TIFF Cinematheque: Japan Spotlight

By News Staff

Posted February 1, 2013 8:01 am.

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As part of “Spotlight Japan,” now on in Toronto, TIFF Cinematheque presents consisting of three-film series’ that celebrates Japanese cinema. 680News film critic Leslie James takes a look.

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