CAMBRIDGE TOTTO-CHAN: SCREENING + Q&A WITH DIRECTOR YAKUWA 16 NOV 2024

Sat 16 November 2024

Jesus College

Fresh from its award-winning festival run, join us for this special screening of ‘Totto-Chan’ at Jesus College, Cambridge. We have the great fortune to also be joined by film director YAKUWA Shinnosuke for a Q&A session following the movie. Presented in partnership with the Japan Foundation. Tickets below.

TOTTO-CHAN THE MOVIE: THE LITTLE GIRL AT THE WINDOW 2023, 114 mins (PG) Japan

Directed by: YAKUWA Shinnosuke, KANBE Yûta, KATO Kunio, KAWAHARA Setsuka
Japanese with English subtitles
Saturday 16 November @ 11.30am

Totto-chan struggles in her traditional, strict elementary school. But, things begin to change when she moves to a progressive, liberating, new environment. Set during WWII, as the conflict starts to deepen, this is a beautifully drawn story that cherishes the joy, sorrows, and complexity of life.

About YAKUWA Shinnosuke

Born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1981, YAKUWA Shinnosuke first began working in animation at the Shin-Ei Animation Studio in 2005 after graduating from Nihon University College of Art. For many years he directed numerous episodes of the popular animation series DORAEMON. His first feature-length animated film was DORAEMON: NEW NOBITA’S GREAT DEMON – PEKO AND THE EXPLORATION PARTY OF FIVE (2014). YAKUWA's latest work TOTTO-CHAN (2023) has won numerous awards including the prestigious Paul Grimault Award at the international animation festival ANNECY.

Tickets: https://panoramajournal.org/event/cambridge-totto-chan-screening-qa-with-director-yakuwa-16-nov-2024/

Cost: £5-10