Opening Film　“Florence Foster Jenkins”　⇒more
Closing Film “Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow” ⇒more
 
My Korean Teacher ⇒more
itazurana Kiss THE MOVIE in High School ⇒more
In This Corner of the World ⇒more
The Sowing Traveller 3 ⇒more
The Neon Demon ⇒more
The Birth of a Nation ⇒more
Miss You Already ⇒more
Museum ⇒more
ARRIVAL ⇒more
 
The 29th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is just around the corner!
TIFF is pleased to announce the full lineup for the Special Screening Section. It presents high-profile films, both Japanese and international films and we are expecting to welcome many glamorous guests to the Opening Carpet and stage appearances!
The festival trailer is now available at TIFF official website, and will be screened at theaters from September 17.
All lineup for this year’s festival will be announced at the press conference on September 26, 2016.
The 29th TIFF will take place October 25 – November 3, 2016 at Roppongi Hills, EX Theater Ropponngi and other theaters in Tokyo.
 

Opening Film

“Florence Foster Jenkins”

●Trailer
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda
The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Official Website (Japanese)
 

Closing Film

“Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow”

●Trailer
Director: Yoshitaka Mori
Original Novel: Yoshio Osaki
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Masahiro Higashide, Shota Sometani, Lily Franky, Keiko Takeshita
The dramatic story of famed shogi (Japanese chess) master Satoshi Murayama, who passionately pursued the game’s highest title while fighting off rivals, as well as an intractable disease.
Official Website (Japanese)
 

“My Korean Teacher”

Director: Yuzo Asahara
Cast: YESUNG (SUPER JUNIOR), Nozomi Sasaki, Masahiro Sato, Eri Fuse, Isao Takeno, Kang Dong-won, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
“The short cut to true love is to be yourself.” SUPER JUNIOR vocalist YESUNG stars with Nozomi Sasaki in a romance about two very different people finding each other in this “most endearing” romance.
Official Website (Japanese)
 

“itazurana Kiss THE MOVIE in High School”

Director: Minoru Mizoguchi
Cast: Kanta Sato, Reina Visa, Nonoka Yamaguchi, Shimon Okura, Atsuki Tomori, Hidehiko Ishizuka, Hikari Ishida, Takanori Jinnai
Having sold over 35 million copies and being TV-dramatized in various regions, the comic “ITAZURA NA KISS” is finally coming to the big screen for the first time with an episode never revealed in the comics before!
Official Website (Japanese)
 

“In This Corner of the World”

Director: Sunao Katabuchi
Original Comic: Fumiyo Kouno
Cast: Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba, Minori Omi, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Nanase Iwai
Set in the city of Kure, Hiroshima during World War II, this beautiful animation follows young Suzu as she loses everything except her positive attitude and teaches us the value of everyday life.
Official Website (Japanese)
 

“The Sowing Traveller 3”

Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe
Cast: Rin Takanash, Takumi Saitoh, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Kanji Tsuda, Takeshi Masu, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Rena Tanaka, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Jun Inoue
A family’s hope rests on a peach tree that was nurtured by their now deceased brother. Will it provide a better future for our heroine Ayane? Can government official Osamu realize his dream there?
Official Website (Japanese)
 

“The Neon Demon”

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast: Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Abbey Lee, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Christina Hendricks
The beauty of Jessie generates intense fasicination and jealousy within the model industry. Latest anticipated film from “Drive” director Nicolas Winding Refn which created a buzz in Cannes.
 

“The Birth of a Nation”

Director: Nate Parker
Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Penelope Ann Miller
This is the story of Nat Turner, the legendary leader of the nation’s largest and most effective antebellum slave uprising. The young actor Nate Parker produced, directed and played as the leading role.
 

“Miss You Already”

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Jacqueline Bisset, Tyson Ritter
The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill. A touching movie with smiles and tears, starring two great actresses, Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore.
Official Website (Japanese)
 

“Museum”

Director: Keishi Otomo
Original Comic: Ryosuke Tomoe
Cast: Shun Oguri, Machiko Ono, Shuhei Nomura, Nao Omori, Yutaka Matsushige
Museum, based on a comic series, is a thriller involving a detective who will risk his life to save his family, and a mysterious psychopath serial killer whose identity is hidden behind a frog mask.
Official Website (Japanese)
 

“ARRIVAL”

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
A compelling and provocative science fiction thriller that centers on extraterrestrial first contact, from acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.