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“Eisa” and “Leaving on the 15Th Spring” 「沖縄演舞エイサー」と「旅立ちの島唄１５の春」

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“Eisa” and “Leaving on the 15Th Spring” 「沖縄演舞エイサー」と「旅立ちの島唄１５の春」 “Eisa” and “Leaving on the 15th Spring” 「沖縄演舞エイサー」と「旅立ちの島唄１５の春」 August 2014 2014年8月 Vol.40 Issue 7 1 2013-14 JCCC Board of Directors In This Issue... President Gary Kawaguchi Past President/Advisor Marty Kobayashi VP, Heritage Jan Nobuto VP, Management Ann Ashley 日 2 Board News Secretary Sharon Marubashi Treasurer Chris Reid Directors Ken Fukushima 3 Upcoming Movies Anzu Hara 系 Chris Hope Shari Hosaki 4-7 JCCC News Warren Kawaguchi 文 Karen Kuwahara 8-9 Community News Lorene Nagata Christine Nakamura Cary Rothbart 化 10-11 Donations Ross Saito Nao Seko Tak Yoshida 会 12-13 Nikkei Heritage Museum Inscriptions Advisors Mackenzie Clugston (Ambassador of Canada to Japan) Sid Ikeda 14-16 日本語紙面 Miki Kobayashi 館 Mickey Matsubayashi Steve Oikawa Fred Sasaki Connie Sugiyama 役 Foundation Chair Shari Hosaki JCCC Staff 員 Calendar of Events James Heron Executive Director [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.224 及 August Kathy Tazumi Mon 4 JCCC closed - Civic Holiday Accounting/General Administration Manager [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.229 び Tue 5 Heritage Exhibit Christine Takasaki Sun 10 Eisa Concert Community Events Coordinator [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.221 ス Fri 15 Children’s Musical Haruko Ishihara “Ron’s Garden” Community Rentals Coordinator Sat 16 Karaoke Club [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.228 タ Christine Seki Thu 28 Movie Night - Corporate Rentals/Programming and Business Development Leaving on the 15th Spring [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.231 ッ Sally Kumagawa Sat 30 Karaoke Club Donations/Memberships/Classes Database Administrator [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.223 フ September Yuki Hipsh Volunteer Coordinator Mon 1 JCCC closed - Labour Day [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.235 Sat 6 Karaoke Club Sandy Chan Executive Assistant/News'etter Sun 7 JCCC Family Golf [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.226 Mon 15 Fall classes start Maki Klotz Thu 25 Movie Night - Receptionist/Office Assistant [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.227 Seven Souls in Skull Castle Elizabeth Fujita Sat 27 Karaoke Club Heritage and Sedai Project [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.303 Mon 29 Japanese Cooking class Constantin Dutescu Operations and Technical Coordinator [email protected] 416-460-3522 October JCCC Reception Desk Sat 4 Karaoke Club [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext. 222 Sun 5 Issei Day The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Newsletter Mon 13 JCCC closed -Thanksgiving Day Editors: James Heron, Kathy Tazumi,Sandy Chan Sat 18 Karaoke Club Japanese Section: Maki Klotz, Sandy Chan Cover Picture: Eisa Karakoro Mon 20 Japanese Cooking Class Your news is welcome! Please send articles to: Thu 30 Movie Night Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre 6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5 tel 416-441-2345 fax 416-441-2347 [email protected] The submission deadline for the September issue is Friday August 8, 2014. 日本語の記事も受け付けています。9月号の締め切りは2014年8月8日(金）です。 2 JCCC Board of Directors News EISA - The Rhythm of OKINAWA and the World of Kenji Miyazawa’s “A Night on On Monday June 23, 2014 at the JCCC Annual General Meeting, reports were presented from Finance, Legacy Committee, JCCC the Galactic Railroad” Foundation, and from the Executive Director and a President's message. We reported that we have reached a level of financial Following the success of a spectacular Eisa show performed at the stability and will continue to concentrate on priorities of debt JCCC in summer 2013, Okinawan dance and music performance reduction and cash flow management. The JCCC strategy relies group Karakoro will be back again on Sunday August 10, 2014. on the 3 pillars of revenue: Foundation, Programming/ Operations, "Eisa" is an Okinawan ceremonial dance which has a history and Leasing/Rentals and we emphasized the need to continue to that dates back many centuries. It was originally performed to sustain a balanced operating budget and increase revenues. welcome and console the souls of one's ancestors during the Another exciting year has passed as we celebrated our 50th summer "Bon" season. Nowadays, it is performed throughout Anniversary and also the opening of the new Moriyama Nikkei the year at various festivals and concerts. The performance Heritage Resource Centre which includes the library, exhibits and includes soft feminine dances and dynamic masculine dances with archive area. various drums, singing and chanting accompanied by the Sanshin We are pleased to announce the 2014-2015 Board of Directors (Okinawan musical instrument that is the precursor of Shamisen), with 2 new Directors nominated: Karen Kuwahara and Tak Yoshida. as well as colourful and exotic costumes. Traditional Eisa includes Returning for another 3 year term are: Ann Ashley, Chris Hope, Chris dances with celebratory music along with dragon and lion dances. Reid and Cary Rothbart. We are saying a fond farewell to Director The non-traditional aspect of this show will start with a Japanese Tak Yamashita as he pursues a job opportunity in Japan. To fill his song. 1year remaining term, we are happy to have Peter Wakayama fulfill In addition to the traditional and Karakoro original Eisa, this this spot. year, Karakoro will bring the world of Kenji Miyazawa with the Eisa The rest of the Board consists of: Ken Fukushima, Anzu version of “A Night on the Galactic Railroad” to the Toronto show. Hara, Shari Hosaki, Gary Kawaguchi, Warren Kawaguchi, Sharon Kenji Miyazawa was an educator, poet, children’s literature writer Marubashi, Lorene Nagata, Christine Nakamura, Jan Nobuto, Ross and farmer. He was passionate about the relationship between Saito (representing Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in mankind and nature throughout his life. The main theme of, “A Burnaby, BC) and Nao Seko. Night on the Galactic Railroad” is pursing the answer to, “What is The JCCC Board of Directors is diligently planning for the true happiness?” future. Our activities, programs and events continue to grow and Karakoro is a unique performing group consisting of a wide we are working to provide the best facilities for our membership and range of people from different age groups and backgrounds. the community at large. The group has become even more powerful and dynamic since last year. Please come and experience their dynamic Okinawan performance and the world of, “A Night on the Galactic Railroad” at the JCCC this summer! Before the show you will be able to enjoy Japanese summer Kats Takada Wood Sculpture Exhbiit noodles, “Hiyashi Chuka”, and Okinawan sweets, "Sata Andagi" until August 30, 2014 from 4:30pm in the Shokokai Court. Kats Takada’s Date: Sunday August 10, 2014 expressive wood Time: 6:00pm (food sales from 4:30pm) carvings of Tickets: $17.70 + HST JCCC members, himself and family $22.12 + HST non-members. members are Reserved seating. Tickets now on sale at the JCCC reception desk often portraits of 416-441-2345. alarming frankness. They may seem witty and even humorous at first glance, but they’re loaded with stark facts about real-life encounters with physical and mental afflictions, and the poignancy of growing old. “It’s coming” is a self-portrait produced when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Born in Chigasaki, Japan, Takada immigrated to Canada in 1969. He had briefly studied the craft of Kamakura-bori in Japan, and resumed carving here by enrolling in evening classes at a community centre. He is a thirty-year member of the Ontario Woodworking Association. The exhibit is currently showing in the JCCC Gallery until August 30, 2014. Photo courtesy of David Ohashi. 3 August Movie Night: LEAVING ON THE GEKIDAN SHINKANSEN presents 15TH SPRING SEVEN SOULS IN SKULL CASTLE A Heart-felt Tale of Growing Up in Okinawa “Bullet Train Theatre” brings a mix of kabuki, rock, modern theater ☆☆☆☆(4 stars) and big stars to the stage, the screen and the JCCC for it Canadian Mark Schilling, The Japan Times Premiere! A new and exciting development in the world of contemporary The film is set on a small island Japanese drama is the emergence of new genres that incorporate called Minamidaito with a population elements of kabuki. At the forefront of this trend is Gekidan of 1,200 and no high school. After Shinkansen, one of Japan's most popular contemporary theater finishing 9th grade at a school so companies. Shinkansen founder and director Inoue Hidenori, small they share their cafeteria with who calls his style "Inoue Kabuki," has teamed with Kabuki actor primary school children, most of Ichikawa Somegoroto to stage a string of hits over the past decade. the island’s 15-year-olds continue Grounded in the methods of contemporary theater but incorporating their education on Okinawa. Every kabuki techniques throughout, these shows pack a real punch year departing girls belonging to a with their flamboyant action and rock-concert–like sound. They traditional music circle perform a song titled “Abayoi” (“Goodbye” are products of a dynamic new theatrical movement inspired by in the local dialect) for their tight-knit community. The film’s heroine traditional kabuki that has captured the attention of theater watchers is the sweet-but-serious circle leader, Yuna. During an annual in Japan and elsewhere. sports and culture festival held with a nearby island, Yuna meets One of the ways this trend has picked up momentum is a tall, handsome, boy who is the star pitcher of the rival team and through Geki × Cine. Geki × Cine are filmed versions of live they agree to exchange letters. Love begins to bloom across the Gekidan Shinkansen performances that have become a sensation ocean. on Japanese screens: a wondrous concoction of kabuki, traditional In her stirring portrayal of Yuna, accomplished pop and stories, punkishly sentimental Japanese theater and Hollywood television star, Ayaka Miyoshi sings and plays the shamisen, a cinema logistics rolled into one giant mind-blowing extravaganza.
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