Tokyo Film Festival Opens With ‘Sukiyaki’ and a Plea for Peace as Japan’s Government Restates Global Content Ambitions

Variety - Oct 26, 2026

The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival opened Monday with a rain-soaked red carpet and a ceremony at Hulic Hall, where Japan’s government used the occasion to restate its goal of selling JPY20 trillion ($133 billion) worth of Japanese content overseas by 2033. The festival received 1,892 film submissions from 112 countries and regions this year. […]

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