30th Tokyo International Film Festival

Japanese Cinema Splash

Party 'Round the Globe

Director: Hirobumi Watanabe

Drama
Comedy

World Premiere

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Schedule & Ticket

TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN1

10/28 13:25- (116min)

Guest (tentative): Q&A: Hirobumi Watanabe（Executive Producer/Screenplay/Editor/Actor/Director), Yuji Watanabe（Executive Producer/Music), Gaku Imamura（Actor), Woohyun Bang（Cinematographer)

Tickets ¥1500,
Student Tickets ¥1000

Student Tickets at the Door ¥500 Available from 0:00

SOLD OUT

TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN1

10/31 15:00- (116min)

Guest (tentative): Q&A: Hirobumi Watanabe（Executive Producer/Screenplay/Editor/Actor/Director), Yuji Watanabe（Executive Producer/Music), Gaku Imamura（Actor), Woohyun Bang（Cinematographer)

Tickets ¥1500,
Student Tickets ¥1000

Student Tickets at the Door ¥500 Available from 0:00

SOLD OUT

Situation of seats

◎：Still seats available △：Only few seats left
✕：Tickets are sold out

* Tickets for some screenings/programs may be available again after sold-out.

Tax included.

Please note that the stage appearances of guests and scheduled time of the show may change according to circumstances.

Introduction

Hikaru Honda works at a small electronics factory in a suburb north of Kanto region and leads a quiet life with his dog Ringo. One day, he decides to go to a Paul McCartney concert at Tokyo Dome with his fellow Beatlemaniac, Takafumi Hirayama. After Poolsideman, which won the Japanese Cinema Splash Award at the 2016 TIFF and was critically acclaimed at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and other festivals, the Watanabe brothers have become one of the world's most-watched Japanese filmmakers. This latest film is a gem of a road movie. Infused with the Watanabe's unique sense of humor and melancholy.

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Director	Hirobumi Watanabe Born in Tochigi in 1982. With his brother and film composer, Yuji, founded the production group Foolish Piggies Films in 2013 and began making films in his hometown. He wrote and directed And the Mud Ship Sails Away (2013), 7 Days (2015), and Poolsideman (2016), which won the Japanese Cinema Splash Award. Party 'Round the Globe marks his 4th film at TIFF.
Staff	Executive Producer/Screenplay/Editor/Director/ : Hirobumi Watanabe Executive Producer/Music : Yuji Watanabe Director of Photography : Bang WoohyunProducer : Hideki Watanabe Producer : Akemi Watanabe Picture Book : Kojiro Imamura
Cast	Gaku Imamura Ringo Hirobumi Watanabe Katsumi Ino Ryoko Ino Akemi Watanabe Takanori Kurosaki Yuji Watanabe Misao Hirayama
Website	Official Site

116min. Part Color Japanese ｜ 2017 Japan ｜ Distributor in Japan: FOOLISH PIGGIES FILMS

◎Pre-order lottery

★Purchase of Pre-order lottery tickets are limited to 2 tickets per application (Seats cannot be reserved).

From 12:00pm on Sept. 27 Wed - 13:00pm on Oct. 3 Tue

"FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST" (Opening)
"The Stand-In Thief" (Special Screenings)
"Ismael's Ghosts" (World Focus)

◎Ticket Sales

★Tickets wil be sold by sections

※Three titles for pre-order lottery are not sold on Oct. 14 and 15.

Oct. 14 Sat

12:00pm〜
Asian Future・CROSSCUT ASIA・Co-Hosted/Allied Events and Others
16:00pm〜
Competition・Japan Now・Japanese Classics

Oct. 15 Sun

12:00pm〜
Japanese Cinema Splash・World Focus・Youth
16:00pm〜
Special Screenings・Special Program

TIFF Online Ticket

Purchase via TIFF Official Website
Ticket will be available through smart phone/tablet/PC.
Service Hours
・From 12:00pm on Oct. 14 Sat (Tickets wii be sold by sections) until 20 min. after the last screening on Nov. 3 Fri.

TIFF Ticket Center counters

Oct. 25 Wed 9:30am〜
TIFF Ticket Center (Roppongi Hills 2F O-YANE PLAZA)
Service Hours
・Oct. 25 Wed〜Nov. 3 Fri ・From 9:30 am until 20 min. after the start of the venue's last screening of the day.

・All-night screening tickets are also available at the temporary ticket sales counter at the theater after TIFF Ticket Center is closed (Cash Only).
・Tickets for all dates (including EX Theater) are sold here.
*Tickets for Kabukiza and Tokyo International Forum are not sold atTIFF Online Tickets and TIFF Ticket Center.

Contact

TIFF Ticket Information Center
(Oct. 10～Nov. 3)
Number : 050-3786-5444 *An operator will assist your inquiry.
Service Hours : 12:00pm～18:00pm
Out of service on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Available all day during TIFF.

Notes

*Tickets for Kabukiza and Tokyo International Forum are not sold atTIFF Online Tickets and TIFF Ticket Center.
*Purchase of Opening/Closing/Special Screenings/Tokyo Grand Prix Winner Screening+Award Ceremony tickets are limited to 2 tickets per person. The other screenings are limited to 4 tickets per person.
*Tickets are not refundable, exchangeable or replaceable in event of loss.
*Wrongful acts such as re-sales of tickets, ticket transaction numbers, and QR codes for commerical purpose are prohibited.
*We ask customers to leave when we find out that the tickets are not purchased via TIFF Official website.
*Pre-school children are not adimitted.
*The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Ordiance for Healthy Youth Development prohibits individuals under age of 18 from being at theaters from 23:00 to 4:00. This also applies when these individuals are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
*Screenings at TIFF are not eligible for Cinemileage (TOHO CINEMAS mileage).
*TIFF tickets are not eligible for parking services at any of the venues.