Toronto Japanese Film Festival

Toronto Japanese Film Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024

The Toronto Japanese Film Festival (TJFF) is returning to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) this summer with a stacked slate of...

TJFF Review: 'Midnight Swan' Questions Tradition by Celebrating Individuals

Directed by Eiji Uchida

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2022

Heavily awarded in Japan, including Picture of the Year at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, Midnight Swan is an intimate and often heartb...

TJFF Review: 'Hope' Offers a New Perspective on a Whodunit

Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2021

Police procedurals are normally thrilling whodunnits, and the families (of the victim or the accused) are a secondary storyline to add emot...

TJFF Review: 'True Mothers' Is as Beautifully Complex as Life Itself

Directed by Naomi Kawase

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021

Deep within his novel In the Skin of a Lion, Michael Ondaatje writes: "The first sentence of every novel should be: 'Trust me, this will ta...

TJFF Review: Yakuza Film 'A Family' Shows the Fragility of a Gangster's Paradise

Directed by Michihito Fujii

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021

The exploits of an organized crime syndicate can be incredibly entertaining from an action perspective, but it's the family drama and human...

TJFF Review: 'School Meals Time: Final Battle' Is Delicious

Directed by Maya Ayabe

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2021

Watching School Meals Time: Final Battle, it's easy to become incredibly envious of their school-subsidized lunchtime options. Comforting b...