Japanese Movies at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema: Sue, Mai and Sawa
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January 8th, 2017 @ 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm EST
Cost: FreeDetails »
- Directed by Osamu Minorikawa
- 2013, 106 minutes, PG
- Starring Ko Shibasaki, Yôko Maki, Shinobu Terajima
- Comedy/drama
Sue, Mai and Sawa documents the enduring friendship of three single women in their thirties as they confront the challenges, indignities and rewards of work, love and family. Sue-chan is an inventive cook at a chic bistro who is struggling to adjust to a new leadership role. Mai-chan works in sales, but spends a lot of time covering for her incompetent boss. And Sawa-san (a few years older, hence the more formal honorific –san) is a freelance illustrator caring for her bedridden grandmother. Beautifully filmed and superbly cast, with a soft, aspirational gloss that belies the harder truths at its core, this is a sharply observant film that refuses to be dismissed as a simple chick flick.
Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto
Community partner: Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
© 2012 “Sue, Mai & Sawa” Production Committee, 2013
