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Toronto Japanese Film Festival to Screen Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata: Secret Story Film Online

The Toronto Japanese Film Festival (TJFF) announced on Facebook on April 1 that it will screen online Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata: Secret Story Film (How to Enjoy This World: Secret Story Film), the anime film based on HoneyWorks' virtual idol duo LIPxLIP, as well as the following films from June 5-27:

• The live-action film of Hiroyuki Nishimori's gag comedy manga Kyou Kara Ore Wa!!.
• The live-action film of Setona Mizushiro's The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (Kyūso wa Cheese no Yume o Miru) manga.
• The live-action film of Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal manga.

The non-profit organization Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) organizes the TJFF and will host the 10th annual festival in a "hybrid format." Online screenings will take place from June 5-27 on the festival's online platform partner CINESEND. Tickets for the online screenings will go on sale in May. Onsite screenings will take place at the JCCC's Kobayashi Hall in October.

The JCCC describes the festival:

The Toronto Japanese Film Festival (TJFF) showcases the finest Japanese films that have been recognized for excellence by Japanese audiences and critics, international film festival audiences and the Japanese Film Academy.

Thanks to A. M. for the news tip.

Source: Toronto Japanese Film Festival's Facebook page