Join us for the screening of the crowd-favourite documentary, ART OF THE GAME: UKIYO-E HEROES, on Thursday, December 1st at the JFT Event Hall.
Art of the Game: Ukiyo-e Heroes
Director: TOKIKAWA Toru • 2017 • Documentary • 97 min.
Presented in English/Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer
Thursday, December 1, 7:00PM (ET) (Doors Open at 6:30 PM)
In-Person Film Screening at the Japan Foundation, Toronto | Free Admission!
Welcome back to the JFT for our first in-person film screening in over 2 years!
We will be screening a crowd-favourite documentary about the journey of how a Canadian craftsman and an American designer, with a father and son generation gap, team up to revive the ancient art of Japanese woodblock prints (Ukiyo-e) by juxtaposing traditional art with pop culture icons such as Super Mario and Pokémon.
Registration & Details: https://jftor.org/event/ukiyoe-heroes-2022/
In conjunction with our current gallery exhibition, Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku”: Perspectives of Landscape Ukiyo-e Prints”.
RSVP Required. Click here
Phone: 4169661600
Email: info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
2022/12/01 - 2022/12/01
Additional time info:
Doors Open at 6:30 PM
The Japan Foundation, Toronto
2 Bloor St. East, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M4W 1A8