TOKYO TAXI | Canadian Premiere | Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Thu, Jun 11 · 7:30 PM
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto
Opening Reception (6:00pm)The film traces a poignant encounter between 85-year-old Madame Sumire and taxi driver Koji. The overworked driver picks up Sumire, who asks to be driven from Tokyo to a nursing home in Hayama where she has chosen to spend her last days. As they travel through Tokyo, visiting places of significance to her, Sumire opens her heart and begins to share her own tragic past. Eventually, the single days journey brings an unexpected miracle into their lives.A heartwarming narra