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TORONTOJAPANESE FILMFESTIVAL EDITION

JUNE

2021
2021年6月
Vol. 47 Issue 6

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Deadline for the next issue is:
Friday June 11, 2021.
次号の締め切りは2021年6月１１日（金）
です。
Your news is welcome! Please email to
newsletter@jccc.on.ca
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, M3C 1Z5
Phone: 416-441-2345
www.jccc.on.ca

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in height. Please send your photos to newsletter@jccc.on.ca. We look forward for yoursubmissions!

あなたの投稿写真、お待ちしています！

日本文化関連のコミュニティ写真をJ C C Cニュース
レターでシェアしませんか？
（写真サイズ、縦１０００ピク
セル以上。）送付先: newsletter@jccc.on.ca

DAVID IKEDA
Sales Representative

416-234-2424
www.ikedasells.com
Sutton GroupOld Mill Realty Inc.,
Brokerage

Office Space Available
for Lease at JCCC
We have 1 or 2 office space(s) available
or possibly coming available for lease at
JCCC: 1 for 684 sf. and the other 1,911
sf. If interested, please contact our property
manager, Jim Abe at:
Cell:		
(416) 884-8328
jim@abecopml.com
email:		
Or Nao Seko: (416) 579-6921

DEAR READERS,For the safety of our members, community and friends - and in accordance to Ontario public health directives - theJCCC remains closed to the public.
For the foreseeable future, the JCCC will continue distributing our newsletter online. Please feel free to share our newsletter as it
contains helpful information about the community as well as JCCC online offerings during this time of social isolation. Our website,www.jccc.on.ca, and our social media channels will have the most up-to-date information.
Please note that this closure does not apply to private businesses operating within 6 Garamond Court. We thankyou for your understanding and support, and look forward to welcoming you back soon as the crisis abates.
Please stay well.

2020 - 2021 JCCC Board of Directors

PresidentPast President/Advisor
VP, Heritage
VP, Management
VP, NJCC
Finance ChairSecretaryDirectors
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AdvisorsCommunity Relations Advisor
Chair - Capital Campaign
JCCC Foundation ChairGary Kawaguchi
Marty Kobayashi
Jan Nobuto
Brian Toda
Miki Rushton
Linda Ono
Sharon Marubashi
Ann Ashley
Jiro Fukushima
Karen Gordon
Mark Hashimoto
Kristin Kobayashi-Reid
Keiichi Kubo
John Ota
Cary Rothbart
Karen Webb
Seiji Ichii
Elaine Shigeishi
Ryan Lang
Mackenzie Clugston
William Hatanaka
Steve Oikawa
Connie Sugiyama
Christine Nakamura
Sid Ikeda
Chris Hope
Janice Fukakusa

JCCC Staff

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 
Yuki Nakata
Volunteer Coordinator
yukin@jccc.on.ca 

Yayoi Kawabe
Website and Database Administrator
yayoik@jccc.on.ca 
Yoshie Watanabe
Community Rentals
yoshiew@jccc.on.ca 416-460-3522
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
Yumi Ogasawara
JCCC Receptionist
jccc@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.222

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

Contents
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What's On and What's Not at the JCCC

Message from the JCCC
Kokuban
JCCC Youtube Corner
1 on 1 Japanese
JCCC Programs
A Recipe from our Seniors' Supper Club
Calendar of Exhibitions
Maru: Immigration Stories Virtual Exhibit TourAll Things Japanese! Podcast Episodes
Sedai Catalogue
Donations
Volunteer Spotlight
Community
健やかな老後をめざして その40
読書の時間 - 書店が選ぶおススメ本～
JSS Online Programs: June 2021
Toronto Japanese Film Festival

Click on the page
numbers to jump
directly to each section

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
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What's On and What's Not at the JCCC

In accordance with Ontario's latest state of emergency guidelines, and for the safety of our members, community and manyfriends, the JCCC remains strictly closed to the public until further notice.   
In the meantime, we continue to serve the community through our virtual programming.    

Membership Renewal

To renew your membership, you may use the following methods:   Online Renewal
For your convenience, you can renew your membership online here.   
By Phone

You may call the JCCC at 416-441-2345 ext. 222 and leave a message.  One of our staff will return your call at our earliest
convenience to complete the transaction over the phone with you.

By Mail

You may choose to mail in your membership renewal, along with a cheque or your credit card information.    

By E-mail

You may email the JCCC at jccc@jccc.on.ca with your completed membership renewal form.   

Upcoming Events
Toronto Japanese Film Festival

You may visit here for full line-up.  Tickets are now on sale.

Kamp Kodomo (Virtual camp)
Please see page 8 for details

Paint-at-Home

Please see page 8 for details

Drinks of Japan

Please see page 30 for details

Cultural Classes and Workshop
Japanese Virtual Group Lessons for Adults
Spring session – (April 20 – June 24)

Japanese 1 on 1 Online Japanese Conversation Lessons
New Registration starts on June 1 (page 7)

Martial Arts Virtual Classes

Many clubs are now conducting Zoom classes. Classes available to registered students only. Please contact jccc@jccc.on.cawith any questions.

Exhibitions

Please see page 10 for exhibition calendar

Contact the JCCC

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 and leave a message at extension 222. One of our staff will return
your call at our earliest convenience.
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What's On and What's Not at the JCCC

現在のオンタリオ州に発令されている緊急事態宣言ガイドラインの下、会員、
コミュニティ、JCCCを懇意にしてくださる皆様の安全を考慮しJCCC
は閉館を続けています。変更が出次第お知らせします。   

再開までの間、引続きオンラインのプログラム（下記）のご提供をします。    

メンバーシップ更新

下記の方法でメンバーシップの更新ができます。   

オンライン：

お手続きはこちら。  

電話：
４１６−４４１−２３４５内線２２２に電話、メッセージを残してください。JCCCスタッフが折り返しお電話をして、手続きを完了させていただきます。
郵便：

メンバーシップ申込み用紙にクレジットカード情報をご記入いただき郵送、又は、申込み用紙と共に小切手を同封の上、郵送ください。  

Eメール：
ご記入済みのメンバーシップ申込み用紙を jccc@jccc.on.ca宛にお送りください。

近日開催予定トロント日本映画祭

上映作品のラインアップはこちらから どうぞ。チケット発売中

キャンプ子ども（ヴァーチャルキャンプ）：
詳細は8ページをご覧ください

おうちで絵画：

詳細は8ページをご覧ください

Drinks of Japan
予告のみ30ページ

カルチャークラス・ワークショップ
成人向けオンライン日本語クラス

春季コース開講中 – (４月２０日―６月２４日)

1 ON 1 オンラインプライベート日本語会話レッスン
6月1日より登録受付開始（7ページ）

武道クラス

クラブによりZoomクラスあり（登録生徒のみ参加可能）。
ご質問はjccc@jccc.on.caまでご連絡ください。

展覧会

展覧スケジュールは10ページをご覧ください。

お問い合わせ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。JCCCスタッフが折り返しお電話いたします。

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Greeting from the
Executive Director
The Sakura trees at the JCCC unfolded into spectacular
bloom last month bringing to mind the haiku by Issa:

花
あ

の

な

か

陰

か

の

り

他

一

け

人

茶

り

は

[hana no kage aka no tannin nakari keri]

and the inimitable enthusiasm of host John Ota. The Maru:
Immigration Stories virtual exhibition had its international
launch with participants from Japan, Brazil, Peru, the U.S. andacross Canada. The exhibit has been visited by over 5000
people so far so have a look if you haven’t yet. The physicalexhibit will be ready in the MNHC for our reopening. Our
SEDAI Project too has an expanded presence and catalogue.
We are also working on an update of the Fred Sasaki Wallof Honour to recognize all of the enormous generosity thathas poured into our Emergency Appeal to help us survive
the pandemic. Finally, our 10th annual Toronto Japanese Film
Festival will run from June 5th to the 27th with 24 great films
from every imaginal genre and lots of virtual guests offering
their greetings.
As I write this the vaccine rollout is accelerating while cases
continue to drop. That long-awaited day when we can finallyreopen our doors is getting closer and we look forward withgreat excitement and hope. See you soon!
先月、
JCCCの見事な満開の桜を見て、一茶のこの俳句が心に浮かびました。

Under the cherry-blossoms,

会員やコミュニティの皆様と美しい桜を共に楽しむことができない複雑な想いです。

None areUtter strangers.

もう暫くはヴァーチュアルで継続して繋がっていきましょう。今春は新たにスタートした画期的な新企画が種々ありました。
JCCCポッドキャストはその一つで、ジョン・オオタがお届けする“AllThings Japanese”は多彩なゲストと親しみやすいホストのお喋りでリスナーを惹きつけ、人気を博しています。
丸：日系移民物語オンラインミュージアムは日本、
ブラジル、
ペルー、
アメ
リカ、
そしてカナダ全域からの参加者を迎え、インターナショナルのオープニングが行われました。本オンラインミュージアムにはこれまで5000名を超える人が訪れています。
まだご覧になっていない方は是非どうぞ。
森山日系ヘ
リテージセンター内での展覧は会館再開に合わせ準備が進められています。JCCC世代プロジェクト（ヘリテージ）も内容の充実が一層進みました。
又、
パンデミック時に会館を支える「緊急援助」に寄せられた寛大なご寄付全てに感謝の意を表する「フレッド佐々木ウォール」の更新も手がけています。

It was bittersweet to see the JCCC looking so beautiful
while not being able to enjoy those blossoms with our members, community and friends.
In the meantime, we can continue to gather virtually, andthis spring certainly provided many new and exciting opportunities to do so. The new JCCC “All Things Japanese” podcast
is a big hit with hundreds of listeners, interesting guests

６月５日から２７日は第１０回トロント日本映画祭が行なわれ、様々なジ
ャンルの映画２４本とヴァーチャルのゲスト挨拶がお楽しみいただけます。
執筆中の現在、感染者数の減少、ワクチン摂取が進んでいます。待ち望まれた会館再開の日も近いという期待に満ちています。皆様にお会いできる日がいち早くやってきますように。
上記の各オンラインイベントへは英語記事の最後に記載されているリンクより飛ぶことができます。

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ニュース

JCCC NEWS

黒板 KOKUBAN

Relive the memories of Caravan in this issue’sinterview with Bob and Shirley Takagi.

JCCC Youtube Corner
Are you ready for the 2021 Toronto
Japanese Film Festival?
To get warmed up, why not hop onto the JCCC
YouTube Channel to enjoy all the teasers there
while we count down to the start of the festival.

A MESSAGE FROMDIRECTOR MIKAN I S H I K AWA O F U N D E R T H E
OPEN SKYAll images from the JCCC Original Photographic Collection

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PRIVATE LESSONSIN CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE!

New Registration starts on June 1
10am - 4:30pm Weekday/Any Level
Learn Japanese! Have fun! Support JCCC!

ONLINE CONVERSATIONAL LESSONS FOR INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED STUDENTS:
Geared to intermediate or advanced students, 1 ON 1 Online Japanese Conversa�on is the
JCCC online program (via Zoom) that focuses on conversa�on based learning. This will help
develop your Japanese language skills by using a direct one on one basis.
All of our instructors are na�ve Japanese speakers who are experienced/cer�ﬁed withJapanese language teaching techniques and are also ﬂuent in English.
Lesson content and format are customizable on a student by student basis.
This program is for students 18 years of age or older. Hiragana reading skills are a requirement.

LESSONS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE:

Learn any�me to best suit your own convenience and preferred schedule. Lesson dates and�mes to be coordinated with your instructor in advance. Classes may be taken up to twice per
week or once every 1-3 weeks according to students’ desire. All lessons must be completed
within a 3 month period (eﬀec�ve from the ﬁrst lesson date).

LESSONS AVAILABLE FOR
A VERY REASONABLE FEE

5 x 30 Minute Lesson Package:
5 x $14.00 = $70.00 + HST(Pricing in Canadian Dollars)

LEARN JAPANESE WHILE SUPPORTING THE JCCC:

All funds from the 1 ON 1 Japanese Conversa�on program go directly to suppor�ng the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, ac�vi�es at the JCCC
have been severely curtailed. Our instructors are all dona�ng their �me and exper�se to support the JCCC un�l normal ac�vi�es resume.
• Suitable for people who studied and mastered basic Japanese.
• Speaking is the main focus of this program.
• A�er comple�ng the ﬁrst package, JCCC membership is required forany renewals.

REGISTRATION & CONTACT INFORMATION
New students are welcome pending space availability.
To apply, please visit our website at www.jccc.on.ca or
contact us at jponline@jccc.on.ca

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JCCC PROGRAMS

Kamp Kodomo Summer 2021

Kamp Kodomo is currently programming for an exciting weekof virtual activities during the week of July 12 – 16, 2021. These
workshops will be geared towards children between the ages of
6 and 12 years old.
Similar to our Spring Break, the workshops will be offeredindividually. Families only need to register once, but can sign up
for one or more sessions. Each workshop will have suggested
age ranges to help children get the most out of the experience.
In addition to our free workshops, we are working towards somemore specialized experiences in robotics and cartooning. These
workshops will have modest fees associated with registration.
For more information on dates, times, and to sign up for 1 ormore sessions, please check our website.

Pre-registration is required. Spaces are limited.
Registration deadline is Monday July 5, 2020.

２０２１年夏キャンプ子ども

２０２１年７月１２日〜１６日の期間で、６歳から１２歳を対象にヴァーチャ
ルアクティビティを予定。
ワークショップ個別に申し込みできますが、それぞれ対象年齢が異なるので、ご注意ください。春同様の無料ワークショップに加え、今回はロボットや漫画作成体験ができる有料ワークショップもあります。詳細、登録はウェブサイトにて。

要登録。締切りは２０２１年７月５日（月）ですが、定員に達し次第、受付終了となります。

Paint at Home

５５歳以上の皆様、オンタリオ州のステイホーム令に則った生活で退屈してませんか？

Are you 55+? Newly retired? Following the Ontario “Stay atHome” guidelines? BORED!?!
Then this may be the opportunity for you!
The JCCC has teamed up with Artist’s Palette Durham to offer
a fun afternoon of painting on Thursday June 10, 2021 from
1:30pm (to approximately 4:00pm).
Everyone is invited to grab a drink and maybe some snacks
and together we will be expertly guided to finish the painting “Cool
Koi Pond.” NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY!

Artist’s Palette DurhamとJCCCの共催、お茶やスナックと共に「池の鯉」を描くオンラインイベントはいかがですか？
（経験は一切必要なし）
日時：６月１０日（木）
１時半から４時ごろまで
参加料金：会員＄２０、非会員＄２５
アートキット（含、キャンバス１枚、筆セット、絵の具）（希望者のみ）：＄２５セット価格（受講料＆キット）：JCCCの会員＄４０ including HST、
非会員＄４５ including HST

お申し込みはTicketwebにて、２０２１年６月７日（月）まで。

This virtual event is $20 for members and $25 for non-members.
Art kits can be purchased for just an additional $25. This kit
includes one canvas, one brush set and 5 – 30 ml containers ofpaint.
Or SAVE $5 by purchasing the bundle. JCCC Members can get
the class and art kit for just $40 including HST and non-members
for $45 including HST.

Tickets can be purchased on Ticketweb or Here
(service fees will apply).
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Deadline for registration is Monday June 7, 2021.

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SENIORS’ SUPPER CLUB

Photo by Lisa Hobbs on Unsplash

As the weather warms up, this recipe is a great side dish to include withyour meal. It can easily be prepared ahead of time and served chilled.

SpinachShira’aeServes 2

Ingredients
1 carrot, thinly julienned
1/2 lb spinach washed and drained
Dashi for Carrots
1/2 tsp dried dashi powder
1 tsp shoyu
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup water
Paste for carrot and spinach mixture
1/2 square tofu
1 1/3 tbsp miso
1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted andgroundInstructions
1. Wash, peel and julienne carrot into approximately 1 1/2 Inch lengths. Place julienned carrot into a small sauce pan and add water to justcover the bottom of the pan. Add dashi powder, shoyu and sugar andbring mixture with carrots to a boil, then turn down heat to a simmer. Stircarrots to make sure they don't stick to the bottom of the saucepan andwhen most of the liquid has evaporated remove from heat and let cool.
2. Cook spinach in boiling water until al dente. Squeeze out waterand chop. Let cool in bowl.
3. In separate bowl, mix tofu, miso, and toasted, ground sesame seeds
together to form a paste.
4. Mix cooled spinach and carrots together and then add tofu mixture.

Storage and Reheating· Store any left over Spinach Shira’ae in the refrigerator. Left overs
should be eaten or discarded within 3 days. Reheat in a stock pot or in
the microwave, or eat cold.

Equipment
Medium stock pot
Cutting board
Sharp vegetable knife
Medium mixing bowl
Measuring cups and spoons
Wooden spoons
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HERITAGE CALENDAR

Calendar of Exhibitions

SHIKAKU – Sight,
Vision (Virtual Exhibit)

三月

A joint exhibit of the JCCC Art
Committee and the Toronto
Japanese Garden ClubMARCH 1 –JUNE 1 2021
２０２１年３月
１日〜６月１日

A virtual exhibition of proposals for public
art and Japanese gardens at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC).
Photographs, drawings and written text
describing the current and future vision of JCCC public art and gardens. An exhibition of hopeand positive vision during the winter months approaching Spring 2021.

シカク：視覚、ビジョン（オンライン）

JCCCアート委員会とトロントジャパニーズガーデンクラブの共催展
JCCCにおける現在と将来展望のパブリックアート及び日本庭園のヴァーチャル展。
こちらからどうぞ。
Visit the virtual exhibit

九月
DELAYED TO
SEPTEMBER
2021
２０２１年９月に延期

Broken Promises(On-site)

Grounded in research from Landscapesof Injustice – a 7 year multi-disciplinary,multi-institutional, community engaged
project, this exhibit explores the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the
1940s. It illuminates the loss of home
and the struggle for justice of one racially marginalized community. The story
unfolds by following seven narrators.
Learn about life for Japanese Canadians in Canada before war, the administration of theirlives during and after war ends, and how legacies of dispossession continue to this day.

In light of the current situation in Ontario due to the Covid-19 pandemic,
we are delaying the opening of the Broken Promises exhibit until September 2021. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

「破られた約束」展（JCCCギャラリー内にて）

多団体、コミュニティが７年の歳月をかけたプロジェクト、不当な風景からのリサーチを基礎に、
１９４０年代の日系カナダ人の資産剥奪に迫る展覧。

コロナ禍のオンタリオ州現状により、「破られた約束」展は２０２１年９月に延期されることになりました。
お詫び申し上げます。

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HERITAGE CALENDAR開催中ONGOING

Maru: Immigration Stories (On-site and virtual)

A condensed version of our upcoming physical exhibit Maru: Immigration Stories in the
JCCC’s Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre is currently available virtually.
The JCCC has partnered with Google Arts & Culture, a non-profit initiative that works
with cultural institutions and artists around the world to make Maru: Immigration Stories
accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Visit the virtual exhibit

丸：日系移民物語

JCCC森山日系ヘリテージセンターでの展覧オープン前にオンラインミュージアムにて凝縮版をお楽しみください。
こちらからどうぞ。

The Intermedia Work of Nobuo Kubota (Virtual)
A JCCC Art Gallery Virtual Exhibition

Nobuo Kubota's work often combines sound, music, installation and film, a practice thathe labels 'Intermedia'. This exhibition features some of Nobuo's Intermedia work, exploring textual marks and phonic sounds.
Visit the virtual exhibit

ノブオ・クボタのインターメディア作品展（JCCCオンラインアートギャラリー）ノブオ・クボタが、音、音楽、
インストレーション、
そして映像を組み合わせた「インターメディア」と分類する
自身の作品の数々を紹介する。
こちらからどうぞ。

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HERITAGE

Virtual Exhibit Tour:MARU IMMIGRATION STORIESIn celebration of the launch of the virtual Maru:
Immigration Stories exhibit, the JCCC hosted avirtual exhibit tour on May 9. We would like tothank all those who joined us that evening. Withattendees from Japan, United States, Brazil, Peru,
and across Canada, we had a lively discussion on
the possibilities of presenting more Nikkei community stories in the future. For those who wereunable to attend, please keep a lookout for new
recordings that we will be releasing on the JCCC’s
Youtube channel. In collaboration with the New
Japanese Canadian Committee, we will also
host another virtual exhibit tour in Japanese so
keep your eyes peeled for that and don’t forget
to register!
In the meantime, we invite you to visit thevirtual Maru: Immigration Stories on Google
Arts and Culture.

Two New All Things Japanese!
Podcast Episodes!

The Magic of Sakura: Around the world, the blooming of sakura trees
marks the arrival of Spring and the promise of a beautiful experience in ourlandscape. But according to James Heron, the sakura are more than "just eye
candy" - they are ensconced in the mentality, religion and culture of Japan.
We are honored to present James Heron, Consul-General of Japan Sasayama
Takuya and sakura visionary, Chako Setoyama as we reveal the true meaningof sakura. Happy Spring from the JCCC Art Committee! The podcast is also
accompanied by a virtual hanabi (flower viewing).
Story of Kimono: From cultural history to its depiction in films like The Devil
Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono, there’s lots to learn about the iconic national dressof Japan. Join John and his esteemed guests anthropologist and author, Liza
Dalby as well as arts educator, Katherine Yamashita in this engaging episode.

Photo credits - Promenade of sakura in downtown
Tokyo. Photograph by John Ota; Katherine and Dannie
Yamashita in Sakura Kai kimono.

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HERITAGE

Sue Kai Launches the Sedai
Oral History Catalogue
The Heritage Department is proud to announce the launch of the Sedai: Oral
History Catalogue on the JCCC website. The Catalogue will help family members andresearchers find interview footage and documentation in a quick and easy manner.
To help us with the launch, we spoke to Sue Kai, with the help of her son Brian. Sue
is a previous Sedai interviewee who is committed to ensuring that her family andcommunity understands the history of Japanese Canadians.

Photos courtesy of the Kai Family

世代口述史カタログの公開にあたり

世代：口述史カタログがJCCCウェブサイト上で公開になりました。
カタログはインタビュービデオや文書が簡単に探せるようになっています。
ウェブ上での公開に際し、ご家族やコミュニティの方々に日系カナダ史を理解してもらえるようにと、以前に世代インタビューを受けたスー・カイさんにお話を伺いました。
（今回のお話の内容は英語記事をご覧ください。）

TT - The JCCC is using your interview and biography as
the title story for our Sedai Oral History Catalogue. Whatdo you think of this?
SK - The JCCC is doing important work in documenting
the stories of Japanese Canadians. I was impressed witheveryone's stories. I read each word of all of the transcripts.
TT - You have been very proactive in making your family
history available through both your autobiography and yourinterview with the Sedai Legacy Project in 2010. Why do
you think that it is important for the elders of a community
to share their stories and experiences?
SK - For future generations of Japanese Canadians, it isimportant to tell the stories of the Nisei generation. We arefluent in English and able to relate stories of our wartime
experiences and our resettlement to other parts of Canada.
TT - Why did you write your autobiography, This is My Life?

SK - If I did not write it, no one would write it. I am theonly Kai in-law still alive in 2021. All the rest have died. I
am also the last Matsugu relative of my generation (Nisei).
Also, I was the only bi-lingual Kai relative.
TT - Why was it important for you to participate in the
Sedai Project?

SK - I wanted to tell my story especially about my experiences during World War II. I kept track of my special life
events; I am a family historian. I enjoyed my childhood andgoing to school. I want my family to know my story andhow I lived. In Vancouver, even though I lived in a Japanese
Canadian neighbourhood, I felt discrimination because of
the hurtful writings printed in the Vancouver Sun newspaper. Job opportunities for Japanese Canadians in British
Columbia were very restricted. Even though I did very wellin school, I think that if I had stayed in BC, I would haveworked in a menial job or in a Japanese community-based
store. I am glad of the opportunities I had in Ontario towork in secretarial and management positions.
TT - What would you say to convince others of your generation to participate in the Sedai: Japanese CanadianLegacy Project?
SK - With the Isseis gone and the Nisei population getting
smaller, we need to hear the stories of Japanese Canadiansso that younger generations can learn their history fromtheir elders.
 ue’s interview, along with her autobiography, are available
Sin the Sedai Online Catalogue.
スーさんの世代インタビュー及び写真はSedai Online Catalogue
でご覧いただけます。

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Ms. Ai Su

Mr. Michael Suen
Mr. Pierre Suen

Mr. Kyohei Sugihara

  In appreciation of Taeko’s mask
Mrs. Ayako Sugino

Miss Gwen Sugiyama
Mr. George Suyama
Ms. Barbara Suzuki
Mr. Robert Suzuki

Mr. & Mrs. Krisztian Szabo

Ms. Toshimi Takabe-French
Mr. Cary Takagaki
Ms. Kara Takagi

Mr. Yasushi Takagi

Ms. Joy Reiko Takahashi
Ms. Kiyomi Takahashi

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Takahashi
Mr. Lisa Takahashi

Ms. Midori Takahashi &  Mr. Chris Barkley
Ms. Rie Takahashi
Ms. Alana Takaki
Mr. Bill Takaki

Ms. Toshie Takakura
Ms. Donna Takano

Ms. Ayumi Takarada

Ms. Christine Takasaki

Mr. Hideo & Mrs. Naomi Takasaki

Mr. Paul & Mrs. Theressa Takasaki
Mr. Lindsay Takashima
Mr. Richard &  Mrs. Stacey Takashima
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Mr. Terence Takashima
Mrs. Marie Takata

Ms. Ai Takayama Cawthra
Ms. April Takeda

Mr. & Mrs. Yasushi Takei
Ms. Grace Takenaka

Mrs. Mizue Takeuchi

Mr. & Mrs. Shunji Takeuchi
Ms. Satomi Takusari
Ms. Rosita Tam

Ms. Kathryn Tamaki

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Tanaka

Mr. Cornell (Cory) Tanaka
Mrs. Kathleen Tanaka
Mrs. Lynda Tanaka

Mr. & Mrs. Minoru Tanaka
Mrs. Pauline Tanaka
Mr. Yufeng Tang

Mr. Yuki (Yukio) Tannoch
Ms. Carolyn Tateishi

Mr. Rick & Mrs. Kathy Tazumi

Mr. Gary & Mrs. Laurie Tehara
  In honour of Tohru & Teruko
  Kawaguchi

Mr. & Mrs. Masahiro Terada

Mr. Brian & Mrs. Joanne Terakita
Ms. Ruby Tezuka

Ms. Marisa Thomas-Perrier
Mr. Trevor Thompson

Ms. Yaroslava Timoshenko
Mr. & Mrs. Hok Oen Tjoa
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Toda
Mr. Michael &  Mrs. Naomi Tomczak

Mr. Sebastian Toncu &  Ms. Keiko Simose

Mr. John Tomlinson
Mr. Harry Tonogai

Mr. Matheus Torres
Mr. Wayne &  Mrs. Susan Towle (Hatanaka)
Mr. George Toyama
Mr. Denny Tran

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Mr. Glen Tremblay
Mr. Mark Tse

Ms. Donna Tsuji

Mr. Mel & Mrs. Kim Tsuji
Ms. Patricia Tsuji

Danny, Jerome & Yoko
Mrs. Yoko Tsumagari
Ms. Nancy Uchida

  In honour of Mona Forzley
Mr. Paul Uchikata

Mr. & Mrs. Rui Umezawa
Ms. Tomoko Uramaru

Mr. & Mrs. Godfrey Uyeno
Kyle Van Grinsven

Ms. Yoko van Veen

Mr. Demetre Vasilounis
Mr. Alexander Vasolla
M Veerasingam

Mr. Jason Venditti

Ms. Erin Vermeulen
Ms. Laila Vincze

Mr. Dmitry Vinokurov

Ms. Kaitlin WainwrightMrs. Lori Wakabayashi
Mrs. Kathy Wale

Ms. Minnie Wang

Ms. Rachel Wang Qi
Ms. Karen Webb

Mrs. Carolyn Wells
Mrs. Irina WernerMr. & Mrs. David Wesseling
Mr. Gary Wesseling

Ms. Blair Whatmore

Ms. Crystal Whitney
Mr. Derrick Wiedel
Mr. Elvin Wingay

Ms. Hiromi Winters

  In appreciation of Taeko’s mask
Ms. Alanna Wong
Ms. Jessica Wong

Mr. Jonathan Wong
Mr. Johnny Woo

  Happy Birthday Sara Tjan!  
  Happy Birthday Beens!!!

DONATIONS
Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Wood

Mr. Greig Nishio &In memory of Don Matsumoto

Dr. Astri Wright

Ms. Robynn Nishio

In memory of Emi Nozaki

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Woods
  In honour of Melody Cornell

Mr. Jim Wright & Ms. Rika Murota
Mr. Ken Yamaguchi  Ms. Carolynne Mori
Mr. Tomi Nishio
Mrs. Sarah Oke

Ms. Karen Webb

Ms. Wendy Yamamoto

In memory of Anthony “Tony”
Tonegawa

Kei Yamamura

Mrs. Chris & Mr. Mark AsadoorianMr. & Mrs. Soichiro Yamamoto
Mrs. Yuri Yamamoto

Mr. David Yamashita

Mr. & Mrs. James Yamashita
Mr. Masuo Yamashita

Mr. Wayne Yamashita
Ms. Ai Yamauchi

Mr. Keiju & Ms. Junko Yanagawa
Mr. Richard Yang
Mrs. Diane Yano

Ms. Joanne Yano

Mr. & Mrs. Tokuo Yano
Mr. Anthony Yao

Ms. Masako Yasunishi
Ms. Heather Yatabe

  In honour of Katherine Adachi
Mrs. Lydia Yatabe
Mr. Anthony Yi

Mr. & Mrs. Takehiko Yoshida
Mr. Akira Yoshikawa
Mr. Toshi &  Mrs. Donna Yoshimatsu

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yoshimura
Ms. Christina Yu
Mr. Paul Yu

Mrs. Min Zhou
Mo ZhuMr. Aliaksandr Zhukau
Mrs. Lily Zou

In Memoriam

In memory of a student in JapanYi Su

In memory of Arthur Hiroshi Ikeda
Ms. Brigid McQuaid

Mr. Steve Motomura

Mrs. Yaeko Motomura
Mr. Kevin Nishijima

Ms. Gayatri Anand

Ms. Bonnie Curran

Mr. Raymond Daddazio

Mrs. Katharine Matsumoto
Ms. Susan Nishida

In memory of Faye Harafuji
Mr. Edward Kennedy

In memory of Frank Obara (2015)
Mr. Jonathon Obara

In memory of Fumiko Ito &Tsugio Ito
Ms. Margaret Fulford

Dodie Muir

In memory of Fusae &Mitsuo Ohashi

Ms. Cheryl Grieve

In memory of George Toshio Sato

In memory of Alice Sakaguchi
In memory of Andrew Siu
Mrs. Susan Siu

In memory of Arnold Takamori
Ms. Mayumi Lashbrook

In memory of Ayako Takeda Myers
Mr. Frank Myers

In memory of Banjiro & Tsurue
Eto, Fred & Mary Kato
Mr. Benjamin Eto

In memory of Bert Nasu
Ms. Leslie Brindley

Ms. Beverley Ohashi

Ms. Sharon Eiko Fune
Ms. Joy Sato

Mrs. Sandra Tateishi-Kotack &  Dr. Garry Kotack
Mrs. Jane Masukawa

In memory of George &Sugar Sato
Mr. Gordon Sato

In memory of Geri &Richard Shiozaki
Mr. Jesse Shiozaki

Ms. Alison Nasu

In memory of Gordon H.
Sakamoto

Ms. Momoye Sugiman

In memory of Hank Okada

In memory of Betty Kiyoye Sugiman
In memory of Bob Marubashi
Anonymous

Ms. Teresa Isaacs

Ms. Kathryn Okawara
Mr. Peter Wakayama

In memory of Bruce Ettinger
Mrs. Diane Carter

In memory of Carol & Miki Doi
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Laura Doi

In memory of Connie Mende
Mrs. Janice Bennink

In memory of Corteo
Ms. Maria Jose Garcia

In memory of Dianne Nishikawa
Dr. Richard Nishikawa

In memory of Dixie & Ina
Mr. Alan Florence

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Ms. Kerri Sakamoto

Ms. Beverley Wybrow

In memory of Harold Yoneyama

Dr. Chris & Mrs. Caroline Gannage
Mr. Brad & Mrs. Betty Secker

Mr. Gary & Mrs. Donna Shimizu
Mr. John Woermke

In memory of Harry K. Nishio
Miss Amy Nishio

In memory of Haruko Nakashima
Mr. Glen Nakashima &  Ms. Banasha Shah

In memory of Hisa Okihiro
Mr. Kevin Okihiro

In memory of John Binions
Mr. & Mrs. James Heron

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DONATIONSIn memory of John Kitamura

In memory of Lawrence Heron

Ms. Debbie Katsumi

In memory of Kaneko (Connie)
Hoy  Ms. Gayle Taguchi

Mr. Paul Matsuba

Mrs. Jan Nobuto
Mr. Peter Hoy

In memory of Kay Morishita
Ms. Janet Aitken

The families of Mack & Margaret Oikawa

Mr. Gary Kawaguchi &Mr. Toby & Mrs. Haruko Ishihara

In memory of Lily Kuroda
Mrs. Diane Kiriakou

Mr. & Mrs. Karl Otani

In memory of Kay Oki

In memory of Margaret Mori &Joyce Nishio

In memory of Kazumi John  Ms. Carolynne Mori

Ms. Midori Fujiwara

Murakami

Mr. Steve Murakami

In memory of Ken & Ruth Tanino
Ms. Karen Tanino

In memory of Kenneth Ikeda
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ikeda
  To Judo Program

Mr. Kevin Nishijima

In memory of Kiyo Aida &George Obokata
Ms. Elizabeth Obokata

In memory of K. Moranaka
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Nishioka

Mr. Greig Nishio &In memory of Masaaki Dazai
Mrs. Aiko Murphy

Mrs. Mitsuko Dazai

In memory of Masako Nakamura
Ms. Deborah Paul
Ms. Tanya Spiteri

In memory of Masami Tsukamoto
Anonymous

In memory of Masayasu Mine
Mrs. Mari Rutka

In memory of Michi Ueda
Mrs. Brenda Murai

In memory of Kimi Fukushima

In memory of Morio &Akemi Kumagawa

In memory of Kimiye Hayashi

In memory of Muneo &Martha Miike

In memory of Kiyo Ise

In memory of Nobuaki Tanaka

Nobuko; Gord, Cathy, Jenn; Bob;  Larry, Judy; Ed, Karen
Mrs. Kay Doi

Ms. Deborah Ise

In memory of Koji &Kay Morishita

Their children & families
Marni & Martin Shintani

In memory of Koji &Lorraine Omotani
Anonymous

Sandy, Simon, & Family

In memory of Koto &Terry Adachi
Ms. Katherine Adachi

In memory of Kuniko (Kay) Iwasa
Mr. John & Mrs. Kiyo Tohana

In memory of Kunio &Larry Suyama
Mr. David Saxby
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Ms. Sally Kumagawa
Ms. Sandy Miike

Mrs. Denise Chan

In memory of Norma Cheng
Mrs. Kathleen Nasu

In memory of Norman Takeshi
Ibuki
Ms. Lisa Ibuki

In memory of Ozzie Fujiwara
Ms. Denise H. Fujiwara

In memory of Patricia
Bremner-Ikeno
Mrs. Tina Binns

Mrs. Pauline Tanaka

In memory of Paul Marubashi
Mr. Steve & Mrs. Laura Hirano
Mrs. Janine Humphreys
Ms. Teresa Isaacs

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Mrs. Marlene MacKenzie
Ms. Yuki Newbold
Mr. Karl Otani &  Mrs. Sawako Elston
Ms. Karen Webb

Mrs. Diane Yano

Ms. Joanne Yano

In memory of Rae Misumi
Ms. Joy Sato

Mrs. Sandra Tateishi-Kotack &  Dr. Garry Kotack

In memory of Ray & Mutsuko Kumagai
Sandy, Simon, & Family

In memory of Ritz Kinoshita
Ms. Johann Cooper
Mr. Ron Davies

Ms. Karen Sasaki

Ms. Joy Reiko Takahashi

In memory of Roman T Yap
Anonymous

In Memory of Ross & Nancy Shin
Mr. Kevin J.H. Shin

In memory of Roy & Lillie Yano
Ms. Lillian Michiko Blakey

In memory of Saburo Morita
Anonymous

Mrs. Kay Mitsui

In memory of Sadao Kitagawa
Mr. Michael Kitagawa

In memory of Saichi Otani
Mr. Karl Otani &  Mrs. Sawako Elston

In memory of Sally Nakano

Mr. Rick & Mrs. Kathy Tazumi

In memory of Setsuko Sau C. Lee
Mr. Michael Lee

In memory of Shigeo Stanley
KishimotoMs. Joyce Hayward

In memory of Shirley Mitsuko
EdamuraMr. Henry Edamura

DONATIONSIn memory of Shoji &Sachi Takahashi

Ms. Michelle Cader

Ms. Mitsuko Okui  Mr. Chris Barkley

Ms. Wakaba Hoshino
Ms. Rie Takahashi

Ms. Fumiko Shiba

Mrs. Midori Takahashi &In memory of Shoko Inokuchi
Mr. George Evans

In memory of Sidney Shigeru &Sachiko Oue
Mr. & Mrs. Theurer Britton

Mrs. Miho Dimitrijevic

Ms. Aoi Yoshida

In memory of Tony &Kimi Takenaka
Mr. Regan Takenaka

In memory of Sugar Sato

In memory of Tosh &Terry Sakura

In memory of Suzuko Susie Mori

In memory of Toshiko Usami

Mr. Gord Sato

Mrs. Marie T. Baba

Mrs. Janice Gonsalves
Mr. Ken &Ms. JoAnne Sakura

Mr. Steve Nishimura

In memory of Toshio Ryoji
Mr. Hideo Matsumoto

Ms. Fumiko Ouchi Grafen
Mrs. Kimiko Teh

Mrs. Nagiko Watanabe
Dr. Seiko Shirafuji

JCCC Aikikai
Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Ilia Averbouch
Mr. Chris Bryant

Mr. Adrian Iliescu

Mr. Valentin Iliescu
Mr. Adrian Pop

Ms. Gurneet Singh

Mrs. Claire Taeko Nakamura

In memory of Mr &Mrs Toyoshi Hiramatsu

In memory of T. E Nishioka

In memory of Tsutomu Tanaka

Urara Minbu Kai

In memory of Walter Fischer

Mrs. Harue Clipsham

  Mrs. Cathy Nakamura (nee Otsu)
Mr. Matt & Mrs. Sharon Shintani
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Nishioka

In memory of Tad Miura

Mr. Steve & Mrs. Laura Hirano

In memory of Takeo Saito
Mr. Rodrigo Saito

In memory of Teruko Otani
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Otani

In memory of Tomi-Taro Nishio
Ms. Joan Gamble

Mr. Ian & Mrs. Dale Reid
Mr. Kevin J.H. Shin

In memory of Tom Oyagi

Ms. Marion Yanase
Mr. Akira Fukuri

Mr. Greig Nishio & Ms. Carolynne Mori

In memory of Yasuhiko Abe
Mr. Kevin Takahiko Abe

In memory of Yuriko Inouye
The Sanaye Inouye Family

In memory of Yoshikatsu Nagami
Mr. Tony & Mrs. Kumiye Gardiner

In memory of Zoya (Sophia) Karpa
Miss Su Yen Chong

Mrs. Doreen Oyagi

Hiroko Barall Room

Mr. & Mrs. George Oyagi

Mrs. Sonoe Howard

In memory of Tom, May & Bill Oyagi
In memory of Tom Smith

Mr. Grzegorz Radziwonowski
Mr. David Simmons

In memory of Tomoko Omori
Anonymous

Mrs. Kiyo Asaoka

Ms. Cheryl Burnstein

Mr. Aliaksandr Zhukau

Mrs. Michiko Abe Kozlowski
Mrs. Sonoe Howard
Ms. Yoko Hyde

Mrs. Mariko Liliefeldt
Mrs. Kazuko Moghul
Ms. Toshiko Nakano
Ms. Yoshiko Nakao
Mr. Eizo Oka

Mrs. Noriko Oka

Mrs. Kimiko Teh

Ms. Eiko Giese

Ms. Yoko Hyde

Mr. Yosh (Yoshitaka) Inouye
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kawabe
Mrs. Nobuko Kitamura
Mr. Isao Kobo

Mrs. Kazuko Moghul
Ms. Toshiko Nakano
Mr. Eizo Oka

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DONATIONSDONATIONS TO THE FRIENDS OF THE
MORIYAMA NIKKEI HERITAGE MUSEUMA U G U S T 1 5 , 2 0 1 5 T O P R E S E N T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 :Individuals/Couples

Kiyoshi and Eiko Maikawa  

In Memory of Toshiko & Frank Usami

Rinzo and Aiko Amemori

  In Loving Memory

Beaver & Michi Yamamura - In honour of Kaz and Nao Amemori

Sumie (Sugamori) Medoruma -Tommy Medoruma (Kanashiro) and Family

Kihup Boo (夫)In Memory of Margaret Mori

Karen Ruth Chong and
  Harry Ham Sit Chong

Susan Lem and Margaret Toy Yuen Wong  Chong

Mas and Yuri Mori

Saburo and Nancy Morita

  In Loving Memory

From Henry  Lorie  Robbie  Kristi  Dean

  & Families Edamura Kobayashi Sikura     ShinKokuryo  Shintani  Ross  Schroeder  Colman
Masaji and Kazue Endo - In Memory

In Memory of Mother Hiroko Fukushima
Jiro Fukushima

Yoshiko Jean Goto & Family

Hamade Bunichi & Ito Matsunosuke &  Hana Mio

Yoshiko & Shigeo Bus Harada - In Memory
Hiromi ICHIDA
Yumi ICHIDA

Elaine Ishibashi and Keith Smithers
Sam and Margaret Ito

Fred and Hedy Iwata In Memory

Eizo and Fumi Kamitakahara - In Memory
Ken and Agnes Kanda

Lucas, Sayaka, and Emika Koolma
Koji and Elaine Kozuye Kari
Mark & Ryan Kari

Frank and Natsuko Kumagai - In Memory
Ray and Amy Kutsukake In Memory

Tsutae Yamamura - In Loving Memory
In memory of Amy Shizuko YoshidaGroupsIsaburo and Noshi Nagasuye - In Honour of 

Ayame-Kai Odori Group  Janet Michiko Nagasuye - In Gratitude
Mae & Shigemi Nagasuye -   In Loving Memory

Michael, Elizabeth & David Nagata

Asako and Tsuneharu Nakanishi -   In Memory

In Memory of Rei and Kim Nakashima

Kimiaki and Rei Nakashima - In Memory

Shinya and Masumi Godo

  In Loving Memory

Nete Mowry - In Memory

Fumiye and Masaharu Mukai - In Memory

Shirley Mitsuko Edamura – 

In Memory of Ethel Midori Wakayama  

In Memory of Mamoru and Hanae Nishi
Ron and Judy Nishi

Nana and Tomi Nishimura

In Memory of Ippei and Hama Nishio
Dr. Nori Nishio - In Memoriam

In memory of my parents Etsu and Moichi
Roy Chukichi and Suzu Oyagi - In Memory
Kevin and Nancy Roxby

In Memory of Grace Haruko Sakamoto
Nancy Shin - In Memory

In Memory of Nancy Aiko Shin
Emiko Sumi

Victor and Bev Suzuki

Rick and Kathy Tazumi

Sachio and Betty Tomihiro
Ray and Edna Uda

Asahi Baseball Ichigun

Chado Urasenke Tankokai Toronto   Association

Checkmate Development

Crow Creek Settlement Reunion

DundeeWealth Inc. - Marty Kobayashi
Endow Dental Arts Studio Inc

Ghost Town Teachers Historical Society
学校法人山口学園 global.ecc.ac.jp ECC
  JAPAN華やぎエッセイグループHanayagi Essay Group
Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto

Japanese Cdn Citizens Assoc Toronto
  Chapter

JCCC Judo Kai
JCCC Kendo

JCCC Kyudo Seikyu Kai

Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation

New Japanese Canadian Association
Ontario Tottori Ken Jin Kai
Salden Foundation
SHODO CANADAThe Frank H. Hori Charitable Foundation
Toronto Japanese Garden Club
Toronto Kohaku Utagassen
Wynford Seniors ClubIn the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC)
is facing unprecedented operating challenges and we need your help.
We closed the JCCC on March 16, 2020 cancelling all regular programs, classes andevents planned until further notice.
Please consider supporting the JCCC Emergency Appeal. We know these are toughtimes for everyone so we welcome any donation. Thank you for your support.
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DAWNA K.

どのようなボランティアをしてきましたか？

初めてのボランティアは、キャラバンでウェイトレスを務め、その後はバザー、全お祭り、ノスタルジア・ナイト、一世デー、ファミリーゴルフトーナメント、饅頭ビーなどの様々なイベントや、毎月のニュース
レター発送の手伝いに携わっています。
駐車場の誘導のお手伝いも何度かしました！80年代には幾つもの委員会にも所属し、JCCC
女性援助グループの会長になりました。
また、娘のクリスティンがあやめ会舞踊グループに所属していた時、クラブ代表としてもJCCC
でボランティアをしました。

JCCCでのボランティア経験を一言で表すと？

「充実」
です

Middle – Dawna KHow long have you been a volunteer here at the
JCCC?
"47 years"

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

"My aunt was a long-time volunteer of the Centre andrecruited my family in 1974 to help at the Tokyo Pavilion
for Metro Caravan"

What type of volunteer work have you done?

"I started as a waitress in the west room for Caravan,
then got more involved over the years volunteering forHaru Matsuri, Bazaar, Natsu Matsuri, Nostalgia Night, Family Golf Tournament, Issei Day, Fuyu Matsuri, snack bars
for various events and rentals, manju bees, the monthly
newsletter mailing plus organizing the euchre nights. I
helped in the parking lot a few times too! In the 80s I
joined several committees and became the president of
the JCCC Womens Auxiliary. When my daughter Kristin
joined Ayame-Kai Odori Group, I also volunteered for theCentre on their behalf."

Describe in ONE word your volunteer experienceat JCCC.
"Fulfilling!"

JCCCでボランティアをしてどのくらいになりますか？

４７年です。

どのようにしてJCCCを知りましたか？

叔母がJCCCで長くボランティアをしており、
1974年、
メトロキャラバンの東京パビリオンに私の家族を誘い、皆で参加することになりました。

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COMMUNITY

Virtual Obon Odori with
the TBCThe Toronto Buddhist Church virtual Obon odori practices areunderway but there is still time to participate. These practices
are held on Friday evenings, 8:00 – 9:30pm. Everyone is welcome!
If you would like to attend, please send an email to tbcminyo@

gmail.com and you will receive the Zoom link.

Assuming that Covid-19 restrictions for outdoor gatherings
will still be in place, the TBC is planning a virtual Obon odori on
Saturday, July 10, 2021.
We hope that you will be able join us to make Obon 2021 a
success.

Janice Fukakusa is Pitchingin to Help Combat Anti-Asian
RacismWith information from The Globe and Mail
Janice Fukakusa, Chancellor of Ryerson University, JCCC
Foundation Chair and a third generation Japanese Canadian,has donated $1-million to the Racial Justice Initiative at Ryerson’s Faculty of Law. As a long time advocate against racism,
Ms. Fukakusa has been especially alarmed at the steep rise inanti-Asian racism since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ms. Fukakusa hopes that her donation to the Racial JusticeInitiative will spark further donations to the fund, which hopes to bridge disciplines to produce solutions involving racial
justice. The gift was timed to coincide with the start of Asian
Heritage Month.

ジャニス・フカクサさん、
アジア系差別撲滅に向け寄付

Globe and Mail記事の情報より
ライアソン大学副学長の日系三世ジャニス・フカクサさんがライアソン
法学部に百万ドルの寄付を行った。長年に渡り人種差別反対を提唱し続けてきたフカクサさんは、
コロナ禍が始まってからアジア系に対する差別の急激な増加に殊更警戒感を強めている。今回の寄付金が、人種間平等を目
指す基金への寄付の導火線となることをフカクサさんは希望している。今回の贈与はアジアヘリテージ月間に合わせて行われた。

Photo by Adrien Bruneau on Unsplash
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健やかな老後をめざして その40 - もし認知症が疑われたら...
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 ）英子の認知症こころ構え

ミシサウガの母親Fさん（70歳）
からトロントに住む息子Gさんに電話が入りました。
「買い物を済ませて帰るところだけど、停めた車が見つからない！」と慌てています。“行きつけのショッピングモールだし、
それほど広くないのにどうして？”と感じながら「いつもカート置き場近くに停めていたよね。確認してみて！」と告げると、間もなく「あったよ！勘違いしたのかな？」
との返信。
その時、
彼はそれほど不思議には思いませんでした。
それから2週間後、警察から「自宅へ帰る道がわからなくなったようです」と連絡がありました。近くのモールから運転して帰る途中だったのに、随分と離れた場所で発見されたのです。
それで初めて、母親に異変が起きていることに気づきました！
数年前からもの忘れが目立つ様になったのですが、本人も家族も年齢的変化と思い、全く心配していませんでした。一人暮らしのFさんは、退職後に地区や教会のボランティア活動に積極的に参加し、リーダー的存在として信頼されていました。
ところがある日、活動の予定時刻に来ないので、友人が電話すると「カレンダーに明日と書いているわ。
私は間違えていない！」とすごい剣幕で怒ってしまいました。
ここ最近、Fさんの言動に仲間たちは戸惑い、不審に思うようになっていました。
家族がよく観察してみると、綺麗好きだったのに台所や寝室は何となく乱雑です。
趣味だった家庭菜園も春に植え付けせずに荒れたままです。
カレンダーには沢山の書き込みがあり、もの忘れを気にしていることが伝わってきます。F
さんは運転中に帰路があいまいになったことが不安になり、家族の勧めを受
け入れて受診しました。
問診、
内科的診察、神経学的診察、
認知機能テスト、脳の画像検査により、
アルツハイマー型認知症と診断されました。
アルツハイマー病の薬物治療に関する研究は世界的に目覚ましく進んでいます。
早く発見して、適切に薬物治療を行えば、進行を遅らせることが可能になっています。現時点では根本的に治す効果はまだまだですが、早い段階で治療を開始すれば、症状が軽い状態を長く維持できることも期待されます。
本人にとって生活の質は大いに異なってきます。Fさんの場合、脳の神経細胞の働き（情報伝達能力）を助ける薬が処方されました。
高校生の孫が小物作りの大好きなFさんとバッグ作りを始め、
ショッピングセンターで一緒に布地探しを楽しむようになりました。
また、Gさん夫妻は日曜ミサの送迎を行い、作った料理を冷凍庫にわかりやすく保管し、午後には近所を散歩したり、庭や花作りを手助けしました。
ところが2020年春以降、
コロナ禍のために戸外活動が制限されました！大
学生となった孫はFさんの家でオンライン授業に参加し、彼女の日常生活を支えています。発症から5年が経過した現在、家族、友人や隣人の支えや見守りに
よって自宅での生活と社会活動を継続することができています。
誰しも心身の健康障害に無縁で生きることはできません。特に、シニアにな
れば長く使い続けた（酷使した）臓器にはやはり無理が生じます。
腎臓、肝臓、心臓などと脳も同様です。生活習慣病（高血圧や糖尿病など）と診断された時「それは何かの間違いでしょう！」と強く否定する人はほとんどいません。
ところが「あなたは認知症です」と診断された時、受け入れられずに落ち込む人が多いのは何故でしょうか？認知症に対するイメージ（記憶が無くなる、
何もできなくなる、
何か特別な病気で自分には関係ない）が影響すると考えられます。
認知症に対する偏見は過去に比べると改善していますが、それでもな
お「自分を見失うようになるなんて耐えられない、家族に迷惑をかけたくない」という気持ちになりがちです。

（もし認知症が疑われたら...））１．家族や友人のアドバイスに耳を傾け、素直に受診する（早期発見！）。
２ ． 準備 してき た 諸々 を夫（ 成 年後 見人） に 説明 し、手渡す。
・日加の遺言書、重要事項と書類、連絡リスト（既に手渡しているが、改めて説明）
３．身の周りを整理する（断捨離）。
４．大好きな活動を続ける。
・読書、ピアノ、カラオケ、メチャクチャ・
ダンス、古典日本舞踊
５．認知症と診断されたら「本人と家族の会」などに参加し、体験を共有し、学び、支え合う。

『

何度でも

弾いて唄えば

楽しき瞬間（とき）が

夏が来る
若さ養う

』

認知症は、
脳に不要な老廃物が溜まって神経細胞が壊れる、脳梗塞や脳出血などで脳の機能が低下する等の原因によって日常生活に支障をきたす状態です。
ですから、
私
（あなた）
にその状態が生じても何らおかしくはありません！私の場合、数年前に実施した脳ドックでは委縮はありませんでした。
70歳になった今、いつでも来いと言う気持ちで「英子の認知症こころ構え」
を有言実行しています。
夫や親友が「最近何か変わったように見えるし、もの忘れが目立つようになったね。心配だから受診してみたら...」と勧めたら、
そのアドバイスを即受け入れると決めています。彼らも案外と気を遣ってしまうかもしれないので「その気づきを早く告げてネ！」とお願いしています。
日頃から“何事も早期発見と治療が大事”と考え行動しているので、“ふだんと違うなあ”と感じ始めたら、他者に言われる前にきっと自ら受診するでしょう（笑）
。
より良い治療法があるのに、
それを活用しないなんてもったいないで～す！
ともに人生を歩んできた身体（各臓器）をいたわり、守るのは本人にしかできないことです。
ですから、他者の助言に耳をふさぎ、認知症にはならないと過信するのは避けたいですね。
「もし認知症が疑われる状態が生じたら、どう対応しましょうか？」と、是非ご家族で話し合っておきましょう！
Fさんにとって認知症の進行が緩やかである要因は、初期の対応（受診）が早く、適切な薬物治療が行われ、様々な人々の支援が効果を発揮している事があげられます。
また、庭作りや小物製作のアイディアを得るために家族と一緒に散歩やウィンドウショッピングに良く出かけています。
そこには、認知症ケアに重要な沢山の温かなコミュニケーションが生れます。
また、好きな物を眺め、探すために歩くことによって、結果的に身体活動量も維持されています。
裁縫、手芸、習字、絵画、庭・畑仕事や楽器演奏など、身体にしっかり養ってきた技能は最後まで保たれやすいのです。Fさんとお話ししてみると、“私にはこれができる”という主体性の感覚をもって前向きに暮らしていることが大きな要因ではないか、と感じます。彼女に大事な視点を教えてもらっています。
人それぞれに生き方と個性があります。認知症になってもそれら全てが失われるわけではありません。私は認知症と診断されたら、これまで以上に自分の変化を楽しみながら歩んでいきたいなあ、と思っています。
そこからまた英子ならではの人生を始めま～す。転んでもタダでは起きない...好奇心旺盛の心はけっこうしぶとく、趣味の自己観察ノートが一杯になりそうです（大笑）。

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読書の時間 - 書店が選ぶおススメ本
宝塚おとめ ２０２１年度版

専科・花組・月組・雪組・星組・宙組、そして研究科1年の生徒まで、その年の宝塚歌劇団全生徒を網羅。
誕生日から出身地、出身校はもちろん、初舞台、好きだった役など、ファンが気になるタカラジェンヌのプロフィールを紹介します。
50音別・組別で探すことができます。
出版社名：宝塚クリエイティブアーツ
出版年月：2021年4月

ISBNコード：978-4-86649-158-5
店頭価格：$31.00+TAX「日本の伝統」の正体

その伝統、本当に昔からあった？

お正月の定番「初詣」
も「重箱おせち」も、
実は私鉄や百貨店のキャンペーンから生まれた新しい文化。
喪服は黒、土下座が謝罪のポーズになったのも実はごく最近。

藤井青銅／著

出版社名：新潮社

出版年月：2021年1月

ISBNコード：978-4-10-102481-3
店頭価格：$15.90+TAX

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行事・風習・食生活…日常のいたるところに潜む、一見それらしい“昔からのしきたり”や“和の心”の裏側には、面白エピソードが盛りだくさん。
楽しく学べるベストセラーに大幅増補。待望の文庫化。第１章：季節にすり寄る「伝統」、
第２章：家庭の中の
「伝統」
、
第３章：
「江戸っぽい」と「京都マジック」
、
第
４章：
「国」
が先か？
「伝統」
が先か？、
第５章：
「神社仏閣」と「祭り」と「郷土芸能」
、
第
６章：
「外国」
が
「伝統」
を創る

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JSS プログラム：２０２１年６月
詳細やお申込み（必須）は各リンクから、またはChie (416-385-9200 /programs@jss.ca ) まで。

Check out our upcoming June programs! *Pre-registration required. Click each link and/or contact Chie (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（水曜３–４時）(1) Momiji & JSS e-Learning Series
Wednesdays 3:00pm to 4:00pm※シリーズ情報はこちら「カナダの安楽死 medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) を知る」
6月9日・23日
ぜひこの機会に、カナダの安楽死（MAID）の概要・利用資格・安全対策・ごく
最近の法律変更や今後の動きについて、一緒に学んでみましょう。
※23日は日本語通訳付*Click here for the list of seminars and videos
Pre-registration required by 2 days before each session (Monday).
Click each link below to see more details and register.
Introduction to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
June 9 and 23 (in English)
Join us to learn an overview of MAID, eligibility and safeguards inplace. We will also review recent changes to the legislation andwhat lies ahead. *Japanese interpretation on June 23.

（２）
モミジ＆JSS特別企画

トロント警察による「高齢者の安全・安心な暮らしセミナー」
第３弾『安全な生活』6月18日（金）11–12時自立した安心・安全な生活のため、各自が意識や理解を高め防犯対策をする
ことは大変重要です。
トロント市警察から学ぶ本シリーズもついに最終回 。

（３）
シニア・プレシニア向けプログラム、試運転中！

1. オンライン やさしいシニアヨガの会（日本語、55歳以上対象）＜第３ターム＞ 5月17日–6月28日（5月24日以外の月曜）10時–11時半
椅子に座ったり寝転がった姿勢でできるやさしい60分ヨガと30分お喋りのセットで、楽しくリフレッシュ。
初めての人も、体が硬い・体力に自信がない人
でも、無理なく参加できます（１ターム = 週１回ｘ６回）。
2. 電話で話そう～「お元気ですか？」
プロジェクトパンデミックで外出自粛が長引いているこの頃、
JSSスタッフ（社会福祉士）と電話で気軽にお話ししてみませんか？みなさん（60歳以上・日本文化が背景の方）がどうされているかお伺いしながら、お持ちの質問や疑問にできる限
りでお答えします。
（４）
レギュラーJSSオンラインプログラム

1. クラフトクラブ交流会（craftclub@jss.ca ）第1・3水曜、10時半–正午- 布クラフト 6月２日 カルトナージュ：リボントレイ・マカロンメジャー・ハサ
ミケース」(2) Momiji & JSS Special Sessions

Seniors Safety with Toronto Police
Friday June 16, 11:00am to noon

Inviting Toronto Police, the last of this series on raising awarenessand keeping older adults safe and independent, features “personalsafety.” RVSP by June 14.
(3) For Seniors & Pre-seniors (*Pilot Phase)

1. Online Easy Yoga for age 55+ (in Japanese)[ Term #3 (6 sessions) ] Monday May 17 to June 28, 10am
to1:30pm *except May 24.
Enjoy refreshing 60-min easy yoga + 30-min socializing! Beginners
welcome, easy chair yoga combined with relaxed movement laying
on the floor.
2. “Ogenki-desuka?” Project: One-to-one 60-min chat with a JSS
social worker over the phone
Are you an age 60+ with Japanese background? We want to hearfrom you on how you are doing, and if there is any question we
can help you with. (in Japanese, English)- 編み物 6月16日 「今までの作品から好きなものを編もう（三角ショールなど）」(4) JSS Regular Online Programs (in Japanese)

2. ホットランチ交流会
jss.ca ）ftclub@jss.ca

6月23日（第4水曜）10時半–正午（hotlunch@

1. Craft Club Social: Wedneday 10:30am to noon *RVSP at cra-

3. シングルマザーサポートグループ 月１回（Chie：programs@jss.ca ）- Fabric Club – June 2 “Cartonnage: Ribbon Tray / Macaroon
Measuring Tape / Scissors Case“- Knitting – June 16 “Pick from the past works (e.g. triangle shawl)”
2. Hot Lunch Social: Wednesday June 23, 10:30am to noon
*RVSP at hotlunch@jss.ca

3. Online Single Mothers Support Group (monthly): *Contact Chie
/ programs@jss.ca

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COMMUNITYMEET JESSICA!
Jessica Rodriguez has joined the JCCC newsletter team through the Canada
Summer Jobs Program, and is working to re-design our monthly e-newsletter.

How did you find the JCCC?

I attended the Oshogatsu Kai in 2020 for the first time. Following that, I volunteered at the Haru Matsuri in 2020. But after that everything closed down.
I had even signed up for the sushi workshop and was ready to make sushi for
the Bazaar. I’m just trying to slowly be part of the community.

What is your approach to design?

Having things neatly organized and pleasing to look at is not just an aesthetic
thing, but it’s to help convey the information we think is important. The JCCC
newsletter has a lot of rich information that could be complimented quite nicely
with a consistent design.
Keep an eye out for the exciting new look of the JCCC newsletter.

新スタッフ紹介カナダサマージョブプログラムでジェシカ・ロドリゲズさんがJCCCニュースレターチームに加わり、
月刊ニュースレターのデザインチェンジに着手しています。
見て楽しむのみに留まらず、重要な情報が行き渡る統一したデザインを！と邁進中のジェシカさんのインタビュー内容は英語記事をご覧ください。

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© 2020”Hold Me Back”film partners

私をくいとめてHOLD ME BACK© 2019 ‘Just Only Love’ Film Partners

愛がなんだ

JUST ONLY LOVE

Available to view: June 5-27 • 133min/2020
Director: Akiko Ohku
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: June 5-27 • 123min/2019
Director: Rikiya Imaizumi
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Audience Choice Award winner at the Tokyo International Film Festival, thischarming comedy-drama traces the clumsy love life of 31-year-old Mitsuko who
thoroughly enjoys being single. Her life is complicated by her inner voice andadvisor she calls “A”. When Mitsuko meets Tada-kun, a younger guy who works
in sales she decides to take action, all the while baffled by her inability to bebold and reckless like she was in her twenties. Should she followed A’s advice?
Take a trip to Rome? Let romance bloom? Director Ohku also won the AudienceAward at TIFF Tokyo 2017 for Tremble All You Want, and here she again delivers
a quirky, heartfelt tale of awkward love featuring a winning central performanceby one of Japan’s leading young actresses.

“Sincere, intelligent, realistic, thorough and quite entertaining… an impressive
package that strays far away from the silliness of the romcoms. Definitely one of
the best indie films of the year.” – Asian Movie Pulse

Starring Non, Kento Hayashi, Asami Usuda, Hairi Katagiri.

Starring Yukino Kishii, Ryo Narita, Mai Fukagawa, Ryuya Wakaba, Noriko Eguchi.

前作『勝手にふるえてろ』と同じ、綿矢りさの同名小説が原作。30歳を越えてすっかり“おひとり様”が板についた黒田みつ子は、脳内にいるもう一人の自分である相談役「A」と平和な生活を楽しんでした。ある日、みつ子は年下の営業マン・多田くんに恋をしてしまう。みつ子は20代のころのように勇敢になれない自分に戸惑いを感じながら、「A」に色々と相談しながら一歩踏み出すことに。
監督：大九明子『勝手にふるえてろ』
出演：のん、林遣都、臼田あさ美、片桐はいり、橋本愛

NOTE: THIS FILM IS NOT AVAILABLE
FOR VIEWING IN QUEBEC

注記:この映画はケベック州からは視聴できません

For naive office worker Teruko, her beloved Mamoru takes priority overeverything. But to Mamoru - an aloof artist - Teruko is little more than anoccasional plaything. After spending a night together, Teruko thinks she is finallygetting close to Mamoru, but he suddenly disappears. Teruko’s unwavering love
and unquestioning commitment sends her life spiraling out of control. A comical
yet heart-rending one-sided love story with superb lead performances. Basedon Mitsuyo Kakuta’s novel.

2019年のゴールデンウイーク中、連日満席、立ち見が続き、映画館が若い女
性やカップルで埋め尽くされるというロングランの話題作！直木賞作家・角田光代の恋愛小説を原作に、好きになってくれない相手を一途に追う女性の恋模様を描く。28歳のOL山田テルコの生活は、マモルに一目惚れした5カ
月前から、マモル中心となってしまう。仕事中、真夜中と、どんな状況でもマモルが最優先。仕事を失いかけても、友達から冷ややかな目で見られても、とにかくマモル一筋の毎日を送っていた。
しかし、そんなテルコの熱い思いとは裏腹に、マモルにとってテルコは単なる都合のいい女でしかなかった。
監督：今泉力哉
出演：岸井ゆきの、成田凌、筒井真理子、深川麻衣、
若葉竜也、江口のりこ

Screening Partner© 2020 MIO’S COOKBOOK Production Committee

MIO’S COOKBOOK

みをつくし料理帖

Available to view: June 5-27 • 131min/2020
Director: Haruki Kadokawa
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
When Mio loses her parents in a disastrous flood in Osaka, she is forced toseparate from her close childhood friend Noe. The two swear to find one
another when they grow up. Ten years later, Mio has been taken in at Tsuruya,a soba restaurant in Edo where she shows off her impressive talent as afemale chef. Meanwhile, Noe is now a mysterious oiran (high-ranking
courtesan) known as Asahi. But the two have never forgotten their promise toreunite. Based on Takada Kaoru’s beloved novel this Edo era story of friendshipand food is a popular crowd-pleaser.
Starring Honoka Matsumoto, Nao, Mayumi Wakamura, Atsuko Asano, Yosuke
Kubozuka, Shido Nakamura, Takeshi Kaga, Takaaki Enoki.
『犬神家の一族』や『セーラー服と機関銃』を手がけた角川春樹による食をテーマとした作品。原作は髙田郁のベストセラー時代小説。享和2年の大阪。8歳の澪は大洪水で両親を失い、姉妹のように育った幼なじみの野江とも生き別れた。10年後、江戸のそば処「つる家」に引き取られた澪は女料理人として働いていた。澪は店の看板料理を生み出し、江戸中の評判になる。
一方野江は遊郭吉原で幻の花魁・あさひ太夫を名乗っていた。澪が生み出した料理が、二人を再び引き寄せていく。
監督：角川春樹『天と地と』出演：松本穂香、奈緒、若村麻由美、浅野温子、窪塚洋介、中村獅童、石坂浩二

Screening Partner© 2019 TALKING THE PICTURES Production Committee

TALKING THE PICTURES

カツベン！

Available to view: June 5-27 • 127min/2019 • Director: Masayuki Suo
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles“A charmingly inventive and affectionate tribute to Japan’s silent movie era.
A joyously entertaining, inventively plotted, beautifully shot farce.” - Variety
Shuntaro dreams of becoming a katsudo benshi narrator of silent movies but
gets caught up with a group of thieves. He decides to escape to a small town
to pursue his dream in a once-famous but now struggling theatre. There hemust contend with a slave-driver theatre owner, an impossibly incompetentand drunken staff and an arrogant competitor. When both the gang of thieves,and his long-lost love, arrive in town it is now or never for Shuntaro. Director
Suo (Shall We Dance, Lady Maiko) injects much of the broad humour and zany
slapstick of the period in this loving tribute to Japanese silent film era.
Starring Ryo Narita, Yuina Kuroshima, Mao Inoue, Takuma Otoo, Naoto Takenaka,
Eri Watanabe, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yutaka Takenouchi.
今からおよそ100年前、「映画（活動写真）」がまだサイレントでモノクロだった頃。楽士の奏でる音楽とともに独自の“しゃべり”で物語をつくりあげ、観客たちを熱狂させる【活動弁士】、通称“活弁”（カツベン）が大活躍。子供の頃、活動弁士を夢見ていた青年・俊太郎はニセ弁士として泥棒一味の片棒を担いでいた。
インチキに嫌気がさした俊太郎は一味から逃亡し、とある小さな町の映画館に流れ着き、そこで働くことになるが、、、【アクション】×【恋】×【笑い】の要素を織り交ぜた極上エンターテインメント！
！
監督：周防正行『Shall we ダンス？』『それでもボクはやっていない』
出演：成田凌、黒島結菜、永瀬正敏、高良健吾、井上真央、竹野内豊

Screening Sponsors

© 2020 “Asa ga Kuru” FILM PARTNERS/ KINOSHITA GROUP, KUMIE

朝が来る

TRUE MOTHERS

Available to view: June 5-27 • 139min/2020
Director: Naomi Kawase
TIFF ENCORE PRESENTATION • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Kiyokazu and Satoko are a middle-class couple grappling with infertility. One
day, they happen across Baby Baton, an association matching couples withmothers unable to raise their natural children. Six years later, Kiyokazu andSatoko are living happily with their son Asato when their life is shattered by
the arrival of Hikari, a young woman claiming to be Asato’s biological motherand demanding his return. As tensions mount, Satoko grows more and more
emboldened to defend her family. Kawase’s adaptation of Mizuki Tsujimura’s
novel, weaves moral drama, young romance, social exposé, and even thriller
elements into an emotionally intense and devastating experience. Japan’s
entry for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars.
Starring Hiromi Nagasaku, Arata Iura, Aju Makita.
第73回カンヌ国際映画祭のオフィシャルセレクション「カンヌレーベル」に選出された、河瀨直美監督によるヒューマンミステリー。原作は辻村深月。実の子を持てなかった栗原清和と佐都子夫婦は、特別養子縁組により男の子を迎え入れる。それから6年、朝斗と名付けた男の子と幸せな生活を過ごす夫婦の元に突如、朝斗の産みの母親を名乗る女性から「子どもを返してほしいんです。それがダメならお金をください」という電話がかかってくる。当時14歳で出産した実の母とは一度だけ対面したことがあったが、訪ねてきた若い女には当時の面影は微塵もなかった。彼女は何者なのか、何が目的なのか？

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相撲道 -サムライを継ぐ者たち -Available to view: June 5-27 • 104min/2020 • Director: Eiji Sakata
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Sumo is one of Japan’s most revered sports with deep ties to its culture andhistory. In his first-of-its-kind documentary, director Sakata lifts the veil on thisancient and secretive world. For six months he conducted in-depth interviews
with the sumo stable oyakata (coaches) and rikishi (wrestlers) focusing on thearduous journey to the upper ranks through the experiences of two aspiringrikishi. Sumodo provides a candid look at these exceptional athletes, theirintense training regimens, as well as the always doting, but perhaps even more
resilient wives who support their hulking life partners.
Narration by Kenichi Endo.
1500年以上もの歴史の中で日本人の暮らしに深く根付き、今や国技となった「相撲」。約半年間、境川部屋と高田川部屋の二つの稽古場に密着。想像を絶する朝稽古、驚きの日常生活、親方・仲間たちとの固い絆、そして、本場所での熱き闘いの姿を追いかける中で、相撲の魅力を歴史、文化、競技、様々な角度から紐解いていく。勝ち続けなければいけない、強くなくてはいけない、サムライの魂を宿した力士たち。極限まで自分と向き合い、不屈の精神で「相撲」と闘い続けるサムライたちの生き様を描いた唯一無二のドキュ
メンタリー。
監督：坂田栄治
ナレーション：遠藤憲一

監督：河瀨直美『あん』『光』
出演：永作博美、井浦新、蒔田彩珠

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椿の庭

Available to view: June 5-27 • 128min/2021
Director: Yoshihiko Ueda
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
This powerful directorial debut from acclaimed photographer Yoshihiko Ueda
traces a year in the life of a traditional house in Kamakura overlooking the sea
and resplendent with camellia blossoms. The film interweaves the lives of the
grandmother, Kinuko and granddaughter, Nagisa who live there with thehouse’s many visitors, some of whom are pushing Kinuko to sell. But she
wishes to spend her days cherishing the past and enjoying the seasons throughthe colourful flowers blossoming in the garden. With the 49th daycommemoration of her husband’s death approaching, Kinuko’s mind is flooded
with memories and concerns about what comes next. This ravishingly beautiful
and stately examination of the exquisite transience of life builds to a deeply
moving conclusion.
Starring Sumiko Fuji, Eun-kyung Shim, Kyoka Suzuki, Chen Chang.
椿の庭
数多くの広告写真を手がける写真界の巨匠・上田義彦が、構想15年をかけ、脚本・撮影を兼任した渾身の監督デビュー作。夫の四十九日を終えたばかりの絹子（富司純子）は孫娘（シム・ウンギョン）の渚と、海の見える日本家屋で暮らしている。家や庭で起こる些細な出来事、過去の記憶に想いを馳せ慈しむ日々の中、ある日絹子へ一本の電話がかかってくる。椿が咲き誇る一軒家に暮らす祖母と孫娘、そこを訪れる人々の“一年間”を紡いだ人間ドラマ。
監督：上田義彦
出演：富司純子、
シム・ウンギョン、鈴木京香、チャン・チェン

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Available to view: June 5-27 • 112min/2020 • Director: Hitomi Kuroki
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Rai, a frustrated student and part-time labourer, is wandering home after setting
up a museum exhibition on the classic novel “The Tale of Genji”. There is ablinding flash of light and he finds himself mysteriously time-slipped into the
Heian period, the setting for the famous novel. Armed with a pamphlet on thehistory of the period and a bottle of headache tablets he passes as an onmyoji(magical protector of the capital) and is hired by the emperor’s wife Nyogo
Kokiden. Fearless and coldly analytical she plots to have her son take over theEmperor’s position. Rai is expected to help. This light-hearted historical fantasy
is a treat for lovers of sumptuous kimono.
Starring Kentaro Ito, Ayaka Miyoshi, Sairi Ito, Naho Toda, Yusuke Iseya, Momiji
Yamamura.
内館牧子の長編小説「十二単衣を着た悪魔 源氏物語異聞」を女優・黒木瞳が映画化。源氏物語の世界に紛れ込んだ現代の青年が、美しくも強い弘徽殿女御に翻弄されながらも成長していく姿を描く。有名大学に受かった弟に劣等感を抱く、
フリーターの雷は就職試験に落ちてばかりの上に、彼女にもフラれてしまう。アルバイトで「源氏物語」イベント展の設営をした雷は、帰宅途中に激しい雷雨に襲われて「源氏物語」の世界にタイムスリップしてしまう。アルバイト先で配られたあらすじ本のおかげでストーリーを把握している雷は陰陽師として弘徽殿女御に見いだされるが、、、
監督：黒木瞳『嫌な女』
出演：伊藤健太郎、三吉彩花、伊藤沙莉、
戸田菜穂、伊勢谷友介

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劇場版おいしい給食 Final Battle

おらおらでひとりいぐも

Available to view: June 5-27 • 102min/2020 • Director: Shinya Ayabe
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: June 5-27 • 137min/2020 • Director: Shuichi Okita
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

The year is 1984 and teacher Amarida is obsessed with school lunches. He andstudent Kamino compete in a “silent battle” to see who can enjoy the school
lunch more. When the school board announces these kyushoku lunches will
be discontinued, Amarida and Kamino get the shock of their lives and Kamino
declares that he will run for student council to bring about a school lunch
revolution. New teacher Ms. Misono watches their drama unfold. Can Amarida
protect the school lunches that he loves so much? This hilarious, high-energy“school gourmet comedy” looks at yet another facet of Japan’s food obsession.

Adapted from of Chisako Wakatake’s Akutagawa and Bungei Prize-winning novel.
Seventy-five-year-old widow Momoko leads a solitary life. Abandoned by her
children, her days are spent at doctor visits, borrowing books from the library, andstudying 4.5 billion years of history. Her companions are an imaginary chorus of
three oddball spectres bedecked in matching granny outfits who call themselves“Ora” (“I” in the Tohoku dialect). They provide a constant commentary on
Momoko’s thoughts, especially the negative ones, and try to trick her into taking
a more positive view of life. Meanwhile her imagination revisits memories of her
younger, happier and more vital self and her first love. A moving study of aging
and loneliness mixing heavy themes with much lighthearted and surreal humour.

Starring Hayato Ichihara, Rena Takeda, Taishi Sato.
給食マニアの教師と生徒の“静かな闘い”を描く今世紀最大の給食スペクタ
クルコメディ！
1984年。
「どちらがよりおいしく給食を食べるか」というバトルを日々繰り広げている給食マニアの中学教師の甘利田と生徒の神野。神野は給食改革を目指し、生徒会選挙に出馬すると高らかに宣言。そんなある日、学校から給食がなくなることを通達され、給食が大好きな甘利田はショックを受ける。
鯨の竜田揚げ、
ミルメーク、
ソフトめんなど懐かしの給食が登場し、ノスタル
ジックになること間違いなし！

Starring Yuko Tanaka, Yu Aoi, Gaku Hamada, Munetaka Aoki, Kankuro Kudo,
Masahiro Higashide.

監督：綾部真弥『柴公園』

63歳で作家デビューした若竹千佐子の、芥川賞・文藝賞をW受賞した同名小説をユーモラたっぷりに映画化。突然夫に先立たれ、孤独な日々を送ることになった75歳の桃子さん。
ところが、図書館で借りた本を読み漁り、46億年の歴史ノートを作る毎日を過ごすうちに、自身の“心の声＝寂しさたち”が音楽にのせて沸き上がり、いつ間にかにぎやかな毎日へと変わっていく。一人だけど、一人じゃない。孤独の先で圧倒的な自由にたどり着いた桃子さんの”進化”の物語。桃子さんの心の声を濱田岳、青木崇高、宮藤官九郎の個性派俳優たちが演じる。

出演：市原隼人、武田玲奈、佐藤大志

監督：沖田修一『モリのいる場所』『横道世之介』『南極料理人』
出演：田中裕子、蒼井優、濱田岳、青木崇高、宮藤官九郎、東出昌大

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Available to view: June 5-27 • 1112min/2020 • Director: Koichiro Miki
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: June 5-27 • 98min/2020 • Director: Kazuma Tabei
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Spanish and Japanese with English Subtitles

Sakamichi Onoda is a nerdy, anime-loving teen who regularly rides his ‘granny
bike’ 40 kilometres from Chiba to the anime shops of Akihabara to save on
train fare. When he meets the members of the high school bicycle racing team
he unexpectedly displays a prodigious talent as a racer and his lonely life ischanged. He finds happiness in working to overcome his limits for the sakeof his team and competing in races with his new-found friends. And the big
prefectural championship is just around the corner… A heartfelt and inspiringstory for young aspiring athletes and perfect to watch as the Olympics approach.
Based on Wataru Watanabe’s mega-hit manga.

In 2012 Uruguay’s unassuming President José Mujica, delivered a speech at
the United Nations’ Rio Summit called “Sustainable Development and Human
Happiness” Both the speaker – who gives 90% of his salary to support thepoor – and his words drew much attention and admiration. So inspiring were
his words in Japan that a popular picture book was created by author Yoshimi
Kusaba and monk Gaku Nakagawa. His message was one of humility, kindness
and the font of happiness. Director Tabei travels to Uruguay to meet the man andlearn about his philosophies as they relate to Japan. President Mujica then takes
his first trip to Japan. A heartfelt, thoughtful documentary about an extraordinary,
humble man and his special bond with Japan.

Starring Ren Nagase, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Bando, Kanna Hashimoto, Mizuki Inoue.

Narrated by Sakura Ando.
コミックス累計発行部数2500万部を突破し、アニメ版や舞台版も人気のス
ポーツ青春漫画を実写映画化！アニメ好きの高校生・小野田坂道は、ママチャリで千葉から秋葉原に通うオタク少年。運動が苦手で友達もいない小野田だが、自転車の走りを見た同級生に誘われて、自転車競技部に入部する。
マネージャーや先輩たちとの出会いによって、自転車選手としての才能を発揮する小野田。果たして、県大会でインターハイ出場を懸けたレースに挑む
ことができるのか？！
監督：三木康一郎『旅猫リポート』『植物図鑑

運命の恋、ひろいました』

出演：永瀬廉、伊藤健太郎、橋本環奈、坂東龍汰、井上瑞稀

質素な生活を送り「世界で最も貧しい大統領」とも言われた第40代ウルグア
イ大統領ホセ・ムヒカと日本の関係を描いたドキュメンタリー。2012年リオ
デジャネイロにおける国連持続可能な開発会議で、先進国の大量消費社会を優しい口調ながら痛烈に批判したムヒカ大統領の感動的なスピーチ映像
は世界中に広まり、日本でも大きな話題を呼び、絵本化もされた。当時テレビ番組でムヒカ大統領を取材した田部井監督は、彼が日本の歴史や文化にとても詳しく、またウルグアイの日系移民とも交流があったことなどを知る。
その後も取材を重ね、16年に初来日を果たしたムヒカは感動のメッセージ
を私たちに伝える。
監督：田部井一真
ナレーション：安藤サクラ

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THE CORNERED MOUSE DREAMS OF CHEESE

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Available to view: June 5-27 • 107min/2021
Director: Keisuke Yoshida
In Japanese with English Subtitles

窮鼠はチーズの夢を見る

Available to view: June 5-27 • 130min/2020 • Director: Isao Yukisada
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Nobuto Urita is a boxer who loves his sport more than anything. No matter how
hard he tries, he keeps losing his matches. Meanwhile, Kazuki Ogawa who spars
with Urita at the same gym is a boxer with elite talent and skills; his eventual roadto the championship is assured. Ogawa is also engaged to Chika Amano. She isa childhood friend of Urita and his first love. Also on hand is Narasaki who comesto train simply to look “cool” but discovers his own talent and passion. Director
Yoshida, working from his own script, illuminates the passionate intensity of theworld of boxing with intelligence, sensitivity and humour.
Starring Kenichi Matsuyama, Fumino Kimura, Tokio Emoto, Masahiro Higashide.

Otomo is an indecisive and passive advertising agency employee with atendency toward infidelity. He meets Imagase, a university underclassman
he has not seen in 7 years. Imagase reveals that he was hired by Otomo’s
wife, Chikako, to investigate his affairs with other women. He also reveals
that he has long been in love with Otomo and promises not to reveal anything
in exchange for a kiss. Otomo agrees to the tryst, hoping it will save his
marriage, but the emotion and intensity of their secret relationship begins toescalate…. A touching LGBTQ romance based on Setona Mizushiro’s popularmanga, which innocently depicts the joy and pain of falling in love.
Starring Tadayoshi Okura, Ryo Narita, Honami Sato.

中学生の時から30年もボクシングを続けてきた吉田恵輔監督によるリアリ
ティ溢れるオリジナル脚本で、ボクシングに情熱を燃やす若者たちの葛藤だ
らけの青春の日々を描いている。ボクサーの瓜田は誰よりもボクシングを愛しているが、
どれだけ努力しても負け続き。一方、後輩の小川は抜群の才能とセンスで日本チャンピオン目前。瓜田の初恋の人、千佳との結婚も控えていた。もう一人、軽いノリでボクシングを始める楢崎も、最初は弱かったが、次第に才能を見せ始める。

人を好きになる喜びや痛みを純粋に描き、多くの女性から支持を得た水城
せとなの同名漫画を行定勲監督が映画化した切ないラブストーリー。学生時代から受け身の恋愛を繰り返してきた大伴恭一は、大学の同性の後輩・今ヶ瀬渉と7年ぶりに再会。突然、今ヶ瀬から想いを告げられた大伴は戸惑
うも、ふたりは一緒に暮らしだす。やがて、大伴の昔の恋人・夏生が現れ、その関係が変わり始める…。

監督：𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷𠮷

監督：行定勲『世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ』『パレード』

出演：松山ケンイチ、木村文乃、柄本時生、東出昌大NOTE: THIS FILM IS NOT AVAILABLE
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出演：大倉忠義、成田凌、吉田志織、さとうほなみ

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ヤクザと家族A FAMILY© 2020 “Hope” Film Partners

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HOPE

Available to view: June 5-27 • 136min/2021
Director: Michihito Fujii
In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: June 5-27 • 108min/2020
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Award-winning director Fujii’s (The Journalist) intense crime drama follows
a yakuza member’s brutal rise through the ranks over a period of 20 years,
eventually becoming the head of his own family. In 1999 Yamamoto’s father diesof a drug overdose and in desperation he joins the Yakuza. There he meets gangboss Shibasaki and the two develop a father-son relationship. Over time the bondis strained as Yamamoto struggles to balance ambition and loyalty. A fast-paced,violent character study and one of the best yakuza films of the 2000s.

Adapted from Shusuke Shizukui’s popular novel, Hope tells the story of the neardestruction of the “perfect” Ishikawa family: successful architect Kazuto, his wife
Kiyomi, high school son Tadashi, and daughter Miyabi. Their happy life takes asudden turn when Tadashi goes missing following a sports injury and becomes
the suspect in the brutal murder of his classmate. Initially, his parents and sister
don’t want to believe it but slowly, doubts start to creep in. Is Tadashi actually adeadly predator? An intense and thrilling examination of the limits of familial loveand trust.

Starring Go Ayano, Hiroshi Tachi, Machiko Ono, Yukiya Kitamura, Hayato Ichihara.

Starring Shinichi Tsutsumi, Yuriko Ishida, Kenshi Okada, Kaya Kiyohara.
去年の日本アカデミー賞で最優秀作品賞含む６冠「新聞記者」の藤井道人監
督が、変わりゆく時代の中で排除されていくヤクザという存在を、３つの時代に渡って抗争という目線からではなく、家族の目線から描いた作品。
1999 年、父親を覚せい剤で失った山本賢治は、行きつけの食堂で組長・柴崎博をチンピラの襲撃から救う。それを縁に2人は父子の契りを結び、山本はヤクザの世界へ足を踏み入れる。2005 年、山本はヤクザの世界で男を上げるが、因縁の相手との争いは激化する一方。仲間に犠牲者も出る中、ファミリー＝柴崎組を守るためにある決断をする。そして2019年、山本が直面したのは、暴対法の影響で激変したヤクザの世界だった。
監督：藤井道人『新聞記者』『宇宙でいちばんあかるい屋根』

人気作家・雫井脩介氏の同名小説を、『八日目の蝉』の奥寺佐渡子脚本、堤幸彦監督で映画化した、サスペンスドラマ。誰もが羨む裕福な石川家は、建築士の一登と妻・貴代美、高校生の息子・規士と娘・雅の4人暮らし。ある日、規士が無断外泊したまま帰ってこない。その行方を探すうちに、息子が同級
生殺害に関与している疑いが出てくる。息子の無実を信じたい夫婦だったが、、、
監督：堤幸彦『人魚の眠る家』『天空の蜂』
出演：堤真一 、石田ゆり子 、岡田健史 、清原果耶

出演：綾野剛、舘ひろし、尾野真千子、北村有起哉、磯村勇斗、市原隼人

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THE BRIGHTEST ROOF IN THE UNIVERSE
宇宙でいちばんあかるい屋根

Available to view: June 5-27 • 115min/2020 • Director: Michihito Fujii
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Tsubame is 14 and struggling. She feels per place at home is under threatas her father and stepmother are preparing for the arrival of their first child
together. On top of that, she is hopelessly infatuated with her college-aged
neighbour Toru. In the evenings she escapes to her favourite hideaway, ascenic rooftop above her calligraphy classroom. There she discovers Hoshibaba, an eccentric old lady in possession of what appear to be magical powers,
who helps Tsubame with her problems in exchange for food. A whimsicalcomedy-drama based on Tomoso Nonaka’s young adult novel; directed byacademy award winning director Fujii (The Journalist) and featuring delightful
performances from Kiyohara and Momoi.
Starring Kaya Kiyohara, Kaori Momoi, Kentaro Ito, Hidetaka Yoshioka.
野中ともその同名小説が原作の、迷える少女の不思議な出会いと成長を描
くファンタジー。隣の大学生の亨に密かに恋心を抱く14歳のつばめ。いつも優しい父と、血の繋がらない母との間にはもうすぐ赤ちゃんが生まれる。居心地の悪いつばめは書道教室の屋上でひとり過ごす時間が好きだった。
ところがある夜、唯一の憩いの場に、キックボードで空を飛ぶ派手な装いの老婆「星ばあ」が現れる。つばめは星ばあに驚きながらも、次第に心を開き、悩みを相談するようになる。
監督：藤井道人『新聞記者』『ヤクザと家族 The Family』
出演：清原果耶、桃井かおり、伊藤健太郎、吉岡秀隆、坂井真紀

TOKYO PARALYMPICS: FESTIVAL OF LOVEAND GLORY
東京パラリンピック 愛と栄光の祭典

Available to view: June 5-27 • 63min/1965 • Director: Kimio Watanabe
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
In 1964, the Tokyo Olympics had concluded successfully while another sports
event, invested with significance, was about to begin. Known at the time as“Tokyo Games for the Physically Handicapped,” it was the second iterationof what we now celebrate as the Paralympic Games. Opened by then Crown
Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko, the event attracted athletes fromaround the world and showcased their fortitude as they push themselves
beyond their limits. We learn about the early movement toward Paralympic
competition as well as individual stories of the participants. Made in 1965
the film is a fascinating time capsule, full of hope and reflecting Japan’s
reemergence into the world.
「パラリンピック」の名付け親になった1964年東京パラリンピック大会を記録した幻の映画。1964年、成功のうちに終わった東京オリンピックの後に、
もうひとつのスポーツ大会「国際身体障害者スポーツ大会」が開幕。その第一部、車椅子で生活する競技者を対象にした国際大会は、皇太子・皇太子妃両殿下（当時）が見守る中開幕し、東京パラリンピックという愛称で親しまれた。海外の選手たちはみな明るく、日本の選手たちは彼らとの交流を通じて、
社会福祉制度の違いを感じつつも、社会復帰への意識を強めていく。1965
年に公開された貴重なドキュメンタリー映画のデジタル修復版。
監督：渡辺公夫

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UNDER THE OPEN SKY

すばらしき世界

Available to view: June 5-27 • 106min/2021
Director: Katsuhide Motoki
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: June 5-27 • 126min/2021
Director: Miwa Nishikawa
In Japanese with English Subtitles

Based on a true historical event, the film tells the story of regular housewives whodare to stand up to protect their families during the 1918 rice riots. Ito lives in acoastal village in Toyama with her husband and 3 children. During the summer thehusbands of the village must travel to distant prefectures to catch fish. Left to fend
for themselves, Ito and the other fishermen’s wives carry heavy bales of rice to theshore for transfer to waiting boats. Their daily wages are barely enough to buy rice
and when the prices start to rise, the women of the village rise up against the powersthat be. A serious uplifting drama, undercut with humour, and featuring great
performances, especially from Mao Inoue as the fiery, determined Ito.

“Yakusho is a towering presence delivering his career-best performance”– Maggie Lee, Variety

Starring Mao Inoue, Takahiro Miura, Shigeru Muroi, Masaki Nakao, Renji Ishibashi.

Starring Koji Yakusho, Taiga Nakano, Masami Nagasawa, Meiko Kaji, Isao Hashizume.

大正7年に富山県の漁師町から広まった米騒動をモチーフにした時代劇。米価高騰に苦しむ主婦たちは、コメの積み出し阻止を試みるも失敗。騒動が地元の新聞に載り、それを見た大阪の新聞社が陳情する主婦たちを女一揆と大きく書き立て、騒動は全国に広まる。実際に起こった事件をもとに、『超高速！参勤交代』の富山県出身の本木克英監督が、日々の暮らしを守ろうとする
おかか（女房）たちが声を上げる様子を活写。
監督：本木克英『居眠り磐音』『超高速！参勤交代』
出演：井上真央、三浦貴大、夏木マリ、立川志の輔、室井滋、石橋蓮司

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Mikami, a middle-aged ex-yakuza, who has spent most of his life in prison formurder, is released and struggles to get a proper job and fit into society. He also
hopes to find his long-lost mother, a geisha from whom he was separated as a child.
The scarred and tattooed Mikami radiates a simmering undercurrent of rage but at
the same time, a naïveté and open-heartedness and brings out the best in thepeople he encounters. A poignant, touching film directed with great empathy andintelligence. Adapted from Naoki Prize-winning novelist Ryuzo Saki’s Mibuncho.

数々の映画賞に輝く西川美和監督と名優・役所広司がタッグを組んで、実在の人物をモデルとした元受刑者の人生を描き、第５６回シカゴ国際映画祭
で観客賞と最優秀演技賞（役所広司）を受賞。
『パラサイト』のポン・ジュノ監
督にも絶賛された、「社会」と「人間」の今をえぐる問題作。13年ぶりに出所した”元殺人犯“の三上は、身元引受人の弁護士夫妻に迎えられる。その後三上は人探しのTV番組で消息不明の母親に会うため、ドキュメンタリー番組の取材を受けることに。下町のおんぼろアパートでカタギになると誓った三上の生活が始まるが、免許証再取得や、職探しなど、順調に進まない。社会のレールから外れた人が生きづらい世の中は果たして”すばらしき世界”なのか？を観客に問いかける名作！
監督：西川美和『ゆれる』『永い言い訳』『ディア・ドクター』
出演：役所広司、仲野太賀、長澤まさみ、梶芽衣子、橋爪功

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KONTORA
Available to view: June 5-27 • 143min/2019
Director: Anshul Chauhan
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles© 2020 LIP×LIP Movie Project

HoneyWorks 10th Anniversary“LIP x LIP FILM x LIVE”
Available to view: June 5-27 • 90min/2020 • Director: Fumie Muroi
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

After her grandfather dies, Sora discovers an ancient trunk full of his journals
and sketchbooks chronicling his traumatic World War II military service, andbegins to search for a mysterious treasure buried in the local woods. At thesame time a homeless man who wordlessly walks backwards appears in thetown. One night, her drunk father hits the homeless man with his car and Sora
insists on allowing the man to stay the night in their house. Her actions bring thesimmering tensions of the household to a boil. Winner of Best Film Awards at
the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and the SKIP CITY International D-Cinema
Festival, and the Obayashi Award at New York’s Japan Cuts Festival.

The story of HoneyWorks’ popular virtual idol unit LIP x LIP. Yujiro trained hard in
pursuit of his dream of one day standing atop the kabuki stage. But his aspirationis crushed when he is passed over as his master’s successor. Aizo wants nothing
more than to sing, but he spends his days in aimless frustration. One fateful day,the two teens find themselves at an idol audition where they instantly break into
an argument. Little do they know this strained first meeting would catapult bothof them to audition victory. In the midst of rejoicing, an unexpected condition isadded by Tamura, president of the producing company… From there unfolds thestory of two opposites on the road to becoming major pop idols!

Starring Wan Marui, Hidemasa Mase, Taichi Yamadai.

Starring Koki Uchiyama, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Jun Fukuyama, Soma Saito.

エストニアのタリン・ブラックナイト映 画 祭でグランプリと最 優 秀 音 楽
賞、SKIPシティ国際Dシネマ映画祭の国内コンペティション長編部門で優秀作品賞、ジャパン・カッツ2020で大林賞など数々の賞を受賞。インド出身・日
本在住のアンシュル・チョウハン監督が、日本の田舎町を舞台に圧巻のモノ
クロ映像で撮りあげたプリミティブと哀感が絡み合う衝撃作。女子高生のソラは父と2人で暮らしているが、父子関係は冷え切っていた。ある日、急死した祖父が遺した第2次世界大戦中の日記を見つけた彼女は、その中に宝の存在を示す記述を発見し、密かに宝探しを始める。同時期に、ソラは無言で後ろ向きに歩く見窄らしい男と遭遇する。

ティーン世代から圧倒的な支持を得るクリエイターユニット・HoneyWorks（ハニーワークス）がプロデュースする男子高校生2人組バーチャルアイド
ル・LIP×LIPを映画化。2人の出会いと結成までの物語を描くアニメパート「
この世界の楽しみ方 Secret Story Film」と、成長した彼らが披露するバーチャルライブパートで構成。歌舞伎役者の息子・勇次郎は歌舞伎の稽古に励んできたが、父の後継者に選ばれず夢を失ってしまう。一方、歌うことが好き
な愛蔵は、自分勝手な母や兄にいら立ちを覚える日々を送っていた。そんなある日、二人はふとしたきっかけで、アイドルオーディションに応募することに。会場で出会った2人は、言い争いという最悪の出会いをするが、オーディ
ションの結果は合格。社長のデビューの条件はユニットを組むことだった。

監督：アンシュル・チョウハン
出演：円井わん、間瀬英正、山田太一

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WIFE OF A SPY

スパイの妻＜劇場版＞

Available to view: June 5-27 • 115min/2020
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
TORONTO PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles“An absorbing, exotic, well-paced thriller with moments of disconcerting realism
and horror” - Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
Set in Kobe in 1940 this intense thriller tells the story of a Japanese actress
whose wealthy husband witnesses government-approved atrocities while ona business trip to Manchuria. A mysterious woman who returns with him fromthe trip is murdered and life-changing consequences await them as the couple
plot to smuggle evidence of the incident out of Japan. Meanwhile, the wife’schildhood friend, now a military policeman, is in pursuit.
Winner of 77th Venice Film Festival’s Award for Best Director.

© Hiroyuki Nishimori, Shogakukan © 2020 “From Today, It’s My Turn!!: The Movie”Film Partners

FROM TODAY, IT’S MY TURN!!: THE MOVIE
今日から俺は!! 劇場版

Available to view: June 5-27 • 114min/2020 • Director: Yuichi Fukuda
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
It is the 1980s and Mitsuhashi transfers to a new school where he is targetedby local toughs for his dyed-blond hair, athletic prowess and unique personality.
He meets Ito, also a recent transfer student and together they decide to reinvent
themselves. No longer will they be run-of-the-mill high school students, they will
become the biggest delinquents Japan has ever seen! The breakneck plot sees
them dealing with sword-wielding martial artist girlfriends, classroom rivalries,
schoolyard betrayals and vicious rival hoodlums. Like a manga come to life, it isfast-paced, action-packed, anarchic and surreally funny. A major box-office hit
based on the popular 1980s manga and 2018 television program.

Starring Issey Takahashi, Yu Aoi, Masahiro Higashide, Hyunri.

Starring Kento Kaku, Kentaro Ito, Nana Seino, Kanna Hashimoto, Taiga Nakano,
Yuma Yamoto, Yumi Wakatsuki, Yuya Yagira, Maika Yamamoto.

第77回ヴェネチア国際映画祭コンペティション部門で銀獅子賞を受賞したミステリーエンタテインメント！脚本には今年のベルリン国際映画祭で監督作『偶然と想像』が銀熊賞を受賞した濱口竜介が参加。1940年、貿易会社を営む福原優作と妻の聡子は神戸の洋館で暮らしていた。優作と彼の甥は満州に出張に行くが、そこで恐ろしい国家機密を目にしてしまう。正義のため、ことの顛末を世に知らしめようと奮闘する優作。一方何も知らない聡子は、秘密を持つ夫に疑惑を持ち始める。正義、欺瞞、裏切り、信頼、嫉妬、幸福、、、
抗えない時勢に夫婦の運命は飲まれて行く。

1980年代に連載された伝説のツッパリ漫画の映画化。80年代昭和の千葉を舞台に不良コンビの愉快な学園ライフを迫力のバトルアクションと、ギャグの連続で描く抱腹絶倒のコメディドラマ。転校を機につっぱりデビューした軟葉高校2年の三橋と、同じ日に転校してきたトゲトゲ頭の伊藤は、不良たちに目をつけられながらもコンビを組んで返り討ちにする日々を送っていた。3年になったある日、北根壊高校番長たちが、不良の巣窟・開久高校に対して妙な商売を始める。それは「今日俺」史上最大で最凶の波乱の幕開けだった、、、

監督：黒沢清『旅のおわり世界のはじまり』『岸辺の旅』『CURE』
出演：高橋一生、蒼井優、東出昌大、恒松祐里

NOTE: THIS FILM IS AVAILABLE FOR
VIEWING IN ONTARIO ONLY

注記:この映画はオンタリオ州
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監督：福田雄一『聖☆おにいさん』『銀魂』
出演：賀来賢人、伊藤健太郎、橋本環奈、清野菜名、仲野太賀、柳楽優弥

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