POP Japan, a new series celebrating the convergence of the cult, pulp, and popular in Japanese film and art, comes to TIFF Bell Lightbox May 10 to June 27. POP Japan features three film series: Seijun Suzuki, marking the iconoclast director’s centenary with six 35mm prints, and World of Anime, a retrospective of Japan’s most influential anime films, both generously supported by the Japan Foundation, Toronto. The third series is a four-film ode to the “godfather of animation” and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, in anticipation of his summer theatrical release How Do You Live? Tickets are limited and rush eligible. Check the box office or TIFF.net for more information.

TIFF is launching POP Japan with free public programming events at TIFF Bell Lightbox including a reception in the atrium on Wednesday, May 10 from 7pm to 9pm, featuring music from DJ Sakiko Nagai to mark the opening of a FREE public art exhibition showcasing the works of multidisciplinary artists Mitsuo Kimura and Toko Hosoya. A live-painted mural by artist Timothy Fukakusa (a.k.a. Ekwal) programmed in partnership with StreetARToronto and supported by the Japan Foundation, Toronto will also be on view throughout the run of the series. Audiences are also invited to attend a Free Ikebana demonstration with artist Aya Sugino on Saturday, May 13.

For more information, please visit:

tiff.net/popjapan

Screening Prices:

General Admission starting at - $14.00

Under-25 Members - Free

Members - Free