Asia's largest film festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival, started on the 24th.


For the first time in three years, domestic and foreign film directors and actors walked the red carpet and responded to the cheers of fans.

The opening event of the 35th Tokyo International Film Festival was held on the 24th of the first day at the venue in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.



This year, the red carpet, which had been canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, will be held for the first time in three years. I was doing



In addition, actor Ai Hashimoto, who is an ambassador for the film festival, responded to an interview with the press, saying, "I feel that the film festival has regained its vitality and I am very happy. I want you to come see me," he called out.



At this year's film festival, 1,695 films from 107 countries and regions were submitted to the competition section, which competes for the highest award, and 15 films were nominated.



From Japan,


▽Director Rikiya Imaizumi's romantic movie "Madobe ni" and


▽Director Daishi Matsunaga's "Egoist" depicting two men attracted to each other.


In addition, a

total of three works have been nominated , including


"Yamajo" directed by Takeshi Fukunaga, which was inspired by the folktales of Tono Monogatari .

The Tokyo International Film Festival will be held until the 2nd of next month, and a total of 169 works will be screened during the period, and each award will be announced on the final day.




Participating actors and directors

Actor Goro Inagaki, who appeared in “Madobe ni”, which was nominated in the competition category, said, “Thank you for coming here in this cold weather. I'm happy to meet you. It's a movie that can be interpreted in various ways depending on the viewer, and it's a wonderful movie filled with the thoughts of various characters, so I hope you enjoy it."

Ryohei Suzuki, an actor who appears in "The Egoist", which was also nominated in the competition section, said, "It's great that a big festival about movies can be held in the middle of Tokyo. , I'm singing it passionately for the first time. It's 10 times more intense than you think, so please take a look."



In addition, actor Hio Miyazawa, who co-starred, said, "Corona is not over yet, but I am very happy that a large-scale festival like this can be held. Ryohei's song was really wonderful, and the two It's a joint work, or rather, it's a work where the two of us have a lot of time, so I want you to see it."

Then, Director Takeshi Fukunaga, who was nominated for "Yamajo" in the competition section, said, "It's an honor to create a work with a wonderful actor and have it seen by the audience. I worked hard to draw it, so I hope you can feel it."



Also, on the red carpet, Koji Moritsugu, who played Dan Moroboshi, appeared together with Ultraseven, which will be screened to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the broadcast, and attracted attention.



Mr. Moritsugu said, ``I never dreamed that I would be able to stand in such a place after 55 years, and I am grateful.Ultra Seven does not get old, so I will do my best.''