Matinee Eiga
When: Every Sunday @ 2:00PM
Where: JCCCW
Admission: $5 Suggested Donation for Public
    $3 Suggested Donation for JCCCW Members

Join us for the new Matinee Eiga Sundays! The JCCCW will screen Japanese and Japanese American movies and recreate the tradition of the Kokusai Theater, a Japanese movie theater which was located in Seattle's International District that was popular during the 1960s and 1970s until its closing in the 1980s. The theater was attended by many Issei and Nissei back in the day. We hope you will enjoy watching classic movies at this event! The event will have a suggested donation of $5 for the general public and $3 for current JCCCW members. For more information, email us at info@jcccw.org or give us a call at (206)-568-7114.

Movie Line Up:
Click on images for movie synopsis.
13 AssassinsDollsHula GirlsJu-OnKiki's Delivery ServiceKikujiroLight Up NipponPaprikaPrincess MononokeSayonaraSukiyaki Western DjangoTony TakitaniWhipser of the HeartThe Secret World of Arrietty
The Sasaki home: Ryuhei Sasaki is a typical salaryman. His wife, Megumi, is a typical housewife. Youngest son Kenji goes to school and takes karate lessons. Older son Taka is still looking for his place in life. Within this average Tokyo area family, dark lies and unhappiness fester in the fringes.A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view. Released in 1950, this Japanese period drama film starring Toshiro Mifune introduced famed director Akira Kurosawa and Japanese film to Western audiences. It is considered a masterpiece and has won numerous awards.An untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against American forces during World War II. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima, the brilliant tactics of General Kuribayashi and his men transform a sure defeat into a 40 day combat.When a mutilated baby is born to evil Lord Daigo, he is cast away in a river. The baby survives to become the demon slayer Hyakkimaru. He meets the thief Dororo, who was raised as a boy after the death of her parents by Lord Daigo. Dororo befriends Hyakkimaru and joins him in a quest for revenge.Kanji Watanabe is a bureaucrat in a city office who spends his life doing nothing. He learns he is dying of cancer and wants to find some meaning in his life. He spends a night on the town with a novelist and then with a young woman, but finally decides he can make a difference through his job.This award-winning documentary celebrates Japanese American culture and history in Hawaii. It is an inspiring century-long story of struggle and success in the greatest American tradition, of labor on Hawaii's sugar plantations, patriotic heroism during World War II, and helping to create statehood.Director Akira Kurosawa returns for the play between illusion and reality. Sumptuously reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a soaring historical epic that is also a somber meditation on the nature of power.Blind Zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. But behind his humble facade, he is a master swordsm. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. He's destined for violent showdowns when he stumbles on two geishas avenging their parents' murder.Based on the bestselling comic by Aya Nakahara, LOVE*COM is a high-school romantic comedy centered on two students. Risa is a taller than average girl, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi, a shorter than average boy. A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship and discovery before Ponyo's father, a powerful sorcerer, forces her to return to her home in the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the delicate balance of nature and triggers a storm.
May 12: Tokyo Sonata | トウキョウソナタ
Drama, Japanese with English Subtitles
120 minutes, PG-13





May 19: Rashomon | 羅生門
Crime/Drama, Japanese with English Subtitles
88 minutes, Not Rated




May 26: Letters From Iwo Jima | 硫黄島からの手紙
Drama/History/War, Japanese/English with English Subtitles
131 minutes, R
 



June 2: Dororo | どろろ
Action/Fantasy/Horror, Japanese with English Subtitles
139 minutes, Not Rated




June 9: Ikiru | 生きる
Drama, Japanese with English Subtitles
143 minutes, Not Rated




June 16: Great Grandfather's Drum | 曽祖父の太鼓
Docmuentary, English
57 minutes, Not Rated




June 23:  Kagemusha | 影武者
Drama/History/War, Japanese with English Subtitles
180 minutes, PG





June 30: Zatoichi | 座頭市
Action/Comedy/Drama, Japanese with English Subtitles
116 minutes, R





July 7: Love★Com | ラブ★コン
Comedy/Romance, Japanese with English Subtitles
99 minutes, Not Rated




July 14: Ponyo | 崖の上のポニョ
Animation/Adventure/Family, Japanese with English Subtitles
101 minutes, G
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