護られなかった者たちへ

1:00pm
4:00pm
7:00pm

113 min
124 min
135 min

SUNDAY JUNE 26
Pompo the CinephileFirst Gentleman
One Summer Story

６月26日
（日)
映画大好きポンポさん
総理の夫
子供はわかってあげない

1:00pm
4:00pm
7:00pm90 min
121 min
138 min

6月16日（木）

THURSDAY JUNE 16
Opening Night Reception
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
FRIDAY JUNE 17
The Pursuit of Perfection
Junk Head

峠 最後のサムライ
６月17日
（金）

The Pursuit of Perfection

SATURDAY JUNE 18
The Last 10 Years
Inubu: The Dog Club
Last of the Wolves

TUESDAY JUNE 21
Baby Assassins

FRIDAY JUNE 24
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

MONDAY JUNE 27
Ribbon

６月27日（月）

Ribbon

7:00pm

115 minTUESDAY JUNE 28
The Last Goze

６月28日
（火）
瞽女 GOZE

7:00pm

109 min

WEDNESDAY JUNE 29
It’s a Flickering Life

６月29日
（水）
キネマの神様7:00pm

125 min

THURSDAY JUNE 30
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

６月30日
（木）
大河への道

7:00pm

112 min- Preceded by a taiko drumming performance by the JCCC’s Kyowa Taiko troupe.

Closing Night Reception

OPENING NIGHT SCREENING© 2021 AOI Pro./TY Limited© 2020 “The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai” Film Partners

THE PASS: LAST DAYS OF THE SAMURAI
峠 最後のサムライThursday June 16 • 7:30pm • 114min • 2022 • Director: Takashi Koizumi
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Advance screening in Toronto!
In 1867, political power returned to the Emperor and 260 years of the Tokugawa
Shogunate came to an end. Civil war erupts between imperial loyalists in thewest and the remaining shogunate in the east. Caught between both armies,
Tsuginosuke Kawai, chief retainer of the Nagaoka domain in Echigo, decides
to remain neutral in order to safeguard the lives of his clan. When his attempts
at brokering peace through negotiation fail, however, Kawai resolves to facethe end of the samurai era with dignity. Takashi Koizumi, assistant director to
Akira Kurosawa on films including Kagemusha and Ran, creates classic samurai
cinema, replete with gorgeous period costumes, sets and epic battle scenes.
Starring Koji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Tatsuya Nakadai.
トロント先行上映！

敵軍５万人に、たった690人で挑んだ“最後のサムライ”！司馬遼太郎の名著『峠』、初の映画化。越後長岡藩の家老・河井継之助は、諸国への遊学で得た広い視野を持って、領民のための斬新な藩政改革を次々と実行していた。慶応
3年（1867年）、大政奉還で徳川幕府は終焉を迎え、諸藩は東軍（旧幕府軍）と西軍（明治新政府軍）に二分していく。慶応4年、戊辰戦争が勃発するが、長岡藩は民の暮らしを守るため、戦争を回避しようと、スイスのような武装中立を目指す。
しかしし、継之助の平和への願いもむなしく、長岡藩もまた戦火に呑み込まれていく、、、世界的視野とリーダーシップを持った知られざる英雄・
河井継之助が“最後のサムライ”として正義を貫く姿を描いた歴史超大作！
監督：小泉堯史『蜩ノ記』『博士の愛した数式』
出演：役所広司、松たか子、田中泯、香川京子、佐々木蔵之介、仲代達矢

THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
Friday June 17 • 7:00pm • 79min • 2021
Director: Toshimichi Saito
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Did you know Tokyo has the highest number of Michelin-starred restaurants
in the world? Focusing on four of the leading chefs in Japan today, thisdocumentary explores the truth behind Japan’s unique and sophisticated foodculture. What makes Tokyo cuisine so special is a dedication to the art andcraft of cooking unparalleled anywhere in the world; the pursuit of absolute
perfection. World-renowned food experts and gastronomists guide theaudience into the further depths of the stories behind the chefs’ endless
pursuit. A fascinating, mouth-watering feature fit for foodies and lovers ofJapanese culinary culture.
Starring Takemasa Shinohara, Natsuko Shoji, Yosuke Suga, Takaaki Sugita.
サン・セバスティアン国際映画祭上映作品。
日本を代表する4人のシェフに焦点を当て、日本のユニークで洗練された食文化の背後にある真実を探るド
キュメンタリー映画。芸術面、技術面で”完璧を追求する”4人のシェフの、それぞれの異なったアプローチを描いている。ある者は精神的な修養、美的な創造性を追い求め、またある者は質の高い食材を求めて生産者や仲卸業者との密接な信頼関係を作り上げていく。彼らのパーソナリティや苦悩がどのように傑作を生み出していくのか？東京は世界で最も偉大な食の街の1つであることに気付かされる、
フード・ドキュメンタリー！
監督：齋藤俊道
出演：篠原武将、庄司夏子、須賀洋介、杉田孝明

Community Partner© 2021 MAGNET/YAMIKENJUNK HEAD

ジャンクヘッド© 2022 “The Last 10 Years” Film Partners

THE LAST 10 YEARS

余命10年

Friday June 17 • 9:15pm • 99min • 2021
Director: Takahide Hori
TORONTO PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Saturday June 18 • 1:00pm • 124min • 2022
Director: Michihito Fujii
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Takahide Hori’s stop motion animation is a surreal masterpiece, resulting fromseven years of laborious work. Hori was entirely self-taught and essentiallycreated the film himself as director, writer, sculptor, animator and composer. In
a distant, dystopian future, the earth has become uninhabitable and humans
have lost their fertility. A lone cyborg explorer is sent into the undergroundworld to uncover the secret to reclaiming reproductive capability. There heencounters terrifying monsters and loyal allies. Lauded by Guillermo delToro for its monumental imagination, Junk Head is a visionary masterpiece
combining dark themes, grotesque designs and even humour.

Matsuri Takabayashi is 20 years old when she learns she has an incurable
disease and only 10 years left to live. She vows not dwell on her condition, to live
her best life and, given her life expectancy, she swears not to fall in love. That is,until she goes to a school reunion and meets Kazuto Manabe, a man who has
lost the will to live. Adapted from the novel by Ruka Kosaka inspired by her own
life story and directed by Michihito Fujii (A Family, The Journalist), The Last 10
Years is a tender, deeply moving story of the transcendent power of love.

ギレルモ・デル・トロ驚嘆！総コマ数約１４万、フィギュアは全て手作りという狂気の愛と情熱で、たった一人で7年かけて完成させた壮大なスケールのSF
ストップモーションアニメ！
！報知映画賞新人賞、ファンタジア国際映画祭最優秀長編アニメーション賞、ファンタスティック映画祭新人監督賞を受賞するなど国内外で高評価を受けた。環境破壊が進み、地上が極度に汚染された為、人類は地下開発を目指し、人工生命体を創造。
ところが、自我に目覚めた人工生命体が反乱を起こし地下を乗っ取ってしまう。それから1600年・・・絶滅の危機に瀕した人類は、地下調査を開始する。
監督・原案・キャラクターデザイン・撮影・照明・編集・音楽：堀貴秀

FRIGHTENING CONTENT:NOT SUITABLE FORYOUNG CHILDREN

Starring Nana Komatsu, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Yuki Yamada, Nao, Haru Kuroki,
Yutaka Matsushige.
切なすぎる小説としてSNSなどで反響を呼んだ小坂流加の原作小説を、小松菜奈と坂口健太郎の主演、RADWIMPSの音楽、『新聞記者』の藤井道人監督で映画化。数万人に1人という不治の病で余命が10年と宣告された20歳の茉莉は、生きることに執着しないよう、恋だけはしないことを心に決めていた。
そんな時、同窓会で再会したのは、かつて同級生だった和人。二人はこの出会いをきっかけに急接近することに。恋に落ちたことで、彼女の10年は大きく変わっていく。
監督：藤井道人『新聞記者』『ヤクザと家族The Family』
出演：小松菜奈、坂口健太郎、山田裕貴、奈緒、井口理、黒木華

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犬部!

INUBU: THE DOG CLUBSaturday June 18 • 4:00pm • 114min • 2021 • Director: Tetsuo Shinohara
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles“A cinematic love letter to canines everywhere, tries to hit the sweet spot between
heartwarming entertainment and impassioned advocacy” - Japan Times
Sota is a university student in the veterinary department. A life-long animal lover,
his apartment is full of rescued puppies. His newest stray is Nico, a pup that hasescaped from a medical facility that uses live animals for experiments. Inspired
to save more of the animals, he sets up the “Inubu” club with his veterinary
department colleagues. Sixteen years later, the friends are leading their own
lives when they learn that Sota has been arrested. It is time for the dog clubmembers to reassemble for a rescue mission of a different kind. From Yuka
Katano’s novel based on true events, Inubu combines serious themes of animal
rights with an entertaining and sometimes humorous tale of friends pursuing ashared passion – and lots of lovable animals too, of course.
Starring Kento Hayashi, Taishi Nakagawa, Sakurako Ohara, Kodai Asaka,
Momoko Tanabe.
獣医学部に実在したサークル「犬部」
を元に描いた、
青春“犬ラブ”ムービー！青森
県に住む花井颯太２２歳は獣医学部生。
子供の頃から大の犬好きで、たくさんの保護動物と暮らしていた。
ある日実験犬を救ったことから動物保護活動をサークルにすることを思いつき、同級生の柴崎と「犬部」を設立。
卒業後颯太は獣医師としいて動物病院で働くことになるが、16年後、動物を救いたいがため颯太はある事件を起こしてしまい、
知らせを聞いた「犬部」のメンバーたちが集結する。
監督：篠原哲雄『花戦さ』『山桜』
出演：」林遣都、中川大志、大原櫻子、浅香航大、田中麗奈

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FAMILY TALKSFORUMLAST OF THE WOLVES

孤狼の血 Level 2

Saturday June 18 • 7:00pm • 139min • 2021
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
TORONTO PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Director Kazuya Shiraishi’s action-packed continuation of the masterful yakuza
saga he launched with 2018’s The Blood of Wolves. After police detective
Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, his protégé, detective Hioka is left with the
responsibility of keeping the yakuza gangs in check. His hard-won equilibrium
between rival gangs threatens to erupt into bloody war when psychopathic
gangster Uebayashi is released from prison vowing to avenge the death of
his boss and unleashing destruction and carnage in his path. Nominated for
multiple Japanese Academy Awards including Best Film, Director, Actor andSupporting Actor, the film interweaves ferociously violent battles and complex
interpersonal drama. Unmissable for fans of the great yakuza films.
Starring Tõri Matsuzaka, Nijirõ Murakami, Ryõhei Suzuki.
暴力と狂気がはびこる街で、刑事、暴力団組織、マスコミ、そして女たちの壮絶なバトルロイヤルが幕を明ける！原作は柚月裕子の「孤狼の血」。3年前に暴力組織の抗争に巻き込まれて殺害された、伝説のマル暴刑事・大上の跡を継ぎ、広島の裏社会を治める刑事・日岡。
しかし、刑務所から出所した“ある男”の登場によって、その危うい秩序が崩れていく・・・。ヤクザの抗争、警察組
織の闇、マスコミのリーク、そして圧倒的な上林の存在によって、日岡は絶体絶命の窮地に追い込まれる！
監督：白石和彌『ひとよ』『彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち』『凶悪』
出演：松坂桃李、村上虹郎、鈴木亮平、西野七瀬、滝藤賢一、寺島進

WARNING: CONTAINS STRONG
THEMES, VIOLENCE, DRUG USE,
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マスカレード・ナイト

THE GREAT YOKAI WAR – GUARDIANS

MASQUERADE NIGHT

Sunday June 19 • 1:00pm • 118min • 2021 • Director: Takashi Miike
TORONTO PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Sunday June 19 • 4:00pm • 129min • 2021
Director: Masayuki Suzuki
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ“Takashi Miike Gets His Family-Friendly Groove on With a Fabulous Fantasy
Adventure” – Variety
Kei, a nervous young boy, is transported into the magical world of the Yokai,
the friendly demons of Japanese folklore. A vengeful mass of sea spirits has
awoken in Nagano and transformed into Yokai-ju, a destructive force of natureleaving nothing but devastation in its wake. Kei has been summoned because
he is the long-forgotten descendent of legendary samurai and yokai hunter
Watanabe no Tsuna. When Kei refuses, his younger brother disappears and so
begins a grand and hilarious adventure through the world of Japanese mythfeaturing “the energy, imagination and pure storytelling joy that’s often lacking
in highly sanitized and cautiously constructed children’s and young-adultadventure films made elsewhere.
Starring Kokoro Terada, Takao Osawa, Hana Sugisaki, Sakura Ando.
「妖怪大戦争」に続く超ド派手妖怪ファンタジー・アドベンチャー！フォッサマ
グナから出現した巨大な妖怪獣により、日本は未曾有の危機に陥った。妖怪獣が東京に進撃すれば、人間も妖怪たちもタダでは済まない。
この危機に妖怪たちは伝説の武神「大魔神」の力を借りようと、古代の妖怪ハンターの血を受け継ぐ気弱な少年ケイに白羽の矢を立てる。
しかし妖怪たちは間違えてケイの弟、ダイを連れ去ってしまう。妖怪剣士・狐面の女、狸の大妖怪、そしてケイの命を狙う鬼の一族まで現れて、全てを巻き込んだ妖怪大戦争がついに始まる！

Police detective Nitta and hotel concierge Yamagishi are reunited at the elegant
Cortesia Hotel to stop a murder. An anonymous letter is delivered to the police– a warning that a mysterious killer will strike again at “Masquerade Night”,
the New Year’s Eve countdown party held at the hotel. All 500 invitees will be incostume. Everyone is a suspect. As the masked guests begin to arrive, the pairwork feverishly to find a clue. Midnight draws near as the number of suspects
increases. What is the killer’s intention? Who is the informant? Will Nitta andYamagishi be able to unveil the truth hidden behind the murderer’s mask in time?
A fast-paced, entertaining who-done-it featuring an all-star cast.
Starring Takuya Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kumiko Aso,
Atsuro Watabe, Ryo Ishibashi.
東野圭吾のベストセラー小説「マスカレード・ホテル」の映画化シリーズ第2弾。ある日、警察に届いた匿名の密告状には、都内マンションで起きた殺人事件の犯人が、大みそかにホテル・コルテシア東京で開催されるカウントダウン
パーティ「マスカレード・ナイト」に現れると書かれていた。大晦日当日、警視庁捜査一課の新田浩介はフロントクラークとして、潜入捜査をすることに。
コンシェルジュの山岸尚美と事件解決に当たるが、パーティ参加者は総勢５００名、全員仮装というものだった！二人は殺人犯の「仮面」に隠された「真実」に辿り着くことができるのか？
監督：鈴木雅之『マスカレード・ホテル』『HERO』
出演：木村拓哉、長澤まさみ、小日向文世、麻生久美子、渡部篤郎、石橋凌

監督：三池崇史『初恋』『十三人の刺客』『ビジターQ』
出演：寺田心、大沢たかお、杉咲花、安藤サクラ、三浦貴大、岡村隆史

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Sunday June 19 • 7:00pm • 124min • 2020
Director: Eiji Uchida
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Winner of the 2021 Japanese Academy Awards for Best Film, Best Lead
Performance and Best Newcomer.
Nagisa is a transgender woman. Growing up as a man in Hiroshima, Nagisa
faced prejudice and was ostracized by society. She moves to Tokyo where she
works as a dancer in a nightclub. Her distant niece, Ichika is a middle school
student neglected by her mother. After being kicked out of her home, Ichika
travels to Tokyo and starts living with Nagisa and pursues ballet. Althoughinitially reluctant, Nagisa takes care of Ichika and starts to develop maternalfeelings for her for the first time. This powerful and heartrending film features
shattering performances by its two leads and shines a light on the struggles
faced by the LGBTQ community in Japan.
Starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Misaki Hattori, Asami Mizukawa.
第44回日本アカデミー賞で最優秀作品賞と最優秀主演男優賞を受賞！故郷を離れ、新宿のニューハーフショークラブのステージに立つ、
トランスジェン
ダーの凪沙。ある日凪沙は母親から虐待を受けてきた親戚の少女・一果を預かることになる。一果は近所のバレエ教室に通うことになり頭角を表すが、
月謝を払うため違法なバイトを始めて警察に保護されてしまう。常に社会の片隅に追いやられてきた凪沙、実の親の育児放棄によって孤独の中で生きてきた一果。そんな2人にかつてなかった感情が芽生え始める。
監督：内田英治『下衆の愛』 音楽：渋谷慶一郎
出演：草彅剛、服部樹咲、水川あさみ、田口トモロヲ、真飛聖

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SENSEI, WOULD YOU SIT BESIDE ME?
先生、私の隣に座っていただけませんか？

Monday June 20 • 7:00pm • 119min • 2021 • Director: Takahiro Horie
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Sawako works as a manga writer. Her husband of five years, Toshio is also amanga writer but suffers from writer’s block. Sawako suspects he is having anaffair but instead of confronting him directly, she finds a more creative way to drop
the hint: she begins to write her new manga dealing with adultery. The manga
describes Toshio having an affair with his editor and Sawako having an affair withher driving instructor. Toshio reads Sawako’s manga with fear and jealousy and so
begins a comical game of romantic cat and mouse. “This wry and perceptive lookat relationships and individualism seamlessly blends the artfulness of manga withreal, live-action emotions for an affirmation that imitates art that imitates life”.
Starring Haru Kuroki, Tasuku Emoto, Nao, Daichi Kaneko, Jun Fubuki.
ウソとホンネが交差する、漫画家夫婦の不倫から派生する心理戦を描いた
スリリングな傑作。漫画家・佐和子の新作漫画のテーマは「不倫」。そこには、自分たちとよく似た夫婦の姿が描かれ、佐和子の担当編集者・千佳と浮気をしていた夫の俊夫は、「バレたかも？」と疑心暗鬼に。さらに漫画は、主人公と自動車教習所の若い先生との淡い恋へ展開していく。
この漫画は創作なのか、妄想なのか、それとも夫に対する佐和子の復讐なのか！？現実そっくりの不倫漫画を読み進めていく中で、恐怖と嫉妬に震える俊夫は、現実と漫画の境界が曖昧になっていく。
監督：堀江貴大
出演：黒木華、柄本佑、奈緒、金子大地、風吹ジュン

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BABY ASSASSINS

ベイビーわるきゅーれ

Tuesday June 21 • 7:00pm • 95min • 2021
Director: Hugo Sakamoto
TORONTO PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles“Amid the hilarity and bloodshed, there’s also a sweet story of friendship andfinding your place in a chaotic world.” – Douglas Davidson, Element of Madness“Even with an abundance of action, Baby Assassins is more notable for its
breezy tone and the likable chemistry of its leading players.” – Peter Martin,
Screen Anarchy
Chisato and Mahiro are high school students by day and skilled super assassins
by night. After graduation their employer orders them to live together andget ordinary jobs in order to avoid suspicion. They fight over who cleans theapartment and who makes dinner, but are in agreement on the dreariness of
their day jobs. As the yakuza get closer, looking to find the killers who haveassassinated so many of their members, the girls have to band together in an
epic battle for their lives. This kinetic indie action-comedy combines charming
performances for its leads and some really dizzying action scenes.
Starring Saori Izawa, Akari Takaishi, Yukina Fukushima.
女子高生の殺し屋二人組！？ちさととまひろは、組織に委託された人殺し以外何もしてこなかったため、高校卒業を前に途方に暮れていた・・・。明日から組織に命じられるがまま、ルームシェアをしながら、“オモテの顔”として、社会人として普通のバイトをする羽目になったのだ。
コミュ障のまひろは、バ
イトもそつなくこなすちさとに嫉妬し、二人の仲は徐々に険悪に。
それでも殺し屋の仕事は忙しく、更にはヤクザから恨みを買って面倒なことに！
監督：坂元裕吾『最強殺し屋伝説国岡 完全版』
『黄龍の村』
出演：高石あかり、伊澤彩織、三元雅芸、秋谷百音© 2021 “What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?” Film Partners

WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR NEST EGG!?
老後の資金がありません！

Wednesday June 22 • 7:00pm • 115min • 2021 • Director: Tetsu Maeda
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
In Japan there is an unspoken understanding that that you need a 20-million-yen
nest egg to retire. Atsuko, the keeper of the family budget, is panicked. They havealready fallen behind in their savings when Atsuko learns she must pay 4 million
yen for her father-in-law’s funeral, her husband’s company goes bankrupt, herdaughter plans a lavish wedding with her hapless heavy metal musician fiancé
and her big-spending mother-in-law moves in. The family’s savings dwindle by
the day… Based on Miu Kakiya’s best-selling novel, with a cast lead by two of
the greats from Takarazuka theatre. Amami and Kusabue were both nominatedfor Japanese Academy Awards for their hilarious and heartwarming performances.
Starring Yuki Amami, Yutaka Matsushige, Koki Mitani, Mitsuko Kusabue.
第45回日本アカデミー賞で優秀主演女優賞（天海祐希）、優秀助演女優賞（草笛光子）を受賞。人生１００年時代、老後資金に２０００万円が必要？！親の葬儀、娘の結婚、夫の失業、浪費家の姑との同居・・・！現代日本が抱えるお金の問題に、普通の主婦が立ち向かう！家計に無頓着な夫、フリーターの娘、大学生の息子と暮らす主婦・後藤篤子は、あこがれのブランドバッグも我慢して、夫の給料と自分のパート代をやり繰りし、
コツコツと老後の資金を貯めてきた。
しかし、葬儀、失業など、老後の資金を目減りさせる出来事が次々と降りかかる。そんな中、浪費家の姑と同居することになり、窮地に立たされた篤子の我慢はピークに達する！
！
監督：前田哲『そして、
バトンは渡された』『こんな夜更けにバナナかよ 愛しき実話』
出演：天海祐希、松重豊、新川優愛、三谷幸喜、草笛光子

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AND SO THE BATON IS PASSEDKIBA: THE FANGS OF FICTION

Thursday June 23 • 7:00pm • 137min • 2021 • Director: Tetsu Maeda
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Friday June 24 • 7:00pm • 113min • 2021
Director: Daihachi Yoshida
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

そして、
バトンは渡された

Adapted from Maiko Seo’s best-selling novel, Baton tells the story of two young
women and their single parents. Yuko is a chirpy high school senior who lives withstep-father Morimiya. The pair have an warm, almost sibling-like relationship andhe tries to make her happy with wondrous bentos. But Yuko is suffering from her
mother’s absence as well as feeling great pressure to play piano at the school
concert. Meanwhile Mitan’s widowed father flies off to Brazil on a job leaving her
in the care of his new bride, the flamboyant and capricious Rika, who turns Mitan’s
bedroom, closet, and entire childhood into a colorful fairy tale. But things soon getcomplicated… A sentimental, heartwarming melodrama full of tears, hope, andsympathy, and populated by likeable and charismatic performances. Apparently,
92.8% percent of test audiences wept during screenings so bring your Kleenex!
Starring Mei Nagano, Kei Tanaka, Kenshi Okada, Kurumi Inagaki, Satomi Ishihara,
Nao Omori, Masachika Ichimura.
本屋大賞を受賞した瀬尾まいこの同名ベストセラー小説の映画化。血の繋がらない親に育てられ、4回も苗字が変わった高校生の優子は、現在、料理上手
な義理の父・森宮さんと2人暮らし。将来や友だちのことなど様々な悩みを抱えながら、卒業式のピアノを任され猛特訓する日々を送っていた。一方、夫を何度も変えながら自由奔放に生きる魔性の女、梨花は、泣き虫な娘みぃたんに精いっぱいの愛情を注いでいたが、ある日突然、娘を残して姿を消してしまう。優子の元に届いた一通の手紙をきっかけに登場人物たちが交差し、彼らの秘密が紐解かれ始める。
監督：前田哲『老後の資金がありません！『』こんな夜更けにバナナかよ愛しき実話』
主演：永野芽衣、田中圭、岡田健史、稲垣来泉、石原さとみ、大森南朋、市村正親

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騙し絵の牙

The president of the Kunpusha publishing giant dies suddenly, triggering aninternal power struggle over his successor. Smooth-talking “Trinity” magazine
editor Hayami is forced to contend with the magazine’s possible termination bysenior manager Tomatsu. He and rookie editor Takano desperately chase downa young hot writer, a powerful author and a popular model to contribute to themagazine. Soon they find themselves in a ruthless world of lies, betrayals, leaks
and accusations... Director Yoshida’s fast-paced, exhilarating dissection of theJapanese publishing world is full of twists, turns and surprises. Featuring an
all-star cast and based on Takeshi Shiota’s bestselling novel.
Starring Yo Oizumi, Mayu Matsuoka, Koichi Sato.
「罪の声」の塩田武士が大泉洋をイメージして、主人公をあてがきした小説
を、大泉の主演で映画化。出版不況の波にもまれる大手出版社「薫風社」では、創業一族の社長が急逝し、次期社長の座をめぐって権力争いが勃発。専務の東松が進める大改革によって、カルチャー誌「トリニティ」は廃刊のピンチに立たされる。編集長の速水は、新人編集者と共に、イケメン作家、大御所作家、人気モデルなどを説得しながら、ライバル誌、上層部などのクセモノたちとスリリングな攻防を繰り広げる。崖っぷち出版社で生き残りをかけた仁義なき騙し合いバトル開幕！
監督：吉田大八『桐島、部活やめるってよ』
『紙の月』
『羊の木』
出演：大泉洋、松岡茉優、佐藤浩市、斎藤工、中村倫也、佐野史郎

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Saturday June 25 • 1:00pm • 113min • 2021
Director: Masaaki Taniguchi
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Saturday June 25 • 4:00pm • 124min • 2021
Director: Yukiko Sode
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Based on Akira Saso’s popular webcomic, the film tells the story of Saku
Urushibara, a young man with a special ability to understand sounds in nature.
He also hears sounds from the shapes and colors of objects. His father andyounger half-brother are both prominent, prodigious composers and, as a result,
Saku suffers from an inferiority complex. He tries to stay away from music but
he ends up enrolling at the University of Arts in Kyoto where his special ability
helps him find his own voice in the world of contemporary classical music. A
moving and fascinating exploration into young people exploring their creativity
and producing new and powerful music.

This sophisticated, layered adaptation of Mariko Yamauchi’s novel looks at life
in contemporary Tokyo from the perspectives of two women. Hanako, a child ofwealth and privilege, finds herself isolated when her engagement ends and herfamily pushes her to find another husband among their elevated social echelon.
Miki arrives in Tokyo from a less affluent small-town life to build a new life. Whenthe aristocracy lawyer Koichiro enters both of their lives, a love-triangle forms.
Sode questions how boundaries and hierarchies of class and gender intertwine
in a nuanced tale of female friendship. An intelligent and engaging explorationof the traditional roles and expectations of women in Japan.

Starring Kai Inowaki, Honoka Matsumoto, Ikusaburo Yamazaki.

Starring Mugi Kadowaki, Kiko Mizuhara, Shizuka Ishibashi, Kengo Kora,
Rio Yamashita.

「マエストロ」や「神童」のさそうあきら氏の漫画を原作に、オール京都ロケ
で、音楽に情熱を注ぐ若者たちを描いた青春群像劇。京都の芸大に入学した朔は、「現代音楽研究会」に入ることに。
クセの強い教授や学生たちが集まるサークルには、幼馴染でバイオリニストの小夜、著名な作曲家の息子で、自身も天才作曲家と期待される大成がいた。大成は実は朔の異母兄で、朔は子供の頃から色や形を「音」として感じる才能を持ちながらも、父と兄へのコンプレックスから音楽に対して憎む気持ちを持っていた。だが、天性の歌声を持つピアノ科の凪と知り合ってから、朔の秘めた才能が開花し始める。
監督：谷口正晃『時をかける少女』『シグナル 月曜日のルカ』
出演：井之脇海、松本穂香、山崎育三郎、石丸幹二、濱田マリ

東京で裕福な家庭の箱入り娘として、何不自由なく生きてきた華子は「結婚=幸せ」と考えていた。２０代後半で恋人に振られるも、お相手探しに奔走した結果、ハンサムで良家の生まれである弁護士・幸一郎と出会い、順風満帆に思えたのだが・・・。一方、富山生まれの美紀は、猛勉強の末に東京の名門私学に入学するが、学費が続かず、夜の世界で働くも中退。幸一郎と大学では同級生だったため、別世界に住んでいる華子と出会うことになる。異なる
階層を生きながらも、自分の人生を切り開こうとする二人の女性を描いた人間ドラマ。
監督：岨手由貴子『グッド・ストライプス』
出演：門脇麦、水原希子、高良健吾、石橋静河

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IN THE WAKE

© 2021 “IN THE WAKE” Film Partners© 2020 Shogo Sugitani/KADOKAWA/Pompo Project

護られなかった者たちへ

POMPO THE CINEPHILE 映画大好きポンポさん

Saturday June 25 • 7:00pm • 135min • 2021 • Director: Takahisa Zeze
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Nine years after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, grisly murders occur
in Miyagi Prefecture, with victims tied up and left to starve. The victims all
had reputations for being good men, men of integrity. Prefectural investigator
Tomashino finds a link between the killings and a suspect is identified; Tone who
has just been released from prison on a sentence for arson and assault. Police
are unable to find conclusive evidence to implicate him when a third murder
occurs. A taut, intense thriller touches on themes of collective responsibility, thelimits of compassion and the stigma surrounding welfare in Japan. Adapted frombest-selling author Shichiri Nakayama’s best-seller and nominated for Japanese
Academy Awards for Best Picture, Actor and Supporting Actor.

Sunday June 26 • 1:00pm • 90min • 2021
Director: Takayuki Hirao
In Japanese with English Subtitles
Pompo is the talented and gutsy producer with an unflinching love of cinema.
One day, Pompo turns her uncanny eye for talent to apprehensive assistantGene, selecting him to make his directorial debut with her latest script: adelicate drama about an aging and tormented creative genius. But the cast – ayoung starlet looking for her first big break and an aging superstar – make for a
big challenge! It’s not an action movie, but Pompo’s breakneck pace, combinedwith the high stakes of creative fulfillment, pack in as much excitement asstandard superhero fare. A hilarious and heart-felt comedy-drama that will fulfill
even your wildest celluloid dreams.

Starring Takeru Satoh, Hiroshi Abe, Kaya Kiyohara, Kento Hayashi, Eita Nagayama,
Hidetaka Yoshioka, Mitsuko Baisho.

Voiced by Tomomi Kohara, Akio Otsuka, Hiroya Shimizu.

佐藤健x阿部寛x瀬々敬久！日本映画最高峰のキャスト＆監督が送る衝撃と感動のヒューマン・ミステリー。東日本大震災から10年目の仙台で、全身を縛られたまま放置され“餓死”させられるという不可解な殺人事件が相次いで発生。被害者はいずれも、誰もが慕う人格者だった。捜査線上に浮かび上がったのは別の事件で服役し、出所したばかりの利根。刑事は利根を追い詰めて行くが、決定的な証拠が掴めないまま、第３の事件が起きようとしていた・・・。

「このマンガがすごい!」、「マンガ大賞」に入賞した杉谷庄吾【人間プラモ】の同名漫画が原作。敏腕映画プロデューサー・ポンポさんのもとで製作アシスタントをしているジーン。映画に心を奪われた彼は、観た映画を全て記憶している映画通。撮ることにも憧れていたが、自分には無理だと思っていた。
しかし、ポンポさんに15秒CMの制作を任され、映画作りに没頭する楽しさを知ったジーンに、彼女は次の制作作品「MEISTER」の脚本を渡す。伝説の俳優の復帰作にして、最高の脚本に大ヒットを確信するが、なんとジーンが監督を任されることに！ポンポさんの目利きにかなった新人女優をヒロインに、波乱万丈の撮影が始まろうとしていた。

監督：瀬々敬久『８年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話』『６４ロクヨン』
出演：佐藤健、阿部寛、清原果耶、林遣都、永山瑛太、緒形直人

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監督：平尾隆之『魔女っこ姉妹のヨヨとネネ』『桜の温度』
声の出演：清水尋也、小原好美、大谷凛香、加隅亜衣、大塚明夫

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© 2020 “One Summer Story” Film Partners © Rettou Tajima / Kodansha Ltd.

© 2021”First Gentleman” Film Partners

FIRST GENTLEMAN

総理の夫

Sunday June 26 • 4:00pm • 121min • 2021 • Director: Hayato Kawai
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Nerdy ornithologist Hiyori is married to Rinko, leader of a minority political party.
One morning, his beloved wife poses an enigmatic question: “Would you havea problem if I became Prime Minister?” He then sets off for a ten-day scientificexpedition on a remote island with no cell phone connection to observe birds inthe wild. In his absence, Rinko changes the future of the nation and is elected
the first female Prime Minister in Japan’s history. Hiyori is now the first everPrime Minister’s husband and despite being completely 100% supportive of
Rinko’s political ambitions, he could never have imagined the life that awaits
him...! A major box office hit filled with laughs, intrigue and romance.
Starring Miki Nakatani, Kei Tanaka, Kimiko Yo, Shihori Kanjiya, Asuka Kudo,
Ittoku Kishibe.
原田マハの小説「総理の夫 First Gentleman」の映画化。妻の凛子が日本初の女性総理になったことで、自身も史上初のファーストジェントルマンとして担ぎ上げられてしまった鳥類学者の夫・相馬日和。突然の自体に混乱する
日和だが、内閣広報官から携帯にGPSをつけられ、日常生活も徹底的に管理されることに。それでも“総理の夫”の自覚がない鳥オタクの日和は、大企業ソウマグループの会長である母や、CEOの兄からも激しくハッパをかけられ、微力ながらも妻の夢を全力で応援しようと心に誓うが、予想だにしない
激動の日々に巻き込まれていく。
監督：河合勇人『かぐや様は告らせたい〜天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦〜』
出演：中谷美紀、田中圭、余貴美子、貫地谷しほり、工藤阿須加、岸部一徳

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ONE SUMMER STORY

子供はわかってあげない

Sunday June 26 • 7:00pm • 138min • 2020
Director: Shuichi Okita
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
High school student Minami has a happy life with her mom and stepdad, enjoys
swimming, and her favorite anime “Buffalo Koteko the Magical Plasterer”.
However, a mysterious handwritten talisman in the mail sets off a chain of
events that peak her interest in her biological father. Through Shohei, her friendin the shodo calligraphy club, she learns that her father was the leader of an
infamous cult and has disappeared. Minami masterminds a plan to sneak offfrom her summer swim camp to track down her enigmatic dad. Thus her summer
adventure begins… A “languid, sun-soaked exploration of self discovery and thenature of familial connection”, this heartfelt and uplifting coming-of-age story isbased on Tajima Rettou’s award winning manga.
Starring Moka Kamishiraishi, Kanata Hosoda, Yudai Chiba, Kanji Furutachi, Yuki
Saito, Etsushi Toyokawa.
熱烈な支持を集める田島列島の漫画を『南極料理人』『横道世之介』の沖田修一が監督。高校2年、水泳部女子の美波はある日、書道部男子のもじくんとの運命の出会いをきっかけに、もじくんの兄の協力を得て、幼い頃に別れた
父親の居場所を探し当てる。なにやら怪しげな父に戸惑いながらも、海辺の町で夏休みを一緒に過ごすことになる。
監督：沖田修一『南極料理人』『横道世之介』『おらおらでひとりいぐも』
出演：上白石萌歌、細田佳央太、千葉雄大、古館寛治、斉藤由貴、豊川悦司

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Ribbon

THE LAST GOZE

Monday June 27 • 7:00pm • 115min • 2021
Director: Non
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Tuesday June 28 • 7:00pm • 109min • 2021
Director: Masaharu Takizawa
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

The beguiling and imaginative directorial debut from actress Non.

The inspiring true story of Haru Kobayashi, one the last artists of her kind.
Becoming sightless as an infant at the dawn of the 20th century, Haru’s best
option is to become a “goze” – a blind entertainer who travels the countrysidesinging stories while playing the shamisen. Her mother Tome must counter
her maternal instincts to discipline Haru for a difficult life ahead. Haru mustendure emotional and physical cruelty to pursue her craft and eventually earns
her own independence. At the height of her career, Haru became one of themost famous performers of her generation, eventually named one of Japan’s
Living National Treasures.

It is the winter of 2020, and art student Itsuka can no longer display her
graduation project because of the recent outbreak of COVID-19. With nochannel for self-expression she struggles to figure out what she should bedoing. With occasional visits by her parents, sister, best friend/classmate while
being homebound, Itsuka gradually finds new purpose in her lock-down life.
Non also wrote this quirky and engaging coming-of-age story that capturesthat dream-like isolation of the early days of the pandemic while exploring thetheme of how we find motivation and purpose when an unseen enemy is intent
on robbing us of both.
Starring Non, Rio Yamashita, Daichi Watanabe, Karin Ono, Misayo Haruki,
Daikichi Sugawara.
私たちのアートを取り戻す。未来を奪われた美大生の再生物語。監督・脚本・主演のん！
！コロナ禍の2020年。美大生のいつかは大学の卒業制作展が中止となり、1年かけて制作した作品を持ち帰ることに。様々な感情が渦巻いて何も手につかない彼女は、心配してくれる両親とも衝突してしまう。そんな中、絵を描くことに夢中になるきっかけをくれた友人との再会や、親友との本音の衝突によって心を動かされたいつかは、自分の未来を切り開くため立ち上がる。
監督：のん
出演：のん、山下リオ、渡辺大知、小野花梨、春木みさよ、菅原大吉

Starring Non Kawakita, Ayako Kobayashi, Hiroko Nakajima, Miyu Yoshimoto.
三味線を奏で、語り物などを歌いながら、各地を門付けして歩く、盲目の女旅
芸人・瞽女（ごぜ）。国の無形文化財保持者でもある最後の瞽女、故・小林ハルさんの半生を描いた人間ドラマ。生後3カ月で失明したハルは2歳の時に父と死別し、盲目のために7歳で瞽女になる。ハルが瞽女になると、それまでは優しかった母のトメは、ハルを厳しくしつける。それは、母親が子を思う愛情故だったが、それに気づかぬままハルは8歳でフジ親方とともに初めての巡業の旅に出る。意地悪なフジ親方からは瞽女として生き抜く力を、サワ親方からは瞽女の心を授かり、一人前の瞽女として成長していく。
監督：瀧澤正治『ベースボールキッズ』
出演：川北のん、小林綾子、中島ひろ子、吉本実憂

CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING© 2021 “It’s a Flickering Life” Film Partners

IT’S A FLICKERING LIFE

キネマの神様Wednesday June 29 • 7:00pm • 125min • 2021 • Director: Yoji Yamada
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Master director Yoji Yamada’s love letter to the Japanese film industry based on
the novel by popular prize-winning novelist Maha Harada.
Goh is a passionate gambler and deadbeat dad whose wife Yoshiko and family
have given up on him. He spends his days at the local rep theatre with Terashin,an old friend from their days working at a film studio. They reminisce about thedays of their youth, chasing their dreams, surrounded by the great directors andfamous stars who represented Japan’s golden age of motion pictures, and about
how they both fell in love with the same young women…
This heartwarming tale of love, family and friendship spanning a lifetime wasnominated for multiple Japanese Academy Awards including Best Picture.

© 2022 “Dreaming of the Meridian Arc” Film Partners

DREAMING OF THE MERIDIAN ARC
大河への道

Thursday June 30 • 7:00pm • 112min • 2022 • Director: Kenji Nakanishi
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
In the present day, Katori City is in the process of sponsoring a historical TV drama
about Tadataka Ino, the first person to make a map of Japan in 1821. During theprocess of creating the series, a staggering fact comes to light: the first map was
not made by Tadataka Ino! In the Edo period, Tadataka Ino dies while surroundedby his pupils without seeing the completion of his life’s work. His pupils decide toconceal their master’s death and carry out a secret operation to finish the map
to honour their sensei. Hugely entertaining, witty and rich in historical detail, thefilm is inspired by Shinosuke Tatekawa’s original rakugo comic performance.

Starring Kenji Sawada, Masaki Suda, Mei Nagano, Nobuko Miyamoto.

Starring Kiichi Nakai, Keiko Kitagawa, Kenichi Matsuyama, Yukino Kishii,
Isao Hashizume.

原田マハの同名小説を山田洋次監督が映画化。“映画の神様”を信じ続ける
男の人生と、彼を取り巻く人々との愛や友情、家族の物語を描く。無類のギャンブル好きで妻や娘からも見放されているダメ親父のゴウは、若い時は映画監督を目指し、助監督として撮影現場で働いていた。撮影所近くの食堂の娘・淑子や仲間の映写技師テラシンとともに夢を追い求めていたが、初監督作「キネマの神様」の撮影初日に大ケガを負い、作品は幻となってしまう。挫折を味わったゴウは夢を諦め、撮影所を辞めた。それから約50年、かつて自身が手がけた「キネマの神様」の脚本を孫が見つけたことで、ゴウの中で止まっていた夢が再び動き始める。

落語家・立川志の輔の創作落語「伊能忠敬物語 大河への道」の映画化。
５５歳から地図作りを始めた伊能忠敬。日本中を歩いて測量しながら、17年。1821年に完成させた初の日本地図「大日本沿海輿地全図」は、その精巧さに幕府のみならず、世界が驚愕した！その完成から200年、その裏に隠され続けた秘密が、遂に明かされる。千葉県香取市市役所の総務課に務める
池本は、市の観光振興策会議で、郷土の偉人、伊能忠敬を主人公とする大河ドラマの企画を提案したところ、通ってしまう。
しかし、リサーチで、伊能忠敬
は地図完成の3年前に亡くなっていたことが判明！江戸と令和、２つの時代を舞台に明かされていく日本初の全国地図誕生秘話。そこには地図を完成させるため、忠敬の弟子たちが命を懸けて取り組んだ隠密作戦があった。

監督：山田洋次
出演：沢田研二、菅田将暉、永野芽郁、北川景子、宮本信子
山田洋次『男はつらいよ』シリーズ、『小さいおうち』『たそがれ清兵衛』
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監督：中西健二『花のあと』『青い鳥』
出演：中井貴一、松山ケンイチ、北川景子、岸井ゆきの、西村まさ彦、平田満、
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