KINTSUKUROI

n.

1. the Japanese art of repairing pottery using gold

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

The philosophy of KINTSUKUROI shows us that something shattered can be restored and made stronger and more beautiful. The term is an apt metaphor for the Japanese American experience of WWII.

Forced from their homes, farms and businesses, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned simply because of their race. Our new feature-length film KINTSUKUROI follows the Ito family from pre-war San Francisco to the concentration camps of the American West to the battlefields of Europe as it endures one of the most shameful periods in American History.

San Mateo Buddhist Temple, Palo Alto Buddhist Temple and Ikeibi Films are proud to present the Peninsula premiere of KINTSUKUROI at 1pm Saturday September21 at the Woodside High Performing Arts Center. The film features Ryan Takemiya, Kealani Kitaura, Ken Takeda, Ron Munekawa, Kiyomi Koide, Timothy Hsu, Sarah Lee, David Kiyoshi Tom and Chizu Omori. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew.

Doors open at 12:30pm. Parking lot is adjacent to the PAC. There is a drop-off zone.