Diary of a Mad Old Man

Directed by Wayne Wang

2026 · United States of America · Japanese, Mandarin · Asian Cultures, Drama, Adaptation

Gala Presentations

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

Synopsis

This captivating adaptation of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s novel from director Wayne Wang (TIFF ’93’s The Joy Luck Club) follows an aging widower drawn into an unnervingly intimate relationship with his caregiver daughter-in-law.

Programming note from tiff.net. Matched to TMDB on title and director (Diary of a Mad Old Man, 2026).

Showtimes

Fri Sep 11

11:15 AM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 13

Press & Market

Rush lineNo report yet · ~14 rush seats

Fri Sep 18

9:30 PM

Roy Thomson Hall

Public

Rush lineNo report yet · ~81 rush seats

Sun Sep 20

11:50 AM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 13

Public

Rush lineNo report yet · ~14 rush seats