The young Cantonese director, CHEN Zhilin “Chilam”’s debut feature-length film captures an unspoken sense of vulnerability of Cantonese youths experience, returning to their hometowns for a break from studying abroad. The familiar homes they return […]
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Learning and Appreciating China through Cinema: The Second Mulan Film Festival in Toronto, Festival Overview
The second Mulan International Film Festival was held in downtown Toronto from August 9th to August 17th. The International Film Festival is run by a not-for-profit organization, Celestial Vault Media, on a grand mission: Seeing […]
Romantic Kindness: Naoka Yamada’s A Silent Voice
Produced by the critically acclaimed animation studio, Kyoto Animation, Naoko Yamada’s third film, A Silent Voice, tells the story of a teenage boy, Shoya, who intends to commit suicide. At the last minute, he decides […]
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or winning 2018 film Shoplifters centers on what seems to be a loving three-generation family living under one roof.
There is Osamu and Nobuyo, the husband and wife, who work low-pay, precarious jobs; there is Aki, the older daughter who works at a host club, and Shota, the younger son; finally, there is Hatsue, […]
The Farwell: The Humour in Sadness
View this post on Instagram MEET THE FAMILY. ðµð¼ðð©ð» @Awkwafina and Shuzhen Zhao star in #TheFarewell, opening in select theaters next weekend! A post shared by The Farewell (@thefarewell) on Jul 4, 2019 at 8:29am […]
TIFF Hosts North American Premiere of Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Weathering With You’
Makoto Shinkai’s highly anticipated latest film, Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko, 天気の子) will run in the Special Presentations track at The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film festival in North America. GKIDS […]
“The Truth”: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s New film to open at the Venice Film Festival
Award-winning Japanese director, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film The Truth, is scheduled to open at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. Filmed in French and English, the film stars international starts such as Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke. Festival […]
“Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue,” Sheds Light on Wartime Sexual Slavery
“Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue” is perhaps one of the most controversial Japanese documentary films created in recent years. Having drawn great attention from Critics Viewers even before the film became […]
The New Shinkai Makoto Movie, Weathering With You’s Teaser and Scenes Released
新海誠最新作『天気の子』2019年夏公開決定 !新海誠監督最新作『天気の子(てんきのこ)』の制作が発表されました。2019年7月19日公開予定、鋭意制作中です。皆様、応援よろしくお願いします!https://t.co/XXPHWzybvs pic.twitter.com/Te56SfEdtm — 新海作品PRスタッフ (@shinkai_works) 2018年12月13日 It’s hard to believe that Your Name, the second-highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time is almost three years old. Following the 2016 hit, director Shinkai Makoto’s highly anticipated […]
The 8th Toronto Japanese Film Festival June 6 to June 27 Hosted by the Japanese Canadian Culture Centre
Welcoming Mikako Tabe, Tatsushi Omori and Toshiyuki Teruya as special guests! Known as the largest Japanese film festival in North America, Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held once again this June. Last year, the […]