On this episode, Dakota and Rachel review the films they saw during the 10th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Joining them is Naomi Wada Platt, a YouTuber who often covers Japanese culture and politics in both English and Japanese language videos. The films talked about include:School Meals Time Final Battle A Family Hope Under The Open Sky The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese Read Rachel's reviews for Hope, A Family and School Meals Time Final Battle on Exclaim.ca.Check out Rachel's website for more great reviews and interviews and follow her on Twitter.Follow Naomi on Twitter and Instagram.To hear more on about our coverage on Japanese cinema, check out episode 139: Celebrating Asian American Cinema, 141: Celebrating Japanese Cinema - Live Action, 143: Celebrating Japanese Cinema - Animation and 153: Make/Remake Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars. Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Overcast, RadioPublic, Breaker, Podcast Addict and more!Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Send us a screenshot of your 5 star rating and review to [email protected] and we will send you free swag!Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for creating the awesome theme music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo.Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/contrazoompod/message