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Tokyo film festivals schedule and lineup

Overview

Tokyo is preparing for a series of film events in late 2026, beginning with the Hibiya Cinema Festival scheduled from October 9 to October 25. This festival will utilize multiple locations, including Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Park, and Hibiya OKUROJI, offering free screenings and director talk sessions.

Following this, the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival will run from October 26 to November 4. The festival lineup features the musical drama ‘Sukiyaki Ue o Muite Arukou’ as the opening film, directed by Takahisa Zeze. The centerpiece selection is Takashi Yamazaki’s ‘Godzilla -0.0-’, which follows the events of ‘Godzilla Minus One’. The festival will conclude with the South Korean action film ‘Colony’, directed by Yeon Sang-ho.

Entities

Tokyo International Film Festival · Yeon Sang-ho · Taiga Nakano · Tori Matsuzaka · Junichi Okada

Timeline

  1. 11 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Tokyo International Film Festival announces 39th lineup

    The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival announced its lineup, featuring “SUKIYAKI Ue o Muite Arukou” as the opening film, “Godzilla -0.0-” as the centerpiece, and “Colony” as the closing film.

  2. 12 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Tokyo film festivals announced for October 2026

    The Hibiya Cinema Festival 2026 will run from October 9–25, followed by the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival starting October 26, featuring major works like Takahisa Zeze’s “Sukiyaki”.

Sources

35-45.net · hollywoodreporter.jp · mercado.co.ao · news.mynavi.jp · thefilmstage.com