Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA

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August 21st, 2020 @ 9:00 am - August 23rd, 2020 @ 9:00 pm EDT
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Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival
July 17 – August 23, 2020
Friday August 21, 9:00 AM – Sunday August 23, 9:00 PM
FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA 翔んで埼玉
From the director of Thermae Romae and Color Me True comes a wild comic fantasy based on MAYA Mineo’s popular classic 1980’s manga.
In a luxurious, kingdom-like Tokyo lives Momomi, the son of the corrupt governor and the possessor of striking feminine beauty. He, like all Tokyoites, looks down on the unsophisticated neighboring prefectures, especially Saitama. When mysterious student Rei transfers into the private academy, the spark of attraction soon lights the fuse for a war between the prefectures. A lunatic satire of the universal tensions between urban and rural; overflowing with energy, hilarity, and over-the-top action.
Starring
Fumi Nikaido, Gackt, Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso, Ryo Narita, Naoto Takenaka
(c)2019 “Fly me to the Saitama” Film Partners
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All films are in Japanese with English subtitles.