I WISH June 3rd at 6:30pm at the Egyptian Theatre June 6th at 4:00pm at the Egyptian Theatre Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in Kagoshima, in the southern region of Kyushu, Japan; his younger brother, Ryunosuke, lives with their father, a guitarist in a rock …
Tag: Movies
Feb 14
Upcoming Movies
SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETY Widely released – playing at many theaters! From February 17th on From the legendary Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Ponyo) comes The Secret World of Arrietty, an animated adventure based on Mary Norton’s acclaimed children’s book series The Borrowers. Arrietty (voice of Bridgit Mendler), a …
Jan 23
Dinner and a Movie Night – Norwegian Wood!
Have an open Friday this week? Come out for dinner and a movie with PNWJETAA! Norwegian Wood, based on the famous Haruki Murakami book, is playing with the Seattle International Film Festival at the Uptown starting this Friday. We’re planning on meeting for dinner at Genki Sushi then walking over to the Uptown for the …
Apr 01
Upcoming Movies (One is a fundraiser!)
Fine Totally Fine: A Fundraiser for Japanese Tsunami Relief Playing at the Northwest Film Forum April 2nd at 4:30pm Director Fujita has made a truly feel good indie comedy with his story of Teruo (Yosi Arakawa), a tree trimmer whose mission in life is to make the scariest haunted house experience in Japan. He enlists …
Jan 03
Upcoming Movies
EVANGELION 1.0 Playing at Grand Illusion Cinema From January 14th – 20th All that remains of Japan is Tokyo-3, a city that is now under attack by giant alien creatures (called Angels) determined to destroy mankind. Humanity’s only hope for survival is NERV, a special government agency that has secretly developed a gigantic humanoid weapons …
Sep 08
RSVP – Harimaya Bridge Showing
You may have seen Lynn’s post a week or so ago about Japanese movies coming to Seattle. Well, we want to organize a special outing to see The Harimaya Bridge, written and directed by a fellow JET alumni! Director Aaron Woolfolk was an ALT in Kochi Prefecture and his film was inspired by his time …
- 1
- 2
Upcoming Events
Oct
7
Sun
3:00 pm
Book Club: Go
@ Fresh Flours
Book Club: Go
@ Fresh Flours
Oct 7 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Please join Book Club for our discussion of Go: A coming of age novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro. You can find it at Amazon here. About the book: As a Korean student in a Japanese high school, Sugihara has had to defend himself against all kinds of bullies. But nothing could have prepared him for the heartache he feels when he falls hopelessly in love …
Oct
13
Sat
all-day
TRANSITIONS 2018
@ Northwest University
TRANSITIONS 2018
@ Northwest University
Oct 13 all-day
Save the Date for Transitions 2018! Transitions: Opportunities Forum & Networking Expo is the annual career and networking event organized by PNWJETAA, co-sponsored by Northwest University and The Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). While this event has a very specific purpose, it’s open to anyone who wishes to attend. As a JET Alumni-produced event, …