2019-20 Japanese Film Series

Home , Life (manga), Yuki Suetsugu

Embassy of Japan 255 Sussex Drive, Ottawa (c)George Asakura, KODANSHA/ "Oboreru Knife“ Production Committee. 2019-20 Japanese Film Series

All the films are in Japanese with English subtitles.

Your Name. Chihayafuru Part 2 Two high schoolers who Following the karuta are complete strangers tournament in Tokyo, suddenly switch bodies. Chihaya's team is ready This bizarre occurrence for the national (c) 2016 TOHO / CoMix Wave Films / continues to happen KADOKAWA / JR Kikaku / AMUSE / voque championship. However, ting / Lawson HMV Entertainment randomly and the two (c)2016 "Chihayafuru" Film Partners (c)Yuki Suetsugu / KODANSHA LTD. Chihaya is disappointed must adjust their lives around it. As their to hear that a childhood best friend has quit playing. connection deepens, they look for a chance to She pours her time and energy into training, making meet. But distance isn’t the only thing keeping a lot of sacrifices in the process. (2016, 102 min.) them apart. (2016, 146 min.)

Thursday, November 14, 2019 ・ 6:30PM Thursday, February 13, 2020 ・ 6:30PM

The Night I Swam Sing My Life The 6 year-old son of Sin gle -mo ther Katsu a fisherman is awoken Setayama worked hard to by his father’s raise her daughter. Now departure one night at 73, she regrets not and can’t fall back to being able to pursue her dream of becoming a sleep. On his way to (c)2016 Ayakano Film Partners (c)2014 CJ E&M Corporation school, still drowsy, singer. After stumbling upon a mysterious photography studio, she is he strays off the path and wanders into the snow. magically transformed into her 20-year-old self and (2017, 78 min.) embarks on her journey to stardom. (2016, 125 min.) Thursday, December 12, 2019 ・ 6:30PM Thursday, March 12, 2020 ・ 6:30PM

Drowning Love Mori, The Artist’s Habitat Teen fashion model 94-year-old painter Mori Natsume meets selfish has hardly left his yet handsome Koh property in the past 30 after moving into a years. He spends his days country town with her observing his garden and (c)George Asakura, KODANSHA/ family. Their ties break (c) 2017 “Mori, The Artist's Habitat” all living things in it. His "Oboreru Knife“ Production Committee. Film Partners wife Hideko tends to after an incident at the local festival, but no matter she cannot forget Koh’s dazzling world and visitors and they live peacefully. Their small her own dream for the future. (2016, 111 min.) paradise is put at risk when developers plan to build a condominium next door. (2017, 99 min.) Thursday, January 16, 2020 ・ 6:30PM Thursday, March 26, 2020 ・ 6:30PM

Free Admission and no reservation is required. Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Doors will open at 6:00. Only street parking is available. For more inquiries, please visit: www.ca.emb-japan.go.jp or email: [email protected]