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Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto
Tetsuo director Shinya Tsukamoto creates a gritty and graphic version of the classic war novel about a dazed, wounded soldier who wanders through the surreal carnage of the Pacific War.
Tues. Sept. 9 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 | 9:45PM
Wed. Sept. 10 | Scotiabank 9 | 5PM
Sat. Sept. 13 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 | 2:30PM
Tetsuo director Shinya Tsukamoto creates a gritty and graphic version of the classic war novel about a dazed, wounded soldier who wanders through the surreal carnage of the Pacific War.
Tues. Sept. 9 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 | 9:45PM
Wed. Sept. 10 | Scotiabank 9 | 5PM
Sat. Sept. 13 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 | 2:30PM
Dir. Ryuichi Hiroki
This erotically charged drama from Japanese director Ryuichi Hiroki (Vibrator) traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel" in Tokyo's red-light district.
Sun. Sept. 7 | Scotiabank 4 | 3:45PM
Tues. Sept. 9 | Scotiabank 13 | 3:45PM
Sat. Sept. 13 | Isabel Bader Theatre | 9PM
This erotically charged drama from Japanese director Ryuichi Hiroki (Vibrator) traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel" in Tokyo's red-light district.
Sun. Sept. 7 | Scotiabank 4 | 3:45PM
Tues. Sept. 9 | Scotiabank 13 | 3:45PM
Sat. Sept. 13 | Isabel Bader Theatre | 9PM
This engrossing documentary takes us inside Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio that created such classics as Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke.
Wed. Sept.10 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 | 4:45PM
Sat. Sept. 13 | Scotiabank 9 | 5PM
Dir. Atsuko Hirayanagi
Rooked into taking over her niece's English lessons, a fifty-five-year-old "office lady" in Tokyo finds herself enthralled by a new kind of roleplay, in this charmingly absurdist comedy about identity, loneliness, and the art of finding yourself.
ed. Sept.10 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 | 4:45PM
Sat. Sept. 13 | Scotiabank 9 | 5PM
Rooked into taking over her niece's English lessons, a fifty-five-year-old "office lady" in Tokyo finds herself enthralled by a new kind of roleplay, in this charmingly absurdist comedy about identity, loneliness, and the art of finding yourself.
ed. Sept.10 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 | 4:45PM
Sat. Sept. 13 | Scotiabank 9 | 5PM
Dir. Naomi Kawase
Facing both family tragedy and the unpredictable rhythms of nature, two teenagers on a subtropical Japanese island find solace in each other, in this gorgeous and poetic cinematic vision from director Naomi Kawase (Shara, The Mourning Forest)
Thur. Sept. 11 | Bloor Hot Docs | 8:30PM
Fri. Sept. 12 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 6:15AM
Sun. Sept. 14 | Scotiabank 3 | 12:30PM
Facing both family tragedy and the unpredictable rhythms of nature, two teenagers on a subtropical Japanese island find solace in each other, in this gorgeous and poetic cinematic vision from director Naomi Kawase (Shara, The Mourning Forest)
Thur. Sept. 11 | Bloor Hot Docs | 8:30PM
Fri. Sept. 12 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 6:15AM
Sun. Sept. 14 | Scotiabank 3 | 12:30PM
Dir. Isao Takahata
Studio Ghibli's Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) transforms an ancient Japanese folktale into a dazzling animated fantasy.
Fri. Sept. 5 | Bloor Hot Docs | 4:15PM
Sat. Sept. 6 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 9AM
Sun. Sept. 14 | Scotiabank 3 | 3:15PM
Studio Ghibli's Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) transforms an ancient Japanese folktale into a dazzling animated fantasy.
Fri. Sept. 5 | Bloor Hot Docs | 4:15PM
Sat. Sept. 6 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 9AM
Sun. Sept. 14 | Scotiabank 3 | 3:15PM
Dir. Tetsuya Nakashima
An ex-cop finds out more than he wanted to about his missing teenage daughter, in this stylish and provocative thriller fromConfessions director Tetsuya Nakashima.
Sun. Sept. 7 | Isabel Bader Theatre | 9:15PM
Tues. Sept. 9 | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 11:30AM
Sat. Sept. 13 | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 9PM
An ex-cop finds out more than he wanted to about his missing teenage daughter, in this stylish and provocative thriller fromConfessions director Tetsuya Nakashima.
Sun. Sept. 7 | Isabel Bader Theatre | 9:15PM
Tues. Sept. 9 | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 11:30AM
Sat. Sept. 13 | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 9PM
Dir. Stefan Liberksi
A Japanophile young Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student, in this charming and tender tale of young love and cultural discovery.
Sun. Sept. 7 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 3:15PM
Tues. Sept. 9 | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 7:15PM
Sun. Sept. 14 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 | 12:45PM
A Japanophile young Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student, in this charming and tender tale of young love and cultural discovery.
Sun. Sept. 7 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 3:15PM
Tues. Sept. 9 | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 7:15PM
Sun. Sept. 14 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 | 12:45PM
Dir. Sion Sono
Midnight Madness favourite Sion Sono (Why Don't You Play in Hell?, winner of the 2013 People's Choice Midnight Madness Award) ventures even further into uncharted cinematic territory with this yakuza-street gang-hip hop-musical epic.
Thurs. Sept. 4 | Ryerson Theatre | 11:59PM
Fri. Sept. 5 | Scotiabank 8 | 10PM
Sun. Sept. 14 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 | 3:30PM
Midnight Madness favourite Sion Sono (Why Don't You Play in Hell?, winner of the 2013 People's Choice Midnight Madness Award) ventures even further into uncharted cinematic territory with this yakuza-street gang-hip hop-musical epic.
Thurs. Sept. 4 | Ryerson Theatre | 11:59PM
Fri. Sept. 5 | Scotiabank 8 | 10PM
Sun. Sept. 14 | TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 | 3:30PM
