THE 30th TOKIO INTERNACIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (TIFF)

30th TIFF Full Lineup of Special Screenings Section Unveiled

Festival to Open with Fullmetal Alchemist and Close with An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Special Opening Presentation: Legend of the Demon Cat

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce the Special Screenings Section lineup, including the Opening and Closing Films for our 30th anniversary edition. Fullmetal Alchemist, directed by Fumihiko Sori and starring Ryosuke Yamada, will open the festival on October 25; and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, directed by Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen and featuring former US Vice President Al Gore, will close the festival on November 3.

In addition, as a Special Opening Presentation, we will screen highlights from the upcoming release Legend of the Demon Cat, the largest-ever Japan-China co-production, directed by Chen Kaige and starring Shota Sometani, during the Opening Ceremony.

The full lineup for this year’s festival will be announced at the press conference in Tokyo on September 26, 2017. This year’s festival trailer is now available on the TIFF official website (http://2017.tiff-jp.net/news/en/?p=13041), and will be screened in theaters from September 16.

The 30th TIFF will be held from October 25 to November 3, 2017 at Roppongi Hills, EX Theater Roppongi and other theaters in Tokyo.

Photo:

Left: (c)2017 Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX (c)2017 “FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST” Film Partners

Center: (c) 2017 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Right: (c)2017 New Classics Media,Kadokawa Corporation,Emperor Motion Pictures,Shengkai Film