Tokyo Taxi directed by Yôji Yamada will open the JAPAN CUTS – Festival of New Japanese Film which will take place from July 8 – 18, 2026 at the Japan Society in New York, USA.

Opening Ceremony
July 8, 2026 | Wednesday | Japan Society | 6:00 pm (SOLD OUT)

Tokyo Taxi by Yôji Yamada – Japan |2025 – 103 minutes

One day, taxi driver Koji Usami is tasked with driving 85-year-old Sumire Takano from Shibamata, Tokyo to a senior care facility in Hayama, Kanagawa. Sumire asks Koji to make some detours. Gradually opening up to her, Sumire begins to tell the story of her grand past. (Mubi)

Trailer:

For more information, please visit: https://japansociety.org/film/japancuts/