News Summary

• Tokyo Film Festival aims to expand the international profile of Japanese films.
• Under incoming Festival Director Takeo Hisamatsu, and Programming Director Shozo Ichiyama, the festival is positioning itself as a launchpad for international films in Japan.
• The festival will open with a Japanese film – Zeze Takahisa’s Sukiyaki, about the historic song that topped the Billboard charts and remains one of the world's best-selling tunes.
• Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus Zero will play as the Centerpiece Film.