Japanese Movies at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema: A Story of Yonosuke

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January 24th, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 4:45 pm EST

Cost: Free
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Directed by: Shuichi Okita
Starring: Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sosuke Ikematsu, Ayumi Ito
2013, 160″ (comedy/drama)

In 1987, Yonosuke leaves his rural hometown to start university life in Tokyo. Good-natured, socially awkward and goofily handsome , he quickly makes friends, joins the samba club, and works as a bellhop while gingerly negotiating the terms of a relationship with a smitten young heiress, Shoko-chan. Although Yonosuke is, according to Shoko, “so normal, it’s funny,” his sweet nature lingers in the memories of everyone he meets. Cutting between university days and the present, A Story of Yonosuke shows the lasting effects of pure friendship.

Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto
Community Partner: Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
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Starts:
January 24th, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
Ends:
January 24th, 2016 @ 4:45 pm
Doors Open:
1:30 PM
Cost:
Free
Registration:
Not required
Language:
In Japanese with English subtitles
Event Category:

Organizer

The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto

Venue

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
506 Bloor St. W. ON
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