Variety | 2017Tokyo International Film Festival

TOP STORIES: Tokyo: 'Hibana-Spark' Aims to Ignite Friction, not Just Fun; Ikebukuro Move Puts Toky…

No. 1 | Oct 25, 2017

Tokyo International Film Festival

Top Stories

Tokyo: 'Hibana-Spark' Aims to Ignite Friction, not Just Fun

The world of Japanese comedy hasn't often been the topic of feature films in Japan but Naoki Matayoshi's Akutagawa-prize winning novel "Hibana-Spark" has spurred both a 10-part Netflix TV series last year and a feature film this annum.

By Rob Schwartz

Ikebukuro Move Puts Tokyo Market in Growth Mode, Says Yasushi Shiina

By Mark Schilling

Hot Japanese Titles at TIFFCOM

By Mark Schilling

TIFFCOM: Pony Canyon Unveils 2018 Fuji Slate

By Patrick Frater

Japan Box Office: 'Mixed Doubles' Opens at Number One

By Mark Schilling

'Sweet Country' Heads Acquisitions Slate for Saga Films (EXCLUSIVE)

By Patrick Frater

Reviews

Tokyo Film Review: 'Sweet Country'

By Guy Lodge

Film Review: 'Mon Mon Mon Monsters'

By Richard Kuipers

Tokyo Film Review: 'Radiance'

By Guy Lodge

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