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[Opening Film]
A fantasy/action spectacular that brings to live action the epic world of the hit comic series that has sold over 70 million copies around the world. Two brothers embark on a journey to regain all ...
Director: Fumihiko Sori
/World Premiere
  • 10/25 19:45-
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  • Drama
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Suspense
[Special Opening Presentation]
The acclaimed director Chen Kaige presents a spectacular epic film about the greatest mystery in history, based on the best-selling Japanese novel by Baku Yumemakura, featuring Chinese and Japanese...
Director: Chen Kaige
  • 10/25 19:30-
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  • Drama
  • Suspense
  • Documentary
[Closing Film]
Closing Ceremony and the screening of the Closing Film, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture, comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
Director: Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk
  • 11/03 15:00-
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  • Drama
  • Youth Drama
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
Legendary cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Holy Mountain, El Topo) reimagines his youth spent as an aspiring poet in the surreal and breathlessly inventive Endless Poetry.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • 10/26 12:05-
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  • Documentary
After a 15-year hiatus, THE YELLOW MONKEY, one of Japan’s greatest rock bands, reunites in 2016 and goes on tour. Director Matsunaga captures them on and off stage examining what they did during th...
Director: Daishi Matsunaga
/Japanese Premiere
  • 10/25 11:50-
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  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Action
The Garo franchise picks up where it left off in 2005. Reunited, the three Makai Knights – Ryuga, Takeru and Aguri – are confronted by Ryuga’s longtime enemy Jinga in their biggest battle yet.
Director: Keita Amemiya
/World Premiere
  • 10/30 18:00-
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  • Drama
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Animation
A boy named Kubo who has a magical gift for spinning origami tales with the sound of his shamisen sets out on a quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father. An amazing stop...
Director: Travis Knight
/Japanese Premiere
  • 10/29 13:35-
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  • Drama
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
The 74th Venice Golden Lion winner! An epic fantasy romance created by one of the most innovative contemporary filmmakers, Guillermo del Toro.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
/Japanese Premiere
  • 11/02 20:00-
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  • Drama
  • Youth Drama
18 high schools compete for top honors in the Shashin Koshien, a national photography contest. Set in the expansive wilderness of Hokkaido, competitors fight to capture the beauty of Japan and the ...
Director: Hiroshi Sugawara
/World Premiere
  • 10/26 19:40-
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  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Suspense
Academy Award-winning writer-director Martin McDonagh teams up with fellow Oscar-winner Frances McDormand in this crime suspense drama awarded Best Screenplay at the 74th Venice International Film ...
Director: Martin McDonagh
/Asian Premiere
  • 11/01 20:45-
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  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Romance
An ex-thief sneaks into a stately mansion where he falls victim to wild cases of mistaken identity. Will he be able to escape intact and return to the arms of his beloved?
Director: Masafumi Nishida
/Japanese Premiere
  • 10/27 19:05-
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  • Drama
  • Romance
The remarkable film director Rikiya Imaizumi presents his latest romantic film, starring Mai Fukagawa, an ex-member of Nogizaka 46, and Kenjiro Yamashita of the 3rd J Soul Brothers.
Director: Rikiya Imaizumi
/World Premiere
  • 10/29 17:50-
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  • Drama
The daughter of a Shinto priest, the shrine maiden Shiwasu takes care of 5-year-old boy Kenta under extraordinary circumstances. This is the story of Shiwasu’s growth as a woman, intertwined with t...
Director: Gu Suyeon
  • 10/29 14:00-
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  • Drama
  • Action
Internationally recognised director SABU and Chang Chen, one of the most well-known stars in Asia who has appeared in films of the most acclaimed directors of the world team up and deliver this hea...
Director: SABU
/Japanese Premiere
  • 10/27 20:00-
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  • Drama
This is a film adaptation of Yuki Ibuki's novel, which was nominated for the 151st Naoki Prize. It sensitively depicts the moving story of a family struggling to find their way to begin again.
Director: Masao Takeshita
/World Premiere
  • 11/02 19:00-
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  • Action
  • Animation
After a scooter accident, Angelino starts having strange hallucinations. With his buddy Vinz, he tries to figure out what’s happening to him while threatening men in black seem determined to catch ...
Director: SHOJIRO NISHIMI, GUILLAUME "RUN" RENARD
/Asian Premiere
  • 10/30 21:00-
Special Screenings
  • Documentary
A portrait of Oscar winner Ryuichi Sakamoto, from pop icon of Japan’s technological aspirations to leading activist post-Fukushima, through battling cancer to his return to music for a major new opus.
Director: Stephen Nomura Schible
/Japanese Premiere
  • 11/01 17:30-
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  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Action
The latest film directed by Steven Soderbergh, who brought us the Ocean's 11 series. An elaborate heist takes place during a car race, starring Daniel Craig and an all-star ensemble cast.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
/Japanese Premiere
  • 10/31 18:40-
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