Reviews
“Writer/director Joshua Woodcock’s romantic charmer sneaks up on audiences and then steals their hearts.” Randy Myers, The Mercury News
Cinequest 2024: Catch these 10 films at huge San Jose festival (The Mercury News)
“The film is beautiful to watch, the performances are lovely, and the script is compelling.” Alise Chaffins, MacGuffin or Meaning
One Night in Tokyo Review: Sublime in its Simplicity (MacGuffin or Meaning)
“In the film, Reza Emamiyeh and Tokiko Kitagawa deliver fantastic performances. Despite the long-distance element of the romance, their chemistry is undeniable, and you can’t help but root for them to be together in the end. What’s more, just like Sam and Ayaka, we hardly know either character at first, but their love story will leave you utterly captivated and falling deeply in love with them.” Alan Ng, Film Threat
One Night in Tokyo Review (Film Threat)
““One Night in Tokyo” is yet another example of how a filmmaker can overcome nearly any hurdle if he or she has a good story to tell and the cinematic knowhow to tell it. A healthy budget and studio support certainly helps. But nothing can top vision and talent. Woodcock possesses both as evident by this well-made and moving first feature. It’s a movie full of longing and desire yet with an impressively grounded approach to romance. It had its hooks in me from the very start.” Keith Garlington, Keith and the Movies
Keith and the Movies Review: One Night in Tokyo
“Packed with potent performances and very solid writing, Woodcock’s debut feature is one of those gems that have refreshing takes on familiar concepts.” Arman Mahmoudi, Arman’s Film Review
9 Films You Don’t Want to Miss at Cinequest 2024! (Arman’s Film Review)
In the Press
What To Watch This Week – Entertainment Weekly
Exclusive One Night in Tokyo Trailer Sets Release Date for Romance Movie – ComingSoon.net
Buzzy indie drama ‘One Night In Tokyo’ gets Valentine’s Day release – MetroTimes
Topher Horn about Scoring for Film – Fifteen Questions
Splash Magazine’s interview with Topher Horn – Splash Magazine
Punk rocker-turned-filmmaker Josh Woodcock on ‘One Night in Tokyo’ – MetroTimes
“I think that by watching this movie, people will discover something new about themselves, or realize that maybe it’s okay to change who they are now.” Tokiko Kitagawa, Interview with U-Watch (Japanese)
Interview with Tokiko Kitagawa (Japanese)
Screenings and Awards
Cinequest 2024 World Premiere – March 2024
Cinequest 2024 Audience Award Winner – Best Narrative Drama
Hells Half Mile Film and Music Festival – Jury Award – Best Cinematography
Chinese Theater Premiere – October 2024
Global Stage Hollywood Submission Winner 2024
