FREE Japanese film showing in July 2018

We will show another Japanese film this Thursday. ALL WELCOME! Date: Thursday 19 July 2018 Time: 7pm Place: L.G.03 Free Admission No booking required English Subtitles Nobody to Watch Over Me (c)2009 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, NIHON EIGA SATELLITE BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TOHO Director : Rhoichi Kimizuka Cast: Koichi Sato, Mirai Shida, Ryuhei Matsuda 2009 | 118mins […]

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FREE Japanese film showing in June 2018

We will show another Japanese film this Thursday. ALL WELCOME! Date: Thursday 21 June 2018 Time: 7pm Place: L.G.03 Free Admission No booking required English Subtitles MAMESHIBA (c) 2009 “MAMESHIBA” PRODUCTION COMMITTEE Director : Toru Kamei Cast: Jiro Sato, Yumi Adachi, Tetsu Watanabe 2009 | 106mins Parental Guidance Recommended for Young Viewers A touching Story […]

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オープン・デー2018 Open Day 2018

今週の金曜日[きんようび]、ワイカト大学では、オープン・デーがあります。日本の大学ではよくオープンキャンパスと言いますね、あれです。ワイカト大学でどんな勉強[べんきょう]ができるか、どんな経験[けいけん]ができるか知るチャンスです。ぜひ来てください。詳[くわ]しい情報[じょうほう](= detailed information)はここで:https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day-2018 We, the University of Waikato, will hold the Open day this Friday! This is a great opportunity for you to find out what you can study/experience at the University of Waikato. Please come along! You can find the details here: https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day-2018

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FREE Japanese film showing in May 2018

We will show another Japanese film this Thursday. ALL WELCOME! Date: Thursday 10 May 2018 Time: 7pm Place: L.G.03 Free Admission No booking required English Subtitles A Tale of Samurai Cooking © 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners Director : Yuzo Asahara Cast: Aya Ueto, Kengo Kora, Kimiko Yo, Riko Narumi 2013 | […]

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今日は子どもの日 Children’s day today

今日は5月5日、日本では子どもの日です。祝日[しゅくじつ](= statutory holiday)です。男の子のいる家庭[かてい](= household)では、兜[かぶと](= samurai helmet)や鯉[こい]のぼり(= koi carp banner)を飾[かざ]ります。そして、男の子の健康[けんこう]や幸[しあわ]せなどを祈[いの]ります。写真[しゃしん]は鯉のぼりです。 It is the 5th of May, Children’s Day in Japan and it’s a statutory holiday today. The households with boys put kabuto (= samurai helmet) and/or koinobori (= koi carp shaped banner) out and wish their boys’ health, happiness and prosperity. The photo shows the banners.

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FREE Japanese film showing in April 2018

We will show another Japanese film this Thursday. This is an absolutely hilariously funny film! Please come along!! FREE Japanese film showing in April 2016 Date      Thursday 12 April 2018 Time      7pm – 9pm Where L.G.03 Contact                Athena Chambers Contact email    athena.chambers@waikato.ac.nz Website               www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL Welcome. Thermae Romae ©2012 “THERMAE ROMAE” Film Partners Director : Hideki […]

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FREE Japanese film showing in March 2018

We will show another film this week. Please come along. Admission Free. No booking required. English subtitles. SHIN GODZILLA © 2016 TOHO CO., LTD. Godzilla and the character design are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd Thursday 15 March 2018 at 7pm at L3 (The University of Waikato) Director: Hideaki Anno Cast:  Hiroki Hasegawa,  Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara […]

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Free Japanese film showing in October 2017

FREE Japanese film showing in October 2017 Date: Thursday 12 October 2017 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:50 PM Location: L3 Contact: athena.chambers@waikato.ac.nz Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Studio Ghibli Animation Film! Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL WELCOME. ‘When Marnie was there' Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Voice: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima 2014 | 103min. | […]

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