Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema - Mori, The Artists Habitat
Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto
- FREE ADMISSION
- No RSVP required
- First come first served
- All films in Japanese with English subtitles
Our annual event returns to the Hot Docs Cinema in January 2020 with five contemporary films that show the creativity and depth of story telling on the big screen by Japan’s celebrated filmmakers.
Hot Docs Cinema (formerly Bloor Cinema) 506 Bloor St. W. (Bloor and Bathurst)
Mori, The Artists Habitat モリのいる場所
Doors Open: 11:00am , Film: 11:30am
Directed by Shuichi Okita 2018, 99 minutes, G
In the last 30 years of of his long life, reclusive artist Morikazu Kumagai (1880-1977), aka Mori, almost never left his Ikebukuro home. Instead, he took pleasure in a daily routine of observing the cats, fish, birds and insects living in his luxuriant garden for hours, eventually rendering them into his distinct paintings.
Starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kirin Kiki, Ryo Kase, Ken Mitsuishi.
DETAILS
506 Bloor St West
Toronto ON M5S 1Y3
Canada
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506 Bloor St West
Toronto ON M5S 1Y3
Canada