Toronto Japanese Film Festival at the JCCC

10/02/2026

Coming this Thursday!

08/14/2026

Vancouver Japanese Film Festival Opening Night TOKYO TAXI SOLD OUT!
Thank you to everyone for your enthusiastic support. Tickets remain for our other 6 films but please consider buying soon while you still can. These include our Grand Jury Best Film Winner HOW DARE YOU?, Special Mention Winner BLUE BOY TRIAL, Centerpiece film ARUKU – I WALK with director Shiho Kataoka, and the rollicking Closing Night Crowd-pleaser SAMURAI VENGEANCE!

The Vancouver Japanese Film Festival delivers the best of contemporary Japanese cinema, from historical jidaigeki to modern dramas and comedies, and more.

07/28/2026

The inaugural Vancouver Japanese Film Festival will run from September 11 – 13 featuring seven new Japanese films at the VIFF Centre.

If you are from Vancouver please join us. If you have friends there, please let them know. :)

The festival showcases films recognized for excellence by Japanese audiences and critics, honoured by the Japanese Academy and celebrated at international film festivals. Programming spans a wide range of genres, including historical dramas, samurai films, contemporary dramas, comedy, literary adaptations, documentaries and family-friendly films. The line-up is curated by our friends at Japanese Canadian Culture Centre’s film programme

We hope you will share the news of the festival through social media, e-blasts or simply word-of-mouth with friends and family.
Tickets go on sale August 4 at 10am PST. The media release is attached.

Additional details see: www.jccc.on.ca
Ticket sales commence on Tuesday August 4 at 10am PST at: www.viff.org

See you at the movies!

06/29/2026

https://jccc.on.ca/2026-award-winners

06/10/2026

“Night Flower is full of moments of grace, resilience, and inspiration. Dark, yes, but never exploitative. Uchida finds tension without resorting to melodrama. It comes from the faces, the actions, and the choices people make when life leaves them with few good options. An engrossing and highly entertaining film.”
- Thom Ernst, Original Cin

06/10/2026

https://www.original-cin.ca/posts/2026/6/9/the-toronto-japanese-film-fest-and-the-world-cups-team-japan-play-nice-together

By Jim Slotek and Thom Ernst

06/02/2026

Director Yuya Ishii is joining us for the North American premiere of his new film ONE LAST LOVE LETTER. Hope to see you there.