On this episode, Dakota and Rachel review the films they saw during the 10th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Joining them is Naomi Wada Platt, a YouTuber who often covers Japanese culture and politics in both English and Japanese language videos.
The films talked about include:
School Meals Time Final Battle 9:30-26:00
A Family 26:00-39:30
Hope 39:30-50:30
Under The Open Sky 50:30-1:00:00
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese 1:00:00
-Read Rachel’s reviews for Hope, A Family and School Meals Time Final Battle on Exclaim.ca.
Check out Rachel’s website for more great reviews and interviews and follow her on Twitter.
Follow Naomi on Twitter and Instagram.
To hear more on about our coverage on Japanese cinema, check out episode 139: Celebrating Asian American Cinema, 141: Celebrating Japanese Cinema – Live Action, 143: Celebrating Japanese Cinema – Animation and 153: Make/Remake Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars.
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“Tales from the Golden Age” (Romania, 155 minutes). Romanian urban myths from the latter years of the Ceausescu regime come alive in this omnibus highlighting the absurdities of everyday life under the dictator. From doctoring a photograph to gassing a pig in the kitchen to stealing bottles of air, these legends reveal the humor used to survive in this surreal era. Written by Cristian Mungiu, the acclaimed Directed by Hanno Hofer of the Cannes Palme d’Or winner ” 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days .” Oct 17, m; Oct 19, 8:m. CIFF “Tomorrow at Dawn” (France, 96 minutes) When a man loses himself in the escapist world of historical battle reenactment, his older brother, Mathieu, tries to rescue him. But to help, Mathieu must also immerse himself in a world where the line between role-play and reality is blurred. Denis Dercourt–who proved he can generate unnerving tension in even a piano recital in his debut The Page Turner–returns to the Festival with this compelling psychological thriller.Oct 11, 5:m ; Oct 12, 8:m; Oct 17, 1:m. CIFF