Children Untold

Directed by Miwa Nishikawa

2026 · Japan · Japanese · War, Directed by Women, Drama, Coming of Age

Platform

Tickets on tiff.net ↗Log / review on Letterboxd ↗

Synopsis

Acclaimed filmmaker and author Miwa Nishikawa adapts her forthcoming novel into a compassionate and clear-eyed postwar drama about a 12-year-old orphan who disguises herself as a boy, featuring a striking performance by newcomer Ami Koyae and a memorable supporting turn by Koji Yakusho.

Programming note from tiff.net. Matched to TMDB on title and director (Children Untold, 2026).

Showtimes

Thu Sep 10

5:15 PM

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Fri Sep 11

9:25 AM

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8:00 PM

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Rush lineNo report yet · ~10 rush seats

Sat Sep 19

10:00 AM

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Rush lineNo report yet · ~25 rush seats