March 23, 2009

We are very pleased to finally announce the theatrical release of ADRIFT IN TOKYO (TEN-TEN), a film written and directed by Satoshi Miki. This walking road movie stars the “Johnny Depp of Japan” Jô Odagiri (Retribution, Shinobi, Hazard), Tomokazu Miura (Always - Sunset on Third Street, Survive Style 5+, The Taste of Tea) and Kyôto Koizumi (Tokyo Sonata, Sakuran, Survive Style 5+).

The film will be screening from April 10th, for a two-weeks run, at the AMC Forum theatre in Montreal, with a Japanese with English subtitles copy. ADRIFT IN TOKYO will then go on to play in Toronto at the AMC Yonge & Dundas theatre from May 1st and Vancouver from May 22nd. Quebec-made French subtitles will be available on the DVD to be released subsequently.

Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a university student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. So Fukuhara makes a proposition: He will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to walk with him across Tokyo to the police station of Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. Thus begins their journey which will lead them to various unusual encounters, most of all with themselves. Based on the original novel by Naoki Prize winner Yoshinaga Fujita comes a fascinating, humorous and wildly clever film that is sure to charm you.

In Quebec, ADRIFT IN TOKYO was part of last year’s Fantasia Festival’s programming, where it got two sold-out screenings, as well as the Ottawa Film Festival / Festival du film de l’Outaouais just recently. In 2008 the film garnered praise following its screenings at the Udine Far East Film Festival, the New York Asian Film Festival, the Neufchâtel Fantastic Film Festival, the Raindance Film Festival and finally the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, where it had the honour of being the Closing Film. Besides being hailed as a masterpiece by some and being featured in many Best-films-of-2008 lists, ADRIFT IN TOKYO won the Kinema Junpo Award for the Best Supporting Actor, as well as the Best Scenario Award and a Special Mention of the jury for Jô Odagiri and Tomokazu Miura’s acting at the Fantasia Festival.

See the Montreal event on Facebook here and the Toronto event here.

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