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Films of Remembrance 2026

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Schedule Updated | Japanese Americans’ 10 Stories That Refuse Erasure: “Films of Remembrance” Event in Little Tokyo Saturday, March 28, 11AM-8:30PM

March 27, 2026

Films of Remembrance 2026

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Japanese Americans’ 10 Stories That Refuse Erasure: “Films of Remembrance” Event in Gardena Sunday, March 29, 11:30AM – 7:15PM

March 27, 2026

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2026 February | In-Person Screening of “Films of Remembrance” in Northern California Feb. 21-22

February 22, 2026

Kadokawa Dwango merger

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2015 / UCLA lecture to focus on “Kadokawa – Dwango merger” April 9, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

April 9, 2015

Man From Reno

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2014 / U.S.-Japan film with Japanese protagonist to premiere, June 15, 18 at Los Angeles Film Festiva

June 18, 2014

Godzilla vs Biollante

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2014 / Screening “Godzilla vs Biollante” and after-event with filmmakers at Little Tokyo, May 3, 3pm, 6 pm, 9 pm

May 3, 2014

Ken Watababe in “Unforgiven”

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2014 / Newport Beach festival to feature Ken Watanabe’s film “Unforgiven” as Japan Spotlight, April 28, 7:15 pm

April 28, 2014

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2014 / Japan Foundation / JAPANEMA series / Director Makoto Shinkai’s Double Feature/ March 26

March 26, 2014

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2014 / Film / Laemmle to present Kore-eda’s “Like Father, Like Son” Jan. 24 opening

January 29, 2014

Miyazaki The Wind Rises

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2013 / LA EigaFest: Showcase of Japanese / Japanese influenced films, Dec 6-8

December 8, 2013

Miyazaki The Wind Rises

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2013 / Film Review / Kaze Tachinu – The Wind Rises / Miyazaki creates his last masterpiece by using protagonist in pre-war time of Japan

December 8, 2013

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2013 / Free screening / Family adventure film from Japan at LA EigaFest, Dec 7, 3:50 pm

December 7, 2013

91 Nibei Foundation Powerful Networking / Japan Study Club Films - Japan Theme Films - Japanese American Japanese Topics - LA 2028

2013 / Free screening / “GET A JOB” at Nibei Foundation, Nov. 1, at 6:00pm

November 1, 2013

Always - Sunset on Third Street 3

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2013 / Free film screening “Always – Sunset on Third Street – 3” Oct 23

October 23, 2013

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2013 / Film screening / HERB & DOROTHY 50X50 to open, Sept 27

October 3, 2013

Film Hachi A Dog's Tale

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2013 / Outdoor movie screening / HACHI – A Dog’s Tale, Sept 28

September 28, 2013

2070 Hibakusha - Atomic Bombing Survivors 2980 Japan Cultural Community 9200 Japanese Community Centers 9900 Japan Films - Japanese American Japan-US Films

2013 / Date to interview with A-bomb survivors set Aug 30 – Sept 6

September 6, 2013

20130509 Casting Blossoms to the Sky many men

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2013 / Japan Film Festival to open with screening of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s latest work and his appearance in person, May 12

May 12, 2013

20130509 Japan Fundation Film StrawberryFields

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2013 / Japanese directors to talk about their favorite location: Hometowns, May 11

May 11, 2013

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2013 April / Studio Ghibli’s anime “From Up on Poppy Hill” plays in Los Angeles

May 2, 2013

90 U.S. Museums Films - Japanese American Postwar Japan

2013 / Getty to present Japanese cinema, April 27-28

April 28, 2013

9200 Japanese Community Centers Films - Japanese American Films from Japan Henson Haggott Arimoto Mikko 1937-2022

2013 / Historial Christian efforts in Japan to be introduced at film events, Feb 16, 23, Mar 2, 17

March 17, 2013

20130129 Japanese American History Unknown

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2013 / Screening with Director / Japanese American History Unknown, Feb 23, 4 pm

February 23, 2013

20130219 Roland Kelts JFLA Lecture

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2013 / Author of “How Japanese pop culture has invaded the US” to lecture, Feb 20

February 20, 2013

20130129 Japanese American History Unknown

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2013 / DVD “Japanese American History Unknown” to be distributed to schools for free in US and Japan

February 10, 2013

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2013 / Miyazaki anime screening “Ponyo” Feb. 10, 4:00 pm

February 10, 2013

20130201 American Cinematheque Ghibli Howls Moving Castle

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2013 / Anime Screening “Howl’s Moving Castle” Feb. 3, 7:30 pm

February 3, 2013

20130115 JF Film Wanko

8900 US - Japan after 2011 Mar 11 Disaster 9900 Japan Films - Japanese American Films from Japan Japan Foundation LA

2013 / Japan Foundation Screening: Evacuees’ story of volcanc island eruption, Jan 16

January 16, 2013

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2012 / Japan Foundation to present documentary films after the tsunami, Oct 10, 17, 24

October 24, 2012

Japan Foundation Cast Me-poster

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2012 Japan Foundation to present “Cast me if you can” film screening, Sept 26

September 26, 2012