T H E B E S T O F C O N T E M P O R A R Y J A PA N E S E C I N E M A
V I R T U A L
andE D I T I O N
present

OCTOBER 3-22, 2020
Hatanaka Family
Foundation

JAPANESE CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE • 6 GARAMOND COURT • TORONTO • 416.441.2345

ABOUT THE TORONTO JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL“I think what makes the Toronto Japanese Film Festival so
special is the wonderful job it does in capturing the current
state of the Japanese film industry. The programming
conveys a sense of what is really happening in the worldof Japanese cinema. By including popular films we canget a better understanding of the country. These choices
ensure Toronto audiences can experience a true sense ofcontemporary Japan.”
Takashi Yamazaki (Director, Always: Sunset on 3rd Street,
The Eternal Zero, The Man Called Pirate)“The Toronto Japanese Film Festival is quickly becoming
the most important window of Japanese cinema toward
the world. The selection is impeccable with the dynamic ofa true international film festival. My salute to all Canadiansand congratulations! This is some place we, the Japanesefilm-makers, can look for the future of Japanese cinema.”
Masato Harada (Director: Sekigahara, Kakekomi, The
Emperor in August, Chronicle of My Mother)
Now in its ninth year, the Toronto Japanese Film Festival has growninto one of the largest cinema events of its kind in the world,
showcasing the finest Japanese films that have been recognizedfor excellence by Japanese audiences and critics, international film
festival audiences and the Japanese Film Academy. Programming
addresses popular genres such as historical (samurai) jidaigeki,
contemporary dramas, comedies and action, literary adaptations,children’s, art-house and anime films. All films shown are North
American, Canadian, or Toronto premieres.
The Toronto Japanese Film Festival’s mandate has been carefullyaligned with that of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. In the
57 years since the opening of the JCCC, film has been an important
tool in creating friendship, understanding, and exchange between theJapanese and broader Canadian communities. Ticket sales from thefestival also help to drive our heritage programming which shares theimportant lessons of cultural acceptance and human rights, implicit in
the Japanese Canadian experience with all Canadians.
The festival continues to attract large crowds representing a broad
demographic and generates much positive reaction with viewer
surveys consistently indicating that audiences genuinely enjoy
and feel challenged by the films. Last year also found the TJFF
visiting Japan as we presented outdoor screenings of our lineup and introduced the JCCC and the Japanese Canadian experience- in Tokyo’s spectacular Hibiya Midtown cultural and commercial
complex. We will doing this again this year.
Our 2020 festival has run into the same coronavirus-driven obstacles
as most film festivals around the world this year and, for the safetyof our many friends, members and supporters, we are hosting thefestival entirely online. Still, we have curated an exciting line-up
and invite you to be a part of this stunning festival from home. We
also look forward to welcoming you back to the JCCC’s Kobayashi
Hall for the festival’s 10th anniversary in 2021. Enjoy the films andstay well!

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トロント日本映画祭について“トロント日本映画祭の素晴らしいところは日本映画を取り巻く今現在の状況を見事に切り取っていることにあると思います。今の日本の映画界がどうなっているかを肌で感じる事が出来るのです。
映画という物、
特に商業映画に内包されるその国の情報という物は想像以上に豊かな物です。この取り組みは、実は今の“日本そのもの”をトロントの皆さんに紹介してくれているのだと思います。”		
山崎貴監督『海賊とよばれた男』(
2017年上映作品)“トロント日本映画祭は第4回にして既に、日本映画を世界に発信するもっとも重要な窓口としてその地位を築きつつあります。上映作品個々の規模や予想観客動員数には幅がありますが、ラインナップとしては日本映画のトレンドを完璧に網羅するものでした。我々日本の映画制作者は、
ここに日本映画の未来の在り方を見出だすことができると思います。
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原田眞人監督（『駆込み女と駆出し男』
2015年上映作品）
今や世界でも最大規模の日本映画祭となったトロント日本映画祭ですが、これもひとえに皆様の厚いご支援の賜物と、深く感謝申し上げます。
今年度も皆様の期待に応えようと、
早くから準備を進めてきました。
しかし新型コロナウイルスの影響で、多くの映画祭が開催延期や中止に追い込まれ、トロント日本映画祭でも、恒例の6月の開催を断念せざ
るを得ませんでした。
しかしその後も状況を把握しながら議論を続けた結果、観客や関係者の感染の危険を回避するために全作品オンラ
イン上映という形で、10月に第9回トロント日本映画祭を開催することを決定しました。
オンライン上映可の作品という制限がある中、今年も数ある日本映画の中から、トロント日本映画祭に相応しい作品を選びました。
子供からお年寄りまで楽しめるように、時代劇、現代ドラマ、
コメディ、
アニメー
ション、
ドキュメンタリーなど幅広い分野を網羅したラインナップとなっています。
日本で多くの支持を得た作品や、国内外の映画祭などで受賞するなどの話題の作品ばかりで、皆様の観たい作品がきっと見つかるでしょう。作品の殆どは北米、カナダあるいはトロントプレミアとなります。
トロント日本映画祭では日本映画を皆様に紹介するだけではなく、作品を通して日本文化に触れてもらい、友好を広げるきっかけになればと願っています。
それはトロント日本映画祭を主催する日系文化会館の使命とも重なります。映画祭の売り上げの一部は会館のヘリテージプログラムの為に利用されます。

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来年は第10回という記念すべき回になります。今も懸命に努力されている医療関係者の皆様の苦労が報われて事態が収束し、来年6月には皆様と小林ホールでお会いできますよう心から祈っています。
それでは皆様、素晴らしい日本映画の数々をご自宅から安全にお楽しみく
ださい。

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ABOUT THE JAPANESE CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE
Now in its 57th year, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) serves as the gathering point for the Japanese Canadian
community and for those of non-Japanese ancestry who have an interest in things Japanese.
The JCCC offers a wide variety of Japanese cultural programs for its 5,000 members and 210,000 annual visitors: film screenings,
traditional and contemporary Japanese performances, festivals, art and history exhibitions, Japanese language classes and a wide
range of courses and workshops in traditional Japanese cultural arts and music. The JCCC also boasts a state-of-the-art Dojo where
over 600 members pursue 8 different martial arts disciplines. The JCCC houses the Ikebata Nursery School, Japanese Social
Services, Nikkei Voice, Tokyo Beauty Studio, Sayaka Music Studio, Kiai Acupuncture Clinic, the Canadian Race Relations Foundationand one of North America’s finest Japanese restaurants, Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto.
While the majority of Japanese Canadians are born in Canada, the past 10 years has seen a large influx of new Japanese immigrants.
The JCCC helps these new Canadians connect to a larger community network and facilitates friendship with Canadians from all
segments of society. The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre is truly a multicultural centre which, in the spirit of its motto ‘Friendshipthrough Culture’, also hosts numerous events in collaboration with cultural groups that do not have cultural facilities of their own.
The JCCC model is based on inclusion - in fact, almost half of the Centre’s members are of non-Japanese ancestry. The JCCC isalso home to the Discover Japan Educational Program which hosts 15,000 school children annually. Among the many guests wehave welcomed in these 50-plus years were Their Majesties, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, who graced us with a visit in thesummer of 2009 and Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado in 2019.
Now approaching it 60th year, the Centre has evolved into one of the largest and most vibrant Japanese cultural centres in theworld. Through our ever expanding facility and programming, of which the Toronto Japanese Film Festival plays an important role,
we look forward to continuing to share the story of the Japanese Canadians, and connecting all Canadians to the exciting richnessof Japanese culture, both traditional and contemporary.

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HOW TO ENJOY OUR FILMS ONLINE
Tickets for all Toronto Japanese Film Festival (TJFF) screenings
are priced at CDN $9.99 each (applicable taxes included).
Please enjoy the films at home with your family. Some films do
address adult themes so please check age recommendations.
Films are presented on a Video on Demand basis through ouronline platform partner SHIFT72. E-Tickets will go on sale on
Wednesday, September 23 starting at 00:00AM (EDT) andcontinue through to the end of festival on October 22 at 11:59pm.
The process is quite simple; just go to the Toronto Japanese Film
Festival website at www.torontojff.com and follow the prompts.
(See the festival platform sample page below)
You will need to create an account on our SHIFT72 festival
platform prior to purchasing your selection of e-tickets. All
online film purchases will be automatically added to yourAccount’s Library.
Please note that while all titles will be accessible at any time
during the festival (October 3 to October 22, 2020), once
you have pushed “play”, you will have 30 hours to enjoy yourselection before it expires.
The available streaming platforms are Google Chrome, Mozilla
Firefox, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Chromecast andAndroid app. Films can be enjoyed on the following devices:
Windows Computer, Apple Mac, Apple Tablet, iPhone andAndroid Tablets and Android phones.

トロント日本映画祭オンライン上映

チケット販売期間：９月２３日〜１０月２２日まで
オンライン映画祭期間：１０月３日午前０時から２２日２３時５９分
まで
観 た い 映 画・日 時 が 決 まっ た ら 、こち ら の リン ク を クリック！
www.torontojff.com（下記の映画祭プラットフォームのサンプルをご参照ください）チケット料金：CDN$9.99（税込）
視聴期間：<Play>ボタンをクリックしてから３０時間
お支払い：クレジットカードがご利用いただけます。
視聴形態：ストリーミングでのみご視聴頂けます。
ダウンロードはできません。作品ごとに料金をお支払い頂き、視聴期限内に視聴してください。
視聴方法：パソコンやスマホはもちろん、ChromecastやApple TVな
どがあればご自宅のテレビでもご覧頂けます。視聴可能なプラットフ
ォームは下記の通りです。Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet
Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Chromecast and Android app.
視聴デバイス： Windows Computer, Apple Mac, Apple Tablet,
iPhone and Android Tablets and Android phones.

Line-up and availability of films subject to change.

上映作品は都合により、変更、またはキャンセルの場合がございます。

Films are available in Canada only.

視聴はカナダ国内のみとなります。

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風の電話

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THE SHAPE OF RED

FUKUSHIMA 50

VOICES IN THE WIND

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 121min/2020
Director: Setsuro Wakamatsu
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 139min/2020
Director: Nobuhiro Suwa
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 123min/2020
Director: Yukiko Mishima
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

On March 11, 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off northern Japansending a massive tsunami inland, destroying countless homes and lives, andeventually engulfed the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. As waves
penetrate the facility, shift supervisor Izaki and site superintendent Yoshidastruggle to stabilize the meltdown in the face of overheating reactors, corporate
greed and government inaction. A thrilling, edge-of-your-seat interpretation ofreal-life events based on Ryusho Kodata’s bestselling novel of the men andwomen – the “Fukushima 50” – who stayed behind to avert a catastropheof global magnitude. An epic, big-budget tale of courage and self-sacrificefeaturing a cast of Japan’s top actors.

Winner: Special Mention, Berlin International Film Festival

Based on the devastating best-seller from Naoki-Award winning novelist Rio
Shimamoto. Toko is married and raising a lovely daughter in her husband’s
luxurious family home. Her life is comfortable but she feels an emptiness. At
a wedding reception she meets the handsome and mysterious Kurata, herlover from 10 years ago. Falling helplessly into the throes of a deep passion,
they embark on an intense and doomed affair that takes them far into “snowcountry” and the extremes of emotion.

Starring Ken Watanabe, Koichi Sato, Riho Yoshioka, Hidetaka Yoshioka,
Narumi Yasuda.

Based on the actual pilgrimage spot called the “wind phone”; a disconnected
telephone booth in Iwate Prefecture where mourners go to speak with people
they’ve lost.
Haru lost her family to the 2011 tsunami disaster and has been raised by her aunt
in Hiroshima. Compelled by the weight of her sorrow she hitchhikes back to her
old home and along the way encounters people who have endured tribulationsof their own. At the end of her journey awaits the “wind phone.” Emotionally raw
and filmed in a semi-documentary style, it is a “gentle yet epic road movie with ahaunting finale that is simultaneously devastating and uplifting.
Starring Serena Motola, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tomokazu Miura, Toshiyuki Nishida.

2011年3月11日、マグニチュード9.0、最大震度７という東日本大震災が起こした大津波が福島第一原子力発電所を襲う。浸水により電源を喪失した
発電所は原子炉を冷やせない状況に。
メルトダウンの可能性が迫る中、１・２号機当直長の伊崎ら現場作業員は原発内に残り原子炉の制御に奔走する。福島第一原発を襲った史上最大の危機に立ち向かった、50人の作業員の真実の物語。

第70回ベルリン国際映画祭国際審査員特別賞受賞作品。今は亡き大切な人と思いを繋ぐ電話として、岩手県大槌町に実在する電話ボックス「風の電話」。東日本大震災で家族を失い、広島の叔母と暮らす17歳の少女ハル。叔母が突然倒れたことをきっかけに、故郷の大槌町を目指しヒッチハイクを始める。
道中、様々な人と出会いながら、ハルは家族と「もう一度、話したい」との想い
を胸に故郷にある＜風の電話＞へと歩みを進める。

監督：若松節朗『空母いぶき』『沈まぬ太陽』
出演：佐藤浩市、渡辺謙、吉岡秀隆、安田成美、緒形直人

監督：諏訪敦彦 『M/OTHER』『不完全な二人』
出演：モトーラ世里奈、西島秀俊、三浦友和、西田敏行

Starring Kaho, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tasuku Emoto, Shotaro Mamiya,
Reiko Kataoka.
R15+指定作品。センセーショナルな描写で新境地を開いた本作が禁断の実写化。誰もが羨む夫に可愛い娘、“何も問題のない生活”を過ごしていたはずだった塔子は１０年前の恋人・鞍田に再会する。渦巻く感情、さまよう身体。
妻夫木聡と夏帆が官能に挑んだ官能的な大人のラブストリー。
監督：三島有紀子 『幼な子われらに生まれ』
出演：妻夫木聡、夏帆、柄本佑、間宮祥太朗、片岡礼子

INCLUDES SCENES OFSEXUALITY: RECOMMENDED
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新聞記者

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 113min/2019 • Director: Mitsuhito Fujii
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Winner of the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Film, Best Actor andBest Actress
Erika Yoshioka is a reporter for the Toto Newspaper. Obtaining an anonymous fax
containing highly confidential information related to the building plan for a new
university, she decides to investigate.
Meanwhile, Takumi Sugihara is a bureaucrat in the Cabinet Intelligence andResearch Office whose job is to control the media and prevent unfavorable
coverage of the government. He is shocked when his esteemed former superior
Kanzaki commits suicide. When Erika Yoshioka and Takumi Sugihara connect
with each other, a shocking truth is revealed. Inspired by the controversial nonfiction book by Tokyo Newspaper journalist Mochizuki Isoko.
Starring Tori Matsuzaka, Eun-kyung Shim, Tsubasa Honda, Tetsushi Tanaka.
優秀作品賞含め第４３回日本アカデミー賞で６部門を受賞した社会派サス
ペンス。東京新聞記者・望月衣塑子の同名ベストセラーを原案に、若き新聞記者とエリート官僚の対峙と葛藤をオリジナルストーリーで描き出す。新聞記者としてある事件の真実に迫ろうともがく吉岡と、内閣情報調査室で働く
中、政権の暗部に気づき選択を迫られる官僚の杉原。そんな2人の人生が交差する時、ある衝撃の事実が明らかになる。
監督：藤井道人 『デイアンドナイト』『青の帰り道』
出演：シム・ウンギョン、松坂桃李、本田翼、田中哲司、西田尚美

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SAMURAI SHIFTERS

引っ越し大名！

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 120min/2019
Director: Isshin Inudo
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Under the Tokugawa shogunate, political dominance is maintained by forcing
lords to move their clans from domain to domain. When the Echizen Matsudairaclan is called upon to make a particularly tough relocation, the undesired role ofrelocation officer falls to Harunosuke Katagiri, a socially inept samurai librarian.
Under the threat of forced harakiri, he accepts the near impossible task withthe aid of his childhood friend Genemon, and Oran, the beautiful but headstrong
daughter of a former magistrate. A lavish and hilarious period comedy thatpokes gentle fun at the famous Japanese work ethic.
Starring Gen Hoshino, Issey Takahashi, Mitsuki Takahata.
江戸時代の姫路藩。書庫にこもって本を読んでばかりの引きこもり侍・片桐
春之介は、突然【引っ越し奉行】に任命される。引っ越し奉行とは、すべての藩士とその家族全員で別の国に引っ越し（国替え）をする際の総責任者である。失敗すれば、即、切腹！という状況の中、全くノウハウのない春之介は、果たして国の存亡をかけた超難関プロジェクトをクリアできるのか!?
監督：犬童一心『最高の人生の見つけ方』『のぼうの城』
出演：星野源、高橋一生、高畑充希、及川光博、濱田岳、松重豊

HIT ME ANYONE ONE MORE TIME

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TORA-SAN, WISH YOU WERE HERE

記憶にございません！

男はつらいよAvailable to view: October 3 - 22 • 127min/2019
Director: Koki Mitani
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 116min/2019 • Director: Yoji Yamada
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Keisuke wakes up in a hospital bed with a lump on his head, unable to remember
who he is. Fleeing the ward, he spots himself on a TV and realizes he is theprime minister of Japan! In fact a very unpopular prime minister. He is spiritedback to the official residence and his three secretaries attempt to hide thesituation, even from his wife. But loss of memory gives him new perspectives
and he decides to change the country for the better. Master of comedy Koki
Mitani’s all-star political farce took the Japanese box office by storm. Hilarious
and timely!
Starring Kiichi Nakai, Dean Fujioka, Yuriko Ishida, Koichi Sato, Eiko Koike andYo Yoshida.

お帰り

寅さん

Japan’s most beloved comedy film series celebrates its 50th anniversary withits 50th film. At the 7th annual memorial service for his wife, novelist andfather Mitsuo struggles with the next steps in his life. Conversation turns tolively reminiscences of the past, especially about their incorrigible uncle,
Tora-san and his many unrequited loves (as documented in the first 49 films).
Two women enter Mitsuo’s life: one a thoughtful coworker, the other his longlost first love Izumi. Can Tora-san’s experiences guide Mitsuo to the rightdecision? Lovingly blending nostalgic scenes from the original series withnew footage featuring original cast members master director Yamada createsa moving and wistful tale of family, love and memory.
Starring Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hiyori Sakurada, Chieko Basho, Gin Maeda,
Ruriko Asaoka, Kumiko Gotõ, Kiyoshi Atsumi.

三谷幸喜の長編映画監督8作目で、記憶をなくした総理大臣が主人公の政界コメディ。国民からは史上最悪のダメ総理と呼ばれた総理大臣の黒田啓介は、演説中に一般市民の投げた石が頭にあたり記憶喪失になってしまい、
一夜にして悪徳政治家から善良な普通のおじさんに変貌してしまった。記憶を失ったことは国民には隠され、秘書官のサポートによりギリギリ日々の公務をこなしていく。

サラリーマンを辞めて、念願の小説家になった満男は中３の娘と二人暮し。
亡くなった妻の七回忌の法要で久しぶりに葛飾の実家を訪れる。伯父・寅次郎（渥美清）との日々を懐かしむ満男だが、その後自身のサイン会で初恋の人・
イズミに再開する。山田洋次監督による国民的人情喜劇「男はつらいよ」
シリーズの50周年記念にふさわしい、笑いと涙あふれる感動作。

監督：三谷幸喜『ザ・マジックアワー』『THE有頂天ホテル』
出演：中井貴一、
ディーン・フジオカ、
石田ゆり子、
佐藤浩市、
草刈正雄、
小池栄子

監督：山田洋次 『家族はつらいよ』『小さいおうち』『たそがれ清兵衛』
出演：渥美清、倍賞千恵子、吉岡秀隆、後藤久美子、前田吟、浅丘ルリ子

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THE PROMISED LAND

楽園

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 127min/2019
Director: Takahisa ZezeNORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Takeshi, devoted to his mother and a village outcast, mends and sell used
items. At a Y-shaped intersection in the middle of a rice field near the village,a schoolgirl, Aika is kidnapped. Aika’s friend Tsugumi is traumatized, having
been with Aika only minutes before she was kidnapped. On the same day,
12 years later, another girl disappears at the same intersection and villagers
suspect Takeshi. In another part of the village, Zenjiro, a widower beekeeper,
lives in growing isolation that pushes him towards committing a terrible crime.
A devastating mystery and exploration of the limits of trust based on Shuichi
Yoshida’s crime stories.
Starring Go Ayano, Hana Sugisaki, Koichi Sato, Akira Emoto, Reiko Kataoka,
Asuka Kurosawa, Nijiro Murakami.
ベストセラー作家・吉田修一の短編集「犯罪小説集」の映画化。青田に囲まれたY字路で少女誘拐事件が起こる。事件は解決されないまま、それから12年後、同じY字路で再び少女が行方不明になる。犯人として疑われる孤独な男、12年前の事件で心に傷を負った少女、そして限界集落で暮らす養蜂家の男の、三人の犯罪をめぐる喪失と再生を描く。
監督：瀬々敬久 『64 ロクヨン』『ヘブンズストーリー』
出演：綾野剛、杉咲花、片岡礼子、柄本明、村上虹郎、佐藤浩市

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火口のふたりIT FEELS SO GOOD
Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 115min/2019
Director: Haruhiko AraiCANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Winner of the Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Film and Best Actressand Best Film Awards from Eiga Geijustu Magazine and the Yokohama
Film Festival.
This intense erotic drama finds Kenji drifting home to Akita after the collapse of
his marriage and career. He is there to attend the wedding of his past lover Naoko
who still keeps an album of erotic photos tracing their relationship. She invites him
to share her bed for one last night of intimacy but a single night proves inadequate
to contain their passion and they set off on a five-day road trip. As the intensity of
their erotic escape escalates, and with the return to Naoko’s fiancé imminent, they
face a terrible decision. Physically explicit and emotionally raw.

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Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 115min/2020 • Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa
TORONTO PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Asegawa, marketing director of the conservative Maeda Construction
Corporation, decides to establish a “fantasy division”. His perplexed team is
purposed with creating a detailed plan for the construction of a hangar for
Mazinger Z, the giant robot star of the sci-fi series that has obsessed Japanfor decades. Asegawa’s spirited enthusiasm gradually infects the team andtogether they strive to do the impossible: to make the imaginary real. This feelgood comedy was a box-office smash and blends office intrigue, romance andsci-fi fantasy, and is based on a true story!

Starring Tasuku Emoto, Kumi Takeuchi.

Starring Mahiro Takasugi, Hiroaki Ogi, Yusuke Kamiji, Yukino Kishii,
Chikara Honda, Keita Machida, Seiji Rokkaku.

R18+指定作品。2011年の東日本大震災をきっかけに書かれた直木賞作家
白石一文による小説を脚本家として有名な荒井晴彦が映画化。昨年のキネ
マ旬報ベスト・テンでは日本映画第１位と主演女優賞を受賞し、ヨコハマ映画祭でも作品賞、最優秀新人賞、特別大賞を受賞し話題となった。１０日後に結婚式を控えた直子は、故郷の秋田に帰省した昔の恋人・賢治と久しぶりの再会を果たす。直子の婚約者が戻るまでの５日間、二人は昔のように恋人同士に戻ることに。身体に刻まれた快楽の記憶と葛藤の果てに、二人がたどり着いた先はー。

高度成長期のころ、
ダム、トンネル、発電所など、数々の大プロジェクトに携わってきた前田建設工業株式会社の一室で、上司アサガワが言い放った一言から始まった。
「うちの技術で、マジンガーの格納庫を作ろう！」それまで何気なく仕事をしてきた若手サラリーマンのドイと部員達が、上司のムチャぶりに巻き込まれ「マジンガーZの地下格納庫」の建設に挑むが、アニメ世界の途方も無い設定に翻弄され、非協力的な社員たちという障壁も立ちはだかる。果たしてファンタジー営業部は、無事に「地下格納庫」の設計図と見積もり書を完成させ、プロジェクトを成功させることができるのか―。

監督：荒井晴彦『この国の空』
出演：柄本佑、瀧内公美

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ひとよONE NIGHT

AFTER THE MATINEE

マチネの終わりに

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 123min/2019
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 124min/2019
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

One night, a beleaguered wife murders her alcoholic and abusive husband. She
tells her three children, who he has beaten regularly, “You are free,” and turns
herself in to the police. The children are haunted by their traumatic past and eachfollow divergent paths in life. Fifteen years later, their mother returns. Burdened
by inner conflict and confusion, the family struggles to revive their ties to eachother as the town turns against the retiring murderess. A powerful examinationof the strength of family bonds, inescapable destiny, and the ultimate form of loveand sacrifice. The latest masterpiece from the director of The Blood of Wolves
and Birds without Names.

Satoshi Makino is a brilliant classical guitarist who performs at the world’s top
concert theatres. On tour, he meets Paris-based journalist Yoko Komine and their
attraction is immediate and intense. But Yoko has a fiancé. Together they mustnavigate a twisting road of passion, loyalty and guilt. Sweeping in scale andgorgeously photographed, this international romance – filmed in Japan, Parisand New York – boast charismatic performances from some of Japan’s leading
actors. Based on Keiichiro Hirano’s best-selling novel.

Starring Takeru Satoh, Ryohei Suzuki, Mayu Matsuoka, Yuko Tanaka,
Kuranosuke Sasaki.
ある雨の夜、
タクシー会社を営む稲村家の母こはるは3人の子供たちを守るためDV夫を殺害し、子供たちとの15年後の再会を誓って家を後にした。事件後、残された長男大樹、次男雄二、長女園子は、心に傷を抱えたまま成長する。やがて刑期を終えたこはるが帰ってくる。再会を果たした彼らがたどり着
く先は、、、
監督：白石和彌『彼女がその名を知らない鳥たち』『孤狼の血』
出演：佐藤健、鈴木亮平、松岡茉優、田中裕子、佐々木蔵之介

Starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Ishida, Yusuke Iseya, Yuki Sakurai,
Ikko Furuya.
東京、パリ、ニューヨークを舞台に音楽家とジャーナリストの愛の物語を描いた芥川賞作家・平野啓一郎の同名ベストセラー小説を福山雅治、石田ゆり子
主演で映画化。パリでの公演を終えた世界的なクラシックギタリストの蒔野聡史は、パリの通信社に勤務するジャーナリストの小峰洋子と出会う。2人は出会った瞬間から惹かれ合うが、洋子には婚約者がいた。40代の2人をとりまくさまざまな現実を前に、蒔野と洋子の思いはすれ違っていく…
監督：西谷弘『容疑者Xの献身』『昼顔』
出演：福山雅治、石田ゆり子、伊勢谷友介、桜井ユキ、木南晴夏、古谷一行

監督：英勉『ハンサム★スーツ』『あさひなぐ』『映画 賭ケグルイ』
出演：高杉真宙、上地雄輔、岸井ゆきの、本多力、六角精児

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THE 47 RŌNIN IN DEBT決算！忠臣蔵

葬式の名人

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 125min/2019 			
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 99min/2019
Director: Naofumi Higuchi
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

A film about the love between a mother and daughter told with much laughterand many tears. Futaba is going through a rebellious phase and refuses to
speak to her single mother Kaori. Kaori retaliates with “bento harassment” –sending Futaba to school each day with an elaborate home-made box lunch
incorporating messages of love and encouragement. Over the next 3 years,
Futaba overcomes her initial embarrassment and comes to appreciate these
expressions of the undying support of her mother.

In 1701 Lord Asano is ordered to commit ritual seppuku for drawing his swordin Edo Castle during a confrontation with Lord Kira. Realizing Kira’s duplicity
in the affair, Asano’s right hand man, Kuranosuke Oishi organizes revenge
together with his samurai retainers forming the basis of the famous historicalstory: “Chushingura, the revenge of the forty-seven rõnin”. However, no one
has ever told the story about their finances... Revenge, it turns out, is ultraexpensive! Director Yoshihiro Nakamura (The Magnificent Nine, Mumon: The
Land of Stealth) reveals the financial realities of the loyal samurai story in ahilarious all-star comedy!

Inspired by Nobel Literature Prize-winner Yasunari Kawabata’s Soshiki no Meijin.
Single mother Yukiko who lives with her son in Ibaraki, receives notice that
her high school classmate Yoshida has passed away suddenly after returningfrom America. Old friends including Yoshida’s baseball teammate Toyokawa gettogether and decide to bring the coffin to their former high school and hold thewake at the school. They share stories about their lives since graduation andthe mysteries around Yoshida’s death begin to reveal themselves.

Amebaブログで１位の栄冠を手にしたキャラ弁の人気ブログ、エッセイの映画化。自然と人情が豊かな八丈島で、反抗期の次女・双葉と暮らしている
シングルマザーの持丸かおりが、そんな娘への逆襲にと、双葉の嫌がる「キャラ弁」を作り続けているのだが、双葉は「ウザい」とぼやきながらも、毎回残さず食べ続ける。やがてそのお弁当は、会話のない娘への大切なメッセージへと変わっていく。
監督：塚本連平 『ぼくたちと駐在さんの７００日戦争』
出演：篠原涼子、芳根京子、佐藤隆太、松井玲奈、佐藤寛太

Starring Shinichi Tsutsumi, Takashi Okamura, Gaku Hamada, Yu Yokoyama,
Satoshi Tsumabuki.
「忠臣蔵」を題材に、限られた予算の中で仇討を果たそうとする赤穂浪士たちの苦労を描いた時代劇コメディ。赤穂藩主・浅野内匠頭は幕臣・吉良上野介に斬りかかり、即日切腹、藩はお取り潰しに。宿敵・吉良邸に討ち入るにも旅費、武具、その他経費に超お金がかかることから、筆頭家老の大石内蔵助（堤真一）は勘定方の矢頭長助（岡村隆史）の力を借りて財源の確保などに努めるが．．．
監督：中村義洋『忍びの国』『殿、利息でござる！』
出演：堤真一、岡村隆史、濱田岳、妻夫木聡、竹内結子、石原さとみ

Starring Atsuko Maeda, Kengo Kora, Jin Shirasu, Asuka Hinoi.
ノーベル文学賞作家・川端康成の作品群をモチーフにし、川端の出身校である茨木高校を舞台にした青春群像ファンタジー。ある日、高校時代の同級生の訃報が届いたシングルマザーの雪子は通夜の席に足を運ぶ。高校卒
業から10年、久しぶりに顔を合わせた雪子と同級生たち。同級生が些細なことで葬儀屋と喧嘩をしてしまい、母校の中でお通夜をする羽目になってし
まう…
監督：樋口尚文
出演：前田敦子、高良健吾、白洲迅、樋井明日香

THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES
旅猫リポートAvailable to view: October 3 - 22 • 119min/2018 • Director: Koichiro Miki
TORONTO PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles“Featuring fluffy felines, a handsome human with a heart of gold, serene
small-town scenery and a story with sniffling separations aplenty.”– Hollywood Reporter
Satoru is forced by circumstance to get rid of his cat Nana. This gentle boy with asecret boards a silver station wagon with his cat companion and they embark on
a “final journey” to find a new owner for Nana. Their travels are full in incident andhuman interaction as Satoru reconnects with a childhood friend and his first love.
Gradually his unknown past and secret are revealed. Adapted from Hiro Arikawa’s
best-selling 2012 novel which has since been translated into English. Heartwarming and heart-breaking, make sure to have your Kleenex close at hand.
Starring Sota Fukushi, Yuko Takeuchi, Alice Hirose, Mitsuki Takahata, Nana.
世界１６カ国で翻訳されている同名の人気小説を原作としたロードムービ
ー。野良猫として誇り高く、タフに生きてきたナナ（声＝高畑充希）。誰にでもなつくわけではないが、時々食べ物をくれる優しい青年・悟（福士蒼汰）のことは、ちょっと気に入っている。
ある日、交通事故で大怪我をしたナナを助けた悟は、一緒に暮らすことにするが、ある事情によりナナを手放すことに。
ナナの新しい飼い主を探すため、ナナを愛車に乗せ旅に出るが、悟と別れたくないナナは行く先々でトラブルを起こす。
監督：三木康一郎『トリハダ－劇場版－』『植物図鑑 運命の恋、ひろいました』
出演：福士蒼汰、高畑充希（声の出演）、竹内結子、広瀬アリス

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Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 106min/2019 			
Director: Renpei Tsukamoto
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Starring Ryoko Shinohara, Kiyoko Yoshine, Rena Matsui, Kenta Sato, Ryuta Sato.

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FUZJKO: A PIANIST OF SILENCE & SOLITUDE

THE BUCKET LIST

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 115min/2018 • Director: Soichiro Komatsu
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 115min/2019
Director: Isshin Inudo
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles

フジコ・ヘミングの時間

This remarkable documentary looks at Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming and a life of
tribulations; her separation from her Swedish father, her mother’s strict piano
lessons, the segregation she endured as a Eurasian in Japan, the poverty she
experienced as a piano student abroad and finally the devastating loss of her
hearing. None of which deterred her from reaching for her dream. The film
examines the life and music of a woman who never gives up on her dreams.
Following Fuzjko Hemming from Paris to New York, Argentina, Berlin and Kyoto,
we get up-close with her on her emotive world tour and in her private life inwhich she surrounds herself with her beloved cats.
Starring Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming.
60代になってから世界に見いだされ、８０代になっても精力的に世界の舞台で演奏を続け、高い評価を得ているピアニスト、
フジコ・ヘミングを追ったドキュメンタリー。
日本人ピアニストの母とロシア系スウェーデン人のデザイナー
である父を両親に持ち、母の手ほどきによって5歳からピアノを習いはじめた
フジコ。ピアニストとしての評価が高まる中、突然聴力を失うという大きなアクシデントに見舞われるなど、数奇な人生を歩んできた。
ワールドツアーで各国を巡る姿や、パリの自宅でお気に入りのアンティーク家具や猫に囲まれて過ごす時間など、公私にわたるフジコの素顔に密着。厳しい母のレッスン、ハーフへの差別、父との別離、貧しい留学生活や聴力喪失など、様々な困難に立ち向かいながらも、夢を捨てずに人生を歩んできたフジコの人間性と音楽に迫る。
監督：小松荘一良

キャスト：フジコ・ヘミング

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Sachie is a housewife who has dedicated her life to taking care of her family.
Mako is head of a huge hotel chain who has dedicated her life to her career. The
two meet in hospital after both receive terminal diagnoses. Faced with imminentmortality, they accidentally find the “bucket list “written by a terminally ill
12-year-old girl patient. To live life to its fullest, Sachie and Mako decide to go
on a journey to accomplish her list on her behalf. This heartwarming adventure
about the meaning of life and friendship remakes the Jack Nicholson/Morgan
Freeman original recasting the roles with Japan’s top actresses.
Starring Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuki Amami, Tsuyoshi Muro, Hikari Mitsushima,
Kento Kaku, Rio Suzuki.
ジャック・ニコルソンとモーガン・フリーマンが主人公の同名映画を原案に、吉永小百合と天海祐希が共演したハートフルドラマ。人生のほとんどを家庭のために捧げてきた主婦・幸枝と、仕事だけに生きてきた大金持ちの女社長・マ子。余命宣告を受けた2人は病院で偶然に出会う。初めて人生に空しさを感じていた彼女たちがたまたま手にしたのは、入院中の少女が書いた「死ぬまでにやりたいことリスト」だった。二人は残された人生の中、
このリストに書かれた全てを実行することを決断し、今まで気づけなかった幸せや楽しみを見出していく。
監督：犬童一心 『引っ越し大名！』『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』
出演：吉永小百合、天海祐希、ムロツヨシ、満島ひかり、賀来賢人© 2019 “To the Ends of the Earth” Film Partners / UZBEKKINO

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
旅のおわり世界のはじまり

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 120min/2019
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
TIFF ENCORE PRESENTATION • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Though Yoko dreams of becoming a singer, she has resigned herself to life as atelevision reporter on a travel reality show. In search of a mystical fish, she and hercrew visit an area in Uzbekistan which had prospered as a hub on the Silk Road.
One day after filming Yoko wanders off into town and is drawn by a faint singing
voice to a beautiful theatre and soon after her world begins to unravel. An entertaining
and often very funny tale of culture clash; at the same time a penetrating depictionof a young woman’s alienation and anxiety that finds director Kurosawa’s craft
exploring new, mysterious, and deeply emotional realms.

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コンプライアンスAvailable to view: October 3 - 22 • 75min/2020 				Directors: Takumi Saitoh, Takashi Iitsuku, Isora Iwakiri
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
Takumi Saitoh takes on the roles of director, screenwriter, cinematographer andactor in this surreal investigation into the nature of “compliance.” In contemporary
Japan obsessive self-regulation and risk aversion has paralyzed the society’s
ability for self-expression. This theme is explored in a hallucinatory triptych of
narratives featuring experimental indie filmmaking, rap music, rudimentary
puppet theatre and an increasingly bizarre attempt at an interview with actress
Yuki Akiyama (One Cut of the Dead). A deliriously disorienting film for those looking
for something completely different.
Starring Yuki Akiyama, Yuki Hirako, Takumi Saitoh.

Starring Atsuko Maeda, Shota Sometani, Tokio Emoto, Adiz Rajabov, Ryo Kase.
国内外で活躍する黒沢清監督がウズベキスタンに１ヶ月滞在して撮影された本作は第７２回ロカルノ国際映画祭でクロージング作品として上映され盛況を博した。テレビリポータを務める葉子は巨大な湖に棲む“幻の怪魚”を探すため、番組クルーと共に、かつてシルクロードの中心地として栄えたこの地を訪れる。収録を重ねるが、約束どおりにはいかない異国でのロケで、いらだちを募らせるスタッフ。ある日の撮影が終わり、ひとり街に出た彼
女は、聞こえてきた微かな歌声に誘われ美しい装飾の施された劇場に迷い込む。そして扉の先で、夢と現実が交差する不思議な経験をする─。彼女が、旅の果てで出会ったものとは…？

フィルムメーカー、モノクロ写真家としてマルチに活動する斎藤工が、“齊藤
工”名義で企画・原案・脚本・撮影・写真・声・総監督を務め、その思いに共感したアーティスト、俳優、芸人が集結。“コンプライアンス“をテーマに、音楽、
実写、人形アニメーションなど多様な視点と表現が放たれた近い未来の放送業界・映画界に警告を鳴らす、類を見ない問題作。日々、忖度やコンプラ
イアンスがニュースのみならず日常会話においても語られ、明確な基準もないまま”自主規制“ばかりが増していく日本にアンチテーゼを投げかかる。
総監督：齊藤工 ゲスト監督：飯塚貴士、岩切一空、
出演: 秋山ゆずき、華村あすか、中井友望、斎藤工

監督：黒沢清出演：前田敦子、加瀬亮、染谷将太、柄本時生、
アディズ・ラジャボフ

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DETECTIVE CONAN: FIST OF BLUE SAPPHIRE-名探偵コナン 紺青の拳
（フィスト）

Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 109min/2019
Director: Tomoka Nagaoka
CANADIAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles
The latest installment in the wildly popular Case Closed animated film series
finds high school detective Conan Edogawa travelling to Singapore on the caseof the world’s greatest sapphire, the “blue lapis fist”. The gem sunk with a pirate
ship in the late 19th century off the coasts of Singapore. A local millionaire plots
to retrieve it, and when the stone is exhibited, a murder takes place. The callingcard of Conan’s main nemesis, magician-thief The Kaitou Kid is found on thescene. And so begins a thrilling adventure of Conan and his friends Ran, Sonoko
and Kogoro.
Voiced by Minami Takayama, Chika Nagaoka, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama,
Kappei Yamaguchi.
大ヒットアニメシリーズ「名探偵コナン」の劇場版23作目。シンガポールを舞台に、伝説の宝石をめぐる謎と事件が巻き起こる。19世紀末に海賊船とともにシンガポールの海底に沈んだとされるブルーサファイア「紺青の拳」を、現地の富豪が回収しようとした矢先、殺人事件が発生。現場には、怪盗キッドの血塗られた予告状が残されていた。
監督：永岡智佳 『名探偵コナン 緋色の弾丸』
声の出演：高山みなみ、永岡智佳、山崎和佳奈、小山力也、山口勝平

SUMIKKO GURASHI

映画 すみっコぐらし とびだす絵本とひみつのコ
Available to view: October 3 - 22 • 65min/2019
Director: Mankyu
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • In Japanese with English Subtitles“Sumikkogurashi” are the popular San-X characters who prefer to live quiet andsolitary life in the corner. They are Shirokuma, a polar bear who dislikes the cold,
Penguin? who is unsure of being a penguin, Tonkatsu, a piece of leftover pork
cutlet, Neko, a timid and anxious cat, and Tokage, a dinosaur who pretends to bea lizard. One day, at their favourite coffee shop, they are drawn into the basement
by a strange noise and find themselves in a mysterious flying picture book where
they pursue strange and magical adventures.
Narrated by Yoshihiko Inohara and Manami Honjo.
大人気キャラクター「すみっコぐらし」の劇場版アニメーション。ある日すみっ
コたちは、お気に入りのおみせ「喫茶すみっコ」の地下室で、古くなった一冊のとびだす絵本をみつける。絵本を眺めていると、突然しかけが動き出し、絵本に吸い込まれてしまうすみっコたち。絵本の世界で出会ったのは、どこからきたのか、自分がだれなのかもわからない、
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GRAND JURY PRIZE AND KOBAYASHI AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDBARRIEMISSISSAUGAMARKHAMPRESENTSTOYOTIMESAVE UP TO $70.00
ON SELECT SETS OF
4 TIRES*The GRAND JURY PRIZE is awarded to the feature selected as the best film
among this year’s festival offerings. Films are reviewed by an Official Jurymade up of film makers, film professionals, writers and educators. The winningfilm-maker is awarded with a certificate and a cash prize of 100,000 Japanese yen.
This year’s jury is comprised of:

JASON ANDERSON is a programmer, journalist and lecturer based in Toronto. He is the lead programmer for the Short Cuts
programme at the Toronto International Film Festival. He is also the director of programming for Aspen Shortsfest and theKingston Canadian Film Festival. A former film critic and columnist for Eye Weekly and The Grid in Toronto, he writes regularly
for such publications as Uncut magazine, Cinema Scope, Sight & Sound and Movie Entertainment. He teaches at the Universityof Toronto and Ryerson University. Follow Jason at: twitter.com/jandersonesque and www.jandersonesque.com

EIKO K BROWN is a filmmaker and producer based in Toronto and a jury coordinator at the Toronto Japanese Film
Festival since 2018. Alongside her good friend Alice Shin, Eiko has co-produced the award-winning Canadian short films
Haru’s New Year (2018) and Signal Fire (2019). Recently, the two have filmed a short documentary about the artist
Emma Nishimura for CBC Arts, and are grateful for the help they received from the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre at
JCCC. Eiko’s full credits are included on the website for Alice Shin Productions: www.aliceshin.com

GORO KOYAMA is an internationally acclaimed foley artist who has contributed the soundscapes to films by Terrance Malik,
Denis Villeneuve, Tim Burton, David O. Russell, Wes Anderson, David Cronenberg and the Coen Brothers. His over 200 film
credits include: Blade Runner 2049, Bombshell, Ford vs Ferrari, Marriage Story, The Lighthouse; Japanese films including
Unforgiven and Parasyte and popular series such as Vikings and A Handmaid’s Tale. Goro has received a number of soundawards including Canadian screen awards, Golden Reel Awards and a Prime Time Emmy Award. 				www.imdb.com/name/nm0468704/ and https://always-listening.audio-technica.co.jp/articles/goro-koyama/

STEVE MORRIS is an independent filmmaker with 20 years of experience in producing, writing, directing and post production.
He has worked on independent films, documentaries, shorts, sit-coms and music videos. Steve teaches directing at the
New York Film Academy and is well-known as the host of the wildly popular Cine-Files podcast. Learn more about Steve at:twitter.com/cine_files and www.cine-files.net

TAKUMI SAITOH is a prolific actor, director and student of film. His recent work includes Hirugao (2017) A Gamblers Odyssey
2020 (2019), MANRIKI (2019) (producer, director, lead role), Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (2020), Tapestry (2020), The 12 Days
Tale Of The Monster That Died in 8 (2020) and Kodokuna Jukuji (2020). As a film director and black and white photographer,
he directed his debut film blank 13 (2018) which received 8 awards domestically and internationally. In that same year, his black
and white photography project received the bronze award at an exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris. For the past 2 years,
he has worked and received various awards as the Japanese representative director on international projects for HBO Asia. The
film COMPLY+-ANCE, on which he served as producer, director, cinematographer, actor, voice actor, screenplay and original story,
was officially screened in the Panorama Section of the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival. He also directed C RONAPLY+-ANCE (2020).
In 2021 he stars in Shin Ultraman and his next project as a director, Zokki will be released. Takumi’s professional career expands to many fields suchas a founder of the Cinemabird, a project to deliver cinematic experiences to people living in remote areas of Japan, including the disaster-stricken
areas by The Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. https://www.saitoh-takumi.jp/home/

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THE TORONTO JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL*Some restrictions may apply

The KOBAYASHI AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD is presented to the film chosen as
the festival favourite by audiences. The award is named in honour of Coby andYone Kobayashi, a second-generation Nikkei couple whose vision, generosity andtireless efforts over 50 years were essential to the creation and success of theJapanese Canadian Cultural Centre. This year input will be gathered virtually.
Check our website for more details.

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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS
The Toronto Japanese Film Festival would like to thank our tireless volunteers and staff
without whom the festival, and everything we do at the JCCC, would not be possible.
Festival Directors: 		
James Heron, Chris Hope
Programmers: 			
Aki Takabatake, James Heron
Administration: 			
Yoko Tsumagari, Sandy Chan
Technical Coordinator: 		Constantin Dutescu
Online Platform Coordinators:
Jean-Rosch Prudencio, 		Su Yen Chong
Volunteer Coordinator: 		
Yukiko Nakata
Hospitality: Haruko Ishihara
Jury Coordination: Eiko Brown
PR: Virginia Kelly
Tour Coordination: 		Mickey Nakamura
Consultants: Karen Gordon,
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Members of the 2019 volunteers team and actor/director Takumi Saitoh

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