Official twitter account of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival managed by the JCCC. Website: https://xitter.cf/t.co/Cg7kwcFajb June 6th-June 20th 2024
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A grieving ronin lives in exile, finding peace in the game of Go. When injustice strikes, he was forced to find his justice.
🎴 With JCCC Kyowa Taiko performance
#BushidoGobangiri #TorontoJFF #JCCC
#武士道五番斬り #時代劇
THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA
June 24 • 7:00PM
Dir. Susan Strickler + cast in attendance
Panel hosted by Mary Ito
At 13, Setsuko Thurlow survived the atomic bomb. Her vow became a global call for peace.
🎟️ Join us at #TorontoJFF
#TheVowFromHiroshima #SetsukoThurlow
Mythic coming-of-age drama set against typhoon-swept Japan in the 1950s.
Director Masakazu Kaneko is in attendance!
#リバーリターンズ #RiverReturns #金子雅和監督 #TorontoJFF #JCCCevents #金子雅和
A quiet storm of emotion and style
Tokyo's silent introspection, award-winning performances await. Winner of Best Film, Director, and Actor at Tokyo International Film Festival.
jccc.on.ca/film/teki-cometh
#敵来たりて #TekiCometh #吉田恵輔 #TorontoJFF #JCCCevents
Sunday Specials at #TorontoJFF – June 15, 2025
🎞️ 7:00 PM — ANGRY SQUAD: CIVIL SERVANTS AND SEVEN SWINDLERS
When a humble tax officer is conned by a genius scammer, he recruits an unlikely squad to take him down.
From the director of One Cut of the Dead, comes a laugh-out-loud, high-energy crime comedy.
🎟️ Secure your Sunday seats now — jccc.on.ca/film/angry-squad-…
#AngrySquad #アングリースクワッド公務員と７人の詐欺師 #UedaShinichiro
Sunday Specials at #TorontoJFF – June 15, 2025
4:00 PM — BETWEEN PICTURES: THE LENS OF TAMIO WAKAYAMA
From docu-animation director #Cindymochizuki, telling the life of #TamioWakayama, the Japanese Canadian photographer who joined the American civil rights movement in the 1960s
Sunday Specials at #TorontoJFF – June 15, 2025
🎞️ 1:00 PM — GIVE IT ALL
Gorgeous animation, adrenaline-fueled races, and Japan’s iconic “gambare spirit” make this sports anime an uplifting must-watch.
🏁 Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Japanese Academy Awards.
🎟️ Secure your Sunday seats now — jccc.on.ca/film/give-it-all
#TorontoJFF #JapaneseCinema #JCCC
Saturday Specials at #TorontoJFF – June 14, 2025
🎞️ 7:00 PM — SHE TAUGHT ME SERENDIPITY
✨ Director #Akikoohku in attendance!
From the beloved director of Tremble All You Want comes a heart-fluttering mix of romance, comedy, and fate.
#TorontoJFF #SheTaughtMeSerendipity
Saturday Specials at #TorontoJFF – June 14, 2025
🎞️ 4:00 PM — CLOUD
From a master filmmaker comes this unpredictable, darkly funny, and utterly gripping psychological thriller — Japan’s official submission to the 97th Academy Awards.
#TorontoJFF #クラウド #Masakisuda
Saturday Specials at #TorontoJFF – June 14, 2025
🎞️ 1:00 PM — THE 35-YEAR PROMISE
A tender true story of enduring love and the quiet joy found in everyday moments. A husband reflects on the woman who taught him what happiness truly means.
#TorontoJFF #35年目のラブレター