"Songs of Kamui" (2023) is based on the true story of Chiri Yukie (1903-1922), a young Ainu woman who worked to preserve the Ainu language and folklore, publishing the first Japanese translation of an Ainu epic poem, "Kamui Yukar."

Directed/Screenplay by Hiroshi Sugawara; Starring Mizuki Yoshida, Ayumu Mochizuki.

Sponsored by the Five College Center for East Asian Studies, Smith College EALC, Massachusetts-Hokkaido Association.

The screening is free and open to the public. Watch the trailer.

There will be a related webinar with the film's director on March 3rd, 7pm ET. See details below.

"Ainu Spirits Singing: The Living World of Chiri Yukie,"

with Sarah Strong, Bates College. 

Chiri Yukie (1903-1922), a young Ainu woman who worked to preserve Ainu language and folklore, published the first Japanese translation of an Ainu epic poem, "Kamui Yukar." This webinar is part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Massachusetts Hokkaido Association and sister state relationship.

Register here