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J-Sei At The Movies – Toshiro Mifune Is Hot!
J-Sei Movie Night: Watch Party and Discussion
Friday, March 10, 6:30 pm (on Zoom)
The Japanese film superstar Mifune Toshiro (1920–1997) is a legend, not only in Japan but throughout the world. Blessed with charisma and good looks that strike even casual movie goers, Mifune was able in his many varied roles to combine sensitivity and intelligence with a raw physicality, creating a screen presence matched by few. Over a 50-year film career and spanning nearly 200 films, Mifune has thrilled and continues to captivate generations of viewers.
Please join us on Friday, March 10, at 6:30pm for a Japanese movie watch party and discussion on Zoom. (Movie tba.) RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Mar movie night” in the subject line to receive Zoom info prior to the event.
See you at the movies!
J-Sei Movie Night Bento
For movie night, you can order specially made obento from My Friend Yuji for pickup. Here are Chef Yuji’s delectable offerings for this month’s movie night:
Assorted Sushi Offering and Asari Miso Soup
- Spicy Hotate & Inari Sushi ($18) – Smoked Hokkaido scallop maki with tobiko, tenkasu, spicy mayo and negi + 3 pieces inari sushi
- Salmon Kawa & Inari Sushi ($16) – Smoked salmon skin roll with takuan, pickled gobo, shiso, cucumber + 3 pieces inari sushi
- Bara Chirashi ($65) – Zuke tuna trio (local Albacore, Akami & Toro bluefin from Mexico) / Kohada (gizzard shad) from Amakusa, Kumamoto / Sayori (half-beak) from Kesennuma, Miyagi / garnished with negi, ikura, goma and with shiso, wasabi, ginger, shoyu over Koshihikari rice
- Asari Miso Soup ($14) – 1 quart of miso soup made with a rich clam dashi and a mix of Sendai/Saikyo miso with clams, tofu and negi
Click on the button below to place your order. Pick up your meal at the selected pick-up time at J-Sei on Friday, March 10th. Please remember to wear a mask and observe social distance protocol. Thank you!
To order: When you click on the button above, it will take you directly to a pop-up order form on the My Friend Yuji webpage, where you first select a pickup time. In the next window, click anywhere inside the box frame to open another pop-up and select the number of bento you want to order, then click on “Add item” to close the pop-up. Repeat with additional items to order. When you’ve finished selecting your bento, click the “View order” bar at the bottom to confirm your order and click “Continue to payment” to sign in and pay for your order.
Support J-Sei At the Movies
Thanks to you, J-Sei At the Movies is in its Sixth Year! We look forward to more creative programming with educational and inspiring Japanese and Japanese American films. We are especially grateful for the up close and personal chats with filmmakers as we learn so much from the exchange.
We love having a growing and enthusiastic audience. We welcome any donations to help us offset costs for Movie Night. Thanks for considering this.
Sentimental Journey: A Nisei Life in Song – March 18, 2023
Sentimental Journey: A Nisei Life in Song
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 12:30 pm
Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley
Join J-Sei for this special show in tribute to our Nisei generation as the Grateful Crane Ensemble from Los Angeles takes you on a sentimental journey through the Nisei’s life in America before, during and after WWII. Featuring over 20 of the Nisei’s favorite Japanese and American songs, the show promises to bring back fond memories of their lives well-lived as we say “Thank you” to them for paving the way for the younger generations to follow.
Written by Soji Kashiwagi
Featuring Jason Fong, Haruye Ioka, Keiko Kawashima, and Merv Maruyama
Musicians: Lisa Joe, Musical Director, Piano; Danny Yamamoto, Drums
GROUP TICKET Sales with J-Sei are now closed. Tickets are still available for purchase at Freight & Salvage . We hope to see you there!
J-Sei At The Movies – A Valentine’s Watch Party
J-Sei Movie Night: A Japanese Love Story?
Friday, February 10, 6:30 pm (on Zoom)
It has become an annual J-Sei Movie Night tradition to celebrate February with a Japanese romantic movie. But is there actually such a thing as a Japanese love story with a happy ending? Does such a movie exist? Well, turns out this has proved to be a rather challenging and elusive quest, but we’ve tried to be diligent in our continuing hunt. Has our Valentine’s search finally been successful this year?!?
Join us and find out on Friday, February 10, at 6:30pm for a Japanese movie watch party and discussion on Zoom. (Movie tba.) RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Feb movie night” in the subject line to receive Zoom info prior to the event.
See you at the movies!
J-Sei Movie Night Bento
For movie night, you can order specially made obento from My Friend Yuji for pickup. Here are Chef Yuji’s delectable offerings for this month’s movie night:
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Kimchi Tako Poke – 1/2 pint of kimchi tako, onions, negi and limu – $14
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Garlic Tuna Poke – 1/2 pint garlic tuna, sweet onions, negi and limu – $16
- Squid & Pork Hawaiian Plate – squid taro stewed, kalua pork, lomi lomi salmon with koshihikari rice – $18
- Oxtail Nabe Kit – Oxtail dashi, assorted vegetables, chicken tsukune, wagyu A5 enoki rolls, pork belly cabbage rolls, hon hamachi, shirataki noodles, homeade ponzu and gomadare. Rice, grated yam, egg and aonori. Will give cooking instructions – $70
Click on the button below to place your order. Pick up your meal at the selected pick-up time at J-Sei on Friday, February 10th. Please remember to wear a mask and observe social distance protocol. Thank you!
To order: When you click on the button above, it will take you directly to a pop-up order form on the My Friend Yuji webpage, where you first select a pickup time. In the next window, click anywhere inside the box frame to open another pop-up and select the number of bento you want to order, then click on “Add item” to close the pop-up. Repeat with additional items to order. When you’ve finished selecting your bento, click the “View order” bar at the bottom to confirm your order and click “Continue to payment” to sign in and pay for your order.
Support J-Sei At the Movies
Thanks to you, J-Sei At the Movies is in its Sixth Year! We look forward to more creative programming with educational and inspiring Japanese and Japanese American films. We are especially grateful for the up close and personal chats with filmmakers as we learn so much from the exchange.
We love having a growing and enthusiastic audience. We welcome any donations to help us offset costs for Movie Night. Thanks for considering this.
New Year’s Greeting from Yuji
Hi Everyone!
Yuji
Oshogatsu Celebration 2023
J-Sei Oshogatsu Celebration
Friday, January 27th (Hybrid: In-Person and Online)
“The year of The Rabbit is one where the sacrifices of the past are rewarded generously. All the seeds of effort we have sown shall finally bear fruit whose sweetness is determined by the purity of our heart’s intent.” [Year of the Rabbit. Lifestyle Asia]
What are your intentions for the new year? Our hope and intention at J-Sei is to keep us all connected in community.
11 am – Join us for our Oshogatsu celebration in an intergenerational exchange with students from the American International Montessori School. Enjoy Japanese games with the children, create calligraphy to greet the new year, and learn odori together.
12 pm – Then, enjoy a classic celebratory dish of Chirashizushi, with friends at J-Sei or pick-up To-Go.
1 pm – Our J-Sei Oshogatsu Celebration will be a hybrid program – in-person and online. The program will feature “Silly Green Mask”, a new book by Judith Kajiwara, with illustrations by Felicia Hoshino. A special presentation by the American International Montessori School and odori by Keiko Allen and J-Sei Minyo no Odori.
RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Oshogatsu” in the subject line. Please indicate if you plan to join us in-person or pick-up To-Go. The suggested donation is $12. You can pay using the online option below or bring cash or check on the day of pick-up. Limited space available.
Silly Green Mask by Judith Kajiwara, with illustrations by Felicia Hoshino
Silly Green Mask had been sitting in a file cabinet for 40 years. It was recently found when its author, now a grandma, decided to recycle decades of papers from her files. Folded away were the yellow, tattered pages of a true story she’d written when she was a young single mother. She had once dreamed of making it into a children’s story book. But life got in the way and the dream was forgotten. Upon finding the story, a little bird tweeted, “It’s never too late to make your forgotten dream come true.” Having no clue how to start, she began visualizing her dream until it came to be.
Silly Green Mask is about a very imaginative 3-year-old girl and her younger sister. At pre-school, the girl draws a silly face on green construction paper. Her teacher cuts it out, fashions it into a mask with eye holes, and attaches a string. The mask becomes a source of fun and theater for the girl, instantly turning her into an animated, make-believe character.
Silly Green Mask is about love, family, innocence, imagination and the importance of choice.
The book will be available for $23. Please let us know in advance if you would like your copy signed by the author.
Author Judith Kajiwara – Since growing up on a small farm in Livingston, California, Judith Kajiwara has been on a life-long spiritual quest to find truth, freedom and joy. Livingston is home to the Yamato Colony where many Issei (first generation Japanese) farmers settled in the late 1800s. As a Sansei (third generation Japanese American), church, community and culture established the foundation for her life. After high school, she attended UC Berkeley where she worked as a grassroots community organizer while earning her degree in psychology. In addition to writing, Judith continues to follow her passion for dance and healing. She is a seasoned Japanese Butoh solo performing artist, choreographer, dance teacher and Reiki energy healer.
Illustrator Felicia Hoshino – Born in San Francisco, California, Felicia Hoshino’s prize-winning illustrations can be found in children’s books such as Juna and Appa, A Place Where Sunflowers Grow, and Sora and the Cloud. She enjoys sketch-booking, illustrating portraits, cooking with her husband, and seeing her growing son’s and daughter’s creativity shine.