Our friends at the Fantasia Film Festival are celebrating their 25th anniversary! Their landmark festival runs from August 5 – 25 with an incredible lineup of films available on-demand across Canada and in-person at select venues in Montreal.
The Japan Foundation, Toronto is very proud to support Fantasia’s big year with our Film Screenings Abroad Grant Program. There are almost 50 Japanese films at this year’s Fantasia with two special events dedicated to careers of IWAI Shunji and the late KON Satoshi.
Japanese Films at Fantasia 2021:
- The 12 Day Tale Of The Monster That Died In | 2021 | Sci-Fi | 82 mins | Directed by IWAI Shunji
- All About Lily Chou-Chou | 2001 | Drama | 146 mins | Directed by IWAI Shunji
- April Story | 1998 | Drama | 67 mins | Directed by IWAI Shunji
- Art Kabuki | 2021 | Documentary | 86 mins | Directed by NAKAMURA Kazutaro
- Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes | 2021 | Sci-Fi | 70mins | Directed by YAMAGUCHI Junta
- Blink In The Desert | 2021 | Animation | 11 mins | Directed by SOEJIMA Shinobu
- Born Pisces | 2020 | Drama | 30 mins | Directed by YAMANAKA Yoko
- Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie | 2020 | Drama, Action | 119 mins | Directed by SATO Toya
- The Deer King | 2021 | Animation, Fantasy | 113 mins | Directed by ANDO Masasashi, MASAYUKI Miyaji
- Deiji Meets Girl | 2021 | Animation | 2 mins | Directed by TAZAWA Ushio
- Dreams On Fire | 2021 | Drama | 124 mins | Directed by Philippe McKie
- Fire Craft | 2021 | Animation, Fantasy | 26 mins | Directed by MATSUURA Naoki
- Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? | 1993 | Drama | 50 mins | Directed by IWAI Shunji
- Follow The Light | 2020 | Drama | 104 mins | Directed by NARITA Yoichi
- Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko | 2021 | Animation, Comedy | 97 mins | Directed by WATANABE Ayumu
- Funky Forest: The First Contact | 2005 | Comedy, Fantasy | 150 mins | Directed by MIKI Shunichiro, ISHII Katsuhito, ISHIMINE Hajime
- Georama Boy, Panorama Girl | 2020 | Drama, Romance | 105 mins | Directed by SETA Natsuki
- The Great Yokai War – Guardians | 2021 | Action, Fantasy | 117 mins | Directed by MIIKE Takashi
- Grand Blue Dreaming | 2020 | Comedy | 107 mins | Directed by HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Hakkori | 2021 | Animation, Fantasy | 14 mins | Directed by YAMASAKI Aya, Jason Brown
- Hold Me Back | 2020 | Drama, Romance | 133 mins | Directed by OHKU Akiko
- Incarnation | 2020 | Horror, Fantasy | 13 mins | Directed by SUZUKI Noboru
- It’s A Summer Film! | 2020 | Sci-Fi, Romance | 97 mins | Directed by MATSUMOTO Soushi
- Junk Head | 2021 | Animation, Sci-Fi | 101 mins | Directed by HORI Takahide
- Kakegurui | 2019 | Drama, Thriller | 119 mins | Directed by HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette | 2021 | Drama, Thriller | 119 mins | Directed by HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Love, Life And Goldfish | 2020 | Romance, Musical | 93 mins | Directed by MAKABE Yukinori
- Medama – Eye Ball | 2021 | Animation | 9 mins | Directed by YAMAMOTO Anna
- Not Quite Dead Yet | 2020 | Drama, Comedy | 93 mins | Directed by HAMASAKI Shinji
- Office Royale | 2021 | Comedy, Action | 102 mins | Directed by SEKI Kazuaki
- Ora, Ora Be Goin’ Alone | 2020 | Drama | 137 mins | Directed by OKITA Shuichi
- Pompo: The Cinephile | 2021 | Animation | 94 mins | Directed by HIRAO Takayuki
- Poupelle Of Chimney Town | 2020 | Animation | 100 mins | Directed by HIROTA Yusuke
- Remain In Twilight | 2021 | Drama, Fantasy | 96 mins | Directed by MATSUI Daigo
- Sakura | 2020 | Drama | 120 mins | Directed by YAZAKI Hitoshi
- Satoshi Kon, The Illusionist | 2021 | Documentary | 82 mins | Directed by Pascal-Alex Vincent
- School Radio to Major Tom | 2020 | Drama | 10 mins | Directed by TAKUYA Chisaka
- Sexual Drive | 2021 | Drama | 70 mins | Directed by YOSHIDA Kôta
- Tokyo Revengers | 2021 | Drama, Sci-Fi | 120 mins | Directed by HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Under the Open Sky | 2021 | Drama | 126 mins | Directed by NISHIKAWA Miwa
- Upcycling | 2020 | Animation | 4 mins | Directed by Anne-Lou Graoww, Song Hayoung Elaine, So Hi-jeong, Oh Sun-kyung, YOSHINARI Satoe, Yoo Kaitlen Haeun
- Uzumaki | 2000 | Fantasy, Horror | 90 mins | Directed by Higuchinsky
- Viewers:1 | 2021 | Sci-Fi | 5 mins | Directed by KOBAYASHI Yosuke, HARIYA Daigo
- Vulnerability | 2020 | Drama | 26 mins | Directed by TANIGAWA Eiji
- Wao | 2020 | Drama, Sci-Fi | 25 mins | Directed by YASUMURA Emi
- The Warped Forest | 2011 | Comedy, Fantasy | 84 mins | Directed by MIKI Shunichiro
- Wonderful Paradise | 2020 | Fantasy, Horror | 95 mins | Directed by YAMAMOTO Masahi
- Yakuza Princess | 2021 | Action | 111 mins | Directed by Vicente Amorim
Fantasia Special Events:
- Konversation: Takayuki Hirao Meets Pascal-Alex Vincent | Special Event, Talk
- Shunji Iwai: Masterclass & Career Achievement Award | Special Event, Talk
