Before the Coffee Gets Cold (film screening)
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September 28 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold
コーヒーが冷めないうちに
Café Funiculi Funicula
Saturday, September 28, 3:00PM (ET)
Doors open 2:30PM | Film Screening | In-Person | Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave.) | Free Admission
Directed by TSUKAHARA Ayuko • 2018 • Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi • 116 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer
Urban legend has it that you can return to your chosen point in the past at Café Funiculi Funicula, the coffee shop where TOKITA Kazu works. But, several rules must be obeyed in order to travel back to the past. One’s time travelling is limited to the period by which the coffee gets cold.
Adapted from the global book sensation of the same name by author KAWAGUCHI Toshikazu, who is a featured guest at the 2024 Toronto International Festival of Authors.
Free admission. Register below.
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Curtain Up to a New Chapter: KAWAGUCHI Toshikazu’s journey of storytelling across genres
Saturday, September 28, 3:00PM (ET)
Mr. Kawaguchi will converse with Mr. Bruce Pitkin at The Japan Foundation, Toronto about his unique journey of being a playwright turned novelist. The pair will discuss theatre, writing, and translation, making it suitable for enthusiasts of all three to join in. Venturing into the challenges and opportunities the writer has faced in his journey, audience can expect to learn more about the author’s storytelling, which spans genres, as well as hear all about how the café that lets you visit your past came into being.
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