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Festival to Open with Fullmetal Alchemist
and Close with An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Special Opening Presentation: Legend of the Demon Cat

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that the Special Screenings Section lineup including the Opening and Closing Films for our 30th anniversary edition. Fullmetal Alchemist, directed by Fumihiko Sori and starring Ryosuke Yamada, will open the festival on October 25; and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, directed by Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen and featuring former US Vice President Al Gore, will close the festival on November 3.

In addition, as a Special Opening Presentation, we will screen highlights from the upcoming release Legend of the Demon Cat, the largest-ever Japan-China co-production, directed by Chen Kaige and starring Shota Sometani, during the Opening Ceremony.

The full lineup for this year’s festival will be announced at the press conference in Tokyo on September 26, 2017.
This year’s festival trailer is now available on the TIFF official website (http://2017.tiff-jp.net/news/en/?p=13041), and will be screened in theaters from September 16.
The 30th TIFF will be held from October 25 to November 3, 2017 at Roppongi Hills, EX Theater Roppongi and other theaters in Tokyo.

Special Screening Section Lineup　　　　　

*Screening schedule will be announced on the 30th TIFF official website (www.tiff-jp.net/en/) in early-October. 

OPENING FILM

Fullmetal Alchemist (2017/Japan) - World Premiere
Director: Fumihiko Sori
Cast: Ryosuke Yamada, Tsubasa Honda, Dean Fujioka
Release Date (Japan): December 1, 2017
Distribution (Japan): Warner Bros. Pictures Japan
*Tickets for this title will be sold by pre-order lottery. Please see the release for more details.

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 they have lost!

CLOSING FILM

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017/ USA)
Director: Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk
Cast: Al Gore
Release Date (Japan): November 17, 2017
Distribution (Japan): TOWA PICTURES CO., LTD

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.

SPECIAL OPENING PRESENTATION

Legend of the Demon Cat (2017/China=Japan=Hong Kong)
Director: Chen Kaige
Cast: Shota Sometani, Huang Xuan, Hiroshi Abe
Release Date (Japan): February, 2018
Distribution (Japan): Toho Company, Kadokawa Corporation

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 stars.