THE NIGHT I SWAM 泳ぎすぎた夜 Directed by IGARASHI Kohei, Damien Manivel • 2017 • Drama, Snow, Aomori • 79 minutes • Trailer Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year-old son is awoken by … Continue reading →
WE MAKE ANTIQUES 嘘八百 Directed by TAKE Masaharu • 2018 • Comedy, Crime, Osaka • 105 minutes • Trailer A dowdy antique dealer Norio finds a valuable tea cup of the most famous Japanese tea master "Sen no Rikyu" from the 16th century when searching inside a … Continue reading →
AWAKE Directed by YAMADA Atsuhiro • 2020 • Drama, Sport, Shogi • 119 minutes • Trailer Eiichi (YOSHIZAWA Ryo) and Riku (WAKABA Ryu) grew up devoted to shogi. In their 20s, Riku came out the better player. To redeem himself, Eiichi devotes himself to create an AI … Continue reading →
ROUND TRIP HEART ロマンス Directed by TANADA Yuki • 2015 • Drama, Romance, Hakone • 97 minutes • Trailer 26-year-old HOJO Hachiko (OSHIMA Yuko) works as a train attendant on a Romance Car, but doesn’t have the self-confidence for a romance of her own. An encounter … Continue reading →
Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema: TREMBLE ALL YOU WANT Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto Our annual event returns to the Hot Docs Cinema in January 2020 with five contemporary films that show … Continue reading →
Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema: BEFORE WE VANISH Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto Our annual event returns to the Hot Docs Cinema in January 2020 with five contemporary films that show the … Continue reading →
Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema: MORI, THE ARTISTS HABITAT Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto Our annual event returns to the Hot Docs Cinema in January 2020 with five contemporary films that show … Continue reading →
Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema: SHOPLIFTERS Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto Our annual event returns to the Hot Docs Cinema in January 2020 with five contemporary films that show the creativity and … Continue reading →
Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema: MIRAI Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto Our annual event returns to the Hot Docs Cinema in January 2020 with five contemporary films that show the creativity and … Continue reading →
Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema FREE ADMISSION No RSVP required All films in Japanese with English subtitles Doors open 30 minutes before showtime Our annual … Continue reading →
