KINTSUKUROI: Twin Cities Premiere Film Screening

Overview

Join us for the film screening premiere of KINTSUKUROI by Ikeibi Films. This event is in partnership with the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League and in commemoration of the Day of Remembrance, observed on February 19, as a day for the Japanese American community to reflect and share the history of the forced incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during World War II.

The event will include a panel discussion following the screening and a closing reception with light refreshments. Live captioning will be provided.

About the film:

KINTSUKUROI

1. the Japanese art of repairing pottery using gold

2. the strength and beauty found in something that has been broken

Like every immigrant family, the Itos came to the United States to build a better life. After years of struggle and sacrifice, the dream that was America seemed within their grasp.

Then the world changed forever… with a stroke of his pen, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 and effectively destroyed the lives of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of WWII.

KINTSUKUROI follows members of the Ito family from their pre-war life in San Francisco’s Japantown to the concentration camps of the American West to the battlefields of Europe as they struggle to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. The film features Ryan Takemiya, Kealani Kitaura, Ken Takeda, Ron Munekawa, Kiyomi Koide and Chizu Omori.

Proceeds in part from this event will benefit the Twin Cities Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. JACL is a national membership organization whose mission is to secure and maintain the human and civil rights of Americans victimized by injustice. Visit tcjacl.org to learn more.