Casting Blossoms to the Sky “Kono sora no hana: Nagaoka hanabi monogatari” Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi Japan 2011/160 min. Japanese with English subtitles + Screening “Casting Blossoms to the Sky” & Director Nobuhiko Obayashi’s appearance in person Sunday, May 12, 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm at Miyako Hybrid Hotel in Torrance ＄20 (Only Torrance）...
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Japan Foundation Los Angeles and Japan Film Festival Los Angeles present award-winning directors’ talk and screening of Takafumi Ota’s “Strawberry Fields” on Saturday, May 11, from 12:00 pm at JFLA Auditorium, 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Free admission. RSVP required. May 11, 2013 at Japan Foundation Los Angeles Auditorium...
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“A Chorus of Angels” (Kita no Kanariyatachi) U.S. Premiere in Japanese with English subtitles Saturday, March 23, 2 pm at Aratani Theatre, Little Tokyo “A Chorus of Angels” is directed by Junji Sakamoto and based on a short story by Confessions author Kanae Minato. Film was released by Toei in Japan on Nov....
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The Southern California Japanese American Christian Federation presents 100th anniversary celebration movie event “Blazing Trail to the Souls of Men” (Daichi no uta) on Feb. 16, 23, March 2, 17. Japanese language with English subtitles. Tickets are $10. The film “Blazing Trail to the Souls of Men” is a true story depicting the life...
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The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles presents disaster-themed Japanese film “WANKO” on Jan. 16 at noon at its auditorium in Miracle Mile, Los Angeles. No RSVP Required 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Street Parking is available http://www.jflalc.org/about-us.html#parking Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Noon “WANKO, The Story of Me, My Family and My Dog”...
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LA EigaFest 2012 comes to the Egyptian Theatre Latest Blockbusters from Japan on the big screen in Hollywood Rurouni Kenshin, Helter Skelter, Wolf Children, Thermae Romae And much more! The second annual LA EigaFest will be held from December 14th to 16th at the...
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5 Los Angeles premiere of animated and live action new Japanese cinema will be presented from Dec. 14 – 16 at Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The Japan Film Society launched the LA EigaFest (“eiga” means “film” in Japanese) to showcase the country’s best new films and filmmakers. Over the last two decades, the American...
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Wednesday, Dec. 12, 7:00 pm “About Her Brother” Directed by Yoji Yamada, 2010, 126 minutes, English Subtitled Location: 5700 Wilshire Blvd, #100, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Street Parking is available http://www.jflalc.org/about-us.html#parking RSVP Required http://www.jflalc.org/japanema-schedule.html Synopsis The Takano Pharmacy stands near a railway line in a residential Tokyo neighborhood. Carrying on after the death of her...
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The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles will present documentary films after 3/11 tsunami as a October program of JAPANEMA: MATINEES series in its auditorium. JAPANEMA (evening screening) and JAPANEMA: MATINEES film series are open to the public and free admission. The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles is located at 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 ...
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The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles will present film “Cast me if you can” on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 pm as the first film screening of the new JAPANEMA series in its auditorium. JAPANEMA: MATINEES, which is screened at noon, already begins in September on every Wednesday. JAPANEMA and JAPANEMA: MATINEES film series are...
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The Japan Foundation offers a cinema program called “JAPANEMA” at its auditorium. JAPANEMA comes from mixing “Japanese” and “cinema” into one word. It is a free screening series, filled with all kinds of films. The Japan Foundation will have two kinds of screening; “JAPANEMA Matinees,” which is held during lunchtime every Wednesday starting at...
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The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center’s Japanese FilmFest will take place on Aug. 31 through Sept. 2. This festival will showcase films ranging from Akira Kurosawa’s Lower Depth, a definitive piece during Japan’s Golden Age of Film to more modern, family films like Ninja Kids. The JACCC will also be hosting a...
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