Toronto Premiere
Manami is a single mother with a dream of becoming a boxer. But life hits hard when she loses her job defending a colleague. She falls into poverty and loses custody of her daughter Emi. She eventually lands a new job at a nursing home, but an accident puts her in a tight spot once again. To set her life straight and get her daughter back, Manami finally decides to conquer the boxing ring.
An exciting underdog sports film and a moving tearjerker, Red Shoes, combines themes of mother-daughter connection with furious, edge-of-your-seat boxing matches!
Starring Aya Asahina, Hayato Ichihara, Nozomi Sasaki, Yuki Matsushima, Alisa Mizuki
Sunday April 20, 2025 at 3:00pm
SakuraFest Screening Series supported by Shiseido
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