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Vancouver Asahi Ticket Giveaway!

Sign up for our e-newsletter and enter to win a pair ticket* to Vancouver Asahi at VIFF. The tickets are valid for Thursday, October 9 screening (3:30pm).

Ow (丸)を出品した鈴木洋平監督はこの度バンクーバー国際映画祭のベスト・ニューディレクター・アワードにノミネートされた。10月2日に賞の受賞者発表が行われ、残念ながら受賞はフランスのAxelle Ropert監督とフィリピンのMikhail Red監督に奪われたが、この日の前日に国際プレミアを終えたばかりの鈴木洋平監督と、音楽プロデューサーの今村左悶さんにお話を伺った。

戦前に活躍したバンクーバー朝日軍を題材とした映画『バンクーバーの朝日』のワールドプレミアが9月29日にバンクーバー国際映画祭で行われ、主演の妻夫木聡さん、亀梨和也さん、石井裕也監督、稲葉直人プロデューサーが来加した。

Due to popular demand, VIFF added some additional screenings for following Japanese films: THE VANCOUVER ASAHI: October 9, 3:30pm, at the Centre for Performing Arts TADA’S DO-IT-ALL HOUSE: DISCONCERTO: October 4, 1:45pm, at the Rio THE FURTHEST END AWAITS:…

It’s that time of the year – VIFF 2014! There are many films from Japan and don’t miss out on this opportunity to see films from Japan! Vancouver International Film Festival 2014 September 25 – October 10, 2014 Various locations…

We are aware of an initiative that is underway by the JCCA Human Rights committee in Vancouver to clear the air and bring closure for the victims of our father’s heinous sexual attacks while he was a priest of the…

Miyazaki House Visit

On Friday, June 21st, on behalf of the district of Lillooet, I was asked to welcome the Japanese Canadian Internment tour group who visited East Lillooet’s old internment site, and then joined us at the Miyazaki Heritage House. As the…

The tour was a moving experience and gave everyone a chance to follow in the footsteps of Japanese Canadians who were uprooted during the dark days of 1942. We all came away with a much deeper understanding of the hardships and emotional turmoil endured by the Nikkei community. One person said: "I was fearful about taking this trip – I thought I might cry the whole way, but it was very freeing for me."

With the sound of taiko and First Nations drums, and the chatter of over 7,000 voices, the University of Victoria was the hub for academics, artists, researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and labour and community activists during the first week of June.…

Letter to the Editor

One woman told of being an expatriate to Japan and all the hardship she faced when she lived there just after the war. Others told of moving from place to place like vagabonds. Many discovered connections with others in the group.